Emerson opens new exhibits ahead of annual Celebration of the Arts
The Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture has announced the opening of three new exhibits in time for the new year.
First up, the Emerson’s third annual Celebration of the Arts Exhibit has opened in the Jessie Wilber Gallery. It is a juried collection of original art donated by local and regional artists in support of the Emerson. The exhibit honors and highlights artists who have contributed their works to the Emerson’s most important fundraiser, the Celebration of the Arts, set for January 26th, 2018.
This year’s event will celebrate the Emerson’s 25th anniversary as an organization, as well as the building’s 100th birthday! To kick off a year of anniversary events, the celebration will feature a theme relating to the Emerson’s schoolhouse roots. A Night to Remember – Winter Formal is a throwback to formal dances, vintage fashions and historic prominence of the Emerson building and the Gallatin Valley.
Artist participating in this year’s exhibit include: Carol Barmore, Joanne Berghold, June Billings Safford, Larry Blackwood, Tad Bradley, Kathy Burk, Roger Cruwys, Josh DeWeese, Jim Dick, Loretta Domaszewski, Jarrod “jROD” Eastman, Scott Fabritz, Rocky Hawkins, Craig Hergert, Justin Hsu, Duncan Kippen, Tara Moore, Darla Myers, Mark Noyes, Mike O’Connell, Steve Osman, Laura Blue Palmer, Ben Pease, Peggy Ryan, Scott Scherer, Robert Spannring, Shaila Sorenson, Kirsten Taylor, Jess Tode, Kara Tripp and Angela Zanolari.
Silent bidding on pieces has opened and will continue through the night of the Celebration of the Arts event.
The Emerson has also partnered with the Gallatin History Museum to curate two exhibits that explore the origins of school and social dances, as well as vintage fashions. Each extensions of A Night to Remember, Vintage Formal Attire is currently on display in the Lobby Gallery, while A Photographic Journey of Dance Through the Ages can be found in the Weaver Room Gallery. These exhibits compliment this year’s Celebration of the Arts theme and the Emerson’s 25th/100th anniversary.
The Emerson existed as a schoolhouse from 1918 to 1992. These exhibits were formulated to honor the roots of the building and commemorate the future of the organization. On display in the Weaver Room are historic photographs from school and community dances that took place around the Gallatin Valley. The Lobby Gallery is showing pieces of vintage formal attire courtesy of Gallatin History Museum and individual community members.
All three exhibits are open now. Revel in our area’s past and rejoice in its future this holiday season! The Celebration of the Arts event, A Night to Remember – Winter Formal, is set for January 26th at the Emerson.
Located at 111 S Grand Ave., the Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture serves as a primary resource for the arts, arts education, and cultural activities in Southwest Montana. Learn more at www.theemerson.org. •
