ART CLASS REGISTRATION OPENS FRIDAY! | | |
Find a passion, discover community, and learn new things! Our multi-week adult art education classes are about to open for registration and we'd love for you to join. Whether you're interested in metalsmithing, ceramics, painting, linocut, or more, we have something for everyone at the Emerson!
Registration will open this Friday, August 15. More classes will continue to be added over the days and weeks, so keep checking back for more!
| | SUMMER ART CAMP- THANK YOU! | | Our hearts are filled after this incredible summer of art and creativity with your kids. THANK YOU for sharing them with us. It's been magic and we hope to see everyone again next summer! | | NORTH STAIRS RENOVATION UPDATES | | |
Plans are finished, crews are ready, permits are issued, and we are now READY to begin on Monday, August 18! Follow the progress on our socials!
We are excited to partner with PRG commercial and the Historical Preservation Board of Gallatin County to transform this highly-utilized historic entryway, and would love to partner with you, too! Every contribution helps us land closer to our goal. With your incredibly generosity and a dollar-for-dollar match from Jenny Kahrl, we only need $27,050 more dollars to reach our overall funding goal of $150,000!
Give today to support the necessary work required to keep our facilities safe, welcoming, and honoring to our history.
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Heidi Marie Faessel
Turn Your Face to the Sun
Turn Your Face to the Sun was inspired by the quote: “Turn your face to the sun, and the shadows will fall behind you.” Reflecting on the color yellow as the color of optimism, of sunshine; a color that conveys the radiance of the sun and waves of life force energy, Faessel wondered “how can I counteract the darkness (felt both from the depths of winter and dark headline news), both literally and figuratively?”
Artist Bio
Based in Whitefish, Montana, multidisciplinary artist Heidi Marie Faessel creates abstract paintings and sculptures formed from salvaged and everyday materials. Her work investigates the intersections of emotion, though, and shared experience, illuminating the invisible threads that connect us across cultures, time, and place. Influenced by science, psychology, and philosophy, Faessel’s practice reflects a universal search for meaning and belonging within the human condition.
Faessel was raised mainly in Southern California. She spent her early adult years in New York City, earning a BFA in textile/surface design from the Fashion Institute of Technology/SUNY. She worked professionally in New York City as a textile designer in the home furnishing industry, and after moving to Montana in 2002, worked as a graphic designer while raising two kids in Whitefish. Faessel has received grants from the Montana Arts Council and has shown her work in museums, galleries, and non-profit spaces throughout Montana.
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Luke Avery
4Letter
It takes a lifetime to create a body of work. Unknowingly, I’ve lived my life in competition with myself, relentless in a self-absorbed push to realize the next “thing” I think I can accomplish. Taking no time to explain, and enjoy with others, what is directly before me.
The abstract works on display are a self-portrait of thoughts into my abstract life - each with its own unique story that I cannot explain with a simply paragraph. With enthusiasm and passion, a verbal telling is my chosen form.
Artist Bio
Hello! I’m Luke Avery, the owner of 4Letter Productions. I hail from Vermont. I guess you could say I packed up my wares, headed west, and despite obstacles, managed to prosper in dry goods. Now that’s old school!
4Letter Designs is a Bozeman, Montana-based company I founded in 2011. I originally started with just my mixed media art, but around 2015, I began using my abstract paintings, turning them into one-of-a-kind clothing-ranging from high fashion/formal wear to casual attire. The process I use is quite unique in that I take digital photos of the painting, edit as necessary, and from there it gets printed onto whichever fabric I choose.
Prior to my most recent collection, I was honored to be chosen as one of the fashion designers for the 2018 New York Fashion Week! What a ride that was, as I was able to learn so much and meet so many amazing people. Together, Laura Harne and I created a few dozen looks for the show… unlike anything that had been down the runway before!
I’d like to thank the community, my friends, and my family for all their support over the years!
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Interested in being a part of Holiday Noir 2025?
Auditions will be held September 22, 23, and 24, and we’re asking for you come to auditions with fully-choreographed, holiday-themed, show-stopping acts! This is your official heads-up to begin preparing material. The bar is high this year, so don’t hold back.
Per usual, we are looking for performers that are comfortable with 18+ material, and yes, you must be 18 to audition and perform. This is year FOUR and we are so excited to prepare yet another unforgettable Holiday Noir for this community!
For audition signup and more information, click the button below:
| | GALLERY AND STUDIO SPACE AVAILABLE | | |
If you're an artist or creative business owner, we welcome you to apply for a space in the Emerson. We have spots in Galleria Hall and some upstairs studios available soon!
We have 58 arts and culture related tenants, and this is your opportunity to join our creative community!
To walk through our currently available studios, swing by the Emerson during business hours- the doors are open!
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We're updating the flooring in the crossover backstage! It will be oh-so-nice and clean and sleek when we're done.
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www.theEmerson.org
(406) 587-9797 | office@theEmerson.org
111 S Grand Ave, Bozeman, MT 59715
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