01 Aug Round Up: Art Events of Note

The museums, galleries, and curated art events that celebrate the artists of the Northern Rockies offer an intimate glimpse at life in the American West. Upcoming calendar highlights include:

Through August 17
James Chronister: And We are Green, Greener Than the Hill, Where Flowers Grow and the Sun Shines Still
Ochi Gallery | Sun Valley, ID
ochigallery.com

Montana artist James Chronister’s monochromatic paintings feature dense winter forests, close-up leaves, and aerial flora views. Intimate brushstrokes contrast with the unity of their depiction in a single hue, challenging the conventional understanding of the landscape genre.

Through August 24
True Places
Radius Gallery | Missoula, MT
radiusgallery.com

This exhibition features the works of Kaetlyn Able, Jennifer Indreland, Jared Shear, and David Swenson, offering imaginary depictions of new worlds inspired by fables, myths, and dreams.

BITTERSWEET | KAETLYN ABLE

Through August 25
Seen & Said: The Art of 
Martin Garhart
The Brinton Museum | Big Horn, WY
thebrintonmuseum.org

Artist Martin Garhart describes his paintings as “oil poems” and “watercolor poems,” and part of his creative process includes constructing the frames for each piece. This exhibition of nearly 50 works from the last two decades includes contemplative studies of the physical and mental worlds.

Through September 9
Yellowstone Revealed 2024: How the Land Remembers Us
Yellowstone National Park
mountaintimearts.org/yellowstone-revealed-about

Bozeman-based Mountain Time Arts, a nonprofit cultivating public art projects that explore the history, culture, and environment of the Rocky Mountain West, once again collaborates with the National Park Service to offer visitors to Yellowstone National Park an opportunity to learn about Indigenous history and contemporary culture through public art installations at each of the park’s five entrances. Returning for its third year, this year’s exhibition explores the tribal tipi lodge through physical tipi installations and storytelling.

NPS | Jacob W. Frank

Through September 21
The Arrivals: Works by Brittney Denham-Whisonant
The Danforth Museum of Art | Livingston, MT
thedanforth.org

Multidisciplinary artist Brittney Denham-Whisonant traces her journey into motherhood with quilts she dyed from indigo grown in her backyard. Her quilting style includes historical half-square piecing, as well as spray-painted improvisational works that come together to tell her story.

Through October 6
Celebrating Complexities: Ucross Native American Fellowship Artists
Yellowstone Art Museum | Billings, MT
artmuseum.org

Featuring the work of four Ucross Native American Fellowship artists, this exhibition encompasses a variety of mediums, from photography and sculpture to painting and printmaking. Through their work, each artist emphasizes their connections to community, family, and ancestors while communicating an Indigenous worldview.

ENDURING |  MIKAYLA PATTON (OGLALA LAKOTA NATION)

Through October 26
Artist Wilderness Connection Celebrates 20 Years
Hockaday Museum of Art | Kalispell, MT
hockadaymuseum.com

Since 2004, the Hockaday Museum of Art has hosted the Artist Wilderness Connection Residency in partnership with the Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation, Swan Valley Connections, and Flathead National Forest. To commemorate two decades of the wilderness program, the museum will display artwork, music, and stories from past residents.

August 4 – 10
Voices of Yellowstone: First Peoples Celebration
Various Locations | Gardiner, MT
yellowstone.org/voices-of-yellowstone

This week-long event honors and celebrates the diverse Indigenous cultures of the Yellowstone region, featuring cultural demonstrations, an Indigenous art market, and an evening of games.

August 9 – 11
Sun Valley Arts & 
Crafts Festival
Atkinson Park | Ketchum, ID
sunvalleyartsandcraftsfestival.com

This annual outdoor juried event showcases fine arts and crafts from local and national artists and includes children’s activities, food vendors, and a picnic area with live music.

AARON ASHCRAFT

August 16 – 18
Art Fair Jackson Hole
Art Association of Jackson Hole Campus
Jackson, WY
artassociation.org/art-fair

As the largest fundraiser for the Art Association of Jackson Hole, this annual juried show celebrates its 59th year in 2024. A range of local and national artists will present their ceramics, paintings, furniture, and photography during the event.

August 31
Candlelight
Petro Theatre | Billings, MT
Missoula Children’s Theatre | Missoula, MT
feverup.com

Fever, a global organization dedicated to inspiring people through music, brings its Candlelight Concerts series to Montana to showcase music in a new light. Musicians will perform the top hits of well-known artists among a backdrop of thousands of candles, creating a stirring musical experience aimed at democratizing access to classical music.

Candlelight

September 4 – 15
Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival
Various Locations | Jackson, WY
jacksonholechamber.com/fall-arts-festival

For two weeks each September, Jackson celebrates renowned Western, wildlife, and landscape artists in local galleries and venues throughout town.

September 5 – 8
Western Design Conference Exhibit + Sale
Snow King Events Center | Jackson, WY
westerndesignconference.com

This premier exhibition and sale brings together artisans, artists, collectors, interior designers, architects, and others. Anticipate works on display in an open showroom, a fashion show, and curated spaces by some of the best regional interior designers.

COURTESY OF WESTERN DESIGN CONFERENCE EXHIBIT + SALE

September 16 – 21
Rendezvous Royale
Various Locations | Cody, WY
rendezvousroyale.org

An annual celebration of the arts, Rendezvous Royale is a collaboration between the Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale, By Western Hands, and the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, providing a week-long arts invitational that includes workshops, lectures, classes, and studio tours.

March 20 – 22, 2025
Out West Art Show & Sale
Heritage Inn | Great Falls, MT
owas.online

A highlight of Western Art Week in Great Falls and a major fundraiser for the Out West Art Foundation, this show features painters and sculptors from across the U.S. and Canada, and includes quick-draw events, live music, and an awards ceremony for the Young Masters Program, an artist-run mentoring program for Montana high school students.

COURTESY OF OUT WEST ART SHOW & SALE

March 20 – 22, 2025
The Russell: A Western Art Experience
Various Locations | Great Falls, MT
cmrussell.org

Celebrating renowned artist Charles Russell and benefitting the C.M. Russell Museum, this event-filled weekend offers something for every age and Western aesthetic, including auctions, Art in Action, and an educational symposium.