FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 4th, 2025
For more information contact:
Molly Schiltz
Special Events Coordinator
Yellowstone Art Museum
401 N. 27th St, Billings, MT 59101
406-256-6804 x236
Billings, Montana - The YAM’s 57th Annual Art Auction begins Friday, February 7th. During the Downtown Billings ArtWalk, the museum will host an opening celebration and exhibition, which is open to the public, and this event marks the official kick-off for all auction programming. The Annual Art Auction is the YAM’s largest fundraiser and raises crucial support for educational programs and exhibitions.
Throughout February, museum guests can look forward to Artist Talks with Manette Rene Bradford (2/13), Elizabeth Korth (2/20), and Mya Cluff (2/27). Education events, for adult learners and families, will welcome artists Jennette Rasch (2/7), Maggy Rozycki Hiltner (2/15), and Michelle Dyk (3/7), as they lead interactive workshops detailing their creative processes.
The auction will conclude with The Night: Gala & Live Auction, a local-favorite event that welcomes artists, museum supporters, and guests from our community and region, on March 8th. This ticketed event will provide time for final in-person bids on Silent Auction works, a dinner, and the Live Auction hosted by Kevin Doyle of Jackson Hole Art Auction.
Please contact Molly Schiltz, Special Events Coordinator, if there are any questions regarding the 57th Annual Art Auction.
Ticket information, further details about specific events, speaker bios, and the digital auction catalog can be found at artmuseum.org/engage/yellowstone-art-auction/.
While certain Art Auction events will require an RSVP, exhibited works can be viewed and enjoyed during the museum’s normal operating hours from February 7th – March 8th. Admission is free thanks to Art Bridge’s “Access for All” Grant Program.
Thank you to our Auction Sponsors:
Lead Sponsor
Lornel Baker
Premium Sponsors
Joel Anderson
Deborah Anspach & John Hanson
Jennifer & Steve Corning
Eide Bailly LLP
First Interstate Bank
Bess Lovec
Larry & Ruth Martin
Red Lodge Clay Center
Linda Shelhamer & Stephen Haraden
Stockman Bank
Susan Sullivan & Steve Zabawa
Community Sponsors
Billings Clinic
Montague’s Jewelers
Riversage Inns
Event imagery can be found here.
For more information about the museum, visit www.artmuseum.org.
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The nationally accredited Yellowstone Art Museum is the region’s largest contemporary art museum offering changing exhibitions, adult and children’s art education, café, museum store, and the Visible Vault, housing the YAM’s permanent art collection. Museum hours are 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday; 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Thursday; and Closed Monday. Please check the museum’s website, www.artmuseum.org, to learn about other exhibitions, events, and classes.
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