Stillwater Gallery Presents: An Artist’s Collection, Tom Gilfillan’s Personal Ceramic Collection

 

Tom Gilfillan, artist and owner of Whitefish Pottery,

has acquired a wonderful collection of ceramic art

through his years of interaction

with the clay community.

It is on display here for the first time.

None of the pieces here are for sale.

They are however here to enjoy!

 

Stillwater Gallery

is located within Whitefish Pottery

240 Central Ave. Whitefish

406-862-1417

Mon-Sat 10-6 * Sundays 11-5

 

Erin Hawley - October - The Purple Pomegranate

The Purple Pomegranate, a fine craft specialty store, is featuring work by Whitefish artist, Erin Hawley during the month of October. Erin is a 2012 graduate from the Goldsmithing and Jewelry Arts program at Flathead Valley Community College. She creates one of a kind jewelry that explores the story that stone and silver seem to speak together. Erin says "When building a piece of jewelry, I start with the stone, and then I build a visual story around it.  Some stories are short and sweet, some are universal, and some are very personal.  Everyday experiences become illustrations in a piece of jewelry that can be worn and remembered. Silver and stone can easily turn an ordinary story into an extraordinary one."

Erin has worked in silver for the past 4 years, gaining experience in fabrication, casting, wax carving, and stone setting. She works in sterling silver, 14karat gold, and bases her designs around artisan-cut cabochon stones. Erin uses high quality stones, gems, and metals that embody artisan quality jewelry. She likes to mimic Mother Nature, hiding inspired details where they are sometimes overlooked.  Using negative space and silhouetted images allows her to hide a story in the crevices and curves of her jewelry.  Like the natural world around her, Erin believes jewelry is meant to be explored. "Most of the stories I create in metal and stone are built upon a story I seem to hear most when I am outside, among wide open space and engulfing blue sky.  Nature reminds us over and over again, story after story, in every detail, that we are small too.  We are small, but our story is important."

Meet Erin during Whitefish Gallery Night, Thursday, October 4, 2012 from 6-9 PM. Erin's work will be displayed during the opening and throughout the month of October.

STUMPTOWN ART STUDIO--Dia de los Muertos - October 4 Reception

Dia de los Muertos, translated as "Day of the Dead", is a multi-day festival in Mexico honoring departed ancestors, friends and family. There are journeys to cemeteries to spruce up neglected gravesites, lively marketplaces selling beads, candies in the shapes of skeletons, and family altars lovingly assembled.

Stumptown Art Studio will be decorated in festive Mexican style for an art exhibit that will capture the essence and spirit of Dia de los Muertos. The exhibition features the artwork of high school and junior high school art students from around the Valley.  There will be 3-D drawings to viewed while wearing 3-D glasses, mixed-media altars, paintings, tissue paper picados and sculptures.

(Dia de Muertos, by Diego Rivera 1944)

Mexican culture honors its dead during this traditional holiday every year. Add this to your list of "Hallowed" activities and get your fill of culture along with fun on Thursday, October 4 from 6-9 p.m. during the Whitefish First Thursday Gallery Night. This evening is for the entire family and all ages are encouraged to attend.

Stumptown Art Studio is a non-profit community art center in the heart of Whitefish, Montana. It was founded in 1995 to offer art opportunities for all ages and art interests including: classes, workshops, art camps, art parties, a clay cooperative, pottery painting, glass fusing and mosaic-making in the Ceramics Annex, , art gifts, retail art supplies and exhibits.

Exhibits hosted at Stumptown Art Studio feature guest artists, groiup displays, student works, new works and provide exhibit space for emerging artists. Each month during the Whitefish First Thursday Gallery Night season from May through October, the work of a different artist is on display.

Open hours to view exhibits and take part in the many other art offerings are: Monday-Friday,10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Please check the web site at http://www.stumptownartstudio.org/ for continued updates.

Inspired Paper Making at The Walking Man Frame Shop & Gallery

Please join us for the final Whitefish Gallery Nights event of the season, Thursday, October 4th, 6-9PM.  On exhibit will be a gathering of work created during and after a weekend at Haymoon Ranch with paper artist, Angie Zimmerman.  Inspired Paper Making will feature a variety of pieces by several local participants.  Fine art, live music by Addison Clark & Kelsey McFeeley and light refreshments.  For more information, please call 406-863-ARTS and find us on Facebook!! 

"It is through the process of making art where experimentation and innovation push a medium into new depths and down multiple avenues.  During this workshop participants were encouraged to play and experiment with paper pulp and plant fibers.  By remembering to play when encountering something new we bacame relaxed and open to  possiblilites.  When participants found their avenue in paper making the play transformed into serious, motivated art making.  Each finished piece created was unique to the individual's inspirations and guided through their experiences with nature, other artists' work, making art with children, paper arts, and design.  Throughout the three day workshop the instructor facilitated an environment that encompassed individual participant's interests and background in art.  The result is a diverse body of work which we are excited to share in this exhibit."  Angie Zimmerman

Whitefish Goldsmiths

Whitefish Goldsmiths is presenting Jodi Monahan for September's Gallery Nights.  Jodi Monahan is a new, up and coming artist from Missoula Montana.  Jodi's passion for painting was unearthed while she was designing a Touch of Tuscany room in her home and wanted a fresco painted.  That room project began a journey into a painting emphasis on the exploration of anything Italian, with special attention paid to the Tuscan region and the colors it brings to life.  This wonderful, creative world of oil on canvas and oil on textured board allows you to use her art to stay connected to the feelings, tastes, and rich colors of the region in your everyday life.  Being married to an Irishman from Butte Montana, her body of work adds a bit of Irish and Celtic tradition.  Jodi's sense of family history is richly evident in her paintings with Irish and Italian influences.

Going To The Sun Gallery Proudly presents artists Nick Oberling and Jennifer Li for Gallery nights, Thursday September 6th, 2012. 
Nicholas Oberling was educated at Cornell University and studied painting under the atelier system at The Art Students League of New York for a decade.  His  biography is included in Who's Who in America.
Jennifer Li, sutdied painting for twelve years at the Art Students League of New Your under distinguished realist painters Harvery Dinnerstein and Frank Mason.  She majored in literature and philosophy at Bennington and Sarah Lawrence Colleges, and lived, studied and painted in New York City for nearly twenty years before returning to Montana in 1998.
Nicholas Oberling is offering a plein air workshop, September 15th and 16th in Whitefish.  Please contact The Going to The Sun Gallery for more information.  406-253-0742

Artist-Wilderness Connection with Andrea Brew

Please join us for the Artist-Wilderness Connection Exhibit with Whitefish artist, Andrea Brew.  This exhibit is the result of an artist-in-residence program supported by The Hockaday Museum of Art, The Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation, The Flathead National Forest & The Swan Ecosystem Center.  Andrea spent two weeks in a forest service cabin in the Bob Marshall Wilderness last year, drawing sketches & taking notes, of which her new batch of acrylics on canvas were manifested from.  Thursday, September 6th, 6-9PM will feature fine art, live music by Ada Brooks & Galen Jamison, and light refreshments served!!  For more information, please call 406-863-ARTS and find us on Facebook!!!

ART FROM THE HEART - Opening reception at Stumptown Art Studio September 6

Stumptown Art studio is pleased to showcase artwork created through the Art from the Heart program.  Join us during First Thursday Gallery Nights for an evening of art, refreshments and take part in making windchimes that help raise funds for Art from the Heart.

Art from the Heart is the newest venture from Stumptown Art Studio, making art activities accessible for people of all abilities throughout our community. The recently acquired Van Gogh Art Mobile is making these outreach opportunities possible.  Donations and fundraising events provide the funds for Stumptown Art Studio to continually offer enriching art experiences to people with disabilities and to those who would otherwise never have the chance to learn about and explore the world of art. Visual arts help to develop awareness of a person’s significance in their world and their community.
Creative expression fosters personal growth.

Outreach Art Programs already in place with neighboring
organizations include The Flathead Youth Home, Special Friends Advocacy, Flathead Industries,The Veteran’s Home, and area Senior Centers. 
(Photo: silk painted suncatchers created by Flathead Youth Home residents). 

Stumptown Art Studio was founded in 1995 as a non-profit community art center where people of all ages would be able to "...express their inherent creative nature and learn about the world of art..." Classes and workshops, outreach and field trips, exhibits, an artists' co-operative, community events, retail art supplies and paint-you-own pottery, glass fusing and mosaic-making are all part of the many opportunities through the art studio. Currently, a community mosaic mural, Windows On Whitefish or WOW, is the latest project that has been launched by Stumptown Art Studio.

Open hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. and Sundays from noon until 5 p.m.

Stephen Isley welcomes Shelle Lindholm as his featured artist for the September 6^th Gallery Night. 

 

Meet the artist and view her work at 241 Central Avenue, Thursday, September 6^th from 6:00pm to 9:00pm.

 

Shelle paints animals with attitude.  Her primitive painting style has developed through years of exploring the versatile medium of acrylics and is strongly influenced by textiles and folk art from around the world.

 

“ I paint the spirit and spunk I see in animals as they root, romp and rest just outside my studio door.”

 

This painting, entitled, “Flower Girls”, portrays “the lovely ladies of Big Sky Country casually bouncing their way to the next grazing ground”.

 

 

Kathy Martin - September - The Purple Pomegranate

The Purple Pomegranate, a fine craft specialty store, is featuring work by Columbia Falls artist, Kathy Martin during the month of September. Kathy uses watercolors and a variety of mixed media to express her art. The arts and making things have been part of her life for as long as she can remember. From her first blue ribbon for a dress that Kathy made on an old treadle sewing machine at age 8 to her present day work with watercolor and mixed media—she has always experimented in art. Her first experience with watercolor was in the mid 1990s. After trial and error and a couple of community college classes Kathy fell in love with watercolor. Her all-consuming career as a 6^th grade science teacher eventually took over and she put her paints away for a time. Painting, drawing and sculpting remained part of her life during her homeroom class and Kathy looked forward to art day every week. She taught basic art skills and let her students have fun with what they had learned. She developed an interest in mixed media from many of the lessons she presented to her students. A health collapse in 2008 ended her teaching career.  With encouragement from a friend Kathy picked up her brush and paints and began to paint. Painting has been a large part of her healing journey. After months of healing Kathy started to share her love of watercolor by teaching classes. Kathy's wish is that her students find the freedom of watercolor as joyful and healing as she does.

Kathy speaks about her work, "Watercolor allows me to express the joy and peace I find in my Montana home. Using vibrant colors and the freedom of watercolor helps me share my interpretation of my natural surroundings and the hope I find in the ancient and contemporary messages that are scattered throughout the state and continents. I am fascinated by the effect of paint, scratches and layers on a rough rock wall. Mixed Media textures allow me to build an expression of these same ancient and contemporary messages."

Meet Kathy during Whitefish Gallery Night, Thursday, September 6, 2012 from 6-9 PM. Kathy's work will be displayed during the opening and throughout the month of September.

Thomas G Lewis - August Featured Artist

Come on in to The Gallerie at Piney Creek tonight and see the newly painted featured artist wall that will showcase the works of Tom Lewis, a resident of Bigfork.

Tom's childhood experiences led him to become very familiar with the American West's landscapes and heritage.  He draws on this background extensively as he paints in both oil and watercolor to create lively pieces featuring everything to the iconic cowboy to beautiful landscape scenes.

We hope to see you tonight for this month's Gallery Night!

Going To The Sun Gallery Is Proud to present Artist/Sculpter/ Jeweler, Rochelle Lombardi for Gallery Nights, Thursday August 2, 2012. 
Rochelle is a local Artist whose bronze sculptures are collected Nationwide.  She enjoys sculpting the horse as well as the animals of Glacier Park.

  She is also a Jeweler, of fine quality 14K gold and Sterling silver one of a kind pieces.

Lousie Barker - Fiber Art and Jewelry - The Purple Pomegranate

The Purple Pomegranate, a fine craft specialty store, is featuring work by Kalispell artist, Louise Barker during the month of August. Louise’s perspective on “art to wear” incorporates unusual techniques that are organic and make a statement. We express ourselves by what we wear.  This statement has always been at the core of Louise’s art.  Her involvement with fiber has evolved over the past 30 years, working in many facets of surface design.  Her latest direction involves using metal to create imprints on fabric.  “I love seeing the unexpected results that happen when you cannot have complete control over a substance or process”, she states.  Louise’s nation-wide customer base enjoys luxurious wearables that are influenced by the Montana landscape and are timeless in design.    

Louise has always been drawn to the creative process. "Growing up on a small mid-western farm taught me resourcefulness. My father was fearless in using material immediately at hand to repair, upgrade and beautify his life. His creative problem solving skills showed me to rethink the materials around me in a new way. My parents love and respect for the land have given me the precious gift of not taking my surroundings for granted. Montana spoke to me when I was only 19. I never tire of the way the alpenglow briefly casts its spectacular robe of pinks and purples across the mountain tops. When I create, I try to allow my materials to speak for themselves. My sense of design is tactile and organic. My goal is to marry a balance of sophistication with a sense of nature."

Meet Louise during Whitefish Gallery Night, Thursday, August 2, 2012 from 6-9 PM. Louise's work will be displayed during the opening and throughout the month of August.

  

Stephanie Barrett-Pointer & Mimi Werner: Flowers, Birds & Buddha

 "I lose myself in time spent at the easel.  Sometimes I am thinking/meditating spiritually and I don't even know it.  The intricacies of flowers are a mystical wonder.  Most of the flowers I paint are from my garden.  Their beauty is so fleeting, I wait patiently or impatiently all year for the lilacs and peonies.  Anxiously I poke around under the dead leaves of last year looking for the first signs of spring snowdrops, muscari, crocus, mini jonquils.  It's heaven to gather a big enough bundle to take to the house.  Within the settings of the paintings are placed personal objects: a blue platter my mom brought me from Portugal, a shell from Zihuatenejo, Mexico, grandmother's burgandy crystal goblet, a glowing candle, a fleeting butterfly, a jar of Tiger Balm.  Flowers don't last long and luckily I can us the tools of camera and sketches for reference,

The Flora paintings began during a "Lucky Thirteen" group mail art project.  One of the subjects for the group was Botanicals.  That was so enjoyable I decided to make more and expand them into the encaustic realm.  They are lovely, lyrical little pieces and I play to do more."

Stephanie Barrett-Pointer

Join us for a colorful exhibit of acrylics & encaustics by Stephanie Barrett-Pointer and ceramics by Mimi Werner.  Thursday, August 2nd, 6-9PM during Whitefish Gallery Nights.  Fine art, live music by cellist, Lee Zimmerman and light refreshments.  For more information, call 406-863-ARTS.

 

STUMPTOWN ART STUDIO - August 2 features Charity Flowers

Stumptown Art Studio is pleased to feature the work of artist Charity Flowers with an opening reception on Thursday, August 2 from 6-9 p.m.  The exhibit, Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe is on display at the community art center through September 3.

Charity Flowers began her studies in art at Flathead Valley Community College where she explored a variety of art forms before deciding to focus on sculpture.  She received her bachelor of fine arts from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.



Time to Go, 36"x36" mixed media painting by Charity Flowers



Flowers incorporates different media in her painting and sculptural work, including welding, ceramics and collage.  She explains that the use of many techniques gives her the freedom to use the materials needed to express an idea. 

The mother of two children says her current body of work, "Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe is an expression of the adventure of childhood play and how it evolves as people grow into adulthood, and playtime is lost indefinitely."

"The adventures we have as children help to construct our identities and our awareness of our place in the world around us," she says.   The artist believes the unstructured playtime she experienced in her own childhood helped her develop creativity and freethinking skills.

Stumptown Art Studio was founded in 1995 as a non-profit community art center where people of all ages would be able to "...express their inherent creative nature and learn about the world of art..."   Classes and workshops, outreach and field trips, exhibits, an artists' co-operative, community events, retail art supplies and paint-you-own pottery, glass fusing and mosaic-making are all part of the many opportunities through the art studio.  Currently, a community mosaic mural, Windows On Whitefish or WOW, is the latest project that has been launched by Stumptown Art Studio.

Open hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. and Sundays from noon until 5 p.m.

STEPHEN ISLEY JEWELRY PRESENTS Sculptor Kelsey Schmid-Sommer

at the August 2^nd First Thursdays Gallery Nights from 6:00PM until 9:00PM in Whitefish.   Kelsey lives and sculpts in Whitefish, Montana.  After graduating with a BFA in sculpture from the University of Montana in 1999, Kelsey continues to sculpt wood and focus primarily on bird imagery.  Her passion for art comes from wanting to recreate the jovial nature she sees in animals.  She has a full working wood shop and sculpts with recycled or found wood from the surrounding Flathead Valley.  Recently, Kelsey has been working with a local bronze foundry and is excited to show the birds in a different medium.  The bronze and wood sculptures can be found in Stephen Isley Jewelry Gallery in Whitefish through August.   

Going To The Sun Presents Montana Artist Frank Hagel

Going To The Sun Gallery is honored to present Montana Artist Frank Hagel for Gallery nights on July 5, 2012.

GROUT-A-THON - July 5 at Stumptown Art Studio

Join artistic director Deb Stika at Stumptown Art Studio for a hands-on community "Grout-a-Thon" to get the first WOW (Windows On Whitefish) mosaic mural window done.  Following the completion of the grouting of the first of the four windows, it will be installed around the corner of Stumptown Art Studio on the south side of the Latitude 48 building where the empty frame awaits the artwork.

In January of 2012 Stumptown Art Studio launched the WOW public art project with community classes and mosaic sessions.  With the participation of the public, the first mosaic window, which

depicts the spring season is nearly finished.  The July 5 gallery night evening will introduce the rest of the community and its visitors to the mural project.  Deb Stika and her assistants will guide public participation in the grouting process.  Aprons and disposable gloves will be provided for this hands-on activity.

With these murals, Stumptown Art Studio hopes to inspire every person, business and visitor to the area by creating a lasting work of public art.  Since 1995 the non-profit community art center has been enriching lives by providing windows of opportunity and creative experiences for people of all ages.  Sponsorships and donations for the WOW project are currently being accepted and the next step for the art center is to create a permanent endowment.

For more details and information on the many art activities at Stumptown Art Studio please stop by 145 Central Avenue in Whitefish, Montana, call (406)862-5929 or check the web site at http://www.stumptownartstudio.org/

Hours are Monday - Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays, noon to 5 p.m.  Come in anytime during those hours to paint-your-own pottery, mosaic-making and glass fusing.  A variety of classes and workshops for all ages are held on an ongoing basis.
(Pictured are three panels of the 12 panels that in entirety, create the artwork for the spring window.  Notice the BNSF train at the top image).

Peter Moore-Documented Presence at The Walking Man Frame Shop & Gallery

Please join us Thursday, July 5th, 6-9PM for an exhibit of "Documented Presence" by Polebridge artist and U.S. Presidential candidate, Peter Moore.  Fine art, live music by Suzanne Warmanen and Jay DiPaola, "political discourse" and light refreshments.  For more information please call 406-863-ARTS.  And find us on Facebook!!

"The genesis of this show is in the fact that the majority of my neighbors in the North Fork do not have phones.  What we've always done is hang a notepad & pencil next to our doors, so when someone stops by they can leave a message.  Like..."I stoppt by-where are you?"  Six years ago I added a new dimension by mounting a throw-a-way 35mm camera above my notepad with a sign that asks..."Please document your presence."  Over the years I have gathered hundreds of 'self-portrait' photos on or near my front porch.  These are a small selection of those documents.  The dates in the titles are the year the photo was taken.  All paintings done in 2011-12.  Hope you enjoy!  Portrait commissions encouraged!!"
Peter Moore

July's Artist of the Month: Brandon Wiese

For the month of July, The Gallerie at Piney Creek will be featuring the works of Brandon Wiese.  Brandon makes his home in Bigfork where he not only paints, but also carves stone for a variety of in home uses such as sinks and fireplace mantles. 

Of his paintings Brandon says, "My goals consist mainly in trying to create a piece that captures a moment of my life in a humble organization of lifeless materials; all to tempt the viewer's senses into believing and feeling my observations of a solitary and unique moment of time. With each piece I form a relationship that at a certain point, shifts slightly from creator to observer. Methods practiced relentlessly, fall arbitrarily to the side and I find myself almost waking up, realizing the painting has been dictating my actions.
I am forever grateful to God for the amazing Beauty that he allows me to see. I hope to create nothing but honor for him and all the people who have encouraged me in my life."

Come join us in The Gallerie during July's Gallery Night to see Brandon's pieces and enjoy some light refreshments!

Kris Kramer - July - The Purple Pomegranate

The Purple Pomegranate, a fine craft specialty store, is featuring work by Whitefish jewelry artist, Kris Kramer during the month of July. Kris makes wearable and collectible minuscule, silver sculptures out of metal clay.  Most of her pieces can be worn as jewelry.  She loves silver down to the molecular level and believes it has qualities of being alive: it prefers that change be incremental; it reflects light; it is fragile and strong at once. 

Kris blends fashionable style into pieces enjoyed by those who want to be a little different.  She embellishes each piece with a virgin shine, an elegant satin, and a patina dark inlay.  Her goal is that her creations evoke a conscious or subconscious reaction—a reminiscence of ancient value along with something forwardly progressive and exciting.   Solo pendants, necklaces, earrings, charms for bracelets (aka tiny pendants), animal-totem, and miniature spoons will be on display throughout the month.

Kris is a certified precious metal clay artisan by the PMC Guild and RioGrande and sole proprietor of The Silver Pendant.  She sculpts daily in her studio on the north side of Whitefish.  Her wish is that each piece creates a pause, like at the end of a pendulum swing, in hopes that an observer might stop to reflect and grasp otherworldly significance.

Meet Kris during Whitefish Gallery Night, Thursday, July 5th, 2011 from 6-9 PM. Kris’s work will be displayed during the opening and throughout the month of July. 

Whitefish Goldsmiths 

Whitefish Goldsmiths is excited to present original photography by local artist Jason Barnes.  Jason Barnes grew up in California in close proximity to great natural beauties like Yosemite National Park and California's beaches and cliffs.  He has always had a love of architecture and nature, and his photographs reflect this in images from ornate landmarks in Prague to the simplicity of ladybugs.  Montana images, from rusted tractors to the magnificence of Glacier National Park, are some of his favorite subjects.
Jason's specialty is photographing in HDR, high density resolution, which creates amazingly true-life details and color.  You can find Jason through his website, BigJayPhotography.com along with a sampling of his portfolio. 
 

STEPHEN ISLEY JEWELRY PROUDLY PRESENTS LINDA KATSUDA

Stephen Isley is pleased to present the work of Linda Katsuda, this Thursday June 7th for Gallery Night from 6 PM to 9 PM.

Linda is a Whitefish resident whose landscape paintings reflect Montana's natural beauty and grandeur.  Behind the visual and sensual aspect that inspires her is the presence of nature.  She is drawn to specific places and objects by the reflection of light and captures that light with oil paint, which has the most luminosity and depth.

Her "Orchid Cactus by Moonlight", an abstract oil on canvas, is available at Stephen Isley Jewelry and Gallery, 241 Central Ave.   Stop in Thursday evening to meet the artist and view her many works of art.

Deb Stika - June - The Purple Pomegranate

The Purple Pomegranate, a fine craft specialty store, is featuring work by Whitefish artist, Deb Stika during the month of June. Years ago, Deb fell in love with this little spot on the map, retired here, and started drawing. Now her fun and whimsical drawings of Whitefish are on sale at the Purple Pomegranate in downtown Whitefish.  And the best news, besides the original set of 15 drawings, she is introducing her second set of 15 drawings! Plus most all of the images are now available as greeting cards!

Some of the new renderings include: O’Shaughnessy Cultural Arts Center, Whitefish Train Depot, Central School, VFW, Great Northern Brewery, Remington, and Mambo’s. Do you have a special place? That place can be where you live or any where in the world! Your home? A business? A cabin, resort, or lodge? How about a boat?! Deb Stika does commission work, too, and will have examples displayed at the Purple Pomegranate. Come and help us celebrate!  

Meet Deb during Whitefish Gallery Night, Thursday, June 7th, 2011 from 6-9 PM. Deb’s work will be displayed during the opening and throughout the month of June. 

Cherlyn Wilcox-Above & Beyond at The Walking Man Frame Shop & Gallery

Please join us for our exhibit of Bozeman artist, Cherlyn Wilcox-Above & Beyond.  Cherlyn will be featuring abstract oils on panel, Thursday, June 7th, 6-9PM.  Fine art, live music & light refreshments.  For more information, please call 406-863-ARTS and find us on Facebook!!

"I think of my current work as an aerial journey.  The pieces create a schematic of place, inspired by fragmented terrain as glimpsed through the window seat of an airplane.  Through this work, I investigate the intersection of the built and natural environment, seeking to find structure and sense of place.  I am drawn to the rich colors, forms and lines from diverse ecosystems, agriculture, buildings, boundaries, waterways and the general beauty of Montana...and translating these into colorful and inviting abstract places."  Cherlyn Wilcox
 

We will also be featuring live music by Fresh off the Vine!!
"Fresh off the Vine is a trio featuring cello, acoustic and electric guitar, based out of Whitefish Montana.  With original songwriting and a range of covered material to enliven any occasion.  Fresh off the Vine consists of cellist, Jesse Ahmann, with guitar and bass by Karl Berdimurat and Lucas Mace.  The Vine's styles range from an instrumental dining atmosphere to upbeat songs and grooves fit for any festivity."

 
 

STUMPTOWN ART STUDIO June 7 opening - Stephanie Seguin: ALTERING FORMS AND SPACE

Stephanie Seguin received her BFA in ceramics in 2009 from Minnesota State University, Moorhead.  Since graduating, she has worked her way from studio to studio, gaining experience and exploring new styles in her personal work.  This summer she will be assisting at La Meridiana International School for the Ceramic Arts in Tuscany, Italy.

Her show, Altering Forms and Space at Stumptown Art Studio explores the way in which functional ceramics are displayed and the alteration of ceramic forms that are used in daily life.  Items that are normally hidden away in cupboards are displayed in a fashion that is suitable for a gallery setting and the home.  Seguin works with wheel-thrown and altered functional forms, which she manipulates while the clay is still soft, using a variety of hand-building techniques to create a gentle, feminine quality.  This quality is also present in her decorative surfaces, where she often incorporates images inspired by the garden.

Stumptown Art Studio is a non-profit community art center located in the heart of Whitefish, Montana.  It was founded in 1995 to offer art opportunities for all ages and art interests including: classes, workshops, camps, art parties, an artists' cooperative, art outreach programs with the Van Gogh, and daily walk-in pottery painting, glass fusing and mosaic-making in the Ceramics Annex, art gifts, retail art supplies and exhibits.  Exhibits hosted at Stumptown Art Studio feature guest artists, group displays, student works, new works and provide exhibition space for emerging artists.  The public is invited to stop by and enjoy this year's 2012 First Thursday Gallery Night season from May through October between 6 and 9 p.m. during opening receptions or for a month following anytime during regular open hours:  Mon-Sat, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sundays, noon-5 p.m.

The Gallerie at Piney Creek featuring Mary Kelley

"When I was young I was always going to paint with vigor someday soon. Suddenly I was over 60 and knew I better get with the program!"
                                                                            - Mary Kelley

Mary Kelly is a Montana artist who began painting later in life but has always been an artist at heart. She is greatly inspired by nature and her plein aire style of painting captures her passion. Her subtle and striking contrasts between light and dark, warm and cool, and light and shadow are intriguing factors that invite viewers to spend a moment in her work.

Come see a new collection of Mary Kelley's paintings featured this month at The Gallerie at Piney Creek.

2nd Annual Youth Image Project Gallery & Fundraising Event

Please join us for the 2nd Annual Youth Image Project Fundraising & Gallery Event on Thursday, May 3rd, 6-9PM.  Several framed images donated by local, regional & nationally recognized photographers and printed by Photo Video Plus in Kalispell will be auctioned off with 100% benefiting YIP.  Above images by Lido Vizzutti & Jessica Lowry-Vizzutti. Youth Image Project's mission is to empower at-risk teenagers by providing photographic training with which they can share their personal vision, expand their skill sets and advance their life opportunities.  For more information about Youth Image Project, go to www.youthimageproject.com or contact Jenn DeMonte at 406-270-3377.  

 

A variety of images by Glasgow photographer, Sean Heavey, will also be on display.  Get your chance to bid on The Mothership for YIP!  Live music by Dan Dubuque and light refreshments offered for a fun filled evening.   For more information, call 406-863-ARTS.  Kick off the Whitefish Gallery Nights season by supporting a great arts program in the Flathead Valley!

14th ANNUAL STUDENT SPRING SHOW & ICE-CREAM SOCIAL

In the heart of Whitefish, Montana is the non-profit community art center Stumptown Art Studio.  It was founded in 1995 to offer art opportunities for all ages and art interests including: classes, workshops, camps, art parties, an artists' cooperative, art outreach programs with the Van Gogh, and daily walk-in pottery painting, glass fusing and mosaic-making in the Ceramics Annex, art gifts, retail art supplies and exhibits.  Exhibits hosted at Stumptown Art Studio feature guest artists, group displays, student works, new works and provide exhibition space for emerging artists.  The public is invited to stop by and enjoy this year's 2012 First Thursday Gallery Night season from May through

October between 6 and 9 p.m. during opening receptions or for a month following anytime during regular open hours: Mon-Sat, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sundays, noon-5 p.m.

The public is invited to the opening reception of this popular exhibit featuring the artwork of students of Stumptown Art Studio.  Come see the art by our talented young neighborhood artists during the opening reception from 6-9 p.m. on Thursday, May 3.  The evening is accompanied by the delightful Ice-Cream Social, where everyone can create their own treat.  The exhibit will be on display until May 28 at 145 Central Avenue in Whitefish.

Linda Christensen - May - The Purple Pomegranate

The Purple Pomegranate, a fine craft specialty store, is featuring work by Kalispell artist, Linda Christensen during the month of May. Linda has worked as a full time professional artist since 1992.  Painting with a combination of surrealism, expressionism and realism and using symbols to communicate the nuances of what she sees, Linda is currently creating paintings based on her dreams and visions.

Linda speaks about her work, "I see paintings as I listen to the world.  Messages emerge through dreams and visions.  The waking dream and sleeping dream are equally powerful in this time of transition on the earth.  The shift from domination of the masculine mind to the feminine heart impacts my dreaming as it impacts the earth.   My dreams flow through my watercolor paintings in playful symbolism." Linda feels that watercolors express her visions and dreams in glowing, transparent layers or in vibrant opaque color.  She expresses emotion through the vast possibility of watercolor technique.  Flowing colors create a feeling of movement.  Free and mingling paint permits the imagination to flow.  Transparency portrays illusion.   Dark opacity indicates strength, power and surety. 

Meet Linda during Whitefish Gallery Night, Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 from 6-9 PM. Her work will be displayed during the opening and throughout the month of May. 

Whitefish Gallery Nights Begins Soon

Mark your calendars for the first Thursday of each month to come to downtown Whitefish and join in the fun of Gallery Nights. We have 15 galleries participating this year and loads of wonderful artwork in store for you. Tell all your friends to come down too, the more the merrier. The dates are listed above and check out our Facebook page by clicking on the Facebook logo on the side bar. See you in May!