We'd like your help with a little project we're working on. If you could describe the Emerson in one word, as it relates to art, culture, and community, what would that word be? Click through to submit your answer! | | CLASS REGISTRATION IS OPEN | | |
Classes are open for registration! This is our final session of adult art education until fall!
Beginning Monday, April 13:
- 2D Intro to Watercolor at 11am with Emily G.
- 2D Intro to Portrait Drawing at 3pm with Emily G.
- 2D Intermediate Drawing at 6pm with Emily G.
Beginning Tuesday, April 14
- Metalsmithing 1 at 3pm with Sarah P.
- 2D Intro/Intermediate Acrylic Painting at 6pm with Kelsey M.
- Metalsmithing 1 at 6pm with Sarah P.
Beginning Wednesday, April 15
- 2D Intro to Drawing at 11am with Emily G.
- 2D Intermediate Drawing at 3pm with Emily G.
- 2D Intro to Watercolor at 6pm with Emily G.
Beginning Thursday, April 16
- 2D Intro/Intermediate Figure Drawing at 6pm with Martijn S.
Beginning Friday, April 17
- 2D Linocut 1 at 3pm with Samantha H.
- 2D Linocut 2 at 6pm with Samntha H.
Beginning Tuesday, April 21
- Handbuilding (Intro/Intermediate) at 6pm with Christine S.
- Intro/Intermediate Wheel Pottery at 6pm with Chris B.
Beginning Wednesday, April 22
- Handbuilding (Intro/Intermediate) at 9:30am with Christine S.
- Intro/Intermediate Wheel Pottery at 9:30am with Lauren W.
- Intro/Intermediate Wheel Pottery at 6pm with Robyn T.
Beginning Thursday, April 23
- Handbuilding (Intro/Intermediate) at 6pm with Chris S.
- Intro/Intermediate Wheel Pottery at 6pm with Chris B.
Beginning Saturday, April 25
- Intro/Intermediate Wheel Pottery at 9:30am with Lauren W.
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EMERSON ART WALK
ART VENDOR APPLICATIONS OPEN
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CAAAWWWWWLING ALL ARTISTS!!
Emerson Art Walks are going to be bigger, better, and more exciting this summer, so mark your calendars and get ready!
Held the 2nd Friday of each month from 5-9pm (May-September), on the north lawn beneath our iconic raven sculpture, Emerson Art Walks will feature an outdoor art market alongside food trucks, live music, gallery exhibits, and community activities.
We're seeking local artists and makers interested in showcasing and selling their original work to the Bozeman community. This is an opportunity to be a part of downtown Art Walks even if you don't have a physical space in the downtown area!
Applying is free, and if accepted, booth fees are only $25 per month!
| | BOZEMAN DOC SERIES: I WAS BORN THIS WAY | | |
Daniel Junge, an Oscar-winner for the film Saving Face, will be in attendance and take part in a Q&A after the film.
When Archbishop Carl Bean sang the 1977 disco hit and gay anthem “I Was Born This Way,” it was just the start of his mission to create positive change in the world. He went on to found the Minority AIDS Project and the world’s first LGBTQ+ church for people of color.
Using innovative rotoscope animation and featuring appearances by Lady Gaga, Questlove, Billy Porter, and Dionne Warwick, I Was Born This Way is a feature-length documentary exploring the life and legacy of Bean and his resounding message “love is for everyone.”
Thursday, March 26
Doors at 6:30pm
Film begins at 7:00pm
Emerson's Crawford Theater
$14 General Admission
$12 Students
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A final showing of The Phantom Chuckwagon will take place on Friday, March 27 at 7pm. Join John Henry Haseltine as he takes the audience on a journey through place, time, and myth. The hour-long performance revels in adventure, mystery, an exceptionally talented orangutan, campfires, gourmet camp food, and puppets.
Don't miss your chance to see this entertaining and wildly unexpected series of events, written and performed by Haseltine.
Tickets are limited, but free!
Friday, March 27
7:00pm
Emerson's Jessie Wilber Gallery
| | MOSTLY NOT HORSES, A DRAWING CLUB SHOW | | |
Mostly Not Horses is a group exhibition featuring 19 artists who participated in the first 3 months of Second Nature Gallery's Drawing Club.
Friday, March 27
6-8pm
Second Nature Gallery (Emerson's West Wing)
All the works in this exhibition are available for $75!
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Just a few months until summer!
Emerson Art Camps run weekly from June-August, Monday-Friday 9am-3pm. This full-day camp encourages creative exploration and learning while playing outside and meeting new friends! We welcome children ages 5-12.
Interested in working as an intern or summer camp instructor? Scroll down for more information!
Register soon!
Art Camp Weeks & Themes:
- June 15-19 The Art Apprentice
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(ages 5-8) FULL
- (ages 9-12)
- June 22-26: The Art Apprentice
- (ages 5-8) almost full!
- (ages 9-12)
- July 6-10: Sculptor's Studio
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(ages 5-8) FULL
- (ages 9-12)
- July 13-17: Sculptor's Studio
- (ages 5-8)
- (ages 9-12) 2 spots left!
- July 20-24: Art & Architecture
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(ages 5-8) FULL
- (ages 9-12)
- July 27-31: Art & Architecture
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(ages 5-8) FULL
- (ages 9-12)
- August 3-7: Plates & Prints
- (ages 5-8)
- (ages 9-12)
- August 10-14: Plates & Prints
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(ages 5-8) FULL
- (ages 9-12)
| | SUMMER ART CAMP INSTRUCTORS | | |
The role of Emerson Summer Art Camp Instructors is to provide quality art instruction using up to date methods and techniques in correlation with the Emerson’s mission to provide outstanding arts education to learners of all ages.
Responsibilities include:
- Works with Emerson staff to develop valuable, up-to-date and culturally diverse curriculums.
- Provides a quality learning experience congruent with Montana Educational Standards.
- Maintains positive and motivational relationships with all students regardless of experience, personal attitudes, or beliefs.
- Provide instruction that encourages re-enrollment and positive word of mouth for all Emerson educational programming.
| | | YOUTH SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | | |
The Emerson is looking for high school-aged students who would like to build their leadership skills by assisting our lead teachers during Summer Art Camps!
Must be 14-18 years of age
Responsibilities include:
- Encourage children’s comprehension of multiple art mediums
- Engage with children during breaks & lunch
- Assist with project prep & clean up
- Aid children and instructors in following health safety protocols
- Have fun and be a positive role model
Interns receive cash scholarships for participating in our Youth Internship Program.
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THE MOUNTAIN CLOWN AND OTHER FOUL ANIMALS
John Henry Haseltine
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John Henry Haseltine's The Mountain Clown and Other Foul Animals
Jessie Wilber Gallery
Now-April 17
The Mountain Clown and Other Foul Animals is an irreverent jab at our cultural mythologies, specifically our Western and Pioneering narratives. Utilizing toys, puppets, performance and comics in addition to painting, Haseltine explores how both self-produced folk art and kitsch mass production equally contribute to the legacy of western mythology. He’s interested in the parallels between historical western expansion and contemporary gentrification in the region, as well as the ways stories can be manipulated to represent local and personal identities.
Haseltine is a self-taught painter primarily inspired by American primitive painting and regional folk art, as well as mid-century kitsch and punk adjacent art from the 70s and 80s.
His first book, Westward & Miserable, a collection of paintings and stories gathered from his past gallery shows, was published by Elk River Books in September 2024. The Mountain Clown & Other Foul Animals, his first solo museum exhibition, opened in October 2024 at the Yellowstone Art Museum in Billings.
This exhibit is in partnership with the Montana Art Gallery Directors Association (MAGDA) and Danforth Art Museum
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CALDERA
Christopher Campbell
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Christopher Campbell's Caldera
Lobby & Weaver Room Galleries
Now-April 17
My method is slow, but once moving through the land I work assuredly and intuitively, I find there is little equivocation over what to photograph. I question little when moved to expose a sheet of film. The questions come after. I believe there are always far more questions than answers. The heavy lifting, after I put a photograph out into the world, is up to the viewer. If I have done my job the weight should be manageable in its own way by anyone willing or able to take the time.
Most of my photography these days utilize a 4x5 view film camera. I develop the film in my dark room and then scan the resulting negatives into my computer creating digital files. I will then make subtle adjustments of light value similar to what I might do in the dark room, utilzing Photoshop and Lightroom. I then make 5x7 inch inkjet prints which I can use to evaluate and plan my film prints. Once I have decided what I want to make a silver gelatin print of, I return to the darkroom with the original negative and fully process that into a final archival silver gelatin print. A final note of clarification: the creation of a silver gelatin print does not utilize digital technology at all. All adjustments affecting elements of value, tonality and contrast are made manually in the darkroom.
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IN GOOD COMPANY
MSU Student exhibition
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MSU Student Group Show
Popup Gallery: Galleria Hall
Now-April 17
In Good Company is a student exhibition featuring work by Montana State University artists, hosted at the Emerson. The show brings together a wide range of artistic voices working across diverse media and approaches. It highlights students at different stages of their practice, creating a space where experimentation, process, and polish coexist. Painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography, and hybrid forms are presented side by side, emphasizing conversation rather than hierarchy. In Good Company celebrates being in dialogue, with peers, materials, and ideas, while capturing a collective moment within the MSU art community.
Artists:
Elsie Bachman | Logan Boye | Garret Dominick | Kayelynn Hess | Jonathan Lau | Olive Lyngholm | Jack Perkins | Isabel Pope | Lucie Rabidue | Emmet Renner | Sylvie Skibicki | Kailey Stevens | Victoria Stoner | Helen Strelow | Phoebe Tripp| Carol Umstead-Raschmann | Ophelia Van Leeuwen
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NEW TO YOU ART SALE
ACCEPTING DONATIONS
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Donate your original art to our New to You Art Sale!
Our third annual New to You Art Sale will take place on April 30 and May 1! Mark your calendars for this exciting treasure hunt, plus, art donors receive early-bird access to the sale.
This is a wonderful time to clean out your spaces and pass along original artworks that you no longer display! Donations (paintings, drawings, sculptures, photography, ceramics, etc) may be dropped off at the Emerson, across from the Jessie Wilber Gallery, Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm. No mass-produced art, please.
Email outreach@theEmerson.org with any questions or to sign up to volunteer!
| | 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. Fill out an inquiry form and let us help you find the perfect fit!
To walk through our available studios, swing by the Emerson during business hours Monday through Friday 9am-5pm, or fill out the inquiry form below.
| | Gift Cards! These digital cards are perfect for giving the gift of inspiration & creativity. You input the desired amount and send it to the recipient to redeem. There is no expiration and they can be used for art classes, workshops, or summer camps! | | Thank you for supporting the Emerson and our mission to build community through art and culture! | | | |
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(406) 587-9797 | office@theEmerson.org
111 S Grand Ave, Bozeman, MT 59715
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