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BOZEMAN DOC SERIES PRESENTS:
KIKUYU LAND
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Set in Kenya’s tea highlands, Kikuyu Land follows Mr. Mungai, a local land claimant pursuing justice for land taken from his family. What begins as a personal claim soon reveals a deeper web of historical erasure, as his fight brings him into conflict with a powerful multinational corporation still operating on contested ground.
As Mungai’s case gains momentum, it draws in Bea, a local news producer, whose investigation uncovers buried histories and long-silenced family truths. Their paths expose how the legacy of the empire continues to shape lives in the present. Running alongside this struggle is the story of Stephen, the son of a tea worker, whose childhood unfolds within the very plantations at the center of the dispute. His daily life makes clear that this history is not in the past but ongoing.
Moving between legal struggle and lived memory, the film traces a community’s determination to reclaim what was lost, and asks what accountability looks like when the past refuses to stay buried.
Thursday, October 22
Door open at 6:30pm
Film starts at 7:00pm
Crawford Theater
$12 General Admission
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The plot? Festive.
The vibe? Seasonal.
The people? Fabulous
It’s the kind of deliciously decadent, holiday indulgence one simply must experience firsthand... and we highly recommend securing a good seat early.
18+
Holiday Noir
December 4 & 5
Doors open at 6:30pm
Show begins at 7:30pm
Emerson's Crawford Theater
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ADDITIONALLY...
We're putting together thank-you bags for our wildly talented Holiday Noir performers, and looking for help from our local business community!
Treats, treasures, gift cards, little luxuries... we're filling these bags with a lot of Bozeman love.
Have 75 items you can donate? We'd be delighted to hear from you!
Email outreach@theEmerson.org and we'll work out the details
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The ReCollection
BY JEREMY HATCH
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The ReCollection
Jeremy Hatch
Jessie Wilber Gallery
About the work
This exhibition represents a selection of the work completed during a 2025/26 sabbatical from my position teaching ceramics at the MSU School of Art. In addition to conducting research at important European centers of porcelain production, including Sèvres in France, and Meissen in Germany, I spent time engaged with building “The ReCollection”, an expansive project to recast my childhood toy collection in porcelain.
In the 1980’s, television advertising was deregulated to allow marketing directly to children, resulting in a wave of new cartoons and a ‘golden era’ of action-figures that corresponded with my upbringing. (He-Man, WWF, Star Wars and many more) I’m curious how this phenomenon affected my generation, and I have been exploring these consequences in my studio. By remaking the hyper-masculine and often violent characters in a delicate, precious material such as porcelain I want to alter and complicate the viewer’s interpretation of the subject.
Recently, the project has expanded to include remixing 18th Century decorative arts objects with action-figures resulting in a peculiar fictional souvenir. I have become particularly interested in connections to historical European traditions of porcelain figurines; how they functioned in culture and what they represented. The action-figure/figurine mashup contains several creative strategies and approaches common within contemporary visual art, including ideas of copying, appropriation, recombination and recontextualization in order to arrive at something new. This series also investigates notions of memory and nostalgia, branding, collector culture, and consumerism.
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Erratic Journey
BY LEAH CUPINO
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Erratic Journey
Leah Cupino
Weaver Room Gallery, and Galleria Hall Popup Gallery
Cupino’s Erratic Journey follows the unbelievable miles-long migration of boulders torn from mountainsides by glacial migration during our home planet’s transition into a new age.
In moving picture, silk, fibers, and paint, she calls us to commemorate loss, embrace greater timelines of transformation, and encourages us to celebrate the immortality of our shared spirit.
Erratic /Ə’radik/
1. noun: a rock that travels great distances over time, by glacier or other natural forces
2. adj; unpredictable
3. root Latin: errāre: to wander
In paintings and film, I join themes of displacement with transformation and remain curious about what it means to simply be a part of this earth.
The materials and color I use in my work ask us to evaluate the worn-down trails of accepted facts to a deeper evaluation of purpose. I embrace with giddiness the idea that defied expectations can be a gift to all.
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Unmistakably Western
BY HAZER
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Unmistakably Western
Hazer
Lobby Gallery
Unmistakably Western is a show about larger-than-life cowgirls, all hat, boots, style, and attitude. I start with my studio photographs, then use paint to push the images even further. In select works, I incorporate my Montana street photographs into the background, placing cowboys and hippies side by side on the same piece of art. It’s unmistakably Western, but it's far from traditional.
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- Stop by Homeroom, our public art space! It's open to everyone and we currently have a still life display setup to compliment Jeremy Hatch's "The Recollection" currently shown in our Jessie Wilber Gallery.
- Just a couple doors down, make sure to check out our Ghoul Box all decorated for your Halloween enjoyment 👻 (and if the door is closed you can still take a look through the peep hole!)
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HISTORIC EMERSON IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
HAS BEGUN!
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We've encountered an obstacle!
During excavation, an old (and very large) gas pipe was discovered directly beneath the sidewalk. Before we can move forward with the remaining work, the pipe needs to be relocated.
There’s plenty happening behind the scenes as we work through this unexpected issue. While visible progress is temporarily on pause, we’re working to get things back on track and will share more updates as soon as we can.
Thanks for your patience and support!
This is adjusting the price of the total project up and we would love your support! Donate today to help us raise the funds for this historic Emerson Improvement Project!
Big shoutout to PRG Commercial!
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Surround yourself with fellow creatives in downtown Bozeman! Whether you're building a business, creating art, or growing your practice, you’ll find a space at the Emerson that feels like home.
Private studio. Flexible space. Downtown convenience.
Inquire today.
To view available studios in person, please schedule a tour with our Director of Operations at emersonops@theemerson.org. Tours are available during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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111 S Grand Ave, Bozeman, MT 59715
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