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Laura Millin, photograph courtesy of Charles Martin. Cover: Roger Shimomura, American Guardian, 7-color lithograph, 31.5 x 43 “.

I would like to take a moment to commend some of MAM’s superb business partners. Over 50 businesses, such as Simmons Media, the Missoulian, Red Bird Restaurant, Max Media Montana, and Partners Creative lend their vision and dynamic support to our institution.

This relatively new program, cre-ated by MAM Development and Membership Director Nici Holt Cline offers a host of desirable and creative benefits to area businesses in exchange for financial or in-kind support of exhibitions, programs, and special projects. The partner-ship is mutually beneficial, creating cross-marketing opportunities, a broader understanding of our com-munity, and new relationships.

All benefits are tailored to meet the unique needs of the busi-ness we are working with. Examples include private facility use, extensive marketing and networking opportunities, member-ship benefits, free MAM tours, membership discounts, tables to MAM’s Benefit Art Auction, and more. Happily, MAM receives a wide range of valuable goods, services, and financial support in exchange.

Through our partnership with Red Bird, now in its second year, Artini guests are treated to wildly creative and delicious appetizers on the third Thursday of every month. Post-Artini, MAMbers can pop over to the Red Bird, flash their membership card and receive a free sampling of wine!

Through our partnership with Simmons Media, MAM is able to offer our visitors cell phone tours, bringing the voices of artists and curators into the exhibitions. We are also able to advertise upcoming events and exhibitions on Trail 103.3 and Fresh 104.5.

Watch for MAM’s new marketing campaign made possible through our newly minted partnerships with Partners Creative and the Missoulian.

MAM’s reach into our community has vastly expanded and been en-riched through these dynamic relationships. If you’re interested in creating a business partnership with MAM, please contact Nici Holt Cline at nici@missoulaartmuseum.org or 406.728.0447, ext. 227.

Thank you to all of MAM’s Business Partners who are listed on the Annual Appeal letter in this newsletter.

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DIRECTOR’S COMMENTS | Laura J. Millin

museum hourswednesday – friday 10 - 5 pm

saturday – sunday 10 am - 3 pm

new exhibitions // 3

featured acquisitions // 8

continuing exhibitions // 9

MAM happenings // 10

classes & events // 12

education outreach // 13

artini events // 14

mambership musings // 15

MAM & You: Of the 202 individuals who contributed to the Annual Fund last year, 95 gave gifts of $25-$100! EVERY GIFT MATTERS.

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Ten years after the death of Freeman Butts, his estate generously offered to gift a selection of his work to six museums in Montana. These institutions, including MAM, met several times with Ray Campeau, the trustee of the estate, and made selections from the array to better reflect Butts’ work already present in their collections. This rich gifting of works is intended to more fully frame the artist’s legacy within the state. The institutions involved acknowledged no single museum in the state had the space or resources to accommo-date the voluminous amount of Butts’ work. Therefore, all six muse-ums selected works to expand their collections, made a commitment to feature the work, and generate scholarship about Butts’ influence on contemporary art. All of the museums agreed to lend and borrow the work with each other to further educate the public of the legacy of this important Montana painter. MAM is deeply indebted to the Freeman Butts family and wishes to thank Daisy Butts for her faithful support of MAM. We are also deeply grateful to Ray Cam-peau, Butts’ longtime friend, in helping facilitate this important gift. Campeau will give a gallery talk on September 4th at 7 pm.

Butts was born and raised in California. During his early career in the Los Angeles area, he was influenced by Abstract Expres-sionism, prevalent at the time, and by the work of other artists on the scene who were attempting to merge a figurative style with abstraction. One can easily see that Butts’ spontaneous approach, his instinct to simplify, and his attention to the process of painting were rooted in those early years. More importantly, it is clear that his work matured and blossomed in Montana.

In addition to MAM, the other museums which accepted Free-man Butts’ work and committed to exhibiting his work are: Custer County Art Museum in Miles City, Hockaday Museum of Art in Kalispell, Holter Museum of Art in Helena, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art in Great Falls, and Yellowstone Art Museum in Billings. Please visit their web sites to receive updates on ways that this impressive gift has been incorpo-rated into their own exhibition schedule and programming.

faMilY Gifts: worKs bY freeMan bUtts September 4 - December 31, 2009 // Helen & F. Morris Silver Foundation GalleryReception and Gallery Talk with Ray Campeau: September 4, 5-8 PMArtini: Gifts, December 17, 5:30-9 PM

MAM Exhibitions Curator Stephen Glueckert’s complete essay about Freeman Butts “The Brush That Laughed” is available on MAM’s website: missoulaartmuseum.org.

Freeman Butts, Untitled, acrylic on board, 1982.

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roGer shiMoMUra: MiniDoKa on MY MinDOctober 2 - December 31, 2009 // Carnegie Galleries

MaM Members and Donors reception with roger shimomura, october 1, 5 PMDistinguished artists lecture: roger shimomura, october 1, 7 PM

artist reception and Gallery talk, october 2, 5-8 PMartini: Minidoka on My Mind featuring pianist lydia brown, october 15, 5:30-9 PM

Cats of Mirikatani: film, november 1 & 8, 1-2 PM

Roger Shimomura‘s paintings and prints,

including this series, Mini-doka on My Mind, address social and political issues of Asian America, and

have most often been inspired by diaries kept by his late immigrant grandmother that span the 56 years of her life. Minidoka on My Mind is the fourth major painting series generated by Shimomura based on his World War II internment experience. Shimomura states,

In Minidoka on My Mind, Shimomura chal-lenges our notions of history and uses im-ages rooted in popular culture to thrust us headlong into the racial conflicts of World War II, a time that witnessed the unjust imprisonment of approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans. In this body of work, Shimomura presents us with richly designed and seamlessly executed paintings that convey the emotions associated with the internment experience; emotions associ-ated with innocent imprisonment within a

country unwilling to address institutional racism. What also comes through is the resilience of the human spirit and a recom-mitment to remember the stories of intern-ment camps such as Minidoka so they never happen again.

The name Minidoka is of Dakota Sioux ori-gin meaning “a fountain or spring of water.” Minidoka was first used in 1883 as a name for a Union Pacific, Oregon Short Line spur in the middle of the Snake River Plain which later became the site of a watering station. However, The Minidoka National Historic Site is in Jerome County, Idaho, northeast of Twin Falls and just north of Eden, in an area known as Hunt. Under provisions of President Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066, persons of Japanese ancestry were ousted from the West Coast of the United States. Minidoka housed more than 9,000 Japanese Americans, predominantly from Oregon, Washington and Alaska. The remote high desert site was selected for the Minidoka War Relocation Center lasting from 1942-45, and is one of ten camps at which Japa-nese Americans, both citizens and resident aliens, were interned during World War II. Notably, 60% of the Japanese imprisoned were American citizens. Fort Missoula, just outside the town of Missoula, MT also served as a site for a War Relocation Center under this executive provision.

Through Minidoka on My Mind, we can reach for and gain insight into our past, and by sharing and revisiting these stories, we

garner a more accurate version of our his-tory. Ominously, Shimomura writes, “I offer this exhibition as a metaphor for the threat posed by current times, and as a warning and reminder that during international cri-ses our government seems to consistently lose its memory regarding past mistakes.”

Shimomura was raised in Seattle, earned his B.A. from the University of Washington in Seattle, and his M.F.A. from Syracuse University in New York. He taught at the School of Fine Arts at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS and has recently retired. He has had over 125 solo exhibi-tions nationally.

It is the culmination of years of my perusing images culled from books, magazines, government publications, personal recollections, and the internet. The result of this search has been a visual distillation of tar paper barracks, barbed wire, and desolate landscapes, which are inhabited by muted occupants standing in line to eat and to clean, quietly interacting, contemplating their fate…and to wait.

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This exhibition will be the educational foundation for the Fifth Grade Art Experience, co-sponsored with a grant from the Art Associates of Missoula. Additional funding for this exhibition is provided by the Wide World of Travel and the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula. MAMbers Reception sponsored by NewWest.net.

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Top: Roger Shimomura, American Infamy # 3, print, 1982, 64 x 24”. Left: Roger Shimomura, Desert Garden, 1982, 64 x 24”. Right: Roger Shimomura, Block Dance, 1982, 64 x 24”.

Artist Scott Fife has long been obsessed with the historic characters that helped shape the time we live in; characters that have often fallen into the dark recesses of history. Through his re-creations, Fife offers us a renewed perspective reminding us of the famous quote by George Santayana, “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

One such historic event with national impact, and the focus of this exhibition, was the assassination of Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg in 1905. The murder occurred in Caldwell, ID, and the subsequent trial in 1907 was held in Boise, ID. Although this tragic drama was played out over a century ago, its relevance today must not be understated. The story of a small town in a small state, thrust into a national spotlight as a consequence of unrest associated with the extractive industries, is not lost on a Montana audience. Montanans too, have a long history that has borne witness to the consequences of labor’s upheaval and industry’s selfish acts. Much of this historical labor drama was played out again and again and then set aside, out of the spotlight, forgotten, to fade into the recesses of our collective memory.

Fife works in a non-traditional medium, recreating busts with archival cardboard. His surfaces are rough, yet the busts closely

resemble the characters they portray. He cuts, tears, sands, gessoes, and uses sheet rock screws as elements of these additive constructions.

In The Idaho Project, Fife has recreated the cast of over a dozen colorful characters associated with the assassination of Governor Steunenberg and the subsequent trial, including Governor Steunenberg and his assassin Harry Orchard, union leader “Big Bill” Haywood, defense attorney Clarence Darrow, actress Ethel Barrymore, President Teddy Roosevelt, and prosecuting attorney and later Idaho Senator William Borah. Fife states,

“For this piece I worked with portraits, using references to classical portraiture busts of the Roman Republic era to portray participants in the historic trial. The sculpture speaks of class struggle, political intrigue, and the country’s economic and social landscape of capitalism and populism.”

MAM is thrilled to present this regionally significant exhibition. An authoritative account can be accessed by reading Anthony Lukas’ highly regarded book Big Trouble: A Murder in a Small Western Town Sets Off a Struggle for the Soul of America. This account captured Fife’s imagination and inspired this remarkable body of work.

sCott fife: biG troUble - the iDaho ProJeCt October 2, 2009 - February 10, 2010 // Faith Pickton and Josephine Aresty Gallery

annual benefactor Dinner with laura Millin and scott fife: november 5, 5:30 PMartist reception and Gallery talk: november 6, 5-8 PM

artini: eight heads, november 19, 5:30-9 PM

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MAM & You: The average cost for one exhibition is $2000-$5000. Last year MAM exhibited over two dozen cutting-edge, contemporary exhibitions and Annual Fund gifts supported this effort.

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teresa taMUra – MaDe in MiniDoKa: the inCarCeration of JaPanese aMeriCans in iDaho October 2 – December 31, 2009 // Travel Montana Lobby and Lela Autio Education Gallery artist reception: october 2, 5-8 PM festival of the book Panel Discussion: teresa tamura, Diane sands, and Carol Van Valkenberg, october 23, 4 PM This exhibition features a selection of photographs from the larger body of work Tamura has generated over the past decade. Tamura, the daughter of second generation Japanese Americans, was born and raised in Nampa, Idaho, a small town just a two hour drive from the remnants of the Minidoka Relocation Center. Though growing up in Idaho, in such close proximity, she was never told of the intern-ment camp; first learning of Minidoka in 1978, in journalism school, at Idaho State University.

In 2001, Tamura heard artist Roger Shimomura lecture about his paintings based on the journals his grandmother kept while interned at Minidoka. Tamura, like Shimomura, was inspired to depict a sense of the place and the life of internment at Minidoka. Her images, captured on black and white infrared film, accentuate the stark landscape and architectural remains of the camp while lending a timeless quality to the photographs. The present day portraits of internees are honest and human. Tamura’s eye for composition, honed over twenty years as a photojournalist, unites her unique photographic vision with persistent honesty that is both personal and universal.

Left: Teresa Tamura, Barrack Exterior, black and white infrared silver gelatin print. Right: Teresa Tamura, Roger Shimomura and Grand-mother, 2001, silver gelatin print from 120 negative.

Scott Fife, Big Trouble - The Idaho Project, installation detail.

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Donna loos: silhoUette series December 4, 2009 - March 28, 2010// Lynda M. Frost Contemporary American Indian Art Galleryartist reception and Gallery talk: December 4, 5-8 PM

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Visit the MAM’s Goldberg Family Foundation Library to view three ceramic works gifted to the museum by two rising stars, Hak

kyun Kim and Alex Kraft, both M.F.A. graduates of The University of Montana. Kraft’s ubi uber and phileal ocinea, and Kim’s After Serving 04, stand at the forefront of ceramic art with philosophical, expres-sive, and painterly explorations.

A 2006 Master of Fine Arts, Kraft is currently an artist-in-residence at the Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program in New Mexico. She creates imagined life forms and environments to explore the physical and the sacred internal, the material versus the intangible. Surfaces are colorful and multi-textured and the titles convey a Latin-like biological language invented by the artist. The physicality of form, color, and surface correspond to the internal life of the beings. Ubi uber exudes a life-force of its own, a heart-like beast with an up-thrust neck, teetering on four small legs. Phileal ocinae is a relief-like painterly creation suggesting a cross-section view of some beast or a window

into a microscopic environment of floating organisms. Both pieces are adventurous works that push the limits of clay manipulation.

Hak kyun Kim traveled to Montana from Korea, with an education and aesthetic strongly rooted in industrial design. Kim graduated with an M.F.A. in 2008, and is currently artist-in-residence at the Lawrence Arts Center in Lawrence, KS. In contrast to Kraft’s incredible beings, Kim turns to the vessel with a quiet simplicity, exploring the edge between function and non-function. Kim’s piece After Serving 04, a platter with five cup-like objects spilling across its surface, displays philosophical tension by contrasting a clean and smooth surface, calm color, and the suggestion of utility with slightly asymmetrical forms and an askew arrangement of objects. Masterful craftsmanship and conceptualiza-tion invite the viewer to experience harmony between idea and form. The vessel becomes the content, interplayed between Kim’s aesthetic and skill. The Missoula Art Museum is grateful for the donation of these exciting artworks by Kraft and Kim.

Left to Right: Hak kyun Kim, After Serving 04, porcelain, 2006. Alex Kraft, phileal ocinae, stoneware & glazes, 2006. Alex Kraft, ubi uber, porcelain & glazes, 2006.

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MAM is proud to present this exciting body of work produced by Missoula artist Donna Loos. She states of the series,

“I tried to keep a blank mind and to paint unconsciously or subconsciously, or rather, to paint the negative space around a shape. I left the shape dark, then studied the composition for awhile, looking for shapes as I would look for shapes in a summer cloud. Later I understood that I had painted my autobiography.”

Loos was born in Wyoming, one of eight children of a homesteader mother and Metis father. She began teaching art in the Billings Public Schools system in the early 1960’s while simultaneously carving out a reputation as a prolific and exhibiting artist. In addition to these accomplishments, Loos has held state-level positions in the Montana Art Educators Associa-tion, The Montana Institute of the Arts, and the Montana Institute of the Arts Foundation.

Donna Loos: Silhouette Series is scheduled to run through March 28th in the Lynda M. Frost Contemporary American Indian Art Gallery. This gallery is dedicated to honoring the creative cultural contributions of American Indian people to contemporary art, and to ensure that Indian artists will always have a place to celebrate that contribution.

Donna Loos, Three Sisters, acrylic on canvas.

MAM & You: MAM cares for over 1000 pieces in its Permanent Collection. A $250 gift supports one month of Collection conservation materi-als, leaving a legacy for future generations.

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MaM’s 2009 Montana triennial Through September 24, 2009 // Carnegie Galleries and

Faith Pickton & Josephine Aresty Gallery

CONTINUINgexhibitions

During the opening reception with over 700 art lovers, Missoula’s mayor, the honorable John Engen, proclaimed June 26 as Montana Triennial Day.

MAM is proud to host the 2009 Montana Triennial, Montana’s first ever state-wide Triennial, featuring over 80 works by 60 artists from across

the state. The Montana Triennial has been celebrated with a wide array of educational lectures and activities.

Biennials and triennials around the world function as survey exhibitions of contemporary art representing the cutting edge of art created in a particular region, with works typically chosen by a respected juror from outside the region. The juror of MAM’s 2009

Montana Triennial, Beth Sellars, is currently curator of Suyama Art Space in Seattle, WA, a gallery which has featured some of the most avant-garde installation work seen in the Northwest. For many years, she was Curator of Art at the Cheney Cowles Museum of

Art in Spokane, WA, and remains one of the most respected curators of contemporary art in the Northwest.

In honor of the exhibition, MAM has published a full-color 136 page catalogue featuring the exhibiting artists, their work, and an in-terpretive essay by Beth Sellars. This exhibition and associated projects are supported, in part, through the Montana Cultural Trust.

Jerry Iverson, Line Bomb 4, sumi ink and paper on board, 35 x 48”.

anne aPPlebY: here we are Through November 22, 2009 // Lynda M. Frost Contemporary American Indian Art Gallery

“The Missoula Art Museum collects, preserves, exhibits and researches art that is relevant to the culture of the American West with an emphasis on contemporary Montana artists.” (MAM’s Collection Mission

statement, adopted 2006).

Working with a collections committee consisting of community members and museum staff, MAM considers works for acquisition that will capture the spirit of our mission, a mission made enjoyable by the rich bounty of talented artists that make the Big Sky state their home.

The internationally known and award winning artist Anne Appleby has generously gifted to our collection the vital early works from her exhibit Here We Are, large paintings accentuate the development and approach of this celebrated artist, displaying the carefully developed layers of translucent color, a philosophical and meditative character, and imagery reductive of and inspired by the natural world, speaking

directly to Appleby’s Native American heritage.

MAM is deeply grateful for Appleby’s donation of significant paintings that will be held in trust for generations to come.

Anne Appleby, Cliff Lake, 1994, oil and wax on canvas, painted, 64 x 64”.

alexia beCKerlinG: helMVilleThrough October 4, 2009 // Shott Family Galleryartini: highway to helmville with alexia beckerling, september 17, 7 PMPhotojournalist Alexia Beckerling spent a great deal of time developing this work over the past years in Helmville, Montana. On a certain level, Helmville reflects “every small town in Montana” known for its characteristic anonymity, protective of its relative isolation, and proud of its self sufficiency. Beckerling states, “There are signs of change. But the Helmville Community remains faithful to its traditions and has resisted the disintegration of rural life endemic in other Montana communities.”

MAM is pleased to feature this body of work that captures the true essence of a community. As we see, Beckerling uses photography to capture the realism of place and quintessential beauty. Beckerling’s approach exhibits the roots of both the community’s history and its dogged determination to preserve its own way of life. While Beckerling’s project itself is rooted in creative expression, the exhibition serves as a form of respectful preservation.

Alexia Beckerling, Untitled, 2008.

MAM TRAvELINg ExhIbITION MollY MUrPhY: reserVations reqUireDSeptember 1 - October 1, 2009 // Schoolhouse History & Art Center, Colstrip, MTNovember 6, 2009 - January 1, 2010 // Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT

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FIRST FRIDAYSMeet your friends at MAM for First Fridays from 5-8 PM. View exhibitions in six galleries, sample delicious wines, beer, and non-alco-holic beverages, and get the inside scoop at the 7 PM Gallery Talks with exhibiting artists. Always Free.

SePTeMbeR 4Join Freeman butts’ wife Daisy and his longtime friend Ray Campeau for a warm and personal evening exploring the new exhibition Family Gifts: Works by Freeman Butts, 7 PM.

OCTObeR 2Meet exhibiting artist Roger Shimomura at the opening reception for Minidoka on my Mind. At 7 PM, Shimomura will discuss his experiences at Minidoka and how they relate to his artwork.

NOVeMbeR 6Step inside the mind of exhibiting artist Scott Fife as he guides you through his larger than life exhibition Big Trouble - The Idaho Project during his gallery talk at 7 PM.

DeCeMbeR 4At 6 PM, the Missoula Coyote Choir will sing of their love of the natural world with the wild exuberance of a pack of coyote pups. Then, at 7 PM, stroll through Silhouette Series with exhibiting artist Donna Loos.

TeeN OPeN STuDiO NiGhT The second Thursday of every month, 6-8 PM, Ages 13-18, free Note: we are switching TOSN artist work-shops to the second Thursday of every month.

September 10: Lisa Jarrett October 8: Michael Parker November 12: Edgar Smith December 10: Marlo Crocifisso

20 MiNuTe TOuRSSaturdays, 12 PM Tour MAM’s current exhibitions with engag-ing gallery guides who will provide insight into the artist’s process and demonstrate ways of understanding the contemporary art on view. To schedule a guided tour for a group during regular museum hours, call Renee Taaffe, education Curator, 406.728.0447, ext. 228, at least two weeks prior to your tour date.

AND EVEN MORE...SePTeMbeR 2 Annual behind-the-Scenes Tour, 5-7 PM, date change* Originally on Aug 26, now on Sept 2 For Contemporary Collectors Circle and MAM Patron Members. Works on paper, though fragile, can survive for decades if cared for properly. This year’s tour will cover methods of preserving works on paper and discuss techniques professional paper con-servators use to restore damaged works. To join and attend this event, call Nici holt Cline at 406.728.0447, ext.227.

SePTeMbeR 19Symphony Saturday at MAM with Darko butorac, 1 PM, freeJoin Missoula Symphony Music Director Darko butorac for an in-depth look at two fascinating late Romantic compositions - Claude Debussy’s ethereal Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and igor Stravinsky’s exotic Firebird.

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SePTeMbeR 22Annual fund Kick Off Party 5-7 PM, free everyone is invited. engage your senses and your social side: music, tours, libations, and more. RSVP by Thursday, September 17 to 406.728.0447.

SePTeMbeR 26 Smithsonian Magazine Museum DayMuseum Day is a one-day event where museums offer free admission. bring in your Smithsonian magazine or Museum Day Ad-mission Card and receive an extra Museum Day perk from the MAM.

OCTObeR 1Distinguished Artists Lecture Series: Roger Shimomura, location t.b.a., 7 PM. free to MAMbers, donors, hMfM members, and students with IDs. $5 general public. An American Diary is a 60-minute survey of Shimomura’s paintings, prints, and experi-mental theatre pieces that span a 40-year career. The talk illustrates how this work has been propelled by various historical and political events as well as his own physical environment that has been constantly filled with his collections ranging from Walt Dis-ney memorabilia to World War ii stereotypes of Asian people.

OCTObeR 4, 11, 18, 25Art:21- Art in the Twenty-first CenturyThis series, produced by the contemporary art organization Art21, provides viewers a unique look at today’s artists. MAM is honored to have this opportunity to host a prescreening of this exciting series. All screenings will start at 1PM and are free.

October 4, Episode 1: CompassionArtists: William Kentridge, Carrie Mae Weems, Doris Salcedo

October 11, Episode 2: fantasy Artists: Jeff Koons, Mary heilmann, Florian Maier-Aichen

October 18, Episode 3: Transformation Artists: Yinka Shonibare Mbe, Cindy Sher-man, Paul McCarthy

October 25, Episode 4: Systems Artists: Julie Mehretu, John baldessari, Kim-sooja, Allan McCollum

This event is part of Art21 Access ‘09, a celebration of contemporary art and Season 5 of Art:21-Art in the Twenty-First Century sponsored by Art21. Art21 Access 09 is held at over 300 museums, schools, libraries, art spaces, and community centers and is organized in collaboration with Americans for the Arts’ National Arts and Humani-ties Month. Visit art21.org for more information.

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OCT 22, 23, 24 festival of the book Oct. 22, Author Jamie ford, 4 PMJoin Jamie Ford as he reads from his highly acclaimed novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, about the friendship between a Chinese-American boy and a Japanese-American girl who are students in Seattle during World War ii.

Oct 23, Panel Discussion, 4 PMJoin Teresa Tamura, photographer, Carol Van Valkenburg, Chair of uM’s Department of Print Journalism, and Diane Sands, Develop-ment Director at The historical Museum at Fort Missoula, as they discuss the world of the Japanese internees during WWii at Fort Missoula and in Minidoka, idaho and its implications in today’s world. This discussion is in conjunction with MAM current exhibi-tions featuring Roger Shimomura: Minidoka on My Mind, Teresa Tamura’s Made in Mini-doka and the Montana Festival of the book.

Oct 24, Author Lauren Kessler, 1 PM Lauren Kessler, writer, narrative journalist, and author of six books of literary nonfiction will read a selection from Stubborn Twig. This book was awarded Oregon book Award and is a factual account of three generations of a Japanese-American family living in the Pacific Northwest.

OCTObeR 29CONTEMPORARY COLLECTORS CIRCLE PRIvATE COLLECTION TOUR 6:30 - 8 PMSusan O’Connor, an engaging and vibrant art collector, will host CCC members in her home. See works by legendary contem-porary artists. invitations will be mailed to CCC members containing additional information. To join the CCC and attend this event, contact Ted hughes, Registrar, at 406.728.0447, x222, by October 23.

NOVeMbeR 5MAM Annual benefactor Dinner with Director and Artistbenefactor Members Only, 5:30 PMJoin MAM Director Laura Millin and exhibit-ing artist Scott Fife (Big Trouble: The Idaho Project) for an evening of delicious food,

spirits, and contemporary art. Refreshments will be served in the lobby at 5:30 PM, din-ner served at 6:15 PM, and gallery talk at 7 PM. invitations will be mailed to benefactor Members containing additional information.

NOVeMbeR 7, 14, 21world war I and Modern Art: An Interdisciplinary Approach, 1 PMThis three-part lecture series explores the lasting impact of WWi on the artistic production of painters and writers. using visual art and literature, MAM Registrar Ted hughes and university of Montana adjunct professor Lisa Simon, PhD, bring engaging and informative sessions that investigate the renaissance styles codi-fied by the royal academies, the modern-ist movements that supplanted these styles, and the new forms that emerged in reaction to the killing fields of WWi. Free to MAMbers & students with iDs, $5 to the public.

November 7, The Renaissance Ideal: Dominant artistic values from the renais-sance and the roots of modernism.

November 14, The Mechanical Paradise: A new aesthetic for a machine age.

November 21, Eye Deep in hell: how WWi changed the life of words and images in art, radically and forever.

NOVeMbeR 12 Distinguished Artists Lecture Series: william Kittredge, Location t.b.a., 7 PM. free to MAMbers, donors, and student with IDs. $5 general public. Hard Wired and Fancy Free. Why are the arts necessary? A newborn child is emotionally hard-wired to respond immediately and intuitively to the beauties and usefulness of it’s mother’s breast. The various arts and artistic crafts, from Mozart to Mark Rothko to violin making, reinforce the value of such evolved and necessary responses while helping us get beyond them to “recognitions,” moments of fresh insight that reveal where and what we are in new and useful ways.

hOLiDAY WeeKeND FuNSaturdays and Sundays, November 21 – December 20, 10 AM – 3 PMYou had such fun last year at MAM dur-ing the holidays you asked us to do it again! MAM will host local choirs, jazz bands, pianists, and musical artists of all types. We will also provide a “creativity station” for kids of all ages to make their own holiday cards and ornaments. Need a gift for that certain someone? Come to MAM and create something special. Tasty treats and drinks will also be provided each day. Visit missoulaartmuseum.org for a list of activities and performers.

DeCeMbeR 10Contemporary Collectors Circle Annual Acquisition Party, 5:30 PMCCC members are invited to participate in the annual acquisition of an artwork for the MAM Collections supported by CCC funds. Original artworks will be on view and CCC members will work with the MAM Collections Committee to dis-cuss the development of the Collections and contemporary art issues. The eve-ning will culminate with members voting for a work to purchase for permanent acquisition. To join the CCC and attend this event, contact Ted hughes, Registrar, at 406.728.0447, x222.

DeCeMbeR 31first Night® Missoula, 11 AM - 4 PM New Year’s eve with First Night® Mis-soula is filled with theater, dance, artists, poetry readings, plays, comedy, music, food, and family entertainment. MAM will showcase performances by some of the area’s most talented musicians, and host children’s activities and programs. View four dynamic exhibitions between festivities. Visit missoulaartmuseum.org for performances and times.

MAM & You: MAM presented over 30 artists and curators at Artini and First Friday last year. These educational opportunities are FREE to the public because of Annual Fund gifts.

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FOR CHILDRENPReSChOOL ART START Allie DePuySession I: Tuesdays, September 8 - October 13, 1-2:30 PMSession II: Tuesdays, October 20 - November 24, 1-2:30 PM6 weeks, Ages 3½-5, $49.50/55 DePuy has years of experience inspiring young children. She will stimulate your child’s creativity with hands-on projects using safe and fun materials: shaving cream, clay doughs, tempera, chalk, and much more in a fun and friendly atmosphere. Children will make full use of the museum by taking small field trips within the galleries to experience MAM’s exciting exhibits.

AFTeR SChOOL ART ADVeNTuRe: SeSSiON ibev glueckertTuesdays, September 8 - October 13, 4-5:30 PM6 weeks, Ages 7-12, $49.50/55 Students will work on projects inspired by current exhibitions at MAM. This session we will tour the Triennial exhibition and the Anne Appleby show for inspiration and ideas. We will be making a book of prints utilizing various types of printmaking: monoprint, relief, collagraph, sun prints, etc. Other projects will include shrinky-dink drawings and wood sculptures.

AFTeR SChOOL ART ADVeNTuRe: SeSSiON iibev glueckertTuesdays, October 20 - November 24, 4-5:30 PM6 weeks, Ages 7-12, $49.50/55 Students will work on projects inspired by current exhibitions at MAM including fun 3-D cardboard constructions inspired by the work of Scott Fife, large narrative paintings and self-portrait paintings inspired by the work of Roger Shimomura, oil pastel scratch drawings, and much more.

KiDS SATuRDAY DRAWiNG CLubfeather ShermanSaturdays, September 19 - October 10, 1-3 PM, 4 weeks, Ages 8-12, $45/50This will be four weeks of fun-filled, skill-building drawing classes for young artists. Students will learn contour drawing, gesture and modeled drawing techniques while exploring a variety of drawing media: pencil, charcoal, oil pastel, pen and ink, brush, and mixed media. They will practice observa-tional techniques, sketch from live models (plant, animal or human), sketch outdoors and from their imagination.

FOR ADULTSOiL PAiNTiNG FuNDAMeNTALS Stephanie J. frostadTuesdays, September 8 - October 6, 6-9 PM 5 weeks, $94.50/105Oil color is a most inviting and merciful painting medium. With long working times and countless opportunities to revise and refine, oil is an excellent choice for both the novice and experienced painter. This course will introduce students to basic materials and techniques used in traditional oil paint-ing. Still life will provide subject matter for observational paintings, though methods taught will be applicable to any genre. Dem-onstrations, examples, and exercises will help students gain confidence and skill with oil painting. A materials list will be provided.

CONTiNuiNG DRAWiNGMarilyn bruyaTuesdays, October 13 - November 10, 6-8:30 PM, 5 weeks, $81/90 Students will experiment with a variety of drawing materials and surfaces. The first class will review materials and drawing basics. individuals will then experiment and determine the direction they would like to pursue. Please bring an 18x24” newsprint pad, compressed charcoal, and any other favorite drawing materials to the first class.

iNTeRMeDiATe OiL PAiNTiNG Stephanie J. frostadSaturdays, October 17 - November 21, 12:30-3 PM, 6 weeks, $94.50 /105 For generations, painters have used draw-ings, photographs, and other references to create unique images. in this course, students will learn basic principles and strat-egies for composing naturalistic paintings with the aid of two-dimensional references or, if preferred, from still life. With a focus on the art of composition, traditional oil paint-ing techniques will also be explored. each student’s work will be as unique as the ideas and resources they bring to class.

FOR FAMiLieSSaturday family Art workshopsFor all ages. Children under age 7 must be accompanied by an adult. Please pre- register to be ensured a space at these popular workshops. $5/ per participant.

hANDMADe SKeTCh bOOKSSeptember 12, 11 AM - 12:30 PMCreate your own one-of-a-kind artist sketchbooks with colorful abstract fingerpainting/monoprint covers with teacher and artist Feather Sherman.

SeWiNG A SiLLY MONSTeROctober 17, 11 AM - 12:30 PMFor ages 5 and older. Join artist and teacher Ria De Neeve to learn the basics of sewing. Children will be given a simple pattern for an “ugly doll.” The doll is made from buttons and recycled materials.

GRATiTuDe bOxeSNovember 14, 11 AM - 12:30 PM Join Loryn Zerr to create a container for precious things embellished with images and symbols of things you are grateful for. Participants are welcome to bring photos of special people and pets to use for collage.

SPeCiAL hOLiDAY WORK-ShOPDecember 5in conjunction with the Missoula Down-town Association Parade of Lights, MAM will host a drop-in, hands-on holiday activity. This workshop is free and does not require registration, 11 AM - 1 PM

KiRiGAMi PAPeR SNOW FLAKeSDecember 12, 11 AM - 12:30 PMCreate elaborately cut paper snowflakes by practicing various cutting techniques. Make a 3D effect by hanging or mounting the snowflakes onto colored paper with teacher Loryn Zerr. Learn about ‘Kirigami’ and the art of paper cutting in the process.

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EDUCATION

Hot off the PressMAM’s 2009 MONTANA TRIENNIALThis full-color catalogue features images by all 60 exhibiting artists in this first ever Montana Triennial. The catalog includes biographical information and an exhibition essay by juror beth Sellars.

Once again the Missoula Art Museum, with generous sponsor-ship from the Art Associates of Missoula, is gearing up to invite every fifth grader in the county for a guided tour through select exhibitions and a hands-on project at the MAM, followed by a trip to the Missoula Public Library. This will be the 23rd year of Fifth Grade Art experience (FGAe). because of the historical na-ture of the core exhibition offered this year, Roger Shimomura’s Minidoka on my Mind, we are also inviting classes to follow up with a visit to the historical Museum at Fort Missoula. by incor-porating the historical museum into our program, students will get multiple perspectives of an important era of our history. both Shimomura’s paintings and the exhibits at Fort Missoula revolve around the reality of our nation’s internment of Japa-nese and italian citizens and alien immigrants during WWii.

Roger Shimomura’s paintings depict vignettes of life in the Japanese internment camp in Minidoka, idaho. The paintings brilliantly contrast the stark landscape and bare bones lodging with the often vibrant lives created by the inhabitants. Students will walk away from the experience with a rich understanding

of this episode in our nation’s history and an understanding of how art can serve as a graphic reminder of how prejudice and injustice can seep into our very neighborhoods.

Shimomura’s Minidoka on my Mind and the Fifth Grade Art experience are set to begin the first week of October after Shimomura’s opening on Oct 2. Over fifty fifth grade classes will visit the museum through mid–December. The classes arrive at 9 AM and remain at the museum until 12 PM when they go to the Missoula Public Library.

Volunteer Art Guides and Art Helpers Many volunteers are needed to make this program a success! Please consider volunteering as an art guide or art helper. For just a few hours a week you will have the opportunity to learn about contemporary art, explore a relevant bit of history, and share your knowledge with the eager and open minds of the over 1000 children who will be taking part in this experience. To find out more please call Renee Taaffe, Curator of education, at 406.728.0447 ext 228 or reneet@missoulaartmuseum.org.

MAM VolunteersDid you know that MAM Volunteers put in about 145 hours a month helping with all aspects of our mission? From our board of Directors to the Art Guides to the Artini Committee, MAM Volunteers come from all backgrounds and bring with them a wide variety of talent and expertise. We are enduringly grateful for all their hard work.

MAM is always accepting applications for the Volunteer Program. To find out more about this enriching experience, please contact Linden how, Director of Visitor Services, at 406.728.0447, ext. 230 or visit www.missoulaartmuseum.org.

New! MAM Scholarship FundMAM offers classes year-round for people of all ages and abilities and even though prices are kept low, the fees may still be cost- prohibitive for many families. The MAM Scholarship Fund was started with a Missoula patron’s gift in honor of artist Ted Waddell.

Gifts to the MAM Scholarship Fund will continue to subsidize art class tuition for low-income adults and children. Call Nici holt Cline at 406.728.0447, ext. 227 or visit www.missoulaart-museum.org to donate or learn more.

AccessibilityThe museum’s entrance is located on the eastern side of the building on Pattee Street. Wheelchair access is

located at this entrance of the building. MAM staff is available to meet special needs. Please contact Linden How, Visitor Services Director, with questions or to arrange a visit.

Cell Phone ToursHundreds of MAM visitors have embraced the new cell phone tour technology in the first few months of its

availability. Cell tours change with each exhibition and include an artist’s or curator’s discussion of the artwork. MAM visitors simply dial the assigned number on their cell phone and follow the prompts to receive an audio

tour experience. Be among the many to enjoy this new method of experiencing art. MAM’s Cell Phone Tours are sponsored by Fresh 104.5, Trail 103.3 and Jack FM.

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ART GUIDE TRAINING SCHEDULE:Saturday, Sept 19, 11 AM -1 PM or wednesday, Sept 23, 11 AM -1 PM For Art Guides with no previous experience. Overview of FGAe, MAM Art Guide policies, and touring strategies. Refreshments will be provided.wednesday, Sept 30, 11 AM-1 PM or Thursday, Oct 1, 4-6 PMTraining for all FGAe art guides, exhibition overview and touring strategies. Refreshment will be provided.

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MAM & You: A $50 Annual Fund gift provides art supplies for one Flagship class.

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hOURS:Wednesday – Friday 10 - 5 PMSaturday – Sunday 10 AM - 3 PM

MAM STAff: LAURA MILLIN, ExECUTIVE DIRECToR ext. 224, lauramillin@missoulaartmuseum.org

PAM ADAMS, oPERATIoNS MANAGER ext. 225, pam@missoulaartmuseum.org

JoHN CALSbEEk, ASSISTANT CURAToR & PREPARAToR ext. 229, johnc@missoulaartmuseum.org

STEPHEN GLUECkERT, ExHIbITIoNS CURAToR ext. 226, stevegl@missoulaartmuseum.org

NICI HoLT CLINE, DEVELoPMENT & MEMbERSHIP DIRECToR ext. 227, nici@missoulaartmuseum.org

LINDEN HoW, VISIToR SERVICES DIRECToR ext. 230, lindenhow@missoulaartmuseum.org

TED HUGHES, REGISTRARext. 222, ted@missoulaartmuseum.org

ALICIA JoNES, VISIToR SERVICES ASSoCIATE ext. 221, alicia@missoulaartmuseum.org

kATIE STANToN, MARkETING & CoMMUNICATIoNS DIRECToRext. 231, katies@missoulaartmuseum.org

RENEE TAAFFE, EDUCATIoN CURAToRext. 228, reneet@missoulaartmuseum.org

MAM boARD oF DIRECToRS: Sharon Snavely (President), Liz Dybdal (Vice-President), Betsy Bach (secretary), Norman Williamson (treasurer), Marshall Delano (Past President), Pat Aresty, Beth Brennan, Corky Clairmont, Mae Nan Ellingson, Chris Eyer, Bobbie McKibbin, Bob Precht, Joseph Sample.

MAM IS FUNDED IN PART by Missoula County and the City of Missoula. Additional support is generously provided by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Andy Warhol Foundation, Montana Arts Council, Montana Cultural Trust, 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant, Art Associates of Missoula, Missoula Business Community, MAM Patrons and Members. MAM is accredited by the American Associations of Museums (AAM).

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MISSOULA ART MUSEUM'S MISSIONThe Missoula Art Museum strives to engage artists and audience in the creative exploration of contemporary art relevant to our community, state and region.

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September 11 ( )Cultural Cocktail Party

MAM Artini Insiders Members Only, 7-9 PM Popcorn, PBR, and a film screening! Each Insider may

bring one friend. Please RSVP by Monday, September 7. For a little extra coin, Insiders are privy to an array of Artini-

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September 17Artini: Highway to Helmville (hwy 141)

The US Census Bureau may not recognize Helmville as a city but Alexia Beckerling proves it does indeed exist.

Jetting to MAM from her home in South Africa, Beckerling will talk about her photography exhibit at 6 PM. Rock on with caseyjo, female vocalists with acoustic guitars. Buy

a membership and get a free drink at Sean Kelly’s!

October 15Artini: Minidoka on my Mind

Artist Roger Shimomura’s thought-provoking art speaks to his experience at a Japanese internment camp in Idaho in the 1940s. Pianist Lydia Brown will deepen the experi-ence with moving piano performances throughout the evening. At 6 PM, Brown will perform a unique compila-

tion of works by composers who were either in internment or concentration camps. Buy a membership and get free

admission to the Historical Museum!

November 19Artini: Eight Heads

Scott Fife made eight larger-than-life sculptures of heads of people involved in the 1907 Boise, Idaho assassina-tion trial of Governor Steunenberg. What’s better to ac-

company this exhibit than a heavy metal female band? Vera rocks out. Buy a membership and get a gorgeous

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December 17Artini: Gifts

Freeman Butts’ expressionist artwork explores the figure and the landscape and MAM is one of six lucky Mon-tana museums to have a selection of this work gifted to its Permanent Collection. Bob Wire will help you get

your holiday groove on. MAM Registrar, Ted Hughes, will opine on expressionism at 6 PM. Buy a membership and

get a gift MAMbership to give to a pal!

Post-Artini: Hop over to the Red Bird and flash your MAMbership card for a free sampling of wine!

A hip, engaging event serving: CULTURE (mind-blowing art exhibitions, live music, artist talks, etc...) FOOD (culinary genius from the ) ADULT BEVERAGES (fab wine, beer and non-alcoholic deliciousness) and a SOCIAL SCENE that’ll make you swoon. }}

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s h i m o m u r aroger shimomura:

minidoka on my mindOctober 2 - December 31, 2009

Carnegie Galleries

Roger Shimomura, Night Watch #1, 2006, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 45”.