Hockaday celebrates two decades of artist wilderness program with exhibition
Gini Ogle, a former resident of the Artist Wilderness Connection program, is seen next to a painting she completed during her residency in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake)
The Hockaday Museum of Art is marking the 20th anniversary of the Artist Wilderness Connection Residency Program in the Bob Marshall Wilderness with a special exhibit.
An opening reception for the event is set June 27.
The Artist Wilderness Connection is a collaborative artist-in-residence program that has 57 past participants.
The exhibit includes more than 40 works of art, writings, journal pages and music samples and an audio tour where attendees may listen to the artists speak about their work. The exhibit will be on display June 28 through Oct. 26.
The public is invited to attend a free preview reception and meet and hear presentations by participating artists from 4 to 7 p.m. June 27. Light refreshments will be served with craft beer donated by Bias Brewing and live music by Donnie Rifkin.
The artist-in-residence program is managed by the Hockaday, Flathead National Forest, Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation and Swan Valley Connections.
Through the program, two artists, writers, photographers, or musicians are selected to stay in remote forest cabins in the Bob Marshall and Great Bear Wilderness Areas of Northwest Montana for one to two weeks during the months of July, August, or September. Participants are asked to create art inspired by nature and their experience living in the wilderness. After completing a residency, artists work with the Hockaday and other program partners to share backcountry experiences with a free community outreach program or exhibition and donate a piece of artwork to the Artist Wilderness Connection program.
The program is on hold in 2024 for the anniversary exhibition. Applications for 2025 will open Oct. 15, 2024.
For more information visit hockadaymuseum.com.