Upcoming Exhibits & Events

Bozeman Collects 2025

Opening Reception January 3rd

Open January 3rd through March 15th

Highlighting the local collectors of the Bozeman area, this exhibit features work by Warhol, Goya, Lasansky, & many more

BAM Booster: 2024 Art Show

BAM Booster Annual Art Show and Sale is the showcase of our member’s work. Find more information & download entry form here.

A juror will select prize ribbons (1st – $125, 2nd – $100, 3rd – $75, 4th- $50, up to 5 honorable mentions – $25)

Nov. 27th – Entry Form submitted to Bozeman Art Museum

Dec. 2nd – Deliver artwork between 9-11 am to Bozeman Public Library (include paper with name, title, medium, and price to back)

Dec. 31st – Pick up art pieces at Library between 10am-12pm

Plein Air MT 2025 Artist Applications

Applications open February 20th & will be available here online

Competition occurring July 20th-26th, must be present to participate, all work will be for sale through BAM until August 30th

$35 per application, please submit 3-4 pieces done en Plein Air along with an artist bio, link to your website or portfolio

Robert Osborn Exhibit

Featuring Robert Osborn’s newly released collection & book: The Street People of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation

Photography books will be available to purchase through the museum & a book signing event will be available for opening night & for a ticketed signing event

Opening reception March 28th, exhibit ends April 26th

Bozeman Botanicals: Distance & Details

A plant themed exhibit featuring large landscapes & microscopic details. Opening night May 9th, closing July 19th.

Please email Emlyn@Bozemanartmuseum.org if you have work that matches this exhibit’s theme.

BAM ’89ers Sunday Open House

Haven’t seen our current exhibit, BAM ’89ers, yet?

Come by our open house on December 1st to meet some of the artist and get a special discount on artwork.

BAM 89er’s

31 Curated Mastered Artists with National recognition: Invitational & Wall Sale

October 18th, 5-7pm, Find out more here

Open until December 13th, 2024

PAST: Miniature Art Auction

November 15th, 5:30-9pm in the Baxter Ballroom

Artists will create and show miniature art pieces for a live auction downtown at the Baxter Hotel. Join us for a night of art, hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and community to support our free art programing and exhibits. Local artist are encouraged to apply and donate work to be auctioned in the show. Find out more here.

PAST: Watercolor building blocks for beginners. No more intimidation!

5-sessions Thursdays, (October 3rd-Oct 31) @ Bozeman Art Museum, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

New to watercolor, or tried it and got frustrated? Learn the basics of how watercolors work and start having fun. Adult class taught by Katherine L Wright. Sign up here. One space still open.

PAST: Nothing Basic about Drawing: Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

Six weeks on Thursdays from 1-4pm, Beginning September 12th, $145

Learn how to draw with Collette Brooks-Hops, a well established Bozeman artist, previous winner of the Sweet Pea Poster Competition, and MFA in Painting & Sculpture. Class full – see more here.

“My fine art reflects my belief that the most interesting landscapes are the personal ones we carry within.” – Collette Brooks-Hops

PAST: Bozeman Weaver’s Guild

PAST: Opening Reception: September 6th 5-7pm, Ending October 4th

Learn about weaving, looms, & view the artwork the Weaver’s Guild members have created at our free exhibit.

Find out more at bozemanweaversguild.org

PAST: Bozeman Art Museum to Host Exclusive Book Signing with Ilene Graham Medecin, Author of Arrested: A Memoir of the American First Lady of Nice, France, and the French Riviera

Date: Friday, September 20, 2024
Time: 4-6:00 PM
Location: Bozeman Art Museum, 2612 W. Main Street, Suite B, Bozeman, Mt 59718
Admission: Free and open to the public

PAST: Plein Air MT 2024

24 invited Plein air oil and pastel artists will join us for the the week of July 28th to paint the landscape of Gallatin Valley and participate in our sale and show. Find out more here.

July 29th 4-8pm – MAP Brewery Live Painting

August 3rd – Morning Quick Draw at Cherry River Fishing Access – 9-11am (Free to all local artist and community to contribute and show/sell work made at event)

August 3rd – Quick Draw Sale @ BAM – 12pm

August 3rd – Plein Air MT Opening Reception – 6pm

PAST: Glacier Revisited

Lithographs, prints, and paintings of Glacier National Park. A history based exhibit featuring a vintage poster collection of the park and paintings from local artist.

When: April 19th – July 20th, 2024

Where: Bozeman Art Museum

PAST: History of Glacier National Park Lecture

Lee Silliman of Missoula will present the History of Glacier National Park from 1910-1940. In conjunction with our current exhibit, Glacier Revisited, Silliman will connect the photographs, lithographs, and paintings of the park to track its development through time.

When: June 5th, 6:30-8pm (PAST)

Where: Museum of the Rockies, Hager Auditorium

Free Admission

PAST: Daniel Adam Maltz Fortepiano Concert

Past: Enjoy Haydn and Mozart’s piano works performed as they intended them to be heard — on a Viennese fortepiano. Fortepianist Daniel Adam Maltz will be performing at 3pm at the Bozeman Art Museum on his 2024 tour. Tickets available now.

https://www.danieladammaltz.com/

When: May 12th, 3pm (past)

Where: Bozeman Art Museum