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 Welcome! We hope you enjoy your virtual tour of one of the most active art museums in the northwest. Whether it's the incredibly diverse contemporary art scene or the work of groundbreaking artists from the past, our mission is ART! We are Montana's premier art museum, presenting Montana's most forward-looking artists and bringing here to Montana historic and world art significant for our region.
As you travel through our web site, you'll find information about our collections and programs, and discover ways that you can help us continue to build on our past and present successes. Join us and be where the art is!
Robyn G. Peterson, Executive Director
2009 Exhibition Season Sponsor:
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Wild West and Tranquil Seas
On view in the Murdock Gallery until April 2010
 Private collector William I. Koch shares 11 choice selections from his private collection with Montana audiences. Raoul Dufy (1877-1953) was one of the French Fauves ("Wild Beasts"), painters whose exuberant works introduced a new freedom in form and color. Dufy was often inspired by the French Riveria, but this painting is a view of another coastal playground: Deauville on the coast of Normandy. Alfred Jacob Miller (1810-1874) was one of the earliest artists working in the European tradition to travel to the North American West.
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Get the Picture: Fourth Annual Small Works Auction
 Viewing and bidding: November 13 - December 4, 2009.
A Holiday Gift Extravaganza like no other!
The Fourth Annual Small Works Auction at the Yellowstone Art Museum is the perfect opportunity to purchase artworks made by area artists. From November 13 through December 4, 2009, over 150 donated works by over 100 artists will be on display-and ready for bids-during our three-week long silent auction.
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October 29, 2009 - January 10, 2010
Opening reception, Thursday, October 29, 2009, 5:30 p.m.
YAM will highlight works from the Peter Norton Family Christmas Project that have been acquired since 1994. The exhibit will open on 29 October 2009 and continue throughout the holidays until 10 January 2010.
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Through January 17, 2010
 Opening reception, Thursday, October 29, 2009, 5:30 p.m.
When community activist Frank Warren put out a blanket invitation to anyone to send him an anonymous postcard revealing a secret that was true and had never been uttered before, he had no idea what would result.
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Through January 10, 2010
 Curious Finds: Selections from Billings Private Collections
Get a privileged and personal view into the collecting passions of a few of your Billings neighbors. This eclectic selection will range from extraordinary works of Asian art to French Barbizon paintings to contemporary American landscapes by Montana painter Clyde Aspevig...and everything in between! Accompanied by programs that explore the very human pursuit of collecting, this exhibition is a rare treat.
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