In the heart of downtown Missoula, Montana, a new building is dedicated to the arts In 2014, when Lisa Simon and Jason Neal opened radius Gallery on East Main Street in downtown Missoula, Montana, their desire was to fill a gap in the region’s art market....
Idaho’s Outhouse Murals Elevate the Experience Walking into one of those concrete outhouses at trailheads or river access points, visitors are never quite sure what they’ll find. Expectations are low, and, while many opt to hold their breath, swiftness is key. But vault toilet visitors in...
Arguably, one good thing about a pandemic is that when some opportunities are completely restricted, other ones become more appealing. For example, for a sometimes-performing musician like me, it quickly became clear that live shows were going to be off the creative-outlet menu for a...
Rudy Autio helped start the residency program at the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts in Helena, Montana, in the 1950s. In doing so, he helped to launch one of the most well-respected ceramics institutions in the U.S., while also establishing his legacy in...
“The West” has a broad range of definitions, depending on who you’re talking to. For painter Luke Anderson, it’s a place of tension, with an identity that extends well beyond any cliches established by old Hollywood movies. As an artist who’s chosen this region as his...
Like an electrical current, art can run through a community, light up the dark places, and spark discovery. One example is Tinworks Arts, an organization that pairs non-traditional spaces with emerging and established creatives. Located in Bozeman, Montana’s hip northeast neighborhood, the name took hold...
Todd connor’s paintings most certainly conjure the past, but they also aim to go beyond a linear history and instead speak to the primal forces in human nature and our cyclical relationship with the land. His goal is for people to feel like they can...
In 1991, just as his career was about to take flight Tucker Smith created a 10-by-12-inch painting of a scene he’d observed at the Kentucky Derby. Capturing the commotion before the post parade, “Derby Day” depicts horses and riders entering the field in front of...
After a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Jackson Hole, Wyoming-based design event of the year is back. From September 9 to 12, the 28,000-square-foot Snow King Events Center will once again be bustling with more than 100 artisans from around the country,...
One thing I’ve always loved about the Northern Rockies is the “cowboy casualty” if you will. There are few venues that require anything fancier than jeans — as illustrated by the general manager of Missoula’s 1889 restaurant in our “Dining Out” column. “When people call...