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.