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APRIL 23, 2024: Next Thursday–Friday, May 2-3: Give Big and Tinworks
Give Big is next week, and we are grateful for the generosity our community is already demonstrating in preparation for this day of giving.
Thanks to several gracious donors, each gift to Tinworks Art up to $10,000 during Give Big will be matched 2:1. A gift of $50 will become $150; a gift of $100 will become $300, and a gift of $1,000 will be matched to become $3,000! Your gift will go farther than ever in support of artists and art programming at Tinworks.
APRIL 16, 2024: Save the Date: May 2-3 Give Big Gallatin Valley and Tinworks
Tinworks is honored to again be a part of Give Big Gallatin Valley, a community-wide 24-hour giving celebration in support of the many nonprofits that help make Bozeman a wonderful place to visit and call home.
There are several ways you can support Tinworks Art during this year’s Give Big:
Give a gift online
Stop by Tinworks’ activity table at Give Big Fest
Join us at The LARK on Friday, May 3 from 4-6pm.
APRIL 11, 2024: Wheatfield—An Inspiration featured in Edible Bozeman
Edible Bozeman published their spring issue this week with a feature on Tinworks Art, “Seed In The Ground. An Outdoor Art Installation Sparks Conversation with Wheat.”
The article celebrates the ecological artwork Wheatfield—An Inspiration. The seed is in the ground, by Agnes Denes, now growing in Tinwork's field on the corner of Cottonwood and Ida in Bozeman's northeast neighborhood.
APRIL 3, 2024: Purchase your tickets for Wednesday, April 17 on food and farming
Tickets are selling quickly for the conversation on Wednesday, April 17 between food historian Mary Murphy and Red Ants Pants Founder Sarah Calhoun. Purchase your tickets for this special event here.
Tinworks Art: In Conversation brings together artists, writers, scientists, and creative thinkers from various fields to discuss the topics of our time. Monthly through June, Tinworks is convening thought leaders from the region and beyond for a pilot series On Food and Farming.
MARCH 29, 2024: IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: TINWORKS ART IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK
In case you missed it, we are pleased to share the front-page Bozeman Daily Chronicle article published this week, 'Planting hope': Tinworks wheatfield and speaker series inspiring local connection to food.
The article includes information on how you can participate in artist Agnes Denes' Wheatfield—An Inspiration. The seed is in the ground, now sprouting in Tinwork's field on the corner of Cottonwood and Ida in Bozeman's northeast neighborhood.
MARCH 8, 2024: Tinworks Art Camp for Kids
Tinworks welcomes young artists to explore the world of art this summer with our art camp for kids.
Art is an integral part of building a healthy and creative community, and we are excited to contribute to the expanding artistic horizons of Bozeman.
From June through August, we will offer week-long morning camps for 1st through 8th graders. Campers will partake in art-making sessions with professional art educators, learn from our 2024 exhibition, and showcase their art.
February 29, 2024: Tinworks Art: IN Conversation at the RIalto
Tinworks Art: In Conversation brings together artists, writers, scientists, and creative thinkers from various fields to discuss the topics of our time. Monthly from March through June, Tinworks will convene thought leaders from the region and beyond for a pilot series On Food and Farming.
The conversations have been developed in consideration of artist Agnes Denes’ new work, Wheatfield—An Inspiration. The seed is in the ground, presented at Tinworks for the 2024 exhibition season, and in collaboration with Mary Stein…
FEBRUARY 15, 2024: TINWORKS DIRector JENNY MOORE ON YPR
We are excited to share that this week, Tinworks Director Jenny Moore was interviewed on Yellowstone Public Radio's Resounds by Anna Paige and Corby Skinner.
You can listen to the interview here.
Jenny speaks about her contributions to the art world over the past twenty-five years—from the New Museum in New York City to the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas—and how her lifelong affinity for art in unconventional spaces brought her to Tinworks and the Bozeman community. READ MORE >>
January 30, 2024: Agnes Denes At TINWORKS ART
For our 2024 exhibition season, Tinworks is proud to present a significant new work by artist Agnes Denes, Wheatfield—An Inspiration. The seed is in the ground, which can be found at the Tinworks field, 719 N Ida and Cottonwood Ave, in the NE neighborhood in Bozeman.
Denes is a groundbreaking, internationally recognized figure, lauded as one of the first ecological artists. One of her most celebrated works, Wheatfield—A Confrontation, was planted in New York City in 1982. READ MORE >>
December 28, 2023: THANK YOU FOR AN AMAZING 2023!
As the year ends, we are filled with gratitude for you, our community who makes Tinworks possible.
Nearly 5000 visitors experienced Invisible Prairie this past summer and fall to celebrate and support our exhibiting artists. We partnered with more than thirty local organizations, schools, and artist groups to activate the indoor and outdoor spaces across the Tinworks campus. Our visitors, volunteers, and donors showed up time and time again for fantastic performances, community gatherings, and exhibition tours.
It is through these interactions that art comes alive. READ MORE >>
DECEMBER 19, 2023: Fostering artist connections, building community
Thanks to each of you who dropped by Tinworks for last week's Northside Winter Stroll. It was lovely to see friends, welcome new visitors, warm cold hands around the fire, and view Layli Long Soldier's outdoor artworks.
In addition to showing up for special moments like these, there are so many ways you can support Tinworks' mission of fostering connections with artists and building community through art for the year ahead. READ MORE >>
DECEMBER 14, 2023: TONIGHT! NorthsiDe winter stroll 4-8PM
You're invited!
Tonight, Thursday, December 14 from 4-8PM please join your friends, neighbors, and Tinworks Art community at the annual Northside Winter Stroll.
We'll be at 719 N Ida from 4-8PM with hot drinks, art-making activities, and poetry showcasing Layli Long Soldier's outdoor installations, Day Poem: Sun Mirrors and i don't trust nobody but the land… READ MORE >>
DECEMBER 7, 2023: Save the date for the northside winter stroll
Join us at Tinworks Art next Thursday, December 14 as part of the annual Northside Winter Stroll. We'll be at 719 N Ida from 4-8PM with hot drinks, winter art activities, and holiday cheer for all!
This will be a great opportunity to view Layli Long Soldier's outdoor installations, Day Poem: Sun Mirrors and i don't trust nobody but the land, featured in our summer/fall exhibition Invisible Prairie. READ MORE >>
NOVEMBER 28, 2023: Giving Tuesday! And a gift for your generosity
Giving Tuesday is the perfect day to show your support to the causes you believe in most.
Exceptional art and strong community are at the heart of everything we do at Tinworks.
Art offers an opportunity to look, listen, and consider the complexity and wonder of the world around us. Great art reaches the hearts and minds of our visitors and community, here in Bozeman, in the region, and beyond. READ MORE >>
NOVember 15, 2023: A gift to art that matters
As we reflect upon a fantastic 2023 season at Tinworks Art, we are most appreciative of you — the community of artists and arts enthusiasts who make Tinworks possible.
Throughout the arc of the Invisible Prairie exhibition, so many members of our community showed up to witness Day Poems: Sun Mirrors by Layli Long Soldier, /weTHər/ by Tracy Linder, Aŋpéoyokpaze by Kite, special performances by Local Earth Collective, Roots in the Sky, Montana InSite Theatre, and much more.
October 25, 2023: Thank you for a wonderful season at Tinworks Art
The Tinworks Art 2023 season came to a close Saturday October 14 with Aŋpéoyokpaze — a graphic score by Kite, rooted in Lakota geometry and star knowledge, aligned with the partial solar eclipse, and performed by an ensemble of local musicians.
The gathering embodied Tinworks' commitment to fostering connections with artists and meaningful experiences through art.
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October 18, 2023: It's a rock party this Thursday, 10AM-6PM at Tinworks ART
After last Saturday's solar eclipse performance by Kite and the closing celebration of the Invisible Prairie exhibition, we invite you to return back to the field at Tinworks Art to help lay the groundwork for next year's land-based art projects — before the snow flies.
We will be hosting a Rock Party from 10AM–6PM on the corner of Cottonwood and N Ida during which, with the help of volunteers like you, we will remove rocks from the field.
October 12, 2023: CLOSING DAY and Kite's solar eclipse performance
Our current exhibition Invisible Prairie, closes this Saturday October 14 with some very special events.
Tinworks artist Kite will be performing a musical score to coincide with the partial solar eclipse occurring on the morning of the 14th. The Invisible Prairie exhibition will be open early for this event, so arrive any time after 9AM on Saturday to watch the performance. The eclipse will reach its maximum at 10:28AM.
Invisible Prairie will be open for viewing all day. This is your last chance to see the show! READ MORE >>
OCtober 4, 2023: Join us at tinworks this weekend
There are two weeks left to view our current exhibition Invisible Prairie, which is open Fridays and Saturdays from 10am-6pm and Sundays 10am-2pm.
If you can't visit on those days, please contact us and we would be happy to arrange a special tour of the exhibition.
Mark your calendars for a day of closing events, October 14.
SEPtember 28, 2023: programming continues at Tinworks Art!
This Friday, join us for the inaugural poetry slam with Bozeman Poetry Collective.
On Sunday, if you have yet to see a crankie performance, you're in for a treat. Marla Goodman is hosting a workshop followed by a performance in the afternoon.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023: Storytelling show this Saturday — check it out
This weekend, we're hosting Bex Frucht and a group of storytellers for Prairie Dispatches: A Tinworks Story Show. This event is modeled from the Moth story show and is based on our current exhibition, Invisible Prairie. Listen as local writers perform their own personal stories about the grasslands.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023: Layli Long Solider film screening Thursday @ the Rialto
This week, we are pleased to host acclaimed poet and 2023 Tinworks Artist Layli Long Soldier.
In addition to her film Lakota Nation vs United States, which will be screened at the Rialto Thursday night, Long Soldier's work is on view at Tinworks Art as part of our current exhibition, Invisible Prairie.
September 6, 2023: InSite theatre this week; reserve your spot
This weekend, don't miss InSite Theatre's ambulatory performances in our current exhibition, Invisible Prairie. Tours leave every twenty minutes on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon, and require pre-registration. Book your spot here.
Next week's writing workshop by Lakota poet and artist Layli Long Soldier is currently sold out, but a waitlist is available.
August 31, 2023: September events at Tinworks Art
Mark your calendars for a month of fantastic programming at Tinworks.
In early September, Montana's local In-Site Theatre presents ambulatory performances to consider our current exhibition, Invisible Prairie, in another way.
The rest of September is filled with poetry. READ MORE >>
AuGUST 24, 2023: Friday tours, The Camera Club, family programming
For an opportunity to dive deeper into our current exhibition, Invisible Prairie, we are offering Friday tours for groups. It's a great way to have an enriching art experience with your friends, your class, your book group — you name it. All are welcome. Contact us to reserve.
Tonight! The Camera Club of Bozeman meets on site at Tinworks. The topic is long-exposure photography.
AUGUST 17, 2023: We're open for Northside Stroll today, 4-8pm
Tinworks is excited to participate in tonight's Northside Neighborhood Summer Stroll.
Our summer exhibition, Invisible Prairie, will be open from 4-8pm, so please stop by. If you participate in the summer stroll scavenger hunt, you could win a limited edition exhibition poster, a tote bag, and a private tour of Invisible Prairie for up to 20 people!
August 9, 2023: New work by Layli Long Soldier
We are pleased to announce the installation of a new artwork on the facade of our grain building on Cottonwood near N Wallace, I don't trust nobody but the land, 2023, by Layli Long Soldier.
The vintage lightbox sign illuminates a quote from a poem by Long Soldier entitled “Steady Summer.”
August 2, 2023: August EVENTS AT TINWORKS ART
With summer in full swing, be sure to save the dates for this month's happenings at Tinworks Art.
August features Tinworks Friday, Family Science Day, the neighborhood-wide Northside summer stroll, and more!
Invisible Prairie is on view Fridays & Saturdays from 10am-6pm, and Sundays 10am-2pm through October 14.
JULY 26, 2023: Tinworks is closed this week; submit your art!
While our site at 719 N Ida will be closed July 28-30, our summer exhibition Invisible Prairie will have a presence at the Bozeman Public Library this week with a special presentation in the children's section. Tinworks will also be leading drop-in art activities during free lunch hour at the library tomorrow (Thursday) from noon to 1:30PM on the front plaza.
JULY 19, 2023: Do you have a story from the prairie? Call for art!
This week at Tinworks Art, there's something for everyone!
Join us Friday evening for our first Tinworks Friday. The third Friday of each month, through the run of the exhibition Invisible Prairie, everyone is invited for music, food, and libations. This Tinworks Friday features sounds by DJ Saltlick, menu by Taco Montes, and beer by Freefall Brewery from 6:30pm to 8:30pm… READ MORE >>
JULY 12, 2023: Roots in the Sky this Saturday
Our hearts are full from the outstanding community of artists, neighbors, visitors, and friends at last weekend's opening of Invisible Prairie.
Thank you for your support — in showing up, in spreading the word, in the gifts and well wishes sent from afar. Tinworks Art exists for, and because of, you.
Our exhibition season has only just begun… READ MORE >>
JULY 6, 2023: See you Saturday, July 8 at 6:30pm
Our summer season begins this Saturday, July 8 from 6:30 – 8:30pm, with the opening of a new art exhibition Invisible Prairie at 719 N Ida.
Experience artwork by eight artists from diverse backgrounds, working in an array of media. Everyone is welcome.
JUNE 22, 2023 : July events at Tinworks. It all starts 7-8-23!
Tinworks Art is pleased to announce our programs for July.
The season starts Saturday, July 8 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at 719 N Ida, with the opening celebration of our summer exhibition Invisible Prairie.
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MAY 4, 2023 : Give BIG tonight (the first $5000 in gifts will double!)
We hope to see you at The LARK from 6-8pm to meet Jenny and the whole team. There will be awesome prizes for donors and volunteers.
Plus, in the spirit of giving, we encourage you to support some of our amazing current and former partners who help make Bozeman the art-filled, community-centered place you love. READ MORE >>
APril 26, 2023 : Meet Jenny at The LARK Thursday, MAY 4th, 6-8pm
As part of Give Big Gallatin Valley, The LARK Bozeman is generously hosting a donor lounge for Tinworks Art from 6-8pm on Thursday, May 4th.
This will be a perfect opportunity to meet Jenny, learn about our summer exhibition, and show your support alongside so many of your friends and neighbors. READ MORE >>
FEBRUARY 1, 2023 : JeNNY Moore Named First Director of Tinworks Art
It gives us great pleasure to announce the appointment of Jenny Moore as the first Director of Tinworks Art.
During a twelve-month national search, we encountered strong interest in the position but were most. impressed by Jenny’s experience as a leader, her deep understanding of contemporary art and artists, her outstanding curatorial achievements, and her enthusiasm for unconventional art spaces. READ MORE >>
DECEMBER 7, 2022 : Surprise installation at northside winter stroll
Let's get together this Thursday, December 8 from 4-8PM at the Northside Neighborhood’s 2022 Winter Stroll!
This year, we’ll have a luminary path around the warehouses, with a surprise lighting installation by our friends and southside neighbors, Mel Frost and Jim Madden.
November 1, 2022 : ART TO CARE ABOUT IN 2023
We're spreading the word about our upcoming 2023 summer art exhibition, Invisible Prairie.
From July through October next year, join us for a unique opportunity to connect with the beauty, fragility, and mystery of America’s grasslands from the Tinworks Art warehouses at 719 N. Ida in northeast Bozeman.
OCTOBER 5, 2022 : It's all because of you — the best season yet
As the leaves start changing one-by-one, and our artists head back to autumn colors at home, we — like you — are sifting through memories of an amazing few months.
To name a few: a mural by Louis Still Smoking, a contemporary Native fashion show, a rock-and-roll concert on Apache violin, a community art show, and everything in between.
August 31, 2022 : Bring-Your-Own-Art Show — You won't want to miss the party...
On September 2 at 6PM sharp, bring your art — in any form — to 719 N. Ida for a Bring-Your-Own-Art Show with the Cottonwood Club. Expect art and art experiences of all kinds; artist friends new and old; and a seriously fun dance party.
There's no better way to end a summer this sweet than with a send-off inspired by, and for, each of you.
AUGust 17, 2022 : Northside Stroll, Placed Projects final days
We'll keep this one short and sweet so you can read about the final days of fun at Tinworks Art this season. Word on the street is, your friends will be there. And, as they say, the more the merrier.
Let's face it — these last sips of summer art are too good to miss...
AUGust 2, 2022 : ART + DESIGN EXPO OPENS FRIDAY
It's almost here! We're counting the days until Friday's opening of Where You From? — a contemporary art and design exhibition by Placed Projects.
This Livingston-based team is transforming the warehouse spaces at 719 N. Ida with ceramic and lighting art for purchase from some of our very own Montana artists, plus visiting artists from NY and LA.
JULY 19, 2022 : Film, writing, rock & roll
Art inspires us to think, reflect, see differently, and hear more. And this weekend, we invite you to do just that.
On Friday and Saturday, join us for a series of artistic events exploring Native adoption— a complex and important issue that effects hundreds of thousands of people across the country.
JULY 12, 2022 : "Epic, ridiculous, sweaty!"
This Thursday through Saturday at 7:30pm, Nervous Theatre will premiere their reimagined production of "The Caucasian Chalk Circle," an intensely political and deeply human story by Bertolt Brecht.
This performance is one you can't afford to miss. Trust us, and grab your tickets here before this once-in-a-lifetime performance experience sells out!
JUly 6, 2022 : You're invited: Native fashion
Join us this weekend to kick off a summer of art in Bozeman's North End.
Friday, July 8 @ 4:30-6:30PM, Building G (located here) Mural dedication by Louis Still Smoking (Blackfeet)
Saturday, July 9 @ 4PM, 719 N. Ida (located here) Native fashion show by Gina Still Smoking (Lakota)
JUNE 28, 2022 : Next week is for fashion. Plus, July's art line-up
The fun starts at 4:30PM next Friday, July 8 with a weekend devoted to Native Fashion. Mark your calendars for art by Still Smoking Designs, an awesome opening celebration, and music by Mario Miner, Jr. (Lakota/Nakoda). It's a kick-off to summer we've all been waiting for… READ MORE >>
JUNe 7, 2022 : A hub for artists, and colorful beginnings at 719 N. Ida
This past weekend brought a beehive of artistic activity to the Tinworks Art space at 719 N. Ida.
Artist groups like Nervous Theatre and Local Earth Collective rehearsed in each room, peeking through doors and windows, popcorn-ing off each other with creative ideas about how to work in the space… READ MORE >>
MAY 24, 2022 : If you’re in the neighborhood, come take a peek (719 N. Ida)
If you've been out and about in the NE neighborhood, you might have noticed some fresh paint at our new permanent home at 719 N. Ida.
We're getting the whole site ready for an exciting summer filled with public art. It's not glamorous work, but it can be a lot of fun to see progress… READ MORE >>
MAY 10, 2022 : AN exciting update on the future of Tinworks Art
After months of public forums, and interviews with community leaders, artists, supporters, and friends like you, we launched the search for the first Director of Tinworks Art.
As someone who cares about art and its power to bring us together — we thought you'd be interested in the hiring timeline, as we see it. READ MORE >>
May 3, 2022 : THE PERFECT WAY TO GIVE PUBLIC ART A BOOST IN 2022
Give Big Gallatin Valley, Bozeman's annual fundraising extravaganza, is this week (starting online at 6pm Thursday, May 5). It's the perfect time to use your dollars to spread the love to local organizations that keep Bozeman an amazing place to live, for everyone… READ MORE >>
APRIL 20, 2022 : A place of their own
IN THE NEWS : BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
After three years of uncertainty, a Bozeman art group has found a permanent home in the northeast neighborhood.
Tinworks Art, a Bozeman nonprofit contemporary art group, is familiar with the space at 719 N. Ida Avenue. The blue industrial-looking building was their first home when the group coalesced for its first exhibition in 2019… READ MORE >>
ApRIL 15, 2022 : LAUNCHING a DIRECTOR SEARCH
The Tinworks Art Board of Trustees has commenced a national search for the Director of Tinworks Art. The Director will be responsible for all aspects of Tinworks Art’s strategy and operations. The international executive search firm, Russell Reynolds Associates, has been retained to assist in this exciting project.
For more information about this position, please view it here.
April 12, 2022 : A Big announcement
Tinworks Art now has a permanent home in our original location — the former "Tin Works, Inc" metal shop at 719 N. Ida in Bozeman… READ MORE >>
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