Art + Culture News // September 16, 2019
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Upcoming Missoula Events!
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Welcoming Week
2019
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Soft Landing Missoula
September 13 - 22, 2019
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Soft Landing Missoula (SLM), Imagine Nation Brewing Company (INBC), and Sweet Peaks Ice Cream are bringing you Missoula’s third annual Welcoming Week from September 13 - 22, 2019, offering a rich calendar of community events. In tandem with thousands of organizations and communities nationwide, these groups hope to inspire a spirit of unity, to build strong connections across communities, and to affirm the benefits of welcoming everyone.
Tuesday, September 17th, 5:00-9:00pm @ Sweet Peaks
Community Night at Sweet Peaks: Join us for ice cream during this “sweet” night of community giving in which Sweet Peaks will be donating $1 from every item sold to Soft Landing Missoula to support their work to make Missoula a welcoming home for refugees and immigrants.
Wednesday, September 18th, 6:00-8:00pm @ Imagine Nation Brewing Company
Advocacy work party with IRC and Missoula Rises: Join the International Rescue Committee and Missoula Rises for an advocacy work party to call and write in support of the GRACE Act to set refugee admissions at 95,000/year - and enjoy a nice beverage to boot!
Thursday, September 19th, 5:30-7:00pm @ Imagine Nation Brewing Company
Tap Room Dialogue with the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center & Imagine Nation Brewing Company: Come and discuss peace, justice and welcoming over a local brew.
Friday, September 20th, 5:00-8:00pm @ Goodworks Ventures
Middle Eastern Pop-up Dessert Sale: Join Soft Landing Missoula for a pop-up dessert sale featuring homemade desserts from the Middle East. Come sip free coffee and tea, courtesy of Starbucks and Lake Missoula Tea Company, meet local refugee chefs and buy some dessert to taste and to take home. All proceeds benefit the refugee families selling the dessert.
Facebook event to share here.
Saturday, September 21st, 7:00-8:30pm @ Missoula International School
Venezuela Night at MIS: Venezuela is a country with extensive cultural diversity. Reflected in its dances and music, Venezuela's indigenous, European and African heritages are merged to form the identity of a country proud of its diversity. Come experience the different types of music common in Venezuela, as well as their dances and traditions: The Dancing Devils of Yare, La Parranda de San Pedro and El Sebucan. Get ready to have fun and receive Latin music dance lessons in Merengue and Salsa.
Facebook event to share here.
Sunday, September 22nd, 1:00-4:00pm @ Caras Park
Together Missoula Rally: Please join us for this inaugural event to experience the joy and harmony of many cultures bringing you three hours of inspiration: speakers, music, dance, art, museum tours, and general celebration! Hosted by the City of Missoula, local non-profits, and diverse faith and cultural communities, this event will be a wonderful way to wrap up Welcoming Week!
Facebook event to share here.
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Community Hand-Up Night
to support Missoula Art Museum
Tuesday, September 17, 5 - 9 PM
Dram Shop
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Join MAM as we partner with The Dram Shop for Community Hand Up Night!
The Dram Shop will provide a great evening of high-quality beverages and friendly staff, and a dollar from every drink sold will be donated back to Missoula Art Museum.
Come support community collaboration at The Dram Shop, and join MAM for a hand up!
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Tour of Printmaking Exhibit
with Jason Clark
Wednesday, September 18, 5 - 6 PM
Radius Gallery
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Learn more about the intriguing techniques of printmaking! UM School of art professor
Jason Clark will guide a tour through the current exhibit, IMPRESSIONS, sharing insights into the many different processes that go into producing these exciting artworks.
Expert-led walking tours at Radius are a terrific way to gain insights into process and to get to know fantastic Montana printmakers!
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Explorations in Printmaking
Printmaking workshop with Bev Glueckert
Saturday, September 21, 1 - 4 PM
Living Art of Montana
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Living Art of Montana offers workshops for people who have cancer, an acute or chronic disease, are suffering the consequences of treatment, have a significant loss in their lives, and caregivers.
We’re excited to have Bev back for this special 3-hour session of printmaking. We’ll explore easy techniques for making relief prints on a press. Perfect for people new to printmaking, and people who can’t get enough of printmaking!
Registration required. Call (406) 549- 5329 to register.
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Yellowstone Plein Air Invitational
A CELEBRATION OF ART IN THE WORLD'S FIRST NATIONAL PARK
September 24 - 29
Yellowstone National Park
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The second annual Yellowstone Plein Air Invitational will be held September 24-29, 2019.
The 5-day invitational celebrates the current and historical presence of art in Yellowstone.
Sixteen of the nation’s best artists will paint “en plein air” (outside on-site) for five days in various locations throughout Yellowstone National Park.
Park visitors have the opportunity to attend daily painting demonstrations and a paint-out that gathers all artists to paint in one location on Saturday, September 28.
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Opening: The Atoms of our Frame
Friday, September 27, 5:00 PM
Radius Gallery
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Join us for the opening reception as Radius Gallery brings together three of Montana's preeminent artists: John Buck, Josh DeWeese and Beth Lo.
The title of the exhibition references a Ralph Waldo Emerson essay on the potency of imaginative thought:
The act of imagination is ever attended by pure delight. It infuses a certain volatility and intoxication into all Nature. It has a flute which sets the atoms of our frame in a dance. Our indeterminate size is a delicious secret which it reveals to us. The mountains begin to dislimn, and float in the air.
The "pure delight" that attends these artists’ imaginations is evident in Buck's bold, visually hypnotic woodblock prints, Lo's narrative, often familial depictions of the Asian-American experience on porcelain ceramics, and DeWeese's earthy, sensual, unrestrained wood-fired pottery. The exhibition offers a truly rare assemblage of work by some of Montana's finest. This is a show not to be missed!
Please join us for the opening reception on September 27, starting at 5pm. Everyone is welcome.
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Auditions: Seussical!
Sunday, September 29, 12:30 - 4 PM
MCT Center for the Performing Arts
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The Missoula Community Theatre will hold an open audition for Seussical on Sunday, Sept. 29 from 12:30-4:00 PM. Please use the Main Street entrance and go to the third floor. The audition is open to women, men, and children ages 12 and up. Director Andy Meyers will audition adults (age 17 and up) from 12:30-2:30 PM. Youth (ages 12-16) will audition from 2:30-4:00 PM. Meyers is expecting to cast approximately 10 adult females, 10 adult males, and 6 youth.
Meyers says that all the roles require strong singer-dancer-actors. He plans to incorporate many special skills into the imaginative world of Dr. Seuss, including juggling, acrobats and tumbling, mime, unicycle riding, an array of dance styles, and magic tricks.
No advance preparation is required to audition. Call-backs for dance and specific characters will take place late Sunday afternoon and evening. Meyers expects that rehearsals will be weeknights from 7-10:30 PM (younger cast members will be released at 9PM) and some weekend afternoons. Those auditioning should note that Seussical performances are Dec. 5-22.
Seussical director Andy Meyers is the Artistic Director of Fort Peck Summer Theatre, and a frequent guest director/choreographer at Arizona Broadway Theatre, Bigfork Summer Playhouse, and the Public Theatre of San Antonio.
**For questions regarding auditions, or to inquire about a perusal script, please call MCT at 728-PLAY(7529) Monday-Friday between 9AM and 5PM.
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Youth Events & Classes!
at Zootown Arts Community Center
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Fall has arrived, and that means after school FUN with Young Artists After-school Program (YAAP) and Alternative Music Program (AMP)
AMP: Fall Coed Rock Camp
ZACC Northside Basement // Mondays & Wednesdays // September 16 – October 23 // 4 – 6 PM // $265 ($255 for members) // Ages 8 – 16
In this camp, young rockers of all genders will build self esteem through music exploration. Regardless of musical experience, campers will receive instruction in drums, bass, guitar, keyboards, and vocals. They will form a band, write an original song, and perform at a local venue on October 25th. Kids will also learn about music history, attend songwriting clinics, talk about stage presence, create flyers for their upcoming show, design a band logo and screen print T-shirts, and more. Part of the goal of the camp will be to create a safe, welcoming space for kids to spend quality time together, build relationships, and find their creative, rocking voice! All supplies and musical equipment provided.
YAAP: Costume Making
ZACC Northside Gallery // Thursdays // September 12 – October 24 // 3 – 5 PM // $125 ($115 for members) // Ages 6 – 12
Kids in this camp will utilize the ZACC's art supply closet to make all different kinds of costumes. We will take a look at historical and contemporary artists who use costumes in their work, and will learn different techniques such as sewing, hot glue, and felt work. This camp is perfect for anyone interested in fashion, textiles, cosplay, animals, or anyone who just wants to wow their friends on Halloween!
YAAP: Painting and Color Theory
ZACC Northside Gallery // Tuesdays // September 17 – October 22 // 4 – 6 PM // $95 ($85 for members) // Ages 12 – 17
In this camp, kids will explore color and its uses in historical and contemporary art and visual culture. Campers will investigate color theory, play and experiment with color in new ways and create acrylic paintings in various styles.
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Fall/Winter Classes & Workshops at MCT!
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The shorter days of fall mean more opportunities for young stars to shine brightly with the Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT). With exciting productions and classes, MCT is where your children of all skill levels can explore their budding passion for theatre.
Rising Stars is specially crafted for grades K-2. Meeting Tues/Thur, Nov. 5-21, Rising Stars allows young performers to gain skills and confidence in a nurturing, fun atmosphere. Rising Stars will present an informal, non-ticketed performance on Thur, Nov. 21.
MCT’s innovative
Play in a Day program is a day camp that occurs on most Missoula County Public Schools “no school days.” Within the course of one day, the K-8 performers will rehearse a small musical, which they then perform at 5:30PM. “I’m not Scared” (Oct. 17), “Monst-querade Ball” (Oct. 18), and “Dinosaurs” (Nov. 15) are this autumn’s Play in a Day performance themes.
Theatre Skills classes are for young performers ready for more in-depth work. Theatre Skills Classes will meet Sat mornings for six weeks, 10AM-12PM, Oct. 12-Nov. 16. Open to K-12, but divided into K-2, 3-6, and 7-12 classes, the fall session will focus on developing acting skills. Theatre Skills Classes will also be offered in Apr-May of 2020.
The falling temperatures of December will bring the magic of
Disney’s Frozen Jr.! These classes, open to grades 7-12, run Dec. 3-Feb. 8, with performances Feb. 6-8, 2020.
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Translating Place
September 3 - October 3
Opening Reception
Sept 12 @ 5 pm
Gallery of Visual Arts // UM Campus
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Matthew Hamon:
Ratljóst
July 12 - October 31
PARTV Building, UM
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More Than Words
Sept 1 - 30
Missoula Artists Shop
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Jack Franjevic:
Montana Modernists
September 13 - December 14
Montana Museum of Art & Culture
Meloy Gallery // PARTV Center
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Painted Color Ceramics
(Corvallis)
For more details on Painted Color Ceramics & Classes,
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Lakebottom Sound
Free Sessions
FIRST Sundays 6-8PM at Imagine Nation Brewing
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Zootown Arts Community Center
For upcoming classes and details, please visit the
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Bare Bait Dance
Modern Dance Class
Open Space, 005
PARTV Building, U of M
Tuesdays 5:30-7PM
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Unity Dance & Drum
African Dance Class
Missoula Senior Center
Tuesdays, 7-8:30PM
Contact: 549-7933
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Missoula Art Museum
Lunch Club - 30min tours & chats at MAM!
For full listings and more information on MAM's classes:
Website!
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People's Market
Saturdays 9 AM - 1 PM
May through September
@ Higgins and Pine
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The Clay Studio
of Missoula
For information on ALL Adult and Kid classes at The Clay Studio of Missoula,
click here!
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Downtown Dance Collective
Drop-In Classes
Ages 13+
For all experience levels
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Flamenco Montana
Mondays at
The Barn Movement studio
Beginners: Mondays 6:00-7:30PM
Continuing: Tuesdays 6:00-7:30PM
542-9270
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FrontierSpace
Benefit Auction 2019
Submission Deadline: September 24
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FrontierSpace is seeking donations from local and regional artists to include in its Benefit Auction.This event is an excellent opportunity to have your art displayed in Missoula. We anticipate that the FrontierSpace Benefit Auction will once again attract many members of the visual arts community, including artists, peers, and friends of the arts. The past years' events have been a huge success and crucial for keeping the
gallery open.
If you are interested in participating, please respond via e-mail with the details of your work (medium, title, size), a small Jpeg of the piece or pieces, and the percent that you would like to donate, 50%, 70%, or 100%, by
September 24th to
frontierspacemissoula@gmail.com
and we will be in touch with drop off dates and shipping information (for the out of town artists). Each artist can submit up to three works for consideration.
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Radius Gallery invites artists far and wide to submit original artworks to its 6th annual Holiday Show!
This show aims to bring together an abundance of original art by artists across Montana and beyond, and to offer collectors and gift givers alike a wide variety of unique, high quality and affordable works.
Submission Deadline: September 30
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Friends and Family Art Call!
All past and present staff, board members, volunteers, studio holders, instructors, students, ZACC Main & Hallway Gallery artists, and ZACC collaborators are invited to submit to our 2019 Friends and Family Show! Anyone belonging to any of these groups who submits work will be accepted!
Deadline: November 3
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The DDC has many opportunities for artists to participate in group and solo exhibitions. Show your work for one or two months in the heART of downtown and have your work featured on First Friday. All visual artists welcome!
Email us a sample of your work, description of your show, and possible dates you would like have your work shown.
INFO@DDCMONTANA.COM
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KBGA Missoula artists radio show. Talk about an art event, life as an artists, etc.
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Click the links below for more information
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Sister Cities:
Palmerston North, New Zealand & Neckargemünd, Germany
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