events
Crazy Days Sale!
Friday July 23rd, Saturday July 24th and (maybe) Sunday July 25th 9am-6pm
tart and Beacoup Framing will be set up downtown in front of the Rialto on Main St. We'll be offering super sales on jewelry, art, prints, cards, clothing, picture frames and more. It's gonna get crazy! We'll also be donating 5% of the proceeds from our Crazy Days sales to the Bozeman Film Festival, to help bring more crazy films to Bozeman.
Hula Hoopin' at Lunch on the Lawn
Wednesdays July 7th, July 14th, July 21st, July 28th, August 4th, August 11th and August 18th. 11:30am-1:30pm on the Emerson's West Lawn.
Join us to try out Hoopla Hula Hoops' snazzy collapsible hula hoops, listen to local bands, and enjoy food provided by Sola Cafe, Desert Rose Catering, and Frozone Ice Cream, with treats for dogs provided by Dee-Oh-Gee. Schedule of bands is: July 7th-Textbook Blues, July 14th-Dupli-Kates, July 21st-Casual Tease. July 28th-The Get-Outs, August 4th-The Hooligans, August 11th-Longhorns, August 18th-Finnegan Ridge
“The Bird’s the Word” Illustrations by Annie Bailey
Opening Reception: Friday, July 9th 5-8pm
tart presents a series of new work by Annie Bailey. Bailey returns to her favorite subject matter and medium in a series of bird illustrations. Using ink and watercolor pencil she creates finely detailed but still loosely gestural portraits of various avian species. Not quite Audobon in detail, but not a typical soft watercolor, these sweet little birds charm and engage.
“Birds, to me, are the eternal optimists. They work hard and earn their living. Even so, they play and chat with each other like they have no cares in the world. Their endless energy and beauty bring me joy. I chose them for this show purely based on my need to study them. They are a true example of design at its best. While being perfectly designed for flight, they are also perfectly designed to entertain. Having grown up on a ranch here in Montana, many an evening was spent watching them dive-bomb each other, land and leave the trees, and swoop the ponds and streams for food. They are a great example of how to live life: Work hard and do what you ought to, but after that be sure to be a little daring, always take time to chat with your friends, and have fun!”
- Annie Bailey
The show will be on display through August 11th, 2010.
Vanity Portraits: Identity Series by Jennifer Pulchinski
Opening Reception Friday, June 11th 5-8pm
Bozeman artist Jennifer Pulchinski displays large format pastels that meld portraits of models taken from the pages of fashion magazines with broken baby doll bodies. Titled with phrases taken from advertisements, Pulchinski creates a biting commentary on the fashion and beauty industries. These haunting pieces both amuse and disturb, in classic Pulchinksi form. The show will be on display from June 11th through July 8th, 2010.
Melissa Mencini: Ceramics
Opening reception Friday, May 14th 5-8pm
Helena artist Melissa Mencini crafts sleek ceramic cups, mugs, jugs and teapots then adorns them with tongue in cheek graphics. Pistols, trikes, and delicate blue florals share space on what might become your favorite cup.
The show will be on display from May 14th through June 9th, 2010.
Wax Works: Group Encaustics Show
Opening reception Friday, April 9th 5-8pm
Wax Works is a group show featuring a diverse group of women exploring encaustic techniques. Cherlyn Wilcox, Janette May, Allie Buck, Stacey Herries, Sue McCauley, Vicki Fish, Shawna Moore and Diana Arnold will display pieces that vary from tiny to large, simple to elaborately complex, whimsical to earnest. Encaustic is an incredibly tactile medium, inviting the senses not only to see, but to touch and smell.
The show will be on display until May 12th, 2010.
Folk Dog Bites: Dog Paintings by Abby McMillen
Benefit Show for Heart of the Valley
Opening Reception Friday, March 12th 5-8p.m.
The folk dogs have gone bite size! The ever popular and charming Folk Dogs return in a new smaller, juicier and affordably priced size in this 2nd annual benefit show for Heart of the Valley Animal Shelter. The opening reception for this show will feature a photo booth for you and your dog with Jessie Moore Photography, adoptable dogs from Heart of the Valley conducting interviews, eco-friendly pet toys from West Paw Design, a raffle and treats for both humans and pups. The show will be on display through April 6th, 2010.
Friday, February 12th, 2010 5-8pm
Opening Reception for The Way Home Paintings in Oil by Cherlyn Wilcox
There is an eternal landscape, a geography of the soul; we search for its outlines all our lives. -Josephine Hart
The Way Home is a choreography of personal mapping, and a celebration of the West's cartography mixed within a geography of imagination. By exploring emotionally subjective connections to the local environment, Cherlyn invites the viewer to take their own route when viewing the pieces, from the context of their own experiences. The exhibit will be on display through March 11th, 2010.
Birthday Party!!!!
The opening reception will be held in conjunction with tart’s 3 year birthday party. The birthday party will include a photo booth with Jessie Moore Photography, hula hooping, prizes, tarttoos, and more. Tarty apparel is both encouraged and rewarded. Refreshments in the form of tartinis and tarts will be provided.
Green Holiday Event
at Refuge Sustainable Building Center
Presenting the 2nd Annual GREEN Holiday Event at Refuge, featuring food, fundraising and GREEN & LOCAL Holiday shopping. Local businesses and artisans will be in attendance selling their locally-produced goods featuring natural, recycled, locally-sourced and sustainable materials. Vendors include: Tart, Red Ants Pants, Tuli the Tool Man, Hill Botanicals, and more! Food and spirits provided with generous support from Sola Cafe. We will announce winners of a Raffle to benefit the Bozeman Bike Kitchen at 7:15 on the night of the event; must be present to win. Tickets available before the event at Refuge, Tart, Bangtail, Be the Change Yoga Studio and the Bozeman Bike Kitchen: $1 each, or 6 tickets for $5. Tickets also available at the event.
Thank you to our generous raffle prize donors! Prizes include:
Bike gear! donated by Bangtail
Tartificates! donated by Tart
100 sf of American Clay plaster! donated and applied by New Age Artisans
Yoga packages! donated by Be the Change Yoga Studio
Ski passes! donated by Bohart Ranch
Rafting trip! donated by Montana Whitewater
A green iPod Shuffle! donated by F-ll Photographic Supply
Gift cards! donated by The Community Food Co-op
and more!
Gift certificate! donated by Sage Spa
New Belgium Brewing Patagonia bag! donated by New Belgium Brewing
Bottles of wine! donated by Ten Spoon Winery
For more information, visit: www.refugebuilding.com
Qwerty Love: A Font Affair
Drawings and Paintings by Annie Bailey
Opening Reception: Friday, December 11th 5-8pm
Tartist Annie Bailey explores her love of font and text in an exhibit of new work. Sketches of vintage typewriters (some with customizable messages) share space with drawings of old grain elevators, signs and other Montana classic images, all rendered in Bailey’s clean, modern style. A Montana native, Bailey grew up on a ranch and draws inspiration from the things that surrounded her in childhood. Grain elevators, signs from small town businesses long gone, old billboards, and the typewriter she inherited from her grandmother all draw her eye with words rendered into art. Currently studying architecture at Montana State University, Bailey’s drawings also reference her love of line, form and structure.
The show will be on display December 11th 2009 through February 11th 2010.
