Opening Reception for Montana Painter's Alliance Exhibition
Thursday, June 30, 2016, 5:00 - 8:00 PM
Free Admission

The Hockaday Museum of Art is proud to host the 2016 exhibition of the Montana Painter's Alliance June 30 - August 6, 2016. MPA members are from all over the state and offer their plein air and studio paintings for sale with a portion of proceeds benefiting the Hockaday.

The Hockaday continues its celebration of the 100th anniversary of the National Parks and all of Montana's varied landscapes by hosting the annual Montana Painter's Alliance exhibition June 30 through August 6, 2016. The MPA was established by and for Montana artists to encourage and foster excellence among Montana's professional painters in plein air, studio and landscape painting. The show includes an extraordinarily diverse range of subjects that will surely intrigue and delight the viewer. Patrons may purchase paintings in the exhibition with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Hockaday Museum of Art.

The annual MPA show, which enjoys a statewide following, contains premier works in oil, watercolor, pastel and mixed media that most clearly exemplify each artist's individual style and approach to painting. The recently created paintings come in a range of sizes from miniature to large, and represent the best that Montana has to offer.

The MPA is comprised of approximately thirty of the most accomplished and esteemed Montana artists, and the following will be showing works in this year's exhibition: Rob Akey, Lou Archambault, Marcia Ballowe, Diana Brady, Todd Connor, Nate Closson, Tom English, Chuck Fulcher, Mimi Grant, Frank Hagel, Jerry Inman, Phil Korell, Dick Lauritzen, Jeff Manion, Diana Mysse, Nicholas Oberling, Mark Ogle, Steve Oiestad, Mike Patterson, Bob Phinney, Greg Scheibel, Deb Schmit, Robert Spannring, Laurie Stevens, Janet Sullivan, Ron Ukrainetz, Jeff Walker, Shirle Wempner, and Ken Yarus.

The opening reception for the Montana Painter's Alliance exhibition will be held on Thursday, June 30, 5:00 - 8:00 PM. With live music, local flavors, refreshing adult beverages, and many artists in attendance, the reception will prove to be a most enjoyable early summer event. Guests enjoy free admission to the opening, as well as to the Plein Air Party & Sale being held concurrently outside in the Museum's Centennial Pavilion Tent.

The Hockaday Museum of Art is located in the cultural district of downtown Kalispell at 302 Second Ave East. It is housed in a 1904 Carnegie Library building that appears on the National Register of Historic Places. The Museum is a private nonprofit organization, open year-round, Tues-Sat from 10am-5pm. The mission of the Hockaday is to enrich the cultural life of our community and region, and preserve the artistic legacy of Montana and Glacier National Park. For more information, please visit www.HockadayMuseum.org or call 406-755-5268