March 15 - October 31, 2010
Crack & Warp Column: David Nash
Missoula Art Museum is very excited to be hosting a monumental work by British sculptor David Nash. Crack & Warp Column is one of many large scale works that Nash is known to create.

April 02 - August 27, 2010
Kevin Red Star
MAM is pleased to present Kevin Red Star, a celebrated artist in our region. Red Star draws from his Crow tradition and culture for his subjects, both historical and modern.

April 16, 2010 - April 16, 2011
Textiles From the Missoula County Art Collection
MAM's commitment to keeping the permanent collection on view continues with a selection of textiles gracing Partnership's new health center.
Location: PARTNERSHIP HEALTH CENTER 401 RAILROAD AVE, MISSOULA 2ND FLOOR HOURS: MON - FRI 8:00 - 4l30

May 07 - August 29, 2010
National Iron
This national exhibition of cast iron art is sponsored by the Western Cast Iron Art Alliance (WCIAA), Missoula Art Museum, and the UM School of Art.The exhibition serves as a survey of the diverse national collection of artwork made in the medium of cast iron.

May 07 - December 31, 2010
Art 4 All: MAM + CAM
This spring, MAM is embracing the art critic in all of us, with our MAM CAM project. This is the first in a series of Art 4 All projects that aims to involve and engage museum goers in the art we display at MAM. After all, how a piece is interpreted is ...well...part of the art.

May 10 - September 30, 2010
Joyce Folsom's Gift of Intimate Landscapes to the MAM
Joyce Folsom's gift to the MAM in 1999 included over 60 landscape works by Montana painters. Inspired by Folsom's generosity MAM’s Joyce Folsom Society, of bequest donors, was formed shortly thereafter.

May 18, 2010 - May 05, 2011
Martha & Bill Burke Leaded Glass Windows Rededication
The three Art Deco windows were installed in 1913 as part of the Ole Bakke addition to the original A. J. Gibson-designed Carnegie Library. After hanging in the same location for 96 years, their condition was deteriorating.

May 28 - September 19, 2010
Peter Keefer: Images of the Great War
Keefer identified some of the most important individuals that contributed to the chaos that was World War I then created a series of larger drawings about these personalities, and smaller works that reference the individual battles of the war.

June 04 - September 19, 2010
Joshua Meier: The Parables (and other impossible events)
Meier carefully and meticulously stages models and props to create his photographs of visual parables.

June 11 - August 31, 2010
Behind the Vault Doors
MAM's Behind the Vault Doors exhibit is part of a statewide collaborative venture between six Montana museums spurred on by the film project of Allen Powers.

June 26 - October 31, 2010
A Road Runs Through It
MAM is proud to display six wood engravings by Missoula artist Claire Emery that capture the civic spirit of our community.

July 10 - October 20, 2010
Drawings from the MAM Collections by Painters & Sculptors
Drawing has always been an important foundation for artists, partly as a springboard for planning, and sometimes as an end in itself.

August 02 - August 06, 2010
BEAUTIFUL HORSES
Times: 10AM-12PM/Ages 8-14, 65/59.50
Nothing surpasses the combination of character, strength, and beauty possessed by the horse. The class will go on a journey through art history, looking at how horses have inspired artists the world over. Then campers will create their own equine images. Ages 8-14

Teachers: Jennifer Ogden
Price: $60.00
Members: $54.00

August 06, 2010
August First Friday
Times: 5-8PM
Join Missoula artist Peter Keefer as he talks about his exhibition Images of the Great War.
Location: MAM

August 06, 2010
August First Friday
Times: 5-8PM
Join Missoula artist Peter Keefer as he talks about his exhibition Images of the Great War, 7 pm.
Location: MAM

August 09 - August 12, 2010
NATURAL LIGHT SCULPTURES FOR AGES 8-15
Times: 10AM-12PM/Ages 8-15, $50/45
Ages 9-15
Campers will use red dogwood branches, natural materials, handmade papers, and a secret hardening agent to create stunning light sculptures to hang in a window.
Teachers: Karl Stein
Price: $50.00
Members: $45.00

August 09 - August 12, 2010
CREATIVITY 101: BREAKING THE RULES FOR AGES 8-15
Times: 1-3PM
Ages 9-15
Campers will change their art forms from realistic drawings into surreal scenes. They will then explore how to turn two dimensional works into three dimensions, creating artist’s books and boxes using paper sculpture techniques and pop up technology.
Teachers: Barbara Morrison
Price: $60.00
Members: $54.00

August 12, 2010
Annual Behind the Scenes Tour
Times: 5-7PM
The recent decision of the new museum to display a wealthy and influential trustee’s art collection has created a firestorm of controversy within the nation’s museum community.
Location: MAM

August 16 - August 19, 2010
NEW! ART START AND NATURE FOR AGES4-6
Times: 10 - 11:30 AM
Children will be introduced to many types of creative play as Alli encourages creative expression with a variety of art materials and projects.
Teachers: Alli DePuy
Price: $45.00
Members: $40.50

August 19, 2010
Totalini
Times: 5:30-9PM
We’re partying with total Fest IX to celebrate Artini’s fifth birthday with a bang! An exciting performance by a surprise musical guest will get your blood pumping.

Location: MAM

September 03, 2010
September First Friday
Times: 5-8PM
Join David Spear for a tour and gallery talk in his new exhibition at 7 PM.
Location: Missoula Art Museum

September 16, 2010
Artini
Times: 5:30-9PM
Artini with exhibiting artist Angela Babby.
Location: Missoula Art Mseum

October 01, 2010
October First Friday
Times: 5-8 PM
Join artist Michael Sarich for an Artist Reception and Gallery Talk at 6 PM.
Location: Missoula Art Museum

October 21, 2010
Artini
Times: 5:30-9PM
October's Artini October features a gallery talk with exhibiting artist Steve Muhs.
Location: Missoula Art Museum

November 05, 2010
November First Friday
Times: 5-8 PM
Meet exhibiting artist Jim Poor for an Artist Reception and Gallery Talk, 7 PM.
Location: Missoula Art Museum

November 18, 2010
Artini
Times: 5:30-9 PM
Artini: Art 4 All
Location: Missoula Art Museum

December 03, 2010
December First Friday
Times: 5-8 PM
Start the winter holidays off with dynamic concerts by Dolce Canto at 6PM and 7PM.
Location: Missoula Art Museum

December 16, 2010
Artini: 406
Times: 5:30-9 PM
Artini: 406 will feature winter reading by local authors, festive food and holiday cheer.
Location: Missoula Art Museum