October 2002-Oct 2003
Grafix Shed Gallery
500 N 20th Street
Billings, Montana 59101
Special Projects Co-ordinator for the newly expanded Grafix Level 504 Studios. Aside from assisting in the co-ordination of ten programming spaces for the one-night shows that occur during the downtown Billings ArtWalk, I have helped to bring together a group of people interested in the future of Grafix Studios as an element of the alternative arts scene in Billings, Montana.
Duties include: seeking out new talent for exhibitions, creating a formal structure for the proposals of exhibitions, press releases, studio preps, and assisting artists with lighting, tools, installation, signage, and receptions. The future of Grafix Level 504 may include a not-for-profit tax status, artist residencies, and a link to the Yellowstone Art Museum.
Montana Art Interscholastic
April 2001
Billings Art Clubs
2201 St. John Ave.
Billings, Montana 59102
Elizabeth Waddington, Program Director
Two hour workshop with high-school age children. Gave each child one large endroll of newsprint with one roll of masking tape. The challenge was to make sculptural form with something everyday and fragile as paper. Began workshop with half an hour of discussion supported by examples such as Christo and Red Grooms. Children were encouraged to work in groups, but were allowed to work individually if needed. Emphasized that art can be about play and experience more than the end result.
Day Without Art
December 2000
Yellowstone Art Museum
401 N 27th
Billings, Montana 59101
Jet Holubeck, Event Coordinator
Commissioned artwork to commemorate artists lost to AIDS - the museum wanted to represent a list of artists. The resulting piece was four 6�x9� banners painted on a translucent fabric and suspended in front of a series of windows that faced the inner courtyard of the museum.
Art from the Heart
November 1999 - January 2000
Yellowstone County Women�s Prison
Billings, Montana 59101
Sara Mast and Terry Carson, Program Directors
Series of workshops with Yellowstone County Women�s Prison - participants were encouraged to explore abstract painting on 4�X4� sheets of paper, emphasizing the use of the whole body in the mark-making process. Slide lectures included in program to familiarize participants with different techniques of expression.
Grafix Studio/Shed Gallery - The Nines
October 1998 - March 2001
Grafix Studio
500 N 20th Street
Billings, Montana 59101
Series of exhibitions coordinated with the local �ArtWalk� - a one night tour of local galleries. Collaborating with fellow MSU-B associates Brian Scott and David Young, these exhibitions run from one-person shows to �theme� shows that incorporate the work of up to 15 artists. Below is a listing of some featured exhibitions;
Throw Farther March 2001
Licking the Stone December 2000
Just Art October 2000
Dumpster Divin� May 2000
Open Studio December 1999
911 - Let It Burn October 1999
Dressed To The Nines August 1999
991 - Nine Artists, Nine Mannequins, One Night May 1999
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