Fall Art Walk
The 29th Annual Fall Art Walk was fantastic! The art was amazing and the snow was beautiful. Thank you to all of the businesses and artists who participated, and to all of the wonderful people who attended. You helped to make this year’s Fall Art Walk one of the best yet! We can’t wait to see you for the Spring Art Walk on May 17!
Getchell Street
Brewhouse Pub & Grille (Downstairs)
939 Getchell Street
Chris Martin specializes in technical, event, portrait and charitable photography and works with local high schools to bring a unique vision to team posters. Recent work focuses on a water project in Tanzania. His recent showing at the GE Proctor’s Theater in Schenectady, NY, is displayed at the Schenectady Museum.
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Great Northern Town Center
Great Northern Carousel
989 Carousel Way
The Art Center in Helena is a non-profit group of more than 50 Helena artists who meet regularly to paint and offer each other encouragement in artistic endeavors. They sponsor art workshops each year for members and show their work at the Fireside Coffee Shop. Visit www.theartcenterhelena.com.
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ExplorationWorks!
995 Carousel Way
ExWorks will be featuring Chrome Photographic Prints and Large Panograph Prints by Ron Boggs for the Fall Art Walk. Ron Boggs has been photographing professionally for more than 20 years. His images have appeared in dozens of magazines and ad campaigns and he is a frequent contributor to Montana Outdoors magazine as well as Montana State Parks brochures. His chrome prints and panographs are highly detailed renderings of intimate landscapes shot primarily in the Western U.S. and Canada.
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A.L. Swanson Gallery
863 Great Northern Blvd.
Elizabeth Hughes Bass has designed hand-painted silk scarves and evening bags for over twenty years. Her ink and watercolor illustrations have appeared in numerous books and magazines. Her oil paintings include cityscapes, figures, and plein air landscapes.
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863 Great Northern Blvd.
Sean Raczkowski has been struggling for twenty some years to “become” a good artist. Painting Bozeman and Helena scenery en plein air, he attempts not to capture landmarks but familiar places. He is currently studying the work and methods of John Singer Sargent.
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845 Great Northern Blvd.
The Helena Photographic Society meets on the first Wednesday of the month to share photos, discuss technical and esthetic matters, shoot pictures, hear presentations on topics of interest, and have a good time. We welcome all interested people from beginner to expert, point ‘n shoot to DSLR.
835 Great Northern Blvd.
Marcy Bergmann spent 20 years traveling with a military husband and two children. She started painting in 1998 with her best friend and business partner Cindy Rose; they established C’EM Studio a few years later. She has received instruction from many artists. Her many years of living in Europe are reflected in her artwork.
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Boxwoods & Cobblestone
828 Great Northern Blvd., Suite 102
Karen Putman graduated with a degree in graphic arts from MSU. Since then, she has employed her skills in many mediums, focusing mainly in acrylics and oils. Karen is showing large ‘old’ sign canvases and custom signs.
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Fusion Grille
825 Great Northern Blvd.
Mia Enright paints to create and evoke emotion. Cool tones, in her “Winter’s Silence” represents the peace and solitude that crisp winter days can offer. While her portrait, “Cheer Up!” depicts differing moods of childhood friends.
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825 Great Northern Blvd.
Featuring the work of acrylic paint artist Kayla Higgins.
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Neill Avenue
Federal Reserve Bank
100 Neill Avenue
Bonnie Olson began painting with oil in 1960 as an expression of her creative instincts. She belonged to two active art groups had paint outs at Marysville, the Broadwater, the Old Brewery Theater and interesting sites of Townsend.
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Placer Avenue
Tango Helena
13 Placer Avenue
Elena Hodges is 18 and currently living and studying in Italy. She works in mixed media, layering images in paint, ink, or graphite over vintage music or collage. Many larger pieces incorporate women’s faces close-up. She won the grand jury prize at the Holter’s 2011 Youth Electrum.
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400 Block of N. Last Chance Gulch
Mosaic Architecture
428 N. Last Chance Gulch
Helena Clay Art’s Guild is a community of like-minded individuals who share the joy of playing with mud! Come join us at Mosaic Architecture to view our talented members’ artwork from functional and decorative to whimsical.
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Fire Tower Coffee House
422 N. Last Chance Gulch
Robin Maynard is a Helena artist whose medium of creative expression ranges from acrylic and oil paints to glass beads, fabric, wood, local stone and rocks and old iron artifacts she has collected. Using various items, Robin depicts a world focusing on natural beauty, optimism and gentler times.
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General Mercantile
413 N. Last Chance Gulch
The General Mercantile will be open for the Fall Art Walk from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sip a warm latte, hot cocoa, or an old-fashioned soda while playing scrabble or other board games. The Merc also sells unique cards, local crafts, novelties, candies, and gadgets.
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The Painted Pot
411 N. Last Chance Gulch
Karen Ellis has created artwork for over 30 years. She has recently been working with paper by folding, rolling, and manipulating it into jewelry and other ornamental applications. Karen also specializes in detailed pencil drawings and work with vinyl art. She has experience in sculpture, acrylic and embroidery. Karen will also be putting on a puppet show with her new handmade puppets!
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Lawrence Avenue
The Holter Museum of Art
12 E. Lawrence Avenue
Jean Albus is a feisty Montana native from Bridger. Her surreal photographic images use backdrops from landscape, floating dresses, from times past, and beauty born from loss.
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Logan Street
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
512 Logan Street
Richard Hulbert is an amateur photographer with images focusing on Montana and Helena. Wendy Stewart and Angie Bahnmiller began making recycled jewelry and cards using spoons, old jewelry, beads and scrabble tiles as a hobby. Vivian Reeves is a painter who blends a post impressionistic style with realism and uses oils and watercolors. Liz Harter Mixed Media Artist utilizes “found” items in her creation of framed collage, handbags, journals and dolls. Andrea A. Atwood paints animal portraits on large leaves and sews dimensional fabric wall hangings for her gallery, “Atwood Arts.” Allison Flynn is a jewelry artist whose art features a variety of techniques and beads. Conrad Flynn is a landscape photographer whose art features landscapes and settings in Montana, as well as his travel abroad. Traci Tomte enjoyed designing unique jewelry and creating pen and ink drawings using the pointillist method. Charla Atwood is a Chainmaille jeweler; she also creates a variety of scarfs, hats and fashion accessories with a variety of unique yarns.
The St. Paul’s United Methodist Women will sponsor a baked potato bar from 5 – 7:30 p.m. and pie from 7:30 – 9 p.m.
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300 Block of Last Chance Gulch
Bert & Ernie’s/Sommeliers Wine Bar
361 N. Last Chance Gulch
Tom Morgan is a Helena native who enjoys painting the sights and colors that the Montana landscape has to offer. His preferred medium is oil.
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Montana Book & Toy Co.
331 N. Last Chance Gulch
The Archie Bray Foundation has been hosting ceramic artists for over 61 years. Beautifully made pottery, insightful sculpture, labor intense figurative work and funky fun vessels are just some of the things you will see. Stop by, meet a resident artist and see the newest ceramic art from the Bray!
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sole sisters
327 N. Last Chance Gulch
Amy Clark has worked in ceramics for nearly 30 years. Her current focus is on creating whimsical sculptures that “Celebrate Rural Form.” She recently completed the Montana Artrepreneur Program sponsored by the Montana Arts Council. Her work is available locally at Birds & Beasley’s, Montana Historical Society Museum Store, and the Holter Museum of Art. sole sisters will also be featuring the work of Bob & Judy Bennett.
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Signs Now Helena
323 N. Last Chance Gulch
Signs Now will be displaying their very own work for the Fall Art Walk. Their professional team has access to the most advanced training systems and technology in the industry. As a result, they effectively execute graphics, banners and signage projects of any scope.
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fourOsix
318 N. Last Chance Gulch
Tyler Knott & Sarah Linden, the duo that make up Treehouse Photography, have absolutely adored photography since the moment they first picked up a camera over 15 years ago. They do their very best to capture life in a way that matters. Nicholas Bivins makes highly functional, uniquely handmade objects for use. The reductive minimal aesthetic found in his work is abstracted from his appreciation for all things precisely done with style. He has recently completed a residency at the Archie Bray Foundation. fourOsix opened their doors to the public for the first time during the Fall Art Walk five years ago! Please stop by and celebrate with us!
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Rocky Mountain Chiropractic
314 N. Last Chance Gulch, Suite 106
Donna Wise paints elegant still life, scenics and floral subjects in oils; also offers Marlow Theater, Central School and other Helena landmarks as affordable prints and notecards. Donna is a Helena native, a graduate of Carroll College with additional study at workshops with eminent artists across the U.S.
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Fuller Avenue
The Montana Veterans Foundation
318 Fuller Avenue
The Gallery at the Montana Veterans Foundation provides an opportunity for veterans from around Montana to showcase their artistic talents. Artwork mediums include: paintings, sculptures, wood work, tapestries, jewelry and horsehair crafts. All of the profits go to support veteran outreach services provided by the Montana Veterans Foundation.
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Sixth Avenue
Benny’s Bistro
108 E. 6th Avenue
Rio is a jazz quartet featuring guitarist Max Hatt and vocalist Edda Glass. From fast-paced Bossa Novas to haunting ballads, Glass’s distinctive singing style appeals to fans of Astrud Gilberto or Norah Jones, yet demonstrates a dusky expressiveness all her own. Combined with Hatt’s lyrical guitar lines, Rio has captivated viewers across the state.
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North Walking Mall
Windermere Real Estate
62 N. Last Chance Gulch
Joseph R. Crowley is a potter and has been working in Helena for the past nine years. He creates functional pieces made to be usable as well as adding art into the daily lives of the owner. Joseph tries to make work that is beautiful and tries to improve his work every day.
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Premiere Dance Company
46 N. Last Chance Gulch
The cast of Premiere Dance Company’s 2012 production of The Nutcracker will perform excerpts from this beloved holiday ballet. Full length performances will be held December 15 at 7:30 p.m. and December 16 at 2:00 p.m. at the Helena Civic Center.
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The Parrot Confectionery
42 N. Last Chance Gulch
There is an artist in each of us! Tables will be full of paper and artist materials. Create your own masterpiece or add to the mural. Let loose the artist inside!
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Dancing Lotus Center
40 N. Last Chance Gulch
Stop by for an amazing presentation of international award winning photography presented by 2010 Professional Photographer of the Year, Roger Mathis and his studio. Gail Beckner of Hand Made Designs, & Jennifer McCullough of Holden Mountain Designs, are known for their whimsical use of a wide variety of materials in their handcrafted artisan jewelry including sterling silver, semi-precious gemstones, beads, glass and natural and found objects.
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Red Queen Phantom Gallery & Boutique
111 N. Last Chance (Arcade Bldg.)
The Red Queen, normally only a showroom with an internet link, will feature three artists for the Art Walk. Judy Kline, the Red Queen, will show her unique designer jewelry, mixed media work and art wear. Debrah Fosket will show her original fabric bespoke bags. Roberta Jones Wallace will feature her mixed media work, whimsical characters made from wood carving, assemblage and paper mache.
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The Root
26 N. Last Chance Gulch
Joshua Fruge’ is a local Montana artist, as well as a father, musician, songwriter and outdoorsman. Josh has been creating throughout his whole life. Within the past year, something changed and he has put out an explosive amount of new paintings, with over 35 canvases in all.
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Lewis & Clark County Historical Society
101 N. Last Chance Gulch
For the Fall Art Walk, The Lewis & Clark County Historical Society will feature the grand opening of the new exhibit, “Remembering Urban Renewal.” The exhibit explores the history and ramifications of the urban renewal project, including the impact on historic buildings and the Helena community at large. Paul Putz, former historical preservation officer for Lewis & Clark County, played a significant role in the exhibit. Also on display is the work of Dennis McCahon, a renowned Helena artist and historian, specializes in pen and ink drawing, both in color and black and white, of the historic buildings, homes, facades, and avenues in and around Helena.
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City of Helena Public Art Committee
101 N. Last Chance Gulch
Jeremy McFarlane joined the Helena Clay Arts Guild and started selling his pottery at the Helena Farmer’s Market in 2008; he started Jmacs Pottery four years later. Page Kelly Piccolo, a community student at the Archie Bray since 2003, began her private studio practice in 2007. Robin Maynard’s medium of creative expression ranges from acrylic and oil paints to glass beads, fabric, wood, local stone and rocks, and old iron artifacts she has collected. Mike Woodall has been making fine furniture for over ten years and recently branched out into working with iron and wood to create one of a kind decorative candle holders, boxes and tables. Joyce Squires developed Miss Joyce Handbags and Crafts four years ago; the healthy back style is her main bag, designed and made from many types of fabric.
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Holiday Inn Downtown
22 N. Last Chance Gulch
Until 1978, Dick Smith lived in Upstate New York, but moved to Montana to enjoy the wide open spaces and abundance of wildlife. He has enjoyed photography for most of his life. His favorite places to photograph are Glacier, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and the Beartooth Plateau.
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Taco del Sol
21 N. Last Chance Gulch
Taco del Sol will be open late in support of the Fall Art Walk and Montana artists! Stop by for a delicious taco or burrito, and enjoy our big flavors, genuine service and good food!
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Placer Condo Association
21 N. Last Chance Gulch, Suite 105
Mixed-media artist Cheryl Aldrich, of Happy Abby Designs, paints fun, happy art to the delight of young and old alike. Her art is colorful, whimsical, and sure to bring a smile to your face. Visit www.happyabbydesigns.com.
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Sweet & Savory
21 N. Last Chance Gulch, Suite 102
The Helena Woodworkers’ Guild was established in 2004. Their mission is to expand the knowledge, skills and abilities of our members. The guild also strives to expand the local market for custom made furniture and cabinets by promoting awareness of the value of custom woodcrafting as well as the diversity and talents of our member woodworkers. Claire O’Connell is an artist specializing in color woodblock prints. Based on imagination and memories, these prints combine modern ideas with an ancient art form. Some of her prints offer contemplative and decorative visual motifs that invite the viewer to peaceful reflections, while others depict an altered, or fictitious, environment.
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Nature’s Topicals
21 N. Last Chance Gulch, #104
The series currently produced by Leah Cupino in her studio represents a host of reflection on her recent travels through the deep bush of Alaska and the United States’ Denali, Kenai Fjords, Glacier, and Yellowstone National Parks as well as the Chugach, Helena, Flathead, Gallatin, Black Hills, Targhee, and Teton Forests.
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Saunders Jewelry
21 N. Last Chance Gulch
Tara Wilson is a studio potter who received a BFA from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and an MFA from the University of Florida. She has been a resident artist at The Archie Bray Foundation and The Red Lodge Clay Center. Her utilitarian work is all wood-fired and has been exhibited nationally.
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Upper Missouri Artists Gallery
7 N. Last Chance Gulch
Upper Missouri Artists Gallery has been in business 15 years, with two of the founding members still active. Current members are: Sally Angove who works primarily in watercolor; Louis Archambault a multi-media artist; Paul Graham who creates sculpted, fused stained glass pieces; Susanna Nadia who paints in both acrylic and oils; Linda Roberts a limited edition photographer; Lyle Schwabauer master sculptor; and new members: Sheri Nagy who paints in oils and sculpts miniature bronzes; Charley Shipley, landscape oil painter; and Donna Wilson who creates bronze sculptures. Two alumni members who have pieces on display are: potter, Jim Gilman and furniture maker, Dave Carlson.
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Bobbi’s Salon
2 N. Last Chance Gulch, Suite 15
Einar and Jan Larsen of Helena are presenting their Fine Art Nude Photography. All new pieces of work will include black and white photographs which are to be included in their upcoming book, “HIDDEN.”
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Broadway Street
The Base Camp
5 W. Broadway Street
“A Seat Worth Taking” consists of works of functional art that make a difference in our community. Students from Capital High School enrolled in Mrs. Andersons’ and Mrs. Jaymes’s Design Application Academy classes have used stained glass married with concrete or acrylic techniques on wooden canvases to give back to our community. Benches and chairs are for sale and the proceeds will benefit a family with a need in our town, a scholarship for a student to attend an educational tour, or a particular need in the art department.
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Trolley Block of the Walking Mall
Birds & Beasleys
2 S. Last Chance Gulch
Birds & Beasleys will feature artists in action in their new location at 2 S. Last Chance Gulch! Enjoy Joan Bousliman’s fabulous fabric creations and twisting balloon art by Nathaniel King. Sandy Shull’s torch will be on and making glass beads during the Art Walk.
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Ghost Art Gallery
21 S. Last Chance Gulch
Monte Yellow Bird Sr., known in the art world as Black Pinto Horse, is a nationally recognized artist, educator and story teller. A member of the Arikara and Hidutsa Nation from White Shield, South Dakota, he uses a vibrant application of paint in the form of First Nation icons, on antique documents such as ledger paper and checks.
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Lasso the Moon Wonderful Toys
25 S. Last Chance Gulch
Alycia Holston and Suzi Stranahan, author and illustrator of “While the Giant Is Sleeping”, will be signing copies of their book. This children’s book shares the beauty and wonder of the Sleeping Giant.
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Frayed Sew
38 S. Last Chance Gulch, Suite 102
Frayed Sew is showcasing the work of Maureen White of Urban Pastures Art & Sarah Gregson of The Lonely Elephant. Sarah is a Denver born vintage and antique-inspired jewelry designer with a passion for unique beauty. Maureen is a daily Helena painter who’s passion for color is lavishly displayed in her whimsical wood cutouts, abstract paintings and her hand embossed copper designs.
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Pan Handler Plus
40 S. Last Chance Gulch
Emily Free Wilson makes happy, porcelain pots decorated with black lines and colorful dots. Free Ceramics pottery will be available at the Pan Handler throughout the year! Emily is the gallery director at the Archie Bray Foundation.
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Prickly Pear Quilts
46 S. Last Chance Gulch
Cheryl Liedle loves everything about quilting! A self-taught quilter, she made her first quilt in 1985. She developed a passion for the art form and has been quilting up a storm ever since. The exquisite hand embroidery of Cheryl’s mother, Dorothy Johnson, is featured in several of Cheryl’s quilts. She currently teaches free motion quilting at a local quilt shop.
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Intermountain Chiropractic
62 S. Last Chance Gulch, Suite A
As children, Nita Shontz and Edie Hallford both enjoyed playing outside in the dirt and mud, unaware that later in life they would discover they liked grown up mud, i.e. CLAY! Edie and Nita create functional pottery in a variety of clays and glazes.
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Lewis & Clark Library
120 S. Last Chance Gulch
Jim Howard has been a professional artist in watercolor, pencil, pen, and ink for over 40 years; Kae Cheatham is a professional action photographer; Louise Ogemahgeshig Fischer has received several awards for her artistic achievements. The Magpie Drummers play at community events all over the state.
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South Park Avenue
Salon Off Broadway
40 S. Park Avenue
Stella Latwinski is an illustrator who captures whimsical storylines with ink and colored pencil on reclaimed wood. First sharing her insightful works in 2007, her lifelong passion began early in childhood. Stella’s new works will be shown at the acclaimed ‘Get the Lead Out IV’ in Los Angeles this month.”
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Reeder’s Alley
Helena Tourism Alliance
105 Reeder’s Alley
Join us to view the work of photographer Eliza Wiley featuring Helena’s mountain biking trails. Preview Centennial Bike Park plans. Select images from the Jorud historic photo collection will highlight Helena’s Historic Walking Tour smart phone app. Art, history and the outdoors come together in Helena’s tourism promotion.
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Helena Vigilante
111 Reeder’s Alley
Abby Egan, of The Abys Art and Design, is a mixed media artist specializing in the euphoric and the macabre. She creates comic style characters, both romantic and haunting. She also designs sculpey and resin jewelry, ranging from mushroom pendants to ribbon bow hair clips.
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Ewing Street
The Myrna Loy Center
15 N. Ewing Street
Michael Lee resides in Helena and specializes in landscape and portrait photographic art. He has exhibited his photography in Helena on many occasions. His recent work is of Vietnam veterans. Ken Inabnit, a Vietnam veteran and an Aide to the Secretary of the Army for Montana, will be speaking at 6:30 p.m.
