February 2018
Angie Ripple, photos by Zach Hoffman
With nearly a dozen events under its belt since opening night January 17, 2018, the newly renovated Rialto Theatre in downtown Bozeman is breaking its way as a new hub for culture and entertainment, as is their vision. From peanut stand to cultural…
August 2016
revised from August 2014 article
Angie Ripple
Bozeman and the Gallatin Valley have been known as the valley of the flowers since only native Americans roamed the area. In the early 1900’s over 17,000 acres of the valley were planted in edible peas harvested both for canning and seed. In…
August 2016
Sarah Cairoli
When I look around at Bozeman now, it is hard to imagine what it was like a century ago. However, the minute I venture to the mountains or plains, I can sense the overwhelming immensity that must have greeted early Montana homesteaders. The prospect…
August 2016
Angie Ripple
After four years of highly successful art shows as part of the annual Western Art Week in Great Falls, MT (2010-2014) the Western Masters organizers have moved on to creating two new art events: one in Bozeman, Montana, and the other in Coeur…
April 2016
Sarah Cairoli
Living in Montana makes it easy to forget just how much waste the U.S. population generates every year. Our rivers are pristine, our mountains are clean, and the air we breathe is free of smog. However, in 2014, over 41 million metric tons of…
February 2016
It was a typical day of work at the youth group home. I was busy running from room to room trying to wrangle half-a-dozen teenagers and get dinner on the table. While I was in the midst of all the usual chaos, I scurried into the back office only to…
December 2015
an autobiographical documentary about Sasha Joseph Neulinger, a survivor of multigenerational child sexual abuse
In the United States alone, 1 out of every 3 girls, and 1 out of every 5 boys are sexually abused before they reach the age of 18. In reality, the number may be higher—many survivors of childhood sexual abuse never tell anyone about their…
May 2015
Native Proclamations, Blood Splatters, and Commandeering the 406
Dalton Brink
April 3rd : Project MTF: Moving Talent Forward
Pulling into the parking lot of the Hilton Garden Inn, half a dozen Telsa electric vehicle charging spaces slide past on my right; a reminder that we’re living in a strange period of time, a time…
May 2015
The Hive is a group art show that will be taking place at the newly renovated Foundry, starting on May 9th at 6pm. There will be a variety of works shown, ranging from video installation, mixed media, illustration to sculpture and…
April 2015
Walking Sideways
Dalton Brink
The latest look at art in Bozeman