Interior view of Donna Forbes former house. Artmuseum.org/about/triptych
All this year the YAM celebrates 60 years of contemporary art in Billings!
To mark this anniversary, we have hosted special events, curated exhibitions that tell our story, and commissioned a new artwork to mark the occasion (page 11). These festivities continue through the end of the year, and I invite each of you to celebrate with us.
Importantly, during this anniversary year, we welcomed our entire community into the galleries by eliminating admission costs. Over ten months, we saw museum attendance increase by 280%. It is wonderful to have so many new faces in the YAM! I hope you are as proud of this growth as I am. Please continue to invite your neighbors, friends, and family to experience the museum.
This fall, our galleries honor the YAM’s history and celebrate contemporary artists working across the state. In September, we open The Donna Forbes Collection, an exhibition of artworks collected by the YAM’s former director over decades of close relationships with the artists. Our second-floor galleries showcase thought-provoking exhibitions by Jodi Lightner, Mark Earnhart, and John Henry Haseltine that demonstrate the diverse and innovative work being created in our region. Pages 6–12 in this issue will tell you more about each of these installations, as well as others on display in the months ahead.
Across the YAM campus on 26th Street, the Visible Vault is a hive of activity! Stop by on Thursdays to meet our Artist-in-Residence Krista Leigh Pasini and Writer-in-Residence Anne Holub. Visitors can also schedule appointments to tour the museum’s permanent collection with a staff member and peek behind the scenes. Turn to pages 14–16 to learn more about the artists who are working on-site and see their program schedule.
YAM Members can fill their calendar with special trips and artist events this fall. See page 17 to find a membersonly event that excites you! As we come into the holiday season, remember that your membership makes you eligible for special discounts in the YAM store and Raven’s Café.
We appreciate your membership and all that it makes possible throughout our community! Thank you for bringing the arts to Billings and beyond.
I hope to see you in the galleries soon, Cheers,
Jessica Kay Ruhle
The Deborah Anspach and John Hanson Executive Director
IN MEMORY
Dr. John Burg
Dr. John Burg, a beloved Billings cardiologist, passed away on May 9, 2024. After graduating from college and completing military service, including a tour in Korea as a flight surgeon, John and his wife Barbara moved to Billings. John accepted a position with Deaconess Hospital (now Billings Clinic) and began the echocardiology and rehabilitation programs at the hospital. Several years after the death of his wife Barbara, John met Patricia Torney and they married in 2006. Together John and Pat gave generously to the community, supporting causes in education, the arts, youth, the hungry and unhoused, and medicine. John was a joyful and kind person to all he encountered. The YAM Family sends their deepest condolences to Pat and their extended family. At the request of John’s family, memorial donations may be made to the Yellowstone Art Museum or any charity of your choice.
Sharon Peterson
Former YAM Board member Sharon Peterson peacefully passed away on June 30, 2024. Sharon led an active and engaged life of service to Montana. She founded the Women Involved in Farm Economics (WIFE) organization, and she was appointed by President Carter to the National Alcohol Fuels Commission. She then went on to work for Senator Max Baucus for 25 years. Sharon worked across party lines to bring people together to tackle problems and make Montana a place of opportunity for all. Sharon was an active volunteer in the community, giving generously of her time and talents to the YAM, the Montana BioScience Alliance, the preservation of Pompey’s Pillar, and the “Chicks in Science” program. Sharon was a vocal supporter of education and the arts. Her loss is deeply felt across Montana. A memorial has been established and donations may be made to the YAM or the YWCA Billings.
The Donna Forbes Collection
September 6, 2024 – January 12, 2025 // Mildred Sandall Scott Galleries
Sponsors: Susan Scott Heyneman Foundation, Larry & Ruth Martin, Diane Boyer Jerhoff, Deborah Anspach & John Hanson, Carole Baumann, Jim Collins Concept Design, Gareld Krieg, Bev Ross, The Zonta Foundation, The Zonta Club of Billings, Gordon McConnell & Betty Loos, Lornel Baker, Jeanne & Ron Bender, William & Suzanne Smoot
The Yellowstone Art Museum celebrates ground-breaking former Director Donna Forbes (1974 – 1998) with the exhibition of the Forbes Collection, gifted to the museum in late 2022. Presented alongside a selection of works from the broader YAM Permanent Collection, the personal collection of Forbes’ encompasses artists with which she had great friendships, and whom formed the basis of the YAM’s Collection throughout her most influential years.
Docent-Led Tour
Saturday, November 9 // 10:30 – 11:30 AM
Gallery Conversation with Corby Skinner & Theodore Waddell Thursday, November 14 // Reception with cash bar at 5 PM followed by the Gallery Conversation at 5:30 PM
Member Only Luncheon with Gordon McConnell & Catherine Courtenaye Monday, November 18 // RSVP Required
Isabelle Johnson, Ghost Town, Winter, 1970, Oil on canvas, 55.0625 x 55.125 inches, Gift of Donna Forbes.
Theodore Waddell, Untitled, 1980, Oil, marker, and gold on paper, 15.75 x 25 inches, Gift of Donna Forbes.
John Henry Haseltine: The Mountain Clown & Other Foul Animals
October 25, 2024 – February 9, 2025 // Charles M. Bair Family Gallery & Northwest Projects Gallery
Sponsors: Norma & Gary Buchanan
Utilizing toys, puppets, and comics in addition to painting, sculpture, and performance, Haseltine explores how both self-produced folk art and kitsch mass production equally contribute to the legacy of western mythology. This exhibition examines the parallels between historical western expansion and contemporary gentrification in the region and presents the ways fabricated stories can be manipulated to present local and personal identities.
Alongside the exhibition of his artworks, Haseltine will bring his puppets to life with weekly theatre performances in the Charles M. Bair Gallery.
Artist Talk with John Henry Haseltine
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 // Reception at 5 PM with artist in the gallery followed by Artist Talk at 6 PM
Performance Schedule
November 9, 2024 // 1 – 2 PM
December 5, 2024 // 5:30 – 6:30 PM
January 16, 2025 // 5:30 – 6:30 PM
John Henry Haseltine, And Nobody Would Leave Him Alone, 2024, Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 48 inches, Loan of artist.
John Henry Haseltine with Rocky Mountain Kaiju Sculptures, Photo courtesy of Blue Roan Photo.
Suspended Intervals
August 2, 2024 – January 5, 2025 // Montana Gallery
Sponsors: Riversage Inns, Deborah Anspach & John Hanson, MasterLube, Jon Lodge & Jane Waggoner Deschner, Bess Lovec, Gareld Krieg, Sherri Cornett & Steve Kriner, John Kennedy
The exhibition Suspended Intervals is a true collaboration of Mark Earnhart and Jodi Lightner. Though the works were created separately, and the ideas interpreted individually, they come together in the exhibition and address ideas of the mechanics of structural elements as well as the social glue that keeps communities working and moving together. The installation takes cues from the gallery’s architecture to allow a conversation between drawings and sculptures with the intent to change the perception of the space for the viewer.
Artist Talk with Jodi Lightner
Thursday, September 12, 2024 // Reception at 5 PM followed by Artist Talk at 5:30 PM
Artist Talk with Mark Earnhart
Thursday, October 10, 2024 // Reception at 5 PM followed by Artist Talk at 5:30 PM
For our members, we share the following gallery text, written by Meredith Munson, Art Historian at Rocky Mountain College.
Suspended intervals occur in music as chords that await resolution. Importantly, they aren’t perfect. Neither specifically major or minor, they need time to resolve into harmony. Over the course of beats or entire measures, the suspended interval is the modulation of a chord from dissonance (musical chaos) to harmony (order). We hear them in music all the time. These chords make the listener wait for the resolution, which combines two basic things — expectation and duration. As humans, our brains are hard-wired for harmony or consonance. A physiological reaction occurs in the brain when the ear hears a consonant chord. It is not surprising, then, that so many musical genres and traditions are structured to give us the pleasure of a harmonic resolution. Our past experiences of music have taught us to expect as much. Suspended intervals withhold this expected pleasure, disrupting patterns we have come to anticipate. In other words, suspense is key. The time elapsed that contains the movement from dissonance to consonance
makes the harmony so much sweeter, so to speak. Duration, then, or the experience of the work unfolding over time, is fundamental to aesthetic perception. Suspended intervals build drama by inserting a break in an otherwise predictable cadence, calling attention to the combination of past, present, and future in the forms of experience, tension, and desire.
The works of Jodi Lightner and Mark Earnhart are not obviously musical in nature. Why then, use this musical metaphor as the title of this joint exhibition? These themes of dissonance, consonance, rhythm, and duration (albeit more of a human than musical kind) run throughout the exhibition, from its overarching concept and structure to the individual works on display. The works in Suspended Intervals juxtapose repetition and the commonplace with the surreal and incongruous. By modulating or disrupting what is familiar (here via chairs, snow fences, nets,
Installation view of Suspended Intervals at the Yellowstone Art Museum.
architectural forms, etc.), the artworks force viewers to pause and consider our past experiences with these objects and reevaluate current contexts, arriving at a new awareness of how we navigate our environments—physical, social, and emotional alike.
Music is an apt metaphor here because it is experienced first and foremost in the body. Likewise, Suspended Intervals is best understood through the body, by moving, pausing, and exploring the gallery space. Multiple largescale works highlight the physical environment of the gallery itself with its gabled skylights and tall ceilings. Most can only be fully perceived from multiple vantage points. At the same time, many works are comprised of intricate details or unexpected elements requiring prolonged attentive looking. Therefore, the exhibition requires a viewer who is both active and contemplative.
Lightner’s Gathered (fig. 1) exemplifies this: seven vertical mylar scrolls depict knotted rope nets in varying degrees of loft and tension. Lightner likens these nets to our constantly expanding and contracting communities, each knot a person and relationship. The knots form us, helping us to understand both ourselves and our place within our communities a little better. The paintings are suspended in two groups that both segment the width of the room and draw the eye up to the vaulted ceiling, thus engaging the whole space. The paintings hover, suspended with spaces between, creating rhythmic solids and voids that both inhibit and invite sightlines across the gallery. The medium here adds to the experience of the work. Movement of air causes the mylar to gently sway, seemingly animating the paintings. Painted on front and back, the milky translucence of the mylar simultaneously allows for the visibility of both sides, giving an illusion of depth. When read from one side, the net begins aloft, gathered in a graceful tension. Over the course of the series, the net is gradually lowered to the ground in a limp mass of line and texture. However, approaching the series from the other side of the gallery flips the narrative. If the narrative is about community, what is happening here? Ultimately, the viewer’s movement decides if the message is one of elevating harmony out of chaos or an inevitable collapse into discord.
Gathered’s deliberate emphasis on the physical structure of the gallery draws attention to a shared theme in both Lightner and Earnhart’s work. Architecture acts as subject often in the work of each artist, whether through the direct manipulation of a gallery space or the depiction of constructions, historical or fantastical. How structures are
built, used, and adapted, as well as which materials and forms are chosen, points to the physical nature of human life and its changing needs and desires over time. In a word, architectural forms serve as visual records of duration.
An installation concerned with duration at its core, Earnhart’s Bolstered (fig. 2) plays with scale, while highlighting those architectural elements in the gallery that are often overlooked. Recognizable forms, such as a large open cube or enormous beam, are set at impracticable angles and appear in process of construction. The beam leads the eye up to a soffit that holds another seemingly incomplete wooden structure. Would you have noticed that cubby if the beam were not there? Three hanging items on the wall look like objects that typically indicate some sort of repair work on old buildings. These are elements that exist in our peripheral memories of a structure. Not focal points but essential elements, ties and shims like these strengthen and preserve constructions of the past and, it should be said, represent repairs that are not trying to hide said preservations or mask the age of the building. The past lives of a structure are acknowledged and honored in these kinds of objects, but are rarely overtly drawn to our attention. The clean-lined materiality of the wood contrasts the final element of Bolstered, a woolen sheepskin draped over the top of the back corner structure. This element speaks to desire (How much do you want to touch it?), and like the proverbial golden fleece, points to the future both tangibly and intangibly. Taken together, the objects here speak to architecture as a visual record of human duration; the conflation of present, past, and future in one space.
How we understand ourselves individually and communally modulates over time. We are embodied beings. The manner in which each of us engages our environments is complex, deeply affected by both our acculturation and by personal experience. What do the combined architectural and social structures expect of us in this place? What are our own experiences of what we have seen and felt in similar places in our pasts? We draw upon a variety of physical, mental, and emotional stimuli that act on our bodies and minds, causing us to move, act, and possibly even think in certain ways. The artworks comprising Suspended Intervals spark a reconsideration of the relationship of the individual to the group, and the ways in which each is formed and changed by the other. Becoming aware of our own experiences, expectations, and desires allows us to understand ourselves and our places in the world a little better. Suspended Intervals encourages us to pause and pay attention: the dissonance might just resolve into harmony.
Figure 1: Jodi Lightner, Gathered, 2024, Acrylic and ink on mylar.
Figure 2: Mark Earnhart, Bolstered, 2024, Wood, hardware, fleece.
Celebrating Complexities: Ucross Native American Fellowship Artists
June 21 – October 6, 2024 // Charles M. Bair Family Gallery & Northwest Projects Gallery
Sponsors: Deborah Anspach & John Hanson, Sharon Shannon, Bess Lovec, Larry & Ruth Martin, Sherri Cornett & Steve Kriner, Jordan R. Hoyt, Gordon McConnell & Betty Loos, Molly & Brian Harrington
Celebrating Complexities will feature the work of four Ucross Native American Fellowship Artists: Gerald Clarke (Cahuilla Band of Indians), Savannah LeCornu (Tsimshian [Wolf Clan] – Haida – Athabascan – Nez Perce – First Nations Nisga’a), Mikayla Patton (Oglala Lakota Nation), and Cara Romero (Chemehuevi Indian Tribe).
The four artists in Celebrating Complexities work across different mediums including photography, sculpture, painting, and printmaking. They come from diverse backgrounds, geographies, and tribal affiliations, and are at different stages in their careers. But each artist explores and celebrates complex ideas in their work, looking at the specific to elucidate the universal. They emphasize their connections to their communities, their families, and their ancestors. They make work that communicates an Indigenous worldview that encompasses the past, the present, and the future. They are reclaiming materials and techniques, narratives and identities, and their work tells rich stories about people and cultures that are living, vital, and thriving.
Q&A on Artist Residency Programs
Featuring YAM’s Artist-in-Residence, Krista Leigh Pasini, Writer-in-Residence, Anne Holub, and former YAM Artist-in-Residence, Bently Spang.
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 // Reception at 3:30 PM followed by Q&A at 4 PM
Cara Romero (Chemehuevi Indian Tribe), Peshawn, 2022, Limited edition archival fine art, photograph. 40 x 45 inches.
Installation view of Celebrating Complexities: Ucross Native American Fellowship Artists at the Yellowstone Art Museum.
Man and Machine
June 28, 2024 – July 20, 2025 // M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Gallery
Presenting works from the YAM Permanent Collection, Man and Machine considers the role of technology in modern and contemporary artmaking practices. Artists offer insight into the rapidly growing mechanical world and its presence within everyday society. Visitors are encouraged to contemplate this complex relationship through the work of a selection of artists who have integrated machinery into their artmaking or have examined technology’s role in the art world.
Isabelle Johnson, Virginia City, c. 1950–52, Watercolor on paper, 34.5 x 27 inches, Gift of Isabelle Johnson Estate.
Federick Longan, Wind Drawing Machine at Zentz Ranch, 1978, Photograph, 21 x 28 inches, Gift of artist.
I Remember Project
Commissioned artwork by Elizabeth Stone
Sponsors: First Interstate Bank, Jon Lodge & Jane Waggoner Deschner, Sherri Cornett & Steve Kriner
In celebration of the museum’s 60th anniversary, the YAM is pleased to work with Montana artist Elizabeth Stone on a commissioned artwork that honors the region’s public and personal histories.
Throughout 2024, Elizabeth Stone worked with the Billings community on the I Remember Project, a participatory multi-generational community engagement project that results in public artwork(s). The project, inspired by Joe Brainard’s book I Remember, was conceived during the imposed isolation on the pandemic in 2020 and created during an artist-in-residency at Cassilhaus in Chapel Hill in October of 2021.
The I Remember project will incorporate photographic negatives and slides collected from community members in Billings and surrounding areas. Each donation depicts individual and family histories. Collectively, the artwork functions as a record of the area’s identity.
Opens on Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Artist Talk with Elizabeth Stone and 60th Anniversary Celebration Saturday, December 14, 2024 // 11 AM
The Eternal Cowboy
Will James: The Eternal Cowboy
November 2024 – November 2025 // Earl E. Snook Gallery Family Gallery
Sponsors: Gary & Melissa Oakland
Will James: The Eternal Cowboy explores the archetypal cowboy figure as presented through the work of Montana artist and author Will James (1892–1942). Will James began working on ranches at the young age of 15 and continued working in the cow country throughout his life. James’ artistic portfolio is centered around the cowboy figure, and his famous cowboy novels, such as Smoky (1929) and Uncle Bill (1932), tell of an exhilarating life in the American West. In James’ final novel, The American Cowboy (1942), the book culminates with the declaration: “The cowboy will never die.”
Will James: The Eternal Cowboy examines James’ archetypal cowboy figure through a selection of drawings, writings, and various archival materials from the YAM’s Virginia Snook Collection, and explores the artist’s contemplation of this role within a rapidly changing landscape.
Otto Dyar, Will James with reins and saddle, c. 1933, Photographic print, Gift of Virginia Snook. Will James, When we say punching cows we mean all the work that goes with handling cattle, 1932, Graphite on paper, 25.625 x 20.375 inches, Gift of Virginia Snook.
Artists-in-Residence
Anne Holub
January 1, 2024 – January 1, 2025
Anne Holub received a MFA from the University of Montana and a creative writing MA from Hollins University. Her poetry has been featured on Chicago Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, and in The Clackamas Poetry Journal, The Great Lakes Review, The Mississippi Review, The Asheville Poetry Review, and Phoebe, among other publications. She has two poems published in the anthology Bright Bones: Contemporary Montana Writing, (Open Countr y Press 2018). Her chapbook, 27 Threats to Everyday Life (Finishing Line Press 2023), was a semi-finalist in the press’s New Women’s Voices Competition. Originally from Virginia, and after more than a decade in Chicago, she now lives and writes in Billings, Montana, with her husband, Dan, their two dogs Merle and Rosie, and a sourdough starter named Rhonda.
Anne is available on Tuesdays from 2 – 3:30 PM and Thursdays from 10 AM – 5 PM. She hosts a write-along hour in the main galleries on Wednesdays from 3:30 – 4:30 PM. Locations will change weekly. Visitors can join Anne in some free writing time and discussion of the art on exhibition in terms of writing responses. BYO writing materials. See the full listing of events with Anne on page 16.
Krista Leigh Pasini
July 1, 2024 – January 5, 2025
Krista Leigh Pasini is an interdisciplinary performance artist, trauma informed somatic guide, art doula, critical thinker, and creative events/new genre public art facilitator. Through her audio/sound work, poetry/spoken word, dance/movement, and improvisational Fluxus-inspired events, Krista explores ethical engagement, leadership, social dynamics, trauma resilience and the recovery of joy. Her work includes somatic and movement inquiry; contemplative performance-based engagement in relation to place, public and community; and social actions grounded in healing and wellness.
Throughout her Residency in the Gary and Melissa Oakland Studio in the Visible Vault, Krista will be exploring several projects in various modes, from performative post-modern memoirs to social sculpture installations. Her work is inspired by the life experiences and ultimate death of her father, who battled with a progressive neurological brain disease and maintained a tedious journaling system to cope with memory loss. Krista hopes to, through her work, explore an environment where her father’s story is an invitation to connect, play, witness, and cultivate a culture of remembering, letting go, and honoring the common bonds that we share as individuals, as families, as communities, as a humanity amid partial wholeness. The final installation exhibit will finish with a series of public performances January 2 – 5, 2025, featuring an ensemble cast of creative souls.
Krista is co-founder of Rain Soul Studio, a bespoke wellness studio located in downtown Billings where she serves as a certified holistic bodymind coach, creative mindset mentor, and comprehensive yoga nidra guide. Among her continued education credentials, Krista is an honors scholar with a BFA in History from Montana State University — Billings and holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Art from Goddard College.
Krista is available during her open studio hours on Thursdays from 10 AM – 3 PM. See the full listing of events with Krista on page 16.
The Yellowstone Art Museum is now calling for submissions for the Artist-in-Residence program! Now in its 18th year, apply to be our next resident to practice in the same space as some of Montana’s most celebrated artists. Enjoy 24-hour access to the 800-square-foot Gary and Melissa Oakland Artist in Residence Studio inside the Visible Vault. Connect with new audiences, expand your practice, and become a member of the YAM Family!
Duration and Dates
Applications are due by Monday, October 7, 2024, and will be reviewed beginning Monday, October 14, 2024; applicants will be contacted the following week.
Our residency program begins in mid-January of 2025. The duration will depend upon the scope of the artist’s proposal and the applicant pool.
How to Apply
Residences are selected based on their work’s merit, interest in public interaction, and the scope of their artistic investigation. To apply, please complete the following application and return it to YAM’s Curatorial Assistant, Kimberly Gaitonde, by email at curatorialassistant@artmuseum.org or by mail to Yellowstone Art Museum, ATTN: Curatorial Assistant, 401 North 27th Street, Billings, MT 59101
Resume
Artist Bio and Statement
Concise proposal stating interest and scope of work to be produced while in residence and preference for residency duration and weekly availability.*
Images of relevant work with corresponding title, date, medium, and dimensions.
Professional reference(s)
* Housed in the Visible Vault alongside the Museum’s collection, there are some limitations in media use (no open flame, toxic fumes, dust, etc.).
Studio Location and Conditions
The Studio is located within the Visible Vault collection storage building: 505 N 26th Street, Billings, MT 59101.
Artists will have 24-hour secured access to the 800-square-foot Gary and Melissa Oakland Artist in Residence Studio.
Requirements
The Artist-in-Residence must maintain at least 20 hours weekly in the studio.
Coordinate occasional school studio visits with the Education department.
Maintain an open studio and interact with the visiting public during special events such as First Fridays and Art Walk.
Hold an exhibition of the work completed during the residency in the Visible Vault exhibition space.
Housing is NOT provided.
EVENTS WITH ANNE HOLUB EVENTS WITH KRISTA LEIGH PASINI
September 2024
First Friday Live Poetry Typing
Friday, September 6, 5 – 8 PM
Museum writer-in-residence Anne Holub will compose and typing poems on postcards with a typewriter during the evening’s First Friday events. Stop by to pick out a postcard and to get a unique poem to take home!
Drop in for the weekly Write Along in the museum. Gallery location TBD each week. Writing materials are provided or bring your own. No pre-registration required.
Q&A on Artist Residency Programs
Tuesday, September 24, 3:30 PM
Q&A on Artist Residency Programs featuring YAM’s Artistin-Residence, Krista Leigh Pasini, Writer-in-Residence, Anne Holub, and former YAM Artist-in-Residence Bently Spang.
Drop in for the weekly Write Along in the museum. Gallery location TBD each week. Writing materials are provided or bring your own. No pre-registration required.
Drop in for the weekly Write Along in the museum. Gallery location TBD each week. Writing materials are provided or bring your own. No pre-registration required.
December 2024
Write Along in the Museum
Wednesdays, December 4, 3:30 – 4:30 PM
Drop in for Anne’s final weekly Write Along in the museum. Gallery location TBD each week. Writing materials are provided or bring your own. No pre-registration required.
September 2024
First Friday — Score Four! Friday, September 6, 5 – 8 PM
Soulful Sunday — Press Sunday, September 8, 10 AM – 12 PM
A creative and mindful movement space for community, self, & soul.
Stuck On You — Importance of Listening, Speaking, & Group Discussion September 26 – 28, 6 PM
October 2024
First Friday — Free Refills Friday, October 4, 5 – 8 PM
Soulful Sunday — Reach Sunday, October 6, 10 AM – 12 PM
A creative and mindful movement space for community, self, & soul.
Stuck On You — Useless to Pursue a Diagnosis October 24 – 26, 6 PM
November 2024
First Friday — Stand By Friday, November 1, 5 – 8 PM
Soulful Sunday — Grasp Sunday, November 3, 10 AM – 12 PM
A creative and mindful movement space for community, self, & soul.
Stuck On You — I Need to Remember, I Can’t Forget November 21 – 23, 6 PM | November 24, 2 PM
December 2024
First Friday — Holding Pattern Friday, December 6, 5 – 8 PM
Soulful Sunday — Yield Sunday, December 8, 10 AM – 12 PM
A creative and mindful movement space for community, self, & soul.
Stuck On You — But I’m Still Laughing December 19 – 21, 6 PM
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Membership Events
Travel Opportunity: Charles M. Bair Family Museum, Martinsdale, MT
Friday, September 20
Exclusive to members at the $1,000 giving level and above.
Picnic lunch, museum tour, and transportation included.
$40 per person.
To RSVP by September 13, please contact Katie Bales, Membership Coordinator, at membership@artmuseum.org.
Member Appreciation Luncheon |
Monday, November 18
Join us on November 18, for a Member Appreciation Luncheon, exclusive to YAM Circle and Business members.
Swing by the museum for a bite to eat and drink, and have the opportunity to hear artists Gordon McConnell and Catherine Courtenaye in discussion about The Donna Forbes Collection.
Upcoming Membership Benefits
Masquerade Tickets | Saturday, October 26, 7 – 11 pm
Young Professionals Members receive an additional complimentary ticket with the purchase of one Masquerade ticket.
All Circle Members will receive early access to Masquerade ticket sales.
Director’s Circle and Lifetime Legacy Members will receive two complimentary tickets to Masquerade.
Part live art-making performance, part art-bazaar, part live auction, the YAM’s Second Annual Monster Drawing Rally is a fast-paced, lively fundraising event! During a Monster Drawing Rally artists create artworks from start-to-finish using their preferred quick-drying medium, within a 1-hour time limit all in front of a live audience, who can bid on the works once they are created. Monster Drawing Rally offers a rare and exciting opportunity to watch artists in action and a chance to take home their completed pieces for $50 each, all while supporting a good cause! The YAM’s Monster Drawing Rally benefits both the participating artists and the Yellowstone Art Museum and is an event for the whole family.
Sponsors: Bess Lovec, This House of Books, Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Saturday, October 26, 2024 | 7:30 – 11 PM
The most creative and awe-inspiring Halloween party in town, Masquerade at the Yellowstone Art Museum, will return for an unforgettable night of entertainment, dancing, and so much more! Guests will be wowed by live performers, mystical tarot readings, festive food and drinks, and a packed dancefloor. In celebration of the YAM’s 60th anniversary throughout 2024, this year’s theme is: Outta Sight Sixties! Groove back in time six decades as we get down to the funky sounds and far out vibes of ‘60s culture. The YAM invites guests to interpret the theme in any way that inspires their creativity. Guests should note that the theme is NOT required, but rather up for interpretation. We encourage attendees to let their creativity shine when considering their individual or group costumes by hosting the ultimate costume contest- and, yes, there will be prizes! Don’t forget that YAM members get early access and discounts on tickets to this sell- out event.
Sponsors: American Solutions for Business, Art House Cinema & Pub, City Brew Coffee
WinterFair arts & crafts show
First Friday and ArtWalk on December 6, 2023 | 11 AM – 8 PM
Mark your calendars — one day only! WinterFair will coincide with the annual Holiday Stroll and December ArtWalk in downtown Billings. Guests will enjoy holiday treats and musical performances while shopping for one-of-a-kind gifts from the region’s talented artisans. Vendors will showcase fine art, fiber work, artisan foods, body products, ceramics, and more. A bustling and festive event that always draws a crowd!
Sponsors: Linda Shelhamer & Stephen Haraden, Anonymous, Halcyon LaPoint & Gary Smith
Save the Dates
Opening on Friday, February 7, 2025 — The Night Live Auction & Gala on Saturday, March 8, 2025
The annual art auction is one of the YAM’s most treasured opportunities to spotlight celebrated regional artwork, introduce emerging artists, and inspire patrons at every stage of collecting. We invite you to be part of this diverse and exciting exhibition and the many events surrounding it. As the YAM’s largest fundraiser, the Art Auction raises crucial support for the exhibitions and educational programs that the Yellowstone Art Museum presents each year. Event details will be updated regularly.
The YAM is accepting artists submissions for Art Auction 57 until Sunday, November 3, 2024. Visit artmuseum.org or scan the QR Code to apply.
Sponsorships opportunities are still available. For Art Auction 57 sponsorship opportunities, please contact Precious McKenzie at development@artmuseum.org.
Endowment at the YAM
The Yellowstone Art Museum celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. We have much to celebrate, thanks to our community leaders, sponsors, members, guests, and staff. What was once a small arts center has grown into the region’s largest contemporary art museum. A place where creative expression, exchange, and education are valued, and all are welcome.
As we look to the next 60 years, the continued accessibility for all, the maintenance of the historic building, and the stewardship of the permanent collection, are critical to our growth. How do we continue to build for the future, so that the ones who come after us also experience all that a world-class museum has to offer? The answer is in growing the YAM’s Endowment Fund. A robust endowment ensures the future of the YAM, now and for years to come.
Options for Giving to the YAM Endowment
Give directly from your IRA
If you have an IRA and are at least 70½ years old, you may transfer money directly from your IRA to the YAM Endowment Fund.
Take Advantage of the Montana Endowment Tax Credit
You may receive a 40% tax credit for making an endowed gift to the YAM. This generous tax credit incentivizes Montanans to give so that nonprofits, like the YAM, can build a strong financial future.
Montana Business Owners
Your business, LLC, or corporation, can write a check for the YAM Endowment and receive a tax credit equal to 20% of the gift.
Ways to Contribute
For more information on planned giving, visit artmuseum.org/engage/planned-giving-gifts-to-endowment or scan the QR code. You can also fill out and mail the form on the next page. Please contact your financial advisor as well.
“I have enjoyed being a part of the museum family for so many years and look forward to many more in the future. As a Docent for more than 20 years, I cherish the friendships I have made, the children I have taught, and the opportunity to continue to learn about art and the YAM permanent art collection. The YAM offers so many opportunities for our community and makes Billings a better place to live. Some of my happiest memories have been made in this museum. What would our world be without the arts?!” —Linda Snider
“As both a public school educator who arranged many field trips to the museum and a YAM docent, I witnessed first hand the impact YAM has on youth—nurturing talent, encouraging creativity, honing observational and critical thinking skills, broadening horizons, and stimulating substantive dialogue. I loved being there for the “ah-hah” moments as kids engaged in art, and I am proud to support an institution that provides those opportunities.” —Patricia Burg
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Friday: Live Poetry Typing with Anne Holub and Score Four! with
Leigh Pasini, 5 – 8 PM
at the YAM: Schooled Creativity, 4 – 6
Artist Talk with Jodi Lightner, 5 PM reception, 5:30 PM artist talk
Studio 2nd Saturday: Sculpting Space, 10 AM – 12 PM
YAM Teens: Sculptural Abstraction, 3:30 – 5 PM
Adult Art Class: Art at the Montana Women’s Prison Panel at the Billings Public Library, 2 – 3 PM
Travel Opportunity: Charles M. Bair Family
Connections at the Art Museum, 10:30 AM – 12 PM
Adult Art Class: Rock Your Mocs Class 1, 10 AM – 1:30 PM
Adult Cooking Class: Exploring Iran, 10 AM – 1:30 PM
Q&A on Artist Residency Programs, 3:30 PM reception, 4 PM Q&A
Adult Art Class: Rock Your Mocs Class 3, 10 AM – 1:30 PM
Member Appreciation Luncheon with Gordon McConnell & Catherine Courtenaye. RSVP required.
YAM Teens: Open Studio, 3:30 – 5 PM
Preschool YAG
YAM Teens: Symphony of Form and Function, 3:30 – 5 PM
Performance by John Henry Haseltine, 5:30 – 6:30 PM
ArtWalk & First Friday: WinterFair at the YAM, 11 AM – 8 PM
FAM at the YAM: Giftable Games, 4 – 6 PM
Artist Talk with Elizabeth Stone & 60th Anniversary Celebration, 11 AM
Studio 2nd Saturday: Puppets on Parade, 10 AM – 12 PM
YAM Teens: Open Studio, 3:30 – 5 PM
Connections at the Art Museum, 10:30 AM – 12 PM
CHILDREN, FAMILIES,
& TEENS
Scan the QR code to visit the education page on YAM’s website or check Facebook for updates, registration info, and pricing. artmuseum.org/educate
STUDIO 2ND SATURDAY
Ages 5 – 12 | 10 AM – 12 PM
Members: $10 | Not-yet Members: $20 Register online, by calling 406.256.6804 x238 or email arteducator@artmuseum.org
Every Studio 2nd Saturday class includes touring the galleries and creating art that is connected to current exhibitions.
September 14 | Sculpting Space
Explore space and structure while you construct a sculpture like artist Mark Earnhart in the exhibition Suspended Intervals.
October 12 | Building What’s Between
Use layers of ink to create your own in-between space inspired by the work of artist Jodi Lightner in the exhibition Suspended Intervals.
November 9 | Reimagined Memories
Create a mixed media collage using your favorite memories inspired by the installation I Remember by permanent collection artist Elizabeth Stone.
December 14 | Puppets on Parade Lights! Camera! Action! Bring your own puppet to life based on the work of artist John Henry Haseltine in his exhibition The Mountain Clown and Other Foul Animals.
FAM AT THE YAM
All ages welcome | 4 – 6 PM at the YAM Free! No advanced registration required. FAM at the YAM is for every type of family. Bring yourself, children, friends, grandparents, and more. Create art together with a professional artist and learn about their process. It’s a great way to kick off your First Friday evening.
September 6 | Schooled Creativity
Start the school year off right and join us to create a work of art inspired by the Suspended Intervals exhibition.
October 4 | Join us for Monster Drawing Rally!
The YAM will hold it’s 2nd Annual Monster Drawing Rally on October 4 from 5 – 8 PM.
November 1 | Day of the Dead Celebration
Come create art throughout the museum inspired by the celebration of the Day of the Dead. Make art, listen to live music, and enjoy food in an event for the whole family!
December 6 | Giftable Games
Make a giftable game out of clay for the Holiday Season. Sculpt your game individually or work together to make a gift for the whole family.
YAM TEENS
Ages 13 – 18 | 3:30 – 5 PM | Free & registration not required. Every 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month
Make art, meet artists, build community, and explore endless possibilities. Join us as we dive into the YAM’s exhibitions, learn new techniques, and discover your artistic voice Questions? Email Angel at arteducator@artmuseum.org.
September 4 | NO
TEENS
September 18 | Sculptural Abstraction
Utilize paper and creativity to build an artwork inspired by sculptural pieces throughout the museum.
October 2 | Inside Negative Space
Draw, paint, and layer 2D materials to create a work of art influenced by artist Jodi Lightner in the exhibition Suspended Intervals.
October 16 | John Henry Haseltine Dress Rehearsal
Join us for a special YAM Teens to spotlight John Henry Haseltine as he shares his performative art and process.
November 6 | Not Just Finger Puppets
Craft your own character puppet inspired by the process of artist John Henry Haseltine and his artwork in The Mountain Clown and Other Foul Animals
November 20 | Open Studio
Create in our fully stocked education studio.
December 4 | Symphony of Form and Function
Slab, coil, and score your way through building a ceramic work of art.
December 18 | Open Studio
Create in our fully stocked education studio.
YOUNG ARTISTS’ GALLERY
Hardin Middle School
Saturday, August 17 – Sunday, October 6, 2024
Shepherd High School
Saturday, October 12 – Sunday, November 17, 2024
Reception on Thursday, November 14, from 5 – 7 PM
Head Start Preschool
Saturday, November 23, 2024 – Sunday, January 5, 2025
Reception TBD
CONNECTIONS AT THE ART MUSEUM
with the Montana Chapter of the Every 3rd Friday | September 20 | October 18 | November 15 | December 20, 2024 from 10:30 AM – 12 PM No cost to participate. Registration in advance is required. Call 800.272.3900 or email montana@alz.org to register. This monthly program promotes connection and companionship for individuals living with early-stage cognitive impairment and their care partners through art. Join us to view, discuss, and create art with trained docents and volunteers.
ADULT ART & COOKING CLASSES
For more information scan the QR code or visit artmuseum.org/educate/adult-education. Please email our Adult Education Coordinator, Marilu Metherell, at Adulted@artmuseum.org with any questions. Register online or call the front desk at 406.256.6804. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. YAM Museum Members receive 20% off all adult education courses.
Art CLASSES
YAM adult art classes are designed for everyone from beginners to artists who want to hone their skills. Every class is taught by a professional artist who is eager to share their creative process and techniques. These museum-based classes are perfect for lifelong learners and creative members of our community. All adult art classes are available for OPI credits.
Life Rings Workshop with Georgia Roswell (In partnership with the Billings Weavers Guild)
Session 1: Friday, October 11 | 1 – 4:30 PM
Session 2: Saturday, October 12 | 10 AM – 3:30 PM
Cost: $90 (No Membership discount for this class.)
The Life Rings Project is about making art that tells a story. Stories that spring from the textiles used to make art. The circular shape of Life Rings art is based on the growth rings of trees. Each concentric ring represents a year in the life of the tree. The rings tell the story of what the tree’s life was like. Workshop students are asked to bring in textiles with personal significance or textiles that they assign meaning to. The session starts with photographically documenting each students’ textiles. Then the fun begins as textiles are cut into strips and wound into a circular motif. The final step is for each student to connect the visual story of their ring to a short, written passage. Through the process of documentation, deconstruction, reconstruction and the written word, the Life Rings Project offers people of all ages and life experiences a unique visual way to tell their personal story.
Rock Your Mocs
Saturdays, September 21, October 19, & November 16
10 AM – 1:30 PM
Cost: $120 (Partial scholarships are available.)
Join Crow Nation artist Lucy Real Bird for an incredible 3-day class of beading and moccasin making in preparation for this November’s Rock Your Mocs celebration. In honor of National Native American Heritage month, the YAM
invites you to design and create your very own pair of moccasins to wear for Rock Your Mocs, a worldwide Native American & Indigenous Peoples virtual unity event held annually. This class is for beginning beaders and experts alike. This series will take you from designing your moccasin, to beading, to the creation of the moccasin in November. All supplies are included.
Compelled to Create: Art at the Montana Women’s Prison Panel at the Billings Public Library
Thursday, September 19 | 2 – 3 PM
Join us at the Billings Public Library to learn more about the YAM’s Montana Women’s Prison Art Education Program and the importance and healing aspects of creating art. Marilu Metherell, the YAM’s adult education coordinator, will lead the panel and artists, John Kennedy (Executive Director of the Billings Arts Association) and Beth Korth (Arts Education and Visitor Center Manager at Tippet Rise Arts Center) along with Suzanne Moran (The prison’s Activities Coordinator) will discuss their experiences teaching and and working in the prison.
Copyist Program: Exploring the Art of Isabelle Johnson
Saturday, November 2 in the VAULT | 10 AM – 4 PM
The copyist program offers artists the opportunity to study and try to replicate works of art directly within the museum’s galleries. This program will allow local artists to set up their easels and work with their chosen media, whether it be drawing, painting, or sculpture, to create their own interpretations of original artworks. The goal is to encourage technical study, enhanced observation, and purposeful engagement between the art, the artist, and interested museum visitors. Participants will apply and will be required to follow specific guidelines and rules set by the venue.
Saturday Cooking CLASSES
10:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Price: $64 members, $80 not-yet-members
September 21 | Exploring Iran
Exotic Persian delights!
November 2 | Tamales A Latin holiday tradition.
January 18 | A Scandinavian Winter
The sea, the forest, and the earth, a look at the Nordic cuisine culinary movement.
THURSDAY EVENING Cooking CLASSES
5:30 – 7:30 PM
Price: $52 members, $65 not-yet-members
October 17 | Italian Antipasti
Delightful small bites just in time for the holidays.
February 13 | Foods of Love
Celebrating Culinary symbols of hospitality, kindness, love, and life.
YOGA @ THE YAM
Every Wednesday from 10:30 – 11:30 AM
Drop in anytime! Members: $10 |Not-Yet-Members: $15
YAM member $50 for a six-class series
Not-Yet-Members $75 for a six-class series
Join us every Wednesday in the Murdock Gallery. Yoga instructor — and YAM member! — Sarah Brown will lead these sessions and welcomes ALL levels. Bring your own mat.
$1,000,000+
THANK YOU CONTRIBUTORS
We would like to give our sincerest thanks to all members, donors, and sponsors who contributed $125 and above. This cumulative list reflects gifts to the YAM given through July 19, 2024, including Art Auction donations and purchases.
Deborah Anspach & John Hanson
$200,00+
Art Bridges
Yellowstone County
$100,00 – 199,999
Jennifer & Steve Corning
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$50,000 – 99,999
Anonymous Lornel Baker
$24,999 – 49,999
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Charitable Foundation
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Roy Yakulic
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Tippet Rise Fund of the Sidney E. Frank Foundation
Jeanne & Charlie Widdicombe
$5,000 – 9,999
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Rent the YAM!
The The Yellowstone Art Museum’s spacious Promenade and Great Hall, along with its ever-changing art exhibitions, offer a beautiful setting for your private events including: weddings, receptions, business meetings, seminars, and other special occasions.
Members at the $500 and above level receive a discount on facility rentals. Rental availability is limited, so get in contact soon to reserve your event space.
Scan the QR code or contact Tatum Walker, Rental Coordinator at 406.256.6804 x236 or rentals@artmuseum.org to inquire about a rental space.
The Yellowstone Art Museum exhibits, interprets, collects, and preserves art, for the enrichment, education, inspiration, and enjoyment of all.
We are funded in part by coal severance taxes paid based upon coal mined in Montana and deposited in Montana’s cultural and aesthetic projects trust fund.
