exhibition sponsors

Premium Sponsors
Gary & Norma Buchanan

Supporting Sponsors
David & Maggy Hiltner

related events

Artist Talk with John Henry Haseltine
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 // Reception at 5 PM with artist in the gallery followed by Artist Talk at 6 PM

Performance Schedule
November 9, 2024 // 1 – 2 PM
December 5, 2024 // 5:30 – 6:30 PM
January 16, 2025 // 5:30 – 6:30 PM

Charles M. Bair Family Gallery & Northwest Projects Gallery

October 25, 2024 – February 9, 2025

Utilizing toys, puppets, and comics in addition to painting, sculpture, and performance, Haseltine explores how both self-produced folk art and kitsch mass production equally contribute to the legacy of western mythology. This exhibition examines the parallels between historical western expansion and contemporary gentrification in the region and presents the ways fabricated stories can be manipulated to present local and personal identities.

Alongside the exhibition of his artworks, Haseltine will bring his puppets to life with theatre performances in the Charles M. Bair Family Gallery.

related media

Artist and author John Henry Haseltine reads from Westward & Miserable at the book launch event at Elk River Books, Livingston, Montana, Sept. 17, 2024.