2011 Artists to the Edge and Resident Artists
June 23–July 24
Opening Reception: Thursday, June 23, 5–7p
Bray Warehouse Gallery

2011 Artists to the Edge: John Balistreri, Andy Brayman, Chad Curtis, Ayumi Horie, Eric Kao, KleinReid, Bobby Silverman, Linda Sormin, John Williams and Jennifer Woodin

2011 Resident Artists: Aaron Benson, Nicholas Bivins, Sunshine Cobb, Renuka Ekbote, Sean Erwin, Jana Evans, Jacob Foran, Andrew Gilliatt, Martha Grover, Kenyon Hansen, Giselle Hicks, Janice Jakielski, Peter Johnson, Myungjin Kim, Steven Young Lee, Mathew McConnell, Courtney Murphy, Kelly Garrett Rathbone, Adam Shiverdecker, Kensuke Yamada and Lilly Zuckerman

A.L. Swanson Gallery Ceramics Exhibition & Sale
June 20–26, 2011
Miranda Howe, Sally Brogden, Kensuki Yamada, Megan Bogonovich, Aaron Benson, Cheri Thornton,
Emily Schroeder, Patricia Sannit, Mika Negishi Laidlaw, Christine Golden, Robert Harrison, Brian Kakas, Josh DeWeese,
Tara Wilson, Lisa Conway, Ilena Finocchi, Tim Rowen, Todd Johnson, Emily Free Wilson and Rosalie Wynkoop


A.L Swanson Gallery
863 Great Northern Blvd, Helena, MT 59601
406/443-3342
www.alswanson.com

Big Clay
June 17–Aug 28, 2011
High Gallery
A dramatic exhibition of  “Big Works” – large sculptural, architectural and installation pieces – by outstanding ceramic artists, including Nathan Craven, Jeremy Hatch, John Balistreri, Alanna DeRocchi and Kensuke Yamada. 

Holter Permanent Collection: Peter Meloy Plates
May 13–Dec 31, 2011
Millikan Gallery
Peter Meloy was one of the celebrated founders of the Archie Bray Foundation. “You get notorious when you start a pottery in the middle of the wilderness,” he once commented, looking back on his own backyard pottery beginnings in Helena in the late 1940s. The Holter Permanent Collection holds a wide range of Meloy’s works which will be displayed as part of the Bray 60th anniversary celebration.

Then and Now
June 17–Aug 28, 2011
Sherman Gallery
Josh DeWeese, Carry Esser, Chris Gustin, Robert Harrison, Wayne Higby, Eva Kwong, Steven Young Lee, Beth Lo, Kirk Mangus, Matthew Metz, Richard Notkin, Don Reitz, Linda Sikora, Bobby Silverman, Chris Staley, Richard Swanson, Ted Vogel, Rosalie Wynkoop

Holter Musuem of Art
12 E Lawrence, Helena, MT 59601
406/442-6400 |
www.holtermuseum.org

Montana Historical Society Exhibition: From the Brickyard
May 21– Aug 19, 2011

Selections fromthe Montana Historical Society's collection of ceramic works by artists associated with the Bray, including, Rudy Autio, Peter Voulkos, Kurt Weiser, and other. Photographs and bricks from the historic ‘Brick Yard'.

**Participants attending the 60th Anniversary Program will be provided free admission to the Society galleries.

Montana Historical Society
225 N Roberts Street, Helena, MT 59620
406/444-4753
mhs.mt.gov

Bear Canyon & Beyond
June 1–September 15, 2011
Dean Adams, Rudy Autio, David Beumée, Gail Busch, Tracy Chubb, Paul “Packy” Cronin, Josh DeWeese, Frank Fabens, Jared Gabriel, Keith Gilyard, Dara Hartman, Miranda Howe, Louis Katz, Ken Kohoutek, Mark Kronfuss, Stephanie Manuel,Bunny McBride, Karl McDade, Ryan Patrick Mitchell, Robert “Boomer” Moore, Drew Nicklas, Paul Northway, Theresa Welty Northway, Gabriel Ohlson, Micheal Peed, Matt Peidalue, Grant Petrelli, Rick Pope, Armando Ramos, Louis Rifkowitz, Mat Rude, Frances Senska, Carl Sheehan, Kelly Stevenson, Al Tennant, Benjamin Upchurch, Monica van den Dool, Peter Volkous and Joel Weissman.

Montana State University
Helen E. Copeland Gallery
213 Haynes Hall, Bozeman, MT 59717
www.montana.edu/wwwart

Fertile Ground: Ceramic Art in Montana
April 19–July 3, 2011
Rudy Autio, Peter Voulkos, David Shaner, Frances Senska, Richard Notkin, Josh DeWeese, and many others

Artistic Tolerance
June 1–August 5, 2011
Monday–-Friday 9a–4p
Tad Henningsen

Centered: Early Work by Peter Voulkos from the Wells Fargo Bank Collection
Centered: Ceramic Selections from The C.M. Russell Museum
Shalene Valenzuela: No Place Like Home
June 21–September, 2011
Public reception: June 21, 5:30–7:30 pm
Rudy Autio, Chanson Ching, Caroline Danforth, Ken Edwards, Laurie Halberg Henry Watkins Lyman Jr, John McCuistion, Frances Senska, David Shaner, John Takehara, Shalene Valenzuela and Peter Voulkos

Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art
1400 First Ave North, Great Falls, MT 59401
406/727-8255
www.the-square.org

The Clay Studio of Missoula: A Retrospective
June 3–26, 2011
Opening Reception: Friday, June 3, 5:30–9pm
Doug Baldwin, Renee Brown, Cheyenne Champan-Rudolph, Meagan Cheney, Casey Clark, Eva Champagne, Danny Crump, Fuminori Deguchi, Hannah Fisher, Donna Flanery, Clare Ann Harff, Alex Kraft, Mike Kurz, Jayson Lawfer, Phil Mahn, Ryan Mitchell, Joseph Pesina, Larry Phan, Alison Reintjes, Lauren Sandler, Amy Scher, Kyla Strid, Shalene Valenzuela, Steve Wichlund, and more

The Clay Studio of Missoula
1106 A Hawthorne St, Missoula, MT 59802
406/543-0509
www.theclaystudioofmissoula.org

Persistence in Clay: Contemporary Ceramics in Montana
June 3–September 10, 2011
Opening Reception: Friday, June 3, 5–8p
Dean Adams, Adrian Arleo, Steve Braun, Josh DeWeese, Hannah Fisher, Shanna Fliegel, Julia Galloway, Robert Harrison, Trey Hill, David Hiltner, Steven Young Lee, Beth Lo, Richard Notkin, David Regan, Alison Reintjes, David Smith, Sarah Jaeger, Tara Wilson and Rosie Wynkoop

**Fully illustrated exhibition catalog available for purchase.

Missoula Art Museum
335 North Pattee, Missoula, MT 59802
406-728-0447|
www.missoulaartmuseum.org