The Hockaday Museum of Art announces Batik: Unique and Expressive, an art demonstration by Great Falls artist Echo Ukrainetz, on Wednesday, October 26 from 6:00 to 7:30 PM. Admission is free for members, and $10 for non-members. Echo will be highlighting some of the steps involved in creating her intricate and colorful batik paintings. Examples of Echo's work are on currently on display at the Hockaday as part of her and her husband's historical Montana exhibit Double Visions.

Echo Ukrainetz is a native Montanan and has been interested in art since her early days in school practicing drawing and design. Over the years of trial, error and experimentation, Echo has mastered the difficult practice of manipulating wax and dye to create intricate batik paintings. Batik is an artistic process of alternating applications of wax resist and colorful dyes on high quality cloth. The sequence of dye application, drying, and wax application results in imparting colors in target areas, and is repeated until the entire piece is covered with wax. A single batik can have well over 30 applications of dye and wax. Echo is inspired by portraits, both contemporary and traditional, and her work has been accepted into fine art auctions offered by numerous Montana museums and is represented by galleries throughout the United States.

Double Visions is an exhibit by Echo and Ron Ukrainetz celebrating the vibrant and exciting days of early Montana life. Renowned artists Ron and Echo Ukrainetz have created a compelling visual interpretation of the unique history of Montana, using their two different perspectives and artistic styles to emphasize the people, events, and land that made it all happen. On display at the Hockaday September 15 through November 5, the exhibition presents the history of Montana through six categories: Lewis and Clark, Hunting and Fishing, Cultural Conflicts, Farming and Ranching, Transportation, and Entertainment.

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.

Batik: Unique and Expressive
Wednesday, October 26, 2016, 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Admission: Members/Free, Non-members/$10
Double Visions - Ron and Echo Ukrainetz
September 15 - November 5, 2016
Tuesday - Saturday, 10AM - 5PM
Admission: Adults/$5, Seniors/$4, College/$2, K-12/Free, Members/Free