Our Mission
Tinworks Art enriches the cultural and social fabric of greater Bozeman by supporting inclusive, immersive contemporary art experiences for artists and audiences in non-traditional spaces.
Our HISTORY
In 2019, Tinworks Art’s founding board of directors transformed a two-acre fabrication and warehouse complex in Bozeman’s Northeast Neighborhood into a unique and immersive seasonal exhibition space. Within two weeks of an open call for proposals, they received 50 from artists all over the country. Seven were selected for the inaugural Tinworks Art summer exhibition. In 2021, in the aftermath of the pandemic, Tinworks Art piloted an artist grant program that prioritized emerging and indigenous artists and those working with endangered forms of knowledge. In 2022, Tinworks Art committed to invest in a permanent home to deepen its connections with audiences from greater Bozeman and across the country and to establish itself as a cultural destination. In 2023, Tinworks Art named Jenny Moore as the organization’s first director.
Tinworks 2022/23 artist Laurel Sparks with Settler Séance as part of the 2023 exhibition Invisible Prairie. Photo by Blair Speed.
2022 Highlights
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
GREG AVIS
Greg is the managing partner of Bangtail Partners, a private investment firm with a focus on sustainable projects. Greg has spearheaded a number of projects in Montana and environs, including the rejuvenation of three hotels, the Rialto theater, and a future workforce housing project to be located near the Tinworks site. He serves on numerous boards including MASS MoCA and The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. He also teaches math at Eastside College Prep in East Palo Alto, CA.
ANNE AVIS
Anne co-chairs the Boards of Internews and KQED. She recently joined the board of Montana Free Press and is a former trustee of MASS MoCA. She and Greg live in Palo Alto, CA, and Clyde Park, MT.
GRETCHEN H. BURKE
Gretchen is a retired banker, Vice Chair of the board of Colgate University, and Treasurer of VIA Art Fund, an art collective supporting groundbreaking artists and leading cultural institutions. Gretchen and her husband Steve live in Dillon, Montana.
JON EVANS
Jon is the president of North Fork Builders of Bozeman, Montana.
CONNIE WOLF
Connie has been a nonprofit executive in the arts, education, and museums for the past 30 years, including Director and CEO of the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco and Director of the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University. She currently serves as lead consultant for the integration of a visual arts program for the new hospital at Stanford Health Care and as Commissioner for the San Francisco Public Library.
TEAM
JENNY MOORE, Director
jenny.moore@tinworksart.org
DR. MELISSA RAGAIN, Curator
melissa.ragain@tinworksart.org
KATE BELTON, Communications/Donor Relations
kate.belton@tinworksart.org
ANGELA YONKE, Community Outreach/Education
angela.yonke@tinworksart.org
CANON PARKER, Operations Manager
canon.parker@tinworksart.org