Triptych Magazine | Winter 2022 by Yellowstone Art Museum

J A N • F E B • M A R • A P R 2022

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NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS 3 – 5 UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS 6 ONGOING EXHIBITIONS 7 – 9 ART AUCTION 54 10 – 11 PROGRAMMING CALENDAR 12 – 13 ART EDUCATION 14 – 16 UPCOMING IN 2022 17 THANK YOU 18 – 19

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Artmuseum.org/about/triptych The Official Members’ Magazine of the YAM © Yellowstone Art Museum, 2022 All rights reserved. Cover Art: Judd Thompson, Winter’s Pass, 2021, mixed media on canvas, 60 x 48 inches, Yellowstone Art Auction 54.

From the BOARD PRESIDENT

CHANGE IS INEVITABLE. GROWTH IS INTENTIONAL. — Glenda Cloud Truer words were never spoken as the Yellowstone Art Museum looks to the future with new spirit, new leadership, and new energy. This introduction to Triptych as YAM’s Board President is my invitation to you to join us as we move ahead, out of the shadow of Covid-19, and into a re-invigorated journey of possibilities under the leadership of Jessica Ruhle, YAM’s new Executive Director, who will be joining us in January 2022. Like so many museums across the nation, YAM was buffeted by adverse financial challenges engendered by the pandemic, but, thanks in large measure to the steadfast commitment of our members and community supporters, we were never bowed. Echoing Ms. Cloud’s words above, YAM will be very intentional in envisioning its future growth. We will continue with favorite annual events like Art Auction, Summerfair, and Summer Art Academy, although these may look somewhat different as we continue to adapt to new ways of reimagining these events to expand their reach and relevance in our city, and the larger region beyond. However, YAM will not stop there. We intend to continue to explore avenues of growth and possibility, mindful that YAM is a living institution and a leader in Billings’ cultural community. The museum wants to thank the Board of Trustees, Search Committee, and Transition Team for helping with the search and selection of our new Executive Director. Most of all, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, I want to acknowledge the dedication of our current staff and their unwavering commitment to the mission of the YAM during this transition period and to you, its supporters. It is not an exaggeration to say YAM would not be as well-positioned as it is to take off on its new journey without each and everyone of them. They did the hard work, unstintingly, during our progress of the past few months and as a community, we owe them a huge debt of gratitude. So, YAM moves onward and upward into the new year. Come along with us for the ride, and may 2022 inspire us all to be the very best we can be, individually and collectively.

Deborah Anspach President, YAM Board of Trustees

YAM’S NEW LEADER READY TO ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY & ARTISTS Jessica Kay Ruhle, education director at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University in North Carolina, will be the new Executive Director at the Yellowstone Art Museum.

Search Committee member Larry Martin, who has long been associated with the YAM as a Board member, said Ruhle will bring energy, organizational skills and ideas to the museum.

The YAM Search Committee selected Ruhle (pronounced ruh-lee) based on her innovation and her leadership skills. Ruhle takes over her new position in early 2022 following the departure of former Executive Director Bryan Knicely in August. Ruhle will be in Billings, starting Jan. 26.

“Most importantly was her demonstrated abilities to engage meaningfully with others, including Board members, museum staff members, and members of the community,” Martin said. Ruhle said she would like to discuss with staff, including acting curator and registrar Lisa Ranallo, ways to bring more people to the Visible Vault. The possibilities are exciting, she said.

Ruhle said she considers herself a forwardthinking leader always “working on new and innovative partnerships that can amplify the role of museums.” “I’m really excited to come into this position as a life-long educator,” Ruhle said in a recent interview. “Having been an educator, the focus is so much about building relationships and engaging audiences, inviting people in the museum space.” The Chairman of the Search Committee Matt Stroud said Ruhle will bring strong vision and leadership to the YAM. “Jessica is a true professional that we believe has the experience, background, and leadership skills to lead the YAM into the future,” Stroud said. “We also believe Jessica has a unique way of listening, observing, and leading that will bring everyone together.” Ruhle said she applied for the position because of the YAM’s focus on contemporary art, which is a passion of hers. She was also impressed with the programs in place and the community engagement she saw when she visited Billings in November and met with the Board, staff, and some cultural leaders. Two aspects of the art museum that most impressed her were the Visible Vault and the YAM’s Permanent Collection.

“I was also thinking about the Artist Residency as a key feature at the YAM. It gives time and space for artists to engage with visitors.” Two programs she is most proud of starting at the Nasher Museum are Reflections, a program for people with dementia and their care partners, and Nasher Teens, an interdisciplinary program for Durham-area teens. Ruhle grew up in Florida and has worked in North Carolina since 2005. She loves to explore new places and last year took an extended trip to visit national parks in Utah. Ruhle looks forward to embracing the Montana outdoors along with her rescue dog Wilkes Marie, named for a favorite county in North Carolina. “I’m excited about Montana and the arts community there. I am looking forward to reconnecting with friends and colleagues who are artists and arts professionals based in Montana, as well as building relationships with more artists throughout the state. Plus, I absolutely love getting outside and am eager to experience the beauty of the region.”

“It’s so rare to make behind-the-scenes spaces accessible in the way that the YAM has,” Ruhle said. “It’s not only storage, but I think it is absolutely one of the best features at the museum.”

Photo by J. Caldwell, Nasher Museum

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LONG-TIME EDUCATOR, ARTS FACILITATOR SALLY MCINTOSH REFLECTS ON HER COLORFUL CAREER The year was 1964 and Sally McIntosh was in her freshman year at the University of Montana. The Yellowstone Art Center (now the Yellowstone Art Museum) had just opened and McIntosh couldn’t wait to get back to Billings to see this new art institution that focused on contemporary art. Over Christmas break, she finally got to explore this special new place in downtown Billings. In a recent interview, McIntosh said it was so fitting for her to finish out her career as the Adult Program Coordinator at the Yellowstone Art Museum, a position that allowed her to put together art programs taught by regional artists at the Montana Women’s Prison and organize art classes for adults. McIntosh retired from her position in July 2021. “I always come to the YAM to be inspired and I was so grateful to work my last five years at the museum. It was such a gift and it meant so much to me.” That deep connection to the Billings community and to the artists of the region has driven much of McIntosh’s life and career. McIntosh said she never considered herself an artist, yet she has spent five decades teaching, serving as a cultural leader across Montana, and becoming a link to iconic artists like Isabelle Johnson, Bill Stockton, and Gennie and Bob DeWeese. McIntosh’s daughter, Morgan, once suggested that her mom call herself an arts facilitator. “That felt like the perfect title for her, McIntosh said.” In 1972 McIntosh and her husband moved to Spring Creek outside Absarokee to raise sheep and were neighbors to one of Montana’s

Sally McIntosh with her children in Paris

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most important modernist artists, Isabelle Johnson, and her sisters. McIntosh also commuted to Billings to serve as educational curator at the Western Heritage Center and later worked as a kindergarten teacher in Absarokee. Through her connection to Isabelle Johnson, McIntosh met another important modernist artist Bill Stockton. “Because these Montana modernists all wanted to stay connected, they would come and stay at each other’s houses for a weekend. Bill Stockton and his wife were also sheep ranchers at Grass Range,” McIntosh said. McIntosh and Isabelle Johnson worked together, under the direction of the Stillwater Historical Society, to research and develop signage to identify where the Bozeman Trail came through Absarokee. McIntosh originally attended the University of Montana to become a teacher and had started graduate school in counseling when she took a teaching position in Long Island in the late 1960s. As part of that position, McIntosh assisted a Syracuse University art history professor in what she described as a “life changing” experience visiting many of the major art museums in Western Europe. McIntosh pursued graduate work in medieval studies at San Francisco State from 1971 to 1972. When her father died, she returned to Billings during the summers to be with her mom, and ended up moving back to Billings in 1972. The Billings community has always been an integral part of McIntosh’s life.

Sally McIntosh and Bill Stockton

Allison O’Donnell, who co-owns Toucan Art Gallery, said “McIntosh always has that teaching spirit.” “Sally is just so giving. She is generally so interested in what’s going on with people. She was always such a nurturing ArtWalk leader.” Billings artist and former YAM curator Gordon McConnell said McIntosh is one of the luminaries whose influence on the Montana cultural scene is incalculable. McConnell said he still has shopping bags from McIntosh Art Company, which McIntosh owned and operated from 1989 to 2007. “She catered to educators, students, children, plein-air painters, watercolorists, figurative sculptors — the whole spectrum of factions and aesthetics — she was a friend to all,” McConnell said. McIntosh served as the coordinator of ArtWalk Downtown Billings from 2006 to 2014. In that role, she helped ArtWalk grow and always welcomed new businesses and art galleries into the fold. Starting with her very first teaching position in the summer of 1968 when she was a teaching assistant at Head Start in Billings, McIntosh has gently encouraged students of all ages. McIntosh is known for taking young people under her wing and guiding them and connecting them to art and community. For many years, McIntosh offered art classes at McIntosh Art Company, her downtown gallery and shop.

From all of us at the YAM, we thank you Sally!

Sally McIntosh as a University of Montana freshman

We don’t think of our lives with one photo. It’s thousands of photos overlapping. And we tend to remember photos rather than the actual moments. We remember our lives, then, with metaphors. Art is the ultimate metaphor - the thousands of photos, melodies, lines of poetry, sections of paintings, which come together to create a life. Without art, we’re back to one photo. What YAM provides is a bridge to our memories in the past, and to our imaginations in the future. — Cathy & Peter Halstead For more information about the Lifetime Legacy Society, Planned Giving, or Gifts to the YAM Endowment Fund, please contact the Advancement Director at 406.256.6804 or email development@artmuseum.org.

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Companion Species

March 17 – June 19, 2022 // Montana Gallery Sponsors: Art Bridges Marie Watt’s Companion Species (Speech Bubble) serves as the central installation around which works from a diverse group of artists from multiple times and in various media celebrate the web of relationships among humans, animals, and nature. Marie Watt (Seneca) embraces community and connectedness in her monumental textile, Companion Species (Speech Bubble). The uniquely stitched words reflect the hands of the many contributors to her sewing circles; words such as we, mother, and ancestor, are not used solely to indicate family relationships, but to extend to all humans, and in Iroquois teaching, to animals and land as well. This exhibition places artwork from Native and non-Native artists in dialogue with Watt’s work to examine these connections. Companion Species is organized into three thematic sections: Section 1: Relationships: Native and non-Native artists across time have depicted animals, used animal materials, and reinforced the value of relationships between various species, in their artworks. The boundaries between humans, animals, and the land are often blurred. In our human relationships, we sometimes look to animals to model reciprocity and understanding.

Zia Pueblo artist, Zia Pueblo Jar, ca. 1910–1920, Clay, 15.25 x 17 in., Museum of Native American History

Section 2: Storytelling: Storytelling helps humans make sense of the world and build lasting, and often collective memories. Artists use stories as inspiration for artmaking and visual storytelling, sometimes to convey moral or personal lessons. Humans may understand or relate better to stories where animals and nature represent more abstract concepts. Section 3: Community: The definition of community expands beyond a group of people to include animals, plants, and the land. Artists depict and embrace collective activities, such as sewing circles, dancing, or hunting, to reinforce that we are all connected and related. New communities are formed when cross-cultural understanding is fostered. Companion Species and its national tour is organized by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, and Art Bridges Foundation, in collaboration with the Museum of Native American History. Support for the national tour of Companion Species is provided by

Marie Watt (b.1967), Companion Species (Speech Bubble), 2019, reclaimed wool blankets, embroidery floss and thread, 136 5/8 in. x 198 ½ in. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2019.30.

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Pop Power from Warhol to Koons: Masterworks from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation October 14, 2021 – January 16, 2022 // Montana Gallery

Sponsors: Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation, Gareld Krieg, First Interstate Bank POP Power focuses on leaders from both Pop (Warhol, Lichtenstein, and Rosenquist) and Neo-Pop (Koons, Hirst, and the Japanese master of the Superflat style, Murakami), presenting several works by these artists from different moments in their careers and thus allowing a glimpse at their individual evolution. The exhibition features other artists as well who are either less well known or might hold looser associations with the Pop and Neo-Pop realms. For instance, Robert Indiana’s single work in the exhibition, the monumental LOVE tapestry, represents one of the most iconic compositions in the history of Pop art, yet Indiana himself held reservations about being labeled as a Pop artist. In the contemporary realm, Donald Sultan’s brand of Neo-Pop comprises individual technical expression that sometimes moves his art toward a subtle Neo-Expressionist feel. Keith Haring, who helped popularize graffiti art through his exuberant visual language, represents a singular transitional figure; though he is generationally situated with the Neo-Pop artists, he met and was mentored by a still active Warhol in the 1980s, before dying at the young age of thirty-one from AIDS. Finally, we should note the two sole female artists in the exhibition, Niki de Saint Phalle and Coosje van Bruggen. Van Bruggen created many collaborations with her husband, Oldenburg, one of which is included in the show (the sculpture Profiterole). POP Power includes a lithograph by Saint Phalle from the Schnitzer Family Foundation, which has been supplemented in the introductory space of the exhibition by three of the artist’s inflatables in the collection of the Taubman Museum of Art. Notably, the relatively small number of works by women underlines how cultural norms caused Pop (as well as most twentieth-century artistic movements, and then Neo-Pop, too) to be dominated by male artists and critics. Combining the work of these different generations in one exhibition fosters a greater appreciation of the strategies, techniques, and approaches common to both, as well as the sometimes subtle differences between them. For example, Lichtenstein’s hallmark Pop style derived from comic strips holds analogies both with Julian Opie’s characteristic simplifications produced by computer-software manipulation of photographs, and with Murakami’s Superflat aesthetic associated with Japanese manga and anime. More specifically, a work like Warhol’s ghostly screenprint of Marilyn Monroe in reversed black-and-white, created about 1978, takes on enhanced meaning next to Hirst’s photogravure etching of a bejeweled skull from thirty years later, Memento: Victory over Death.

Keith Haring (American 1958–1990); Pop Shop V; 1989; Silkscreen; edition 153/200; 13 ½ x 16 ½ inches; Collection of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation; © Keith Haring Foundation

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I Refuse to Be Invisible

July 15, 2021 – July 24, 2022 // Mildred Sandall Scott Galleries Sponsors: Art Bridges, Humanities Montana The premise of I Refuse to be Invisible is to present artworks that speak to the theme and experience of invisibility through the lenses of Black and Native American artists. The YAM is honored to exhibit three works by nationally recognized artists in the first Scott gallery: Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Glenn Ligon, and Kerry James Marshall. I Refuse to Be Invisible continues into the next gallery with work by contemporary Native American artists, selected by guest curators Dr. Mara Pierce and Michael Largo, from the permanent collections of the Yellowstone Art Museum and the Missoula Art Museum. As a means of elevating the artist’s voice, QR codes are printed on text labels throughout the exhibition, allowing visitors to listen to artists discuss the subject of invisibility and its relevance to their work.

Njideka Akunyili Crosby; I Refuse to Be Invisible, 2010; Ink, charcoal, and transfer paper; 117 3/4 x 82 inches; Art Bridges

Excerpt from essay written by Bently Spang

Ernie Pepion; Wounded Grand Marshall; 1988; Oil on canvas; 50 x 65 inches; Yellowstone Art Museum purchase funded by John Buck & Deborah Butterfield and Miriam Sample

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Women by Will

Ongoing // Mildred Sandall Scott Galleries Sponsors: Karen Ferguson, The Will James Society, The Lloyd Shelhamer Memorial Endowment Conservation provided by: The Susan Scott Heyneman Foundation, Ted Waddell & Lynn Campion, Charles Nightengale, The Montana History Foundation Drawn from the Yellowstone Art Museum’s extensive permanent collection of Will James’ work, Women by Will features drawings, first edition books, and memorabilia depicting women and girls by Joseph Ernest Nephtali Dufault (1892 – 1942), a.k.a. Will James. More than 30 never-before-exhibited drawings depict cowgirls and rugged frontier women shooting rifles, riding broncs, posing on log fences, and strolling down city streets by the celebrated author and cowboy artist. These drawings, like all of James’ work, combine Western myth with the artist’s personal experience. Will’s male characters are often based on his own likeness: high cheekbones, square jaw, and prominent nose. Many of the women are based on his wife Alice. They met when she was 15 and married one year later, in 1920. Alice was smitten. She gently prodded him to go to art school, to write down his stories, and devote himself to making art. The original drawings from the 1932 book, Uncle Bill: A Tale of Two Kids and a Cowboy, follow the young wannabe cowgirl and boy, Scootie and Kip, as they learn to saddle, rope, and ride. Illustrations from the 1928 book Sand show a female rider steer her horse into a charging bull to protect a man on the ground. Others depict domestic scenes on the ranch: a woman in an apron and heels curries a horse, Alice and Bill watch a new foal take its first wobbly steps, and a cowgirl leans against a log fence modeling her fanciest western attire. Generous exhibition sponsors have enabled the YAM to photograph, catalog, and frame all of the work in the exhibition. Most of the work has never before been shown by the YAM.

Will James; Untitled; 1920; Graphite on paper; 22 1/2 x 16 3/4 inches; Yellowstone Art Museum Permanent Collection; Gift of Virginia Snook (VS1999.28).

A Russell Chatham Day

Ongoing // M.J. Murdock Gallery Russell Chatham was a local legend in Livingston, MT, who found himself inspired by the area’s landscape, especially rainy mornings and hazy sunsets. These scenes became locally known as “Russell Chatham Days,” when the horizon line disappeared, and the sky and land become one ethereal plane. His work grew in popularity as he began making fine art prints, eventually becoming one of the world’s leading lithographers. The Missouri Headwaters series (Featured in this exhibition) was conceived by Chatham in 1985 as a way to expand upon his newly-acquired printing skills. The twelve lithographs portray the confluence of the Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin rivers at Three Forks, Montana, and roughly 10,000 square miles of the Missouri. According to Chatham, “Each print is designed to make a statement. Each month can more or less be distilled into a feeling or mood composed of what actually is at the moment, what has just passed, and what is to come.”

Russell Chatham; Missouri Headwaters Series — May; 1987; Stone lithograph; Gift of the artist (1987.19)

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The Yellowstone Art Museum is excited to bring our visitors and followers the 54th Yellowstone Art Auction. Not only an exhibition of beloved local and regional artists, the annual Art Auction raises crucial support for the exhibitions and educational programs that the Yellowstone Art Museum presents to the community year-round! Again this year, bidding will be online and accessible to all wishing to participate right here on our website. The exhibition will be on display in the YAM’s galleries beginning Friday, January 28, 2022, with an opening reception that evening, and culminate Saturday, March 5, 2022 with a closing reception. There will be a separate event in April instead of the live auction gala. We will update the website with ticketing and artwork information as well as the Yellowstone Art Museum Facebook page so make sure you’re following!

Exhibition + all bidding open to the public January 28 through March 5, 2022 $20 access to online bidding + entry to Opening & Closing receptions! Art Auction 54 Catalogues will be available at the Museum January 28

January 28 Opening reception, live music, quick finish, cocktails and bites Online bidding opens for all works

March 5 Closing reception brunch, last day to bid and to see the works in person Artwork pick up and shipping the following day — Sunday, March 6.

April 23 An evening at the Yellowstone Art Museum Chef’s dinner, immersive experience, auction, live music, cocktails

Stay up to date and get your tickets by visiting artmuseum.org/engage/yellowstone-art-auction or scan the QR code: For the safety of all our patrons and employees, the YAM is requiring visitors to wear face coverings when inside the Museum.

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Gregory Wilhelmi, Let There Be Light, 2021, Oil on canvas, 30 x 30 inches.

Carlin Bear Don’t Walk, Amor O Plomo (Love or Lead), 2021, Oil On Canvas, 43 x 33 inches.

Georgia Rowswell, Hot Yellowstone #12, 2017, Fiber, 36 X 26 inches.

Fay Golson, Mountain Madness, 2020, oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches

Gordon McConnell, Ballet of Inadvertence, 2015, acrylic on canvas, 20 x 16 inches. Todd Forsgren, Supernovas from Mix CDs: Documentation of the Obliteration o, 2016, Silver Gelatin Prints, 17 x 17 nches

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Gallery Conversations: Japanese Neo-Pop: Consumption, Parody & the Aesthetic of ”Nonsense,” 6 p.m. First Friday, 5 – 8 p.m.

Art & a Story, 10:15 a.m. on Facebook & Instagram Studio 2nd Saturday: Set the Scene, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Last day for Billings School District 7th & 8th Grade YAG exhibition Adult Cooking Class: Healthy Cooking, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Billings School District 5th Grade YAG Exhibition Opens Adult Art Class: Serial Drawing Techniques, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Last day for Pop Power

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Adult Cooking Class: Easy Chocolates, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

First Friday, 5 – 8 p.m.

Fam at the YAM, 4 – 6 p.m. Adult Art Class (3-part series): Making Your Mark, 12 – 4 p.m. Studio 2nd Saturday: Fancy Fabric Frenzy, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Art & a Story, 10:15 a.m. on Facebook & Instagram Connections at the Art Museum, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Adult Art Class (3-part series): Making Your Mark, 12 – 4 p.m. Last day for Billings School District 5th Grade YAG exhibition Head Start Explorers Academy YAG Exhibition Opens Adult Art Class (3-part series): Making Your Mark, 12 – 4 p.m.. Adult Cooking Class: Mediterranean Cuisine I, 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

FALL 2021 New landscaping was planted at YAM’s front entrance.

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Guests got a start on holiday shopping during YAM’s Maker’s Market.

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Last day for Yellowstone Art Auction 54 Art & a Story, 10:15 a.m. on Facebook & Instagram

Studio 2nd Saturday: Leaving a Mark, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Adult Cooking Class: Favorite Bakes, 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

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Connections at the Art Museum, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Adult Cooking Class: Breads of the World I, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

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First Friday, 5 – 8 p.m.

Fam at the YAM, 4 – 6 p.m.

Last day for Head Start Explorers Academy YAG exhibition Art & a Story, 10:15 a.m. on Facebook & Instagram Studio 2nd Saturday: Animals in Unusual Places, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Connections at the Art Museum, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Adult Art Class: Intermediate Oil Painting, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Adult Cooking Class: Let’s Tour Asia Again, 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Due to COVID-19, all dates are subject to change. Please check artmuseum.org and the YAM Facebookpage for cancellations, postponements, or transitions to online events.

Jordan D. Schnitzer stopped by the YAM with a group from Portland, OR.

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Guests enjoying Pop Power from Warhol to Koons.

The Billings Cultural Partners enjoy a talk by YAM’s registrar, Lisa Ranallo.

Gallery Closed

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EDUCATION

SAFETY. The YAM is committed to a safe and healthy environment for enjoying and creating art. Our safety protocols are subject to change based on CDC guidelines and the circumstances in the community. Programming will shift from in-person to online as needed. Check Facebook or give us a call for current information. Masks are a must at all children and adult art classes. This is to protect everyone’s health and safety. Social distancing rules apply. All education classes are smaller. Art lessons will be outdoors when possible. Additional cleaning will take place throughout the day.

CHILDREN, FAMILIES, & TEENS Check Facebook and our website for updated info and pricing.

Studio 2nd Saturday

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Free! No advanced registration required.

Ages 5 – 12 | 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Every Studio 2nd Saturday class includes touring the galleries and creating art that is connected to current exhibitions.

January 8 | Set the Scene

Be the Star of your own collage. Create artwork inspired by Wendy Red Star’s Four Seasons Series.

February 12 | Fancy Fabric Frenzy

Use fabric, felt and more to create a tapestry based on Snake Dance by Molly Murphy Adams.

March 12 | Leaving a Mark

Guest artist and curator Dr. Mara Pierce will be teaching a special print-making art lesson at the YAM based on the I Refuse to be Invisible exhibition.

April 9 | Animals in Unusual Places

Create a clay animal sculpture and then give it a story. Inspired by the work in the Companion Species exhibition.

All ages welcome | 4 – 6 p.m. at the YAM 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.

February 4

Discover the artwork in Art Auction 54 and explore the artistic process of a local artist.

March 4

Explore typography and create a work of art using words inspired by Glen Liegon’s I Am Somebody.

April 1

Coupled with the Biodiversity and Traditions interactive talk, we will be creating art in the studio inspired but the topics of the evening and the art in the Companion Species exhibition.

Art & a Story

Children ages 5 and under with their families Every 2nd Saturday at 10:15 a.m. on Instagram & Facebook Free! No advanced registration required.

Art & a Story is for families with children up to 5 years of age. Get comfortable in front of a very large piece of art for a story. Every month, we feature a different book and art. It is a quick, friendly time to get excited about art, reading, and the YAM.

January 8 | February 12 | March 12 | April 9

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YOUNG ARTISTS’ GALLERY Exhibitions

Billings School District 7th & 8th Grade Saturday, December 4 – Sunday, January 9 Billings School District 5th Grade Saturday, January 15 – Sunday, February 20 Head Start Explorers Academy Saturday, February 26 – Sunday, April 3

CONNECTIONS AT THE ART MUSEUM with the Montana Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association Every 3rd Friday | 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

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 memory loss and their care partners through art. Join us to view, discuss, and create art with trained docents and volunteers.

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ADULT ART CLASSES ADULT COOKING CLASSES For more information and to register visit artmuseum.org/education/ adult-education/cooking. Please email Carrie Goe Nettleton our Museum Art Educator at outreach@artmuseum.org with any questions or call the front desk at 406.256.6804 to register.

Serial Drawing Techniques with Gerald Kindsfather Saturday, January 15 | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Members: $60 | Not-yet Member: $85 | Supplies: $20 “Sometimes you set out to spend whatever time is necessary to make a drawing perfect, but it results in a piece that is tight and overworked. You can seek perfection yet achieve spontaneity and freshness by using serial techniques which involve repeated drawings of the same pose to learn positioning and proportion.” Immerse yourself in this process of repetitive serial drawing. Gerald Kindsfather has been teaching drawing on the college and adult education level since the 1980s.

3-part series in conjunction with I Refuse to Be Invisible Making Your Mark with Bently Spang Saturdays, February 5, 19, & 26 | 12 – 4 p.m.

Members: $80 | Not-yet Member: $110 Explore the concept of mark-making, through drawing techniques and materials including pencil, charcoal and oil pastel. Each class in this three-part series will consist of brief lectures by the artist, discussion in the gallery, drawing demonstrations, and hands-on instruction in drawing. Bently Spang is an independent multidisciplinary artist, educator, writer, curator, and an enrolled member of the Tsitsistas/ Suhtai Nation (a.k.a. Northern Cheyenne), who works in mixed media sculpture, video, performance, photography, installation and drawing. This series is generously supported by Humanities Montana and Art Bridges.

For more information and to register visit artmuseum.org/education/ adult-education/cooking. Please email Carrie Goe Nettleton our Museum Art Educator at outreach@artmuseum.org with any questions or call the front desk at 406.256.6804 to register.

SATURDAY CLASSES

10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Price: $55 members, $65 not-yet-members February 26 | Mediterranean Cuisine I

Explore the flavors of Greece, Spain, Turkey and more.

March 12 | Favorite Bakes

Bring sweet and savory delights from our oven to yours.

April 16 | Let’s Tour Asia Again

A second sampling of Asian flavors from our two-part series exploring the spices of Thailand, China, Japan and more.

THURSDAY EVENING CLASSES

5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Price: $45 members, $55 not-yet-members January 13 | Healthy Cooking

Discover simple flavorful dishes that you can look forward to eating.

February 3 | Easy Chocolates

Sample fun and delicious chocolates recipes.

Intermediate Oil Painting with Robert Tompkins Saturday, April 16 | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Members: $60 | Not-yet Member: $85 This is your chance to be immersed in demonstration of essential concepts in painting as well as supervised practice. Learn how to locate images on canvas or panel, recognize abstract shapes, and assess value and color in a painting. You will mix color and recognize value, edges, and complementary colors. Robert Tompkins is an impressionist oil painter, whose works bridge abstraction and realism. His subjects include landscapes, florals, and figurative work. Suggested supply list will be provided after registration.

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March 31 | Breads of the World I

Join us for an adventure in global bread making plus what you can serve with it.

UPCOMING AT YAM

June 24 – 26, 2022 // Montana State University Billings A summertime tradition, SummerFair is bigger and better than ever before! SummerFair will again be on the campus of Montana State University Billings to bring you the region’s premier visual, performing, and fine arts festival. This three day celebration features one-of-a-kind works of art, juried crafts, entertainers, and music plus a diversity of local food and beverages. A portion of the proceeds supports YAM Education.

Rent the YAM! The Yellowstone Art Museum’s promenade, window-lined hallways, and ever-changing art exhibitions provide a stunning backdrop for a variety of private events including: weddings, receptions, business meetings, seminars, and other special occasions.

Call 406.256.6804

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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 includes 12/15/2021.

$100,000+ Anonymous Yellowstone County $50,000 – 99,999 M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust $25,000 – 49,999 Anonymous Linda Shelhamer & Steve Haraden Kim & Don Olsen $10,000 – 24,999 Anonymous Deborah A. Anspach & Dr. John Hanson Diane Boyer Jerhoff Ms. Doak & Bair Family Trusts Hilltop Inn by Riversage Jill Krutick Tim & Trish Matteson Gary & Melissa Oakland Riversage Inn Stockman Bank Treacy Foundation US Bank National Association Charlie & Jeanne Widdicombe $5,000 – 9,999 Tim Brocopp Barbara Bryan & Scott Mitchell Dr. John & Patricia Burg The Honorable William & Anne Cole Steve & Jennifer Corning Matthew Dunagan & Brian Crider Jodi Delahunt Hubbell & Todd Hubbell Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation Pete & Theresa Habein Alex & Andrea Heyneman Ms. Val Jeffries Gareld Krieg Bess Lovec Mary Alice Fortin Foundation Drs. Robert & Linda Merchant Puffin Foundation West, Ltd. Kevin & Laurie Riley Dr. Donald & Carol Roberts Dianne Root Jim & Chris Scott Bradley Taylor $2,500 – 4,999 Randy & Cheryl Bentley Brian Brown Paul & Rachel Cox First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Cynthia Foster

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Michelle & Glenn Foy John Greenberger & Michael Kennedy Chris & Kristie Jessup Evey LaMont Leif & Julie Linderman Larry & Ruth Martin Sverre Nyquist Barbara Sample Linda J. Snider Dr. Kris Spanjian & Ray Gilbertson Kevin Stenberg & Vicki Copeland Dawn Widdicombe Ron & Amy Yates $1,000 – 2,499 Dr. Hewes & Susan Agnew Big Horn County School District James & Claudia Baker Teresa Kobold Brown Dr. Steven & Lucinda Butler Kris Carpenter Janet Carpenter Nick & Linda Cladis ConnectedView LLC Vicki Copeland Joseph Corning Chuck & Jeanette Cremer Joy & Gene Culver John & Claudia Decker Joanne Delahunt Carmelita Dominguez & Tom Scarborough Wesley & Nicole Fangsrud Kay Foster & Mike Matthew Bryce Frentz Dr. Jim Guyer & Ms. Jeanie Mentikov Paul & Dona Hagen Ramona Heupel Dr. Don & Georgia Hicks David & Maggy Rozycki Hiltner Dave & Cynthia Hummel Terry & Jane Indreland Frank & Margo Kelley Bryan W. Knicely Terry Zee Lee Mike Livingston Robert Mackin & Elizabeth Adcock Gordon McConnell & Betty Loos Thad & Shannon McGrail David Orser & Ossie Abrams Dr. Walt & Mary Peet Sharon L. & Garde Peterson Shani Ross Mr. Scott Johnson Simonsen Archetects Dr. William & Suzanne Smoot Shirley Steele Susan Sullivan & Stephen Zabawa Leslie Taylor

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Kevin Rookhuizen Dale & Kathy Rumph William & Beverly Ryan Sanctuary Spa & Salon Betsy Scanlin & Jeff Anderson Patrick Seitz Susan Shelhamer Carol & Jim Spielman William Stearns Denice Street Parker Swenson Dr. Stewart & Mary Jane Taylor Donna Todd Samuel Trim Mary Vaughn Will James Society $125 – 499 Lyda Adair Richard & Kathy Aldrich Jenni Aleksich & Andy Bottman Dale & Tomi Alger Alzheimer’s Association Ralph Amos Lisa Atwood Susan Baack & Dan Gross Dustin Baker Carole W. Baumann Carol Beam Ben Beasley Annette Behm Jeanne & Ron Bender Terry Bentz Donna Bernhardt Dr. Wiley & Marilyn Bland Diana Blank Ruth Blott Mildred Boyd Teresa Boyer Nancy Boyer James Brien & Hollis Hall Tari & Randy Broderick Prof. Bromenshenk Aimee & Michael Brown Virginia Bryan Gary & Norma Buchanan Bill Callahan Dr. Doug & Karla Carr Amy Chapple John Christian Circle K Stores, Inc. Mona Clark Lynn Conaway Sherri Cornett & Dr. Steve Kriner Tyler & Brooke Crennen Nancy T. Curriden Tanith & Dale Daugherty Jan & David Dietrich Dr. Eugen J. Dolan & Marietta Reviczky-Dolan Clarice Dreyer

Cindy Dunkle Art & Susan Durnan Sherri C. Eastman Linda & David Eckhoff Jackey Emery Kathleen Enders Micheal Engblom-Bradley Bruce L. Ennis & Margaret S. Davis Dr. Joe Dillard & Stella Fong Ms. Denice Fraser Angus & Marjorie Fulton GFWC—Billings Junior Woman’s Club Mike & Cathy Glennon Dr. Jim & Peggy Good Jim & Karen Gransbery Jody K. Grant Hannah & Kyle Gregory Jeffery A. & Kerry Gruizenga Ed Gulick Walter & Barbara Gulick Dave & Judy Halter Tom & Robin Hanel Greg & Carol Hardy Stephanie Harper Dr. Brian & Molly Harrington Peg Hart Chuck & Carol Heath Steph Hecker Melody Heide Ellen Herminghaus & Scott Wallace Stefani & Scott Hicswa Mitch & Becky Hillier Wayne & Traci Hirsch Edward Hughes & Roberta Anner Hughes Allen & Karen Huso David & Susan Irion Val Jeffries & Allen Powers Brad & Carole Jensen Roxanne Jeppesen Erin & Chris Jimison Kent & Michael Ann Johnson

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Catherine & Maurie Petterson Russ & Susan Plath John & Diana Pollock Beth & Kenneth Pumo Mur Louisa Quaglia Jaq Quanbeck Donna Frisby Rambold Dr. Mark & Chris Randak Allen Rapacz Sunny Sky Red Star Mark & Veronica Restad Suzanne Reymer Mark Richlen Bob & Thelma Rickels Marty Rodabaugh & Don McKay Bernard Rose Betty Roy Theresa & Dennis Rubin Robert & Sheila Ruble Dale Ruff Mary Salle Colleen Salvatore Dr. Roger & Susan Santala Dr. Rachel Schaffer & Deborah Schaffer Patrick & Mary Schelle John Scheuering Barry & Arlee Scott Jessica Sekerak Amy & Rick Selensky Mr. & Mrs. Shandera Michael Shaw Larry & Nina Sheneman James Siegman Steve Simpson Tom Singer Corby Skinner Linda Snedigar Brownie Snyder Donald Sommerfeld & Susan Kennedy Sommerfeld Randy Spear Martha & William Stahl Jacque Stannebein

Executive Officers Deborah Anspach President Matthew Stroud Vice-President Steve Tostenrud Secretary/Treasurer Kim Olsen Immediate Past President

Board of Trustees Tari Broderick Juni Clark Paul Cox Becky Hillier Jodi Delahunt Hubbell Katherine Euler Lynette Jensen Christopher Jessup Bess Lovec Thad McGrail Dr. Robert Merchant Gary Oakland Sharon Peterson Kevin Red Star Susan Sullivan Donna Todd

National Council John Buck Deborah Butterfield Paul Farr Abe Hays William I. Koch Carla O’Rorke Nathaniel Owings Joseph Poindexter Jaune Quick-to-See Smith Mark Stevens

Gilles Stockton Jeremy & Megan Stricker Matthew & Stephanie Stroud Noelle Sullivan Dr. Beth Sullivan & David Floerchinger Paul Szillat Renée Tafoya Marie Taylor Amy Kubie Allison Thompson Bill & Debbie Tierney Kristi Tolliver Carolyn Tolton Patti S. Townsend Thomas Tully & Barbara Archer Dr. Douglas Turgeon Tvetene Turf, Inc Ray & Carol Van Tuinen Richard & Dr. Patricia Vettel-Becker Willem & Diane Volkersz Ted & Barbara Weiss Robert & Rita Wells Kimberly Welzenbach Betty & Paul Whiting Roger & Patricia Williams Deb Wines Daniel & Michelle Wohlgenant Caryn Youngholm Renee, Tim, & Tracy Younglund-Davis

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