Yellowstone Art Museum

How do I submit artwork to the museum?

Please read carefully. If you are an artist and would like to introduce your work to Yellowstone Art Museum's curatorial staff, or if you are a collector who would like to share information about your collection, please follow the guidelines below.

1. You may submit artwork in the form of slides, photographs, a URL where we can view the work online, or CDs with images (up to 20) saved in .jpg format no larger than 700 pixels in any dimension. Please label your slides or photographs with the artist's name, title of the work, date, and dimensions. Please do not bring your work to the Museum unless you already have an appointment.
2. Include a cover letter introducing yourself and the images you are submitting for review. If you are the artist ofthe work, please give a brief description of your project. If you are a collector and are submitting images ofwork you own, please provide us with as much information as possible about the work, including artist, date, medium, size and provenance information (history of ownership).
3. Send your material to: Curatorial Department, Yellowstone Art Museum, 401 North 27th St., Billings, MT 59101. Include a self-addressed stamped envelope if you would like your materials returned.

Please Note

• The Yellowstone Art Museum does not perform appraisals or authentications of any works of art.
• The process of reviewing your slides or photographs may take up to several weeks. You will receive a letter after we have reviewed your submission.
• We cannot make studio visits, see the work in person, or make visits to private collections during the initial phase of the review. If there is sufficient interest, we will contact you about further steps.
• Please note that while we are happy to review your work, our exhibition schedule is planned approximately three years in advance, and is carefully balanced to present our viewers with a varied artistic program in accordance with the Museum's mission. Therefore, we are only rarely able to accommodate unsolicited submissions for exhibitions.
• An excellent opportunity for emerging artists to introduce themselves and their work to YAM curatorial staff is to submit work for the Annual Art Auction.