Welcome to Bozeman’s art museum!
With each exhibit we will host events to meet the artists, practice fine art skills, and participate in Bozeman’s art community. In addition to public classes, workshops, and lectures, we provide ongoing free school art programs at 13 schools in Gallatin and Park County, serving over 1,400 K-12 children in public schools that have little to no funding in the visual arts. Want to teach art? We‘re hiring teachers and need volunteers.
Memory of Barbara Kilbride McGowan
August 11, 1940 – July 17, 2024
Fiercely independent, profoundly capable, with the eye of an artist, Barbara (known as Nan to those who love her most) made the world a better place for all she touched. She imbued joy, spirit and fire into all of us and everyone who got to know her. Cheers to you, Nan, you amazing, beautiful human. You will be missed.
In her spare time, she painted with the Bozeman Plein Air Group, wrote a beautiful book ‘A Brush with Nature- Journey of Discovery’, helped to establish the Bozeman Art Museum, and continued to beat her son-in-law at the Valley View Golf Course.
Thank you to Mary Schaad & Scott Paul for their generous donations in Barbara’s honor.
Setting roots at our current location in 2020, the Bozeman Art Museum has been hosting exhibits for over three years and in development since 2012. We are rapidly expanding our presence in the community and need your help to continue spreading the word. Our vision includes advancing our programs to accommodate three permanent collections and accessibility to over 85,000 visitors per year.
Currently, we have an exhibit space right off of main nestled between the Frugal Frame Shop and Distinctive Lighting. We are looking to acquire land to begin construction on a permanent location. Check out where we’re going!
Visit us at 2612 W Main St
Help us achieve our vision! Visit us or donate to contribute to the enrichment of art, culture, and education in Bozeman, Montana.
Bozeman Art Museum pledges that, in fulfillment of our educational mission, we will strive to operate according to national standards and best practices to the best of our abilities and in accordance with our resources.
American Alliance of Museums Pledge of Excellence, signed June 17th 2022
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