Open Art Studio – Come make art with us!

Wednesday Open Studio nights are zero-pressure informal evenings where adults who need creative time can use some of my most basic supplies (paper, watercolor paint, pencils, glue, etc.), and make things. There is no direct instruction during this time–just people hanging out with each other and the art supplies, being social, and making stuff.

Attendees are welcome to bring some of their own favorite supplies to work with. You are also welcome to bring you own snacks and beverages.

I will have a weekly art prompt for those who need to prime the pump to get their creative juices flowing. However, no one is limited to working from that prompt. Everyone is free to do their own thing on Open Studio nights.

These are very informal evenings of art-making for people who need other people to hang out with. We create together and see where the muse takes us. This is play time! No talent or skill required. Just bring your good attitude and a spirit of generosity, curiosity, and follow your ideas wherever they take you.

When: Wednesday nights from 6:00-8:00pm (drop in and leave on your schedule)

Where: Rock31 in the Builder Room, 201 N. Broadway, Suite 406, Billings, Montana at the corner of 2nd and Broadway right under the SkyPoint in downtown Billings. They have great security and the doors are locked in the evenings, so I will be meeting people at the door and letting them in until 1:00pm. Then I’ll shut the door and we’ll get started painting! Because of this, you MUST sign up for the class ahead of time! Street parking is free in the evenings, and there is also a parking garage directly behind the Rock31 building on 2nd Avenue (not free, but affordable).

Who: Adults only (must be 21 or over to attend Wednesday Open Studio)

Cost: $10/person (includes my basic supplies, but you can also bring your own)

Cinderella

The operatic retelling of the fairytale, creating a most unique story, matched with a sparkling, magical score. Directed by Jan Michael Kliewer.

ART WORKSHOP BY TERRI PORTA

Terri Porta, fine artist and last year’s Artist in Residence for the City of Billings is teaching a painting workshop that celebrates Women’s Art History. Plan for a morning and afternoon of creativity workshops split into two parts located at two separate local galleries in Billings. See flyer for details, or go to www.TerriPorta.com

Wednesday Open Art Studio with Ceilon Aspensen – Use my supplies and hang out with other artists for ONLY $10.00!

Wednesday Open Studio nights are zero-pressure informal evenings where adults who need creative time can come to my studio, use some of my most basic supplies (paper, watercolor paint, pencils), and make things. There is no direct instruction during this time–just people hanging out with each other and the art supplies, being social, and making stuff.

Attendees are welcome to bring some of their own favorite supplies to work with.

YOU MUST BUY A TICKET for this event, so Ceilon will know you are coming. Once you become a regular attender, you can pay when you arrive. Until then, Ceilon needs to know how many of her art supplies she should bring.

When: Wednesday nights from 5:30-8:00pm (drop in and leave on your schedule)

Where: 113 N. Broadway, Suite 406, Billings, Montana

Who: Adults only (must be 21 or over to attend Wednesday Open Studio)

Cost: $10/person (includes my basic supplies, but you can also bring your own)

Sandstone Gallery Art Walk

For April ArtWalk, Sandstone Gallery will be featuring Teresa Brown and Donna Moore. We are also welcoming back a beloved past member, photographer Peter Herzog as our newest member and featured artist. Our Billings Arts Association’s artists for April and May are Jean Posusta and Lacie Tucker.

Artists reception from 5-9 PM.

Click on the links above to see more about each of our featured artists, and samples of their work.

Many or all of our 14 artists will also be on hand to show their work and talk to you about their art. Please join us for a fun evening downtown!

ArtWalk at the Billings Symphony office

Please join us at the Billings Symphony office on April 5th from 5-9 pm for the Downtown Billings ArtWalk and First Friday event. We are thrilled to have the talented students from Lame Deer showcasing their art forms. Special guests, including Grammy winner and Silkroad Artist Kojiro Umezaki, violin prodigy Luke Minton, and the Morning Star Singers, will also be making appearances. Enjoy live musical performances, exquisite artwork, dancing, and drumming by these amazing students.

ArtWalk: Ceilon Aspensen Fine Art

Ceilon Aspensen will be showing new paintings, new framed archival prints, and new art notecards. She will also be featuring a full array of painting and drawing classes in the coming months–be one of the first 10 to sign up and receive a bonus! We will also have a spring art activity for you to participate in for only $1.00. Join us for refreshments, festive beverages, and artful fun!

MSUB Art Students League Pop Up Exhibition: Reverie Opening Reception

Opening Reception of the MSUB Art Students League Pop Up Exhibition at Kirks’ Grocery
March 28 – 30, 2024

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Art Students League: Reverie

What does it mean to find your voice? In this exhibition, the MSUB art students explore the development of artistic style while building a conceptual message. These emerging artists each bring their own experience and perspective to the exhibition through a variety of media and materials. Expressing their individual viewpoints, the collective builds a conversation between the artworks, creating space for introspection and creative reverie.

Featuring the artists:
Emmit Bartsch
Isabelle Carrol
Jaedon Hopson
Karmen Joki
Nathan Levine
Blake Tyler McCrary
Kaylin Millsap
Nathaniel Parry
Magnolia West

Art Students’ League is a collective of art students from Montana State University Billings.
The collective is a safe space for students of any major to create, explore, and enjoy art in a community of art makers. The MSUB Art Students’ League sponsors activities such as artist demonstrations, workshops, and lectures. They have frequently exhibited during Billings Art Walk.

They are excited and grateful to Kirks’ Grocery for letting them hold their first pop-up exhibition.

Sheila Miles: Nowhere & Everywhere Exhibition Opening Reception

Sheila Miles: Nowhere & Everywhere

April 5 – May 25, 2024

Opening Reception Friday, April 5, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM during ArtWalk with small culinary bites by Chef Ashley Woodward.

Kirks’ Grocery proudly presents Sheila Miles: Nowhere & Everywhere, showcasing her recent work. This exhibition is about making art as a sustained creative journey. The places she paints are transitory and “nowhere.” Through painting, she gives those places meaning; they become permanent and “everything”.

“Wherever you end up is the “everywhere,” and in making art, everything.” Sheila Miles

Sheila Miles currently resides in Arizona. Her life and artistic practice are continually influenced by her 26 years living in Montana.

Sheila Miles will be at the opening reception.

Jason Jam Horizon Exhibition Opening & Reception

This exhibition will feature the work of Jason Jam from April 5 – May 25, 2024
Opening Reception Friday, April 5, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM, during Billings ArtWalk.
Kirks’ Grocery is proud to present Horizon, an exhibition of new work in pencil, gouache, and watercolor by Jason Jam. Jam’s recent work in pencil uses subtle value shifts to create images of wonder and mystery. Millions of carefully arranged soft pencil marks have gone into these unusual images which take dozens of hours to create. Horizon also reveals Jam’s newest colorful landscapes. The artist has used unconventional tools and quick brush strokes to apply vibrant gouache over layered washes of rich watercolor. The effect is to draw the viewer into his world. Truly a sight to behold.

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