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Welcome to the YAM

MWelcome! We hope you enjoy your virtual tour of one of the most active art museums in the northwest. Whether it's the incredibly diverse contemporary art scene or the work of groundbreaking artists from the past, our mission is ART! We are Montana's premier art museum, presenting Montana's most forward-looking artists and bringing here to Montana historic and world art significant for our region.

As you travel through our web site, you'll find information about our collections and programs, and discover ways that you can help us continue to build on our past and present successes. Join us and be where the art is!

Robyn G. Peterson, Executive Director

2010 Exhibition Season Sponsor:usbank

 

 
Equine Muse: Deborah Butterfield Print E-mail
Butterfield-Equine-MuseOn view until June 20, 2010

For more than thirty years Montana artist Deborah Butterfield has interpreted her equine muse in a plethora of materials, scales, postures, and moods. This exhibition highlights three sculptures by Butterfield from the YAM's permanent collection, and invites the viewer to experience three different constructivist approaches to her subject. 

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Speaking Volumes: Transforming Hate Print E-mail

Faith_RinggoldMarch 25, 2010 - June 27, 2010

Opening reception Thursday, April 1, 2010, 5:30 p.m.
More than 100 artists from coast to coast responded to the Holter Museum of Art's open invitation to reflect upon or transform white supremacist hate books and similar propaganda.

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Humble Grace: A Tribute to Frances Senska Print E-mail

FSMarch 19 - June 27, 2010

This small exhibition is a tribute to Frances Senska, an important Montana artist and educator. Senska was championed for her lifelong devotion to the ceramic arts, for her prolific career, and for nurturing several of the twentieth century's leading ceramists.

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Polly Apfelbaum: Mini-Hollywood Print E-mail

Ice-1998April 1 - September 19, 2010
Opening reception Thursday, April 1, 2010, 5:30 p.m.

This textile exhibition is a rich explosion of color. Created specifically for Billings, this floor installation - "fallen paintings" - plays with the theme of glitz and glamor. Visitors move through and within her works, interacting with them and perceiving shifting iridescent colors.

 

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'Experience Art' Adult Art Education
The YAM invites art enthusiasts and accomplished artists to participate in monthly art classes led by regional artists. See our full schedule here!

 

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