First Friday Art Walk between 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on the Friday of the month. FREE Admission.

THE POWER OF PASTEL

The word "pastel" can conjer up images of little pink and green party candies. The dictionary even includes "light in tone" along with a definition of powdered pigment and binder pressed into sticks for drawing. 

The five artists exhibiting in Gallery 16's The Power of Pastel show have provided a display of pastels with a punch. Sherry Gallagher and Anita Ronning of Great Falls, Belt artist Gerry Johnson, Janet Sullivan of Missoula and Lynne Perry of Whitefish have created dramatic sunrises and sunsets, Montana  scenes, wildlife in surprising hues and rugged mountain men. Gallagher, best known for her portrayal of Mountain Men, Lewis and Clark, Native American and historic subjects and Sullivan, who has been selected as Artist in Resicence by both Crater Lake National Park and the Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation, are new to Gallery 16. Marge Kline will also demonstrate rosmaling, traditional Norwegian decorative painting, as part of the Sons of Norway heritage celebration. 

A public reception will be held between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. at 608 Central Avenue.  The show will run through June 30th. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

For information on shows call the the gallery at:
406-453-6103.

The gallery is a co-op run by 16 local artists and was founded 40 years ago to promote interest in contemporary Montana art work. Workshops in water color and weaving are also conducted at the gallery.

(*not in the photograph above)

Shirley Rothwell, Mercedes Brown, Nancy Armstrong, Kay Feist, Carol Spurgeon, Maude Knudsen, Judy "JR" Gurnsey, Pat Erickson, Cathy Marquard, Marcia Hocevar, Judy Ericksen, *Linda Walters, *Pam Cornelius, *Hallie J. Wilson,*Joyce Ranum, and Diane Rae.

 

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