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JANUARY - MARCH | 2016
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WELCOME
to the premiere of ART Matters from the Hockaday. We are very excited to be able to share a little of what we are up to at the Museum with you in this new format.
Incredible new things are happening at the Hockaday! 2015 was a phenomenal year for your Museum, and we are jazzed about 2016. A taste of some of what is to come is laid out in these pages, but please make sure to dig deeper — visit our website frequently for updated details about our exhibitions, our events, and our ongoing programming; subscribe to our email service to get ongoing reminders about upcoming activities; or visit the Museum and see it all live!
Hockaday mission:
To enrich the cultural life of our community and region, and to preserve the artistic legacy of Montana and Glacier National Park.
Thank you for being a supporter of the Hockaday. We hope to see you at the Museum soon!
The Hockaday is guided by our Board of Directors: Harry Wilson, President Randy Ogle, Vice President Scott Wheeler, Treasurer Sally Thompson, Secretary Joe Abbrescia, Jr Roger Barber D. Michael Barry Noreen Cady Laura Ennis Roe Hatlen Jim Kuhlman Carolynn Milheim Wayne Saverud Rachel Warner Bill Yarus Our Staff: Barry B. Conger, Executive Director Brian Eklund, Director of Communications Celinda English, Administrative Assistant Kathy Martin, Director of Education Sharon Staso, Membership Coordinator
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is published quarterly by The Hockaday Museum of Art 302 2nd Avenue East Kalispell, MT 59901 406.755.5268 www.hockadaymuseum.org Cover Image: Three Trees by Erin Tapley. Center image this spread: Yellow Coral by by Erin Tapley. Inset Sonnenblume by Erin Tapley.
Spring 2016 | Volume 1, issue 1 ART Matters is distributed free of charge to members of the Hockaday Museum of Art
EXHIBIT REVIEW | On exhibit March 3 – April 30
PATTERNS &F0RMS Bringing together two gifted artists practicing exploration in different mediums, Erin Tapley and Jury Smith use patterns and geometric forms to convey the spectacular in their own unique ways. Subarashi Paper marbling has been practiced since the 10th Century and has traditionally been used for bookmaking and other commercial applications. For artist Erin Tapley, marbling is about more than the repeated patterns and precision that such uses require. “While traditional marbling aims for a consistent design that typically is used for decorative purposes, I seek more variable results and presentation modes.” Marbling is a scientific art. Tapley must know and understand physics and chemical interactions, as well as color and imagery. In the marbling process, thickened water, called “size,” typically serves as the base surface on which colors are “floated.” Using starches, alkaline pigments, oils and other tools, resulting in unique patterns
and effects, the process yields imagery is then meticulously transferred to specialty papers. “I am interested in the verb of “printing” and subsequent results. I have dedicated myself to testing the limits of all the chemical and physical aspects of marbling. Each series begins with a scientific idea, where I wish to see what happens if I change certain media, chemistries, and so forth. I feel that these acts of finalization comprise the poetic part of the artistic engagement.” Subarashi, translated from Japanese as “spectacular,” is itself a play on words, with “suminagashi” being the name for a Japanese form of paper marbling. Erin Tapley is Professor of Art Education at Western Carolina University in Cullowee, North Carolina. She holds a PhD in art and printmaking. In addition to her work at WCU, she has traveled all over the world researching the visual arts and absorbing different teaching techniques. continued on page 4 January – March, 2016
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slings made of various types of material, each possessing its own unique properties (elasticity, weave, strength) to allow the weight of the clay to influence the form.
Image: Green Flash by Jury Smith.
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Source Geometric forms meant to deconstruct the path of identity from object to thing to category to value – are consistently represented in the work of Pennsylvania ceramics artist Jury Smith. Smith employs repetitive and systematic processes to create her earthenware clay sculptures, creating a shift between a sense of newness and the possibilities of the familiar. The forms result from an elaborate system of building that has developed over several years. Throughout the building process, the clay form is suspended in
The pieces in the Hockaday show aim to explore formal attributes of scale, complexity, temperature, and saturation, and seek to investigate how these attributes work together to inform perception. The exhibition also highlights the relationship between viewing duration and perception, from a philosophical viewpoint and a purely aesthetic view. A native of New York, Jury Smith studied Visual Arts at the University of Arizona, Tucson, Pennsylvania State University, Tyler School of Art of Temple University, and Sanboa Ceramic Art Institute, China. She is Professor of Ceramics at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. Her work has been exhibited in over 50 exhibitions in museums and galleries in Europe, Asia, and across the US. Exhibition Reception & hands-on marbling Workshop with Subarashi artist Erin Tapley:
See March highlights & calendar on pages 10 & 11 for details.
Membership means more Membership at the Hockaday provides you with great benefits – free admission, gift shop and education discounts, free programming, and more. However, membership really means even more than this. Membership helps support all of the programming and exhibitions at the Hockaday. Membership is the foundation of our budget, and we rely on our members for renewing revenue to help us do what we do.
your membership is A Become a member of gift to the community the Hockaday today. Your membership supports local artists, art education for the community, world-class exhibitions, local cultural activities, and so much more.
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Go to www.hockadaymuseum.org and click “Ways to Support,” to learn about levels of membership. Or simply call us at 406-755-5268.
Snake River Rider by Rusti Warner
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A Timeless Legacy Nationally-renowned Women Artists Presenting new works inspired by Glacier National Park A premiere art event for the entire Northwest. Building on the success of the record-breaking 2015 exhibition, we have invited 27 premier women artists from around the country to come to the Flathead Valley and showcase new works of art inspired by Glacier National Park. Never before has our community had this level of national artistic talent on exhibit in one show.
Reception and Sale
August 13 On Exhibit
August 13-Sept 10 Participating Artists: Deborah Berniklau Stephanie Campos Nancy Cawdrey Carole Cooke Terry Cooke Hall Sheila Cottrell Lisa Danielle Joni Falk Deborah Fellows Lori Forest Linda Glover Gooch Ann Hanson Julie Jeppsen Kristi Melaine
Darcie Peet Stacey Peterson Heide Presse Elizabeth Robbins Rosetta Santiago Sharon Standridge Kathryn Stats Carole Swinney Sonya Terpening Linda Tippetts Echo Ukrainetz Rachel Warner Sarah Woods
Vision Seeker by Sharon Standridge
Blackberries by Heide Presse
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January Before It Was Montana
JANUARY HIGHLIGHTS EXHIBITION RECEPTION Thursday, Jan. 14, 5 – 7 pm
Shadow Catcher Members: Free/Non-members: $10 WORKSHOP Saturdays, Jan. 16 & 23, 1 – 4 pm Ukrainian Egg making with Kathy Martin. See page 15 for details.
Shadow Catcher Harpster Collection photos
On exhibit Jan. 7 – Feb. 20 Reception Thursday, Jan. 14,
Artist: Harry Lee Harpster, Jr
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In 2010 the Hockaday purchased the Harpster collection of negatives and prints from his estate with funds donated in memory of longtime museum supporter Donald Baughman. After extensive cataloguing and with funding from the Montana History Foundation, the Museum is planning three exhibitions with the first in January 2016. All feature images Harpster made on repeated visits to Montana’s seven reservations and southern Alberta’s two reserves in the late 20th Century. Guest Curator: Margaret S. Davis
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Featured pieces from the Hockaday’s Traveling Medicine Show On exhibit Jan.
Artist: Various
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The nomadic people of the Plains created art that was both functional and beautiful. In 2006, the Hockaday Museum began amassing a collection of art created by members of the Blackfeet and other tribes in order to share the art and culture of the Plains Indians with schools and other groups. Significant pieces from the Hockaday Museum’s Traveling Medicine Show outreach program have been paired with paintings from the permanent collection to tell these stories.
Images: Top left, Contemplative Feather from the Harpster Collection, Above, artifacts from the Traveling Medicine Show collection.
JANUARY ONGOING PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS
Preschool Art Adventures
After School Art Classes
Home School Art Classes
Docent-led Museum Tour
Once-a-month Programs*
Tuesdays 11:30 am – noon Ages 2-5 (See p. 14)
Tuesdays 3:30-4:50 pm Ages 7-14 (See p. 14)
Wednesdays 10:30 am – 12 noon Grades 1-8 (See p. 14)
Saturdays 1 pm – Included with admission
Crits & Croissants
JANUARY TUESDAY
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Please note tour schedule change: Beginning in January 2016 the docent-led tours will be every Saturday at 1pm. In addition, there is a docent-led tour on Senior Tour & Tea day.
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Senior Tour & Tea Shadow Catcher Reception
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Crits & Croissants w/ Jeff Troupe
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Ukrainian Egg Workshop see p. 15
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For details on classes & workshops, special events, registration, fees, extended exhibit & artist information, Museum hours & admission and news, visit our website at www.hockadaymuseum.org.
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FEBRUARY FEBRUARY HIGHLIGHTS PRESENTATION Thursday, Feb. 4, 6:30 pm
Traveling Medicine Show with Kathy Martin with Smokey and Darnell Rides At The Door Learn the traditions and cultures of the Blackfeet. Members: Free/Non-members: $5 PRESENTATION Thursday, Feb. 11, 6:30 – 8 pm
A Confluence of Cultures by Mark Miller & Rod Douglas Travel back to the era of the fur trade and learn what influence and change Euro-American culture brought to the Plains. Members: Free/Non-members: $5 PRESENTATION Friday, Feb. 19, 12 noon
A Jesuit Window into Western Montana Life by Sally Thompson Diaries, letters, field journals, sketches and paintings by Jesuit missionaries provide particular views of life in the Rocky Mountains in the mid-19th century. Free, thanks to Humanities Montana Speakers Bureau BOOK SIGNING Friday, Feb. 19, 6:30 pm People Before the Park with Sally Thompson and members of the Blackfeet and Kootenai Tribes Free to everyone EXHIBITION RECEPTION Thursday, Feb. 25, 5 – 7 pm Lines of All Kinds Free to everyone
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Lines of All Kinds Children’s Show K-8th grade
On exhibit Feb. 25 – March 26 Reception Thursday, Feb. 25, 5 pm
Artists: Flathead K-8th Grade Students
In art, a line is the path of a moving point. Lines can show length, width, and direction. They can be thick, thin, straight or curvy. They can define the edges of an object or can be used to create texture. Artists use line to convey movement and mood. Sometimes lines are only implied. For this exhibition, children in kindergarten through eighth grade have provided an endless number of ways to show how lines are used in the creation of art.
FEBRUARY ONGOING PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS
Preschool Art Adventures
After School Art Classes
Home School Art Classes
Docent-led Museum Tour
Once-a-month Programs*
Tuesdays 11:30 am – noon Ages 2-5 (See p. 14)
Tuesdays 3:30-4:50 pm Ages 7-14 (See p. 14)
Wednesdays 10:30 am – 12 noon Grades 1-8 (See p. 14)
Saturdays 1 pm – Included with admission
Crits & Croissants
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STOP BY TO VISIT: The Hockaday Museum of Art is open Tuesday – Saturday from 10 am – 5 pm
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Traveling Medicine Show Presentation
Senior Tour & Tea, Confluence Presentation
Art Maker Lines of All Demo Kinds w/Rachel Warner Reception
Receptions are free to members and $10 for non-members. Please come enjoy appetizers and beverages.
Senior Tour & Tea Free for seniors Art Maker Demo (see p.13)
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Crits & Croissants w/ Rob Akey
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Jesuit Window Presentation People Before... Book signing
For details on classes & workshops, special events, registration, fees, extended exhibit & artist information, Museum hours & admission and news, visit our website at www.hockadaymuseum.org.
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MARCH
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Earthenware Sculpture
On exhibit March 3 – April 30 Reception Thursday, March 3, 5pm
Artist: Jury Smith, Assistant Professor of Ceramics at St Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, PA Basic geometric forms are primary to Jury Smith’s work and are chosen according to ability to indirectly engage memory, and to explore the impact of visual transitions — subtle and stark — on form, color, and composition.
MARCH HIGHLIGHTS EXHIBITION RECEPTION Thursday, March 3, 5 – 7 pm
Subarashi & Source Members: Free/Non-members: $10 6:30 pm Conversation with Subarashi artist Erin Tapley WORKSHOP Saturday, March 5, 1 – 4 pm
Marbling Workshop with Erin Tapley. See p 15 for details.
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Subarashi
Hydroprinting/2D
On exhibit March 3 – April 30 Reception Thursday, March 3, 5 pm
Artist: Erin Tapley, Professor of
Art Education at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC
“Subarashi” is a teaching exhibition that informs viewers about he processes of hydroprinting and marbling, and the wide possibilities this media engenders. The SMITH and TAPLEY exhibits will be featured in the upper galleries as a joint exhibit. See page 3 for a feature story on Source artist Jury Smith and Subarashi artist Erin Tapley. Images: Top left, Midnight Sun by Jury Smith, Above, Orange by Erin Tapley.
MARCH ONGOING PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS
Preschool Art Adventures
After School Art Classes
Home School Art Classes
Docent-led Museum Tour
Once-a-month Programs*
Tuesdays 11:30 am – noon Ages 2-5 (See p. 14)
Tuesdays 3:30-4:50 pm Ages 7-14 (See p. 14)
Wednesdays 10:30 am – 12 noon Grades 1-8 (See p. 14)
Saturdays 1 pm – Included with admission
Crits & Croissants
STOP BY TO VISIT: The Hockaday Museum of Art is open Tuesday - Saturday from 10 am - 5 pm
MARCH TUESDAY
2nd Thursday 10:30 am
Senior Tour & Tea Free for seniors Art Maker Demo (see p.13)
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2016 Annual Meeting
Receptions are free to members and $10 for non-members. Please come enjoy appetizers and beverages.
For details on classes & workshops, special events, registration, fees, extended exhibit & artist information, Museum hours & admission and news, visit our website at www.hockadaymuseum.org. January – March, 2016
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Left, Thomas Yallup by Elizabeth Lochrie, Above, Alpine Reverie by Carole Cooke.
new treasures: hockaday collection grows in 2015 In 2015, The Hockaday’s Permanent Collection of artwork grew substantially, as we received 31 works of art as unrestricted gifts. The Museum would like to extend a humble thank you to our generous donors whose support continues to help the Hockaday build a world-class collection of art. We will begin exhibiting these beautiful pieces and sharing the details with our members in the coming months.
in memory Dr. Van Kirke Nelson We join the thousands of others in missing a noble member of the community, and a great friend to the Hockaday. Dr. Nelson shared a passionate and dedicated love of art with this museum for many decades. The support of Dr. and Helen Nelson has been a cornerstone of this institution, and our gallery walls proudly display several incredible works that came to us from their collection, or by their hand. We will never be able to thank them enough, but Dr. Nelson’s memory and spirit will drape these walls like a comfortable blanket. Thank you. 12
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art maker demos Please join us at the Museum once a month from 6 – 7:30 pm for an in-depth look at the art-making process presented by master artists from our community. Art Maker demos are free to members; $15/non-members
JANUARY RACHEL WARNER | Thursday, January 28 Rachel Warner is a fifth-generation Montanan who grew up on a cattle ranch near Whitefish. As a teen she moved to Havre, Montana between the Chippewa-Cree and Assiniboine Indian reservations. This experience had a profound impact on Warner’s interest in Native American customs and spiritual philosophies. Warner completed her B.F.A. at Montana State University in 2000 and began her career in fine art.Warner is inspired by many of the great oil colorists including Redon, Pissarro, and Monet. Her greatest influence is Russell Chatham of Livingston.
FEBRUARY THOMAS SAUBERT | Wednesday, February 24 A native Montanan, Thomas Saubert’s art career spans 25 years, a host of foreign countries, and a breadth of professional experience from college instructor to Disney innovator. Saubert studied painting and illustration at the Cleveland Institute of Art for five years, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Saubert is more than an artist - he is a historian, a story teller, and a time machine that transports you to a time and place and people through his accurate, sensitive, and masterful art.
MARCH GAIL HANSEN | Thursday, March 24 Whitefish painter and private art instructor Gail Hansen is delighted to be a part of the Art Maker series. Working both on location and in her studio she creates paintings that are full of light in an impressionistic style. Gail graduated from Syracuse University in 1972 and quickly set up her first studio. She has pursued a lifetime of study and practice, having taken dozens of workshops from well known painters. Her oils have been repeatedly juried into the top 10 festivals in the US and she is a regular participant in the Museum’s Arts in the Park festival and Plein Air Paint-Out. January – March, 2016
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Adult Classes & Workshops Ukrainian Egg Decorating Instructor: Kathy Martin Ages 15 and up Saturdays, Jan. 16 & 23, 1:00 – 4:00 pm Create beautiful Pysanky using beeswax and dyes. Step by step instruction for creating traditional designs will include using a kistka to draw melted wax designs; applying dyes; wax removal; and finishing touches. Students should bring 1-2 blown eggs to class. All other materials and tools will be provided for in class use. Cost for 2 session class: $50 (blown eggs will be available from instructor at $3 each)
Children’s Classes & Workshops
Marbling Workshop
Preschool Art Adventures
Instructor: Erin Tapley Saturday, March 5, 1 – 4 pm Level: Beginner-Intermediate
Tuesdays, 11:30 am – 12 noon
Marbling is the art of dripping and manipulating floating paint on a dense, watery surface. Hand-held tools, pigment viscosity and many other factors affect design results, which may be tightly patterned or loose. This workshop will feature basic marbling techniques and these will segue into more complex layering and resist methods of making designs. The cost includes cloth, paper and inks for each participant. Cost: $40
Ages: 2-5, (with an adult guardian) Using paper, paint, markers, crayons, and glue preschool artists and their adult helpers will share fun art projects that encourage creativity and develop basic art skills. Cost: Suggested donation $3 per child for non-members. Free with Family Membership.
Home School Art Classes Wednesdays, 10:30 am – 12 noon Ages: 6-15 Visit the galleries for inspiration, learn to speak the language of art, and make your own artistic creations. Each session will focus on a particular theme, artist, or art medium. Art projects include: drawings, paintings, prints, sculptures, and more. They are designed with multiple levels of complexity in order to accommodate individual student abilities. Cost per session: $7 Class descriptions can be found at www.hockadaymuseum.org.
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After School Art Classes Tuesdays (see series below for dates) 3:30 – 3:45 pm drawing warm up 3:45 – 4:50 pm main instruction Cost for 4 session class: $30 Ages 7-14
Drawing: 3-D and Perspective Tuesdays, January 5, 12, 19, 26 Practice the basics of 3 dimensional drawing to make pictures of boxes, buildings, and other objects. Then learn to use one point and two point perspective to create drawings sure to impress family and friends.
3-D Projects Tuesdays, February 2, 9, 16, 23 With a focus on how artists use lines in three-dimensional art, students will create fanciful pictures and sculptures. Colorful wire, wood, found objects, and clay are among the possible materials that will be experimented with in this class.
Pastels Tuesdays, March 1, 8, 15, 22 Explore the medium of soft pastels. Students will learn pastel painting techniques and make color thumbnails to aid in the completion of realistic landscapes and animal portraits. Practice will include ways to handle specific subject matter such as skies, trees, vegetation, water, and fur.
REGISTERING FOR CLASSES: Complete class descriptions and registration forms are available at www.hockadaymuseum.org or at the Museum. You may call the Museum at 755-5268 to pre-register, but a place in the class is guaranteed only upon the Hockaday Museum’s receipt of payment in full. Members receive a 10% discount on class fees. All class materials are provided unless otherwise noted in description. Advanced registration is required for all classes with the exception of preschool art. Most classes have a limit of 12 students.
Small gift. Big Impact! C A M PA I G N
Your gift supports children’s art education — give today! One of the most important things that the Hockaday does for the community often goes unheralded. The Hockaday Museum of Art has been at the center of the region’s art learning and cultural experiences for nearly five decades, touching thousands of young lives every year with its classes, workshops and outreach programs. It takes funding every year to keep these programs alive. Your gift to support art education at the Hockaday can have a large and lasting impact on our community. Giving to the Hockaday Museum could not be easier. Visit hockadaymuseum.org to see our short video message and donate online, or use the gift envelope included in this newsletter! January – March, 2016
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WELCOME to the premiere of ART Matters, a quarterly update of news and events at the Hockaday Museum of Art. Inside you’ll find: • • • •
Feature story about our March exhibitions Snapshot of events for January through March Highlight of winter Art Maker demos Schedule of fun art learning classes
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