Archive for the ‘Missoula Art Galleries’ Category
This Week’s Missoula Arts & Culture Scene | Oct 13
A recap of all things Arts & Culture--for the week of 10/6/14. Brought to you by the Missoula Cultural Council.... more
Monte Dolack: Painting On Location
By MONTE DOLACK-As a first year student at Montana State, I remember a painting and drawing class I had in the spring of 1969 that included a field trip away from the stuffy classroom.... more
Celebrating 15 Years: Humanties Montana’s Festival of the Book
One of the biggest cultural happenings in the Northwest, the 15th annual Festival of the Book happens this weekend with nearly 60 literary events featuring over 80 authors, poets, and artists.... more
This Week’s Missoula Arts & Culture Scene | Oct 6
A recap of all things Arts & Culture--for the week of 10/6/14. Brought to you by the Missoula Cultural Council.... more
This Week’s Missoula Arts & Culture Scene | Sept 29
A recap of all things Arts & Culture--for the week of 9/29/14--9. Brought to you by the Missoula Cultural Council.... more
Dressing Up Downtown: Missoula Art Museum’s Upcoming Art Park
By MATT ANGLEN- Congratulations. You may not know it now, but you picked an awesome place to go to school. To help you get acquainted with Missoula, here’s a short list of awesomeness. ... more
This Week’s Missoula Arts & Culture Scene | Sept 22
A recap of all things Arts & Culture--for the week of 9/22/14-- including UM Homecoming. Brought to you by the Missoula Cultural Council.... more
This Week’s Missoula Arts & Culture Scene | Sept 15
A recap of all things Arts & Culture--for the week of 9/15-- brought to you by the Missoula Cultural Council.... more
The New Student’s Guide to Missoula’s Art Scene
By MATT ANGLEN- Congratulations. You may not know it now, but you picked an awesome place to go to school. To help you get acquainted with Missoula, here’s a short list of awesomeness. ... more
This Week’s Missoula Arts & Culture Scene | Sept 8
A recap of all things Arts & Culture--for the week of 9/8-- brought to you by the Missoula Cultural Council.... more
This Week’s Missoula Arts & Culture Scene | Sept 1
A recap of all things Arts & Culture--for the week of 9/1-- brought to you by the Missoula Cultural Council.... more
How to Make the Most of What’s Left of Summer in Missoula
By MATT ANGLEN- If you're like me and are desperately trying to make the most of these last few weeks of sunshine here in Missoula, here is a short list of things to get excited about: ... more
This Week’s Missoula Arts & Culture Scene | August 25
A recap of all things Arts & Culture--for the week of 8/18-- brought to you by the Missoula Cultural Council.... more
This Week’s Missoula Arts & Culture Scene | August 18
A recap of all things Arts & Culture--for the week of 8/18-- brought to you by the Missoula Cultural Council.... more
The Average Joe’s Guide to the 2014 Zootown Fringe Festival
By MATT ANGLEN-The Zootown Fringe Festival is completely unjuried and uncensored. Anyone with a performance or art instillation can apply and do whatever they want.... more
This Week’s Missoula Arts & Culture Scene | August 11
A recap of all things Arts & Culture--for the week of 8/4/14-- brought to you by the Missoula Cultural Council.... more
This Week’s Missoula Arts & Culture Scene | August 4
A recap of all things Arts & Culture--for the week of 8/4/14-- brought to you by the Missoula Cultural Council.... more
First Friday Featured Artist: Sarah Jaeger
By MATT ANGLEN-Art is big in Missoula. If you don’t believe me just head downtown on the First Friday of every month and you’ll see sidewalks overflowing with people eager to catch the latest exhibition.... more
This Week’s Missoula Arts & Culture Scene
A recap of all things Arts & Culture--for the week of 7/28/14-- brought to you by the Missoula Cultural Council.... more
Monte Dolack: Nature of Art
By MONTE DOLACK-My personal creative and restorative touchstone to nature is not far from our Missoula home. It is The Crown of the Continent ecosystem and the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex. ... more
This Week’s Missoula Arts & Culture Scene
A recap of all things Arts & Culture--for the week of 7/21/14-- brought to you by the Missoula Cultural Council.... more
Rock the Hood: ZACC puts the ART in Block pARTy
By MATT ANGLEN-I love block parties. There’s something about sipping a beer and eating food from a truck in the middle of a normally busy street that just screams freedom.... more
This Week’s Missoula Arts & Culture Scene
A recap of all things Arts & Culture--for the week of 7/15/14-- brought to you by the Missoula Cultural Council.... more
The Missoula Arts & Culture Scene – Week of July 7/7
A recap of all things Arts & Culture--for the week of 7/7/14-- brought to you by the Missoula Cultural Council.... more
Helen McAuslan: The Kent State Paintings
On loan from the Museum of the Rockies, these important paintings were produced following the Kent State tragedy by Montana artist Helen McAuslan.... more
Monte Dolack: Magic Light
By MONTE DOLACK - Evening. Morning. In the gloaming when the light is soft and low. Magic light is painter’s light. It's known as the magic hour when the sun is near or below the horizon.... more
MAM Presents Under Pressure Exhibit: Contemporary Prints from the Jordan D. Schnitzer Collection
Under Pressure is an exhibit curated by Omaha, Nebraska’s stately and prestigious Joslyn Museum from the inspiring collection of art collector Jordan D. Schnitzer, Portland, OR. ... more
Shopping on ‘Small Business Saturday’ Builds Local Economy
By LINDA MCCARTHY - Downtown Missoula is rolling out the red carpet for 'Small Business Saturday' which encourages people to shop at small, locally-owned, bricks and mortar stores the Saturday after Thanksgivi... more
Lydia Brown and Robin Scott in Concert at MAM Dec. 13th
The Missoula Art Museum is pleased to announce the launch of its Chamber Music Series on December 13, 2013 at 7pm, with pianist, Lydia Brown and violinist Robin Scott at the Missoula Art Museum.... more
Celebrate Missoula’s Festival of the Dead Activities
Celebrate Missoula's Festival of the Dead Activities this week with Face painting at ZACC, The Festival of the Dead Process followed by the parade, Latin Dance Night at Monk's, and the First Annual Die Local Ba... more
Getting Started
By MONTE DOLACK - Getting started on new works of art is a challenge. I am just preparing the studio for a series of new paintings. This is an exciting and scary time. What will my next painting look like? ... more
Commissions, Collaborations, and the Workshop Life
By MONTE DOLACK - As a maker of paintings I am constantly thinking about images and concepts I want to create. Some of them have been put off for years and others have just come to light.... more
Silent Man: A Life of Bill Bowers
By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - World class mime Bill Bowers performs at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts on June 28. “An Evening with Bill Bowers: Stories With and Without Words” - All tickets $20. Proceeds be... more
Hotel Deer Lodge: Townsfolk Stake Future in Gorgeous Relic
By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - They say that he who loves an old house never loves in vain. Then, perhaps, he who rescues an endangered historic structure loves even more fully.... more
Mary Beth Percival: Missoula Painter in the Medium of Watercolor
By MONTE DOLACK - My wife Mary Beth Percival works mainly in watercolor and has always been passionate about the Montana landscape and it’s dramatic big sky. A special exhibition of her work is currently on v... more
Todd Snider: A Singer’s Life of Jest, Sarcasm and Politics
By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - Todd Snider, an alt-country, folk/rock, singer/songwriter plays this Tuesday, April 30th at the Elk's Club. He unapologetically cusses, parties, touts drugs, and hammers Republicans in hi... more
Under the Southern Cross-Monte Dolack Travels to New Zealand
By MONTE DOLACK - I recently traveled with my wife and fellow artist Mary Beth Percival to the other side of the world on tour of New Zealand. Here's what we discovered...... more
Missoula Art Beat: Photographer Jane Goffe’s Quiet Moments
By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - Goffe’s images – stark Missoula railways, poised barnyard and agricultural scenes, and windshield-shattered pickup trucks--express her primary manner of feeling, of communicating, of l... more
Dolack Gallery Celebrates Its Twenty Year Anniversary
By MONTE DOLACK - We opened our gallery on Front Street in Downtown Missoula in the summer of 1993 and will have been there for 20 years this June. Hard to believe!... more
Four New Traffic Signal Box Art Projects Debut Friday
The City of Missoula’s Public Art Committee has chosen four Missoula artists for the next installations in the wildly popular Traffic Signal Box Project. ... more
Pleasing Your Palate in Missoula
Hungry? You'll be able to satisfy just about any craving in Missoula! Whether it's a casual meal for the family, a fine dining experience, or dessert after a concert or play, Missoula offers a wealth of opt... more
Missoula’s Markets
Saturday mornings aren’t just for cartoons or sleeping in. In Missoula, Saturday mornings are for shopping Missoula’s outdoor markets – at least when the weather is warm. When market season hits, three... more