Artwork by Annabelle Sigmond, Sabertooth Studio, and Deborah Dohne
Otherwise: Open AIR's Annual Group Exhibition
On View: February 6th- February 27th
Bob's Your Uncle Gallery
812 Toole Ave, Missoula, MT 59802
Otherwise features new work from 20 artists who participated in Open AIR’s 2025 Artists-in-Residence. Open AIR works with artists from all disciplines. This group exhibition includes works of sculpture, painting, singer/songwriter, ceramics, film, composing, mixed media, performance, quilting, poetry, theater, illustration, and video, all inspired by the residency experience.
Opening Reception: February 6th, 6-9 pm
Performances at 6, 7, & 8 pm
Closing Reception: February 27th, 5-7 pm
Reading at 6 pm
Gallery Open Hours:
The gallery is Open from 1-4 pm on the following days:
Saturday the 7th,
Thursday the 12th, Friday the 13th, Satuarday the 14th
Thursday the 19th, Friday the 20th, Saturday the 21st
Thursday the 26th
Otherwise Featured Artists
Montana Artists:
Becky Roberts (Bozeman)
Cory McKague (Lolo)
Eva-Maria Maggi (Missoula)
Jackie Vetter (Anaconda)
Kaitlynn Radloff (Missoula)
Kelsey Dzintars (Bozeman)
Molly Burki (Great Falls)
Olivia Gorham (Bozeman)
Richard Opper (Missoula)
Tess Fahlgren (Glasgow)
Out-of-State Artists:
Annabelle Sigmond (Ilionis)
Amanda Baker (New York)
Anne Yoncha (Colorado)
Aubrey Edwards (Wyoming)
Deborah Dohne (New York)
Eleanor Qull (Nevada)
Nikki Culley (United Kingdom)
Olivia Berkey (New Mexico)
Susan Lenz (South Carolina)
Open AIR is a place-based Artist-in-Residency program that embeds artists in a variety of locations in Montana. During their residency, the artists are immersed in a site's location, culture, history, and daily life. The artwork in this exhibition reflects the time the artists spent inhabiting the site of their residency location. The artists gain access to unusual and interesting opportunities, like engaging with scientists, specialists, and community members, while allowing them time to explore and research whatever sparks their curiosity about a site.
The artists in this exhibition experienced a wide range of opportunities, from living and working in the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness to creating art in the bustling atmosphere of Home ReSource in Missoula to working in a mansion at the Clark Chateau in Butte, MT. Some artists worked alongside scientists at the Flathead Lake Biological Station, while others were immersed in a community in Hamilton, MT.
In 2025, artists participated in Open AIR residency sites across Montana. The Missoula sites include Garden City Harvest, Home ReSource, Missoula Butterfly House & Insectarium, Missoula Public Library, Montana Natural History Center, Rocky Mountain Gardens, and Moon-Randolph Homestead.
Outside of Missoula, the residency sites were Clark Chateau, Butte, MT; Explore the ARTS, Hamilton, MT; Flathead Lake Biological Station, Polson, MT; Hungry Hill Center for Art, Butte, MT; Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness; and Travelers’ Rest State Park, Lolo, MT.