Big Art Under the Big Sky
Billings-Logan International Airport
Summer 2025
On view now in Concourse B
This exhibition is a showcase of world-class art being made in Montana today. The Treasure State’s relatively small population pairs with an abundance of open space and wilderness to create an exceptionally unique art scene. Connected by a vibrant and varied landscape, which often inspires the subject matter of their works, these artists share a tough and resilient attitude that is present in the art they create.
Big Art Under the Big Sky is the result of a partnership between the Billings Logan International Airport (BIL) and the Yellowstone Art Museum (YAM). This exhibition displays artworks by Manette Rene Bradford (Montana-based Artist), Trey Hill (Missoula-based Ceramic Artist), and Terry Karson (Legacy Artist, 1950 – 2017). Selected works from these artists come together to provide viewers with an amalgamated meditation on Montana’s landscape.
Bradford’s creative practice constructs narratives where the smallest details of the land are presented in awe-inspiring, large-scale works. Hill’s ceramic pieces are rooted in folk symbology and the abstraction of textures stemming from natural species and phenomena. The monochromatic interpretations of classic Montana imagery, as presented in Karson’s featured works, invite onlookers to add their own perspective and experience to appreciate the majesty of famed peaks and vistas.
A call for artist submissions for the Fall 2025 installation will be posted here in June 2025.
