2026 FEATURED EVENTS
Big Bend Fine Art Auction
SILENT Auction Works on display
The LCAC will be showcasing the artists featured in the SILENT art auction. Works will be on display from Friday, September 11th to Friday September 25th. Bids will be accepted throughout the exhibition, and bidding will close at the live Big Bend Fine Art Auction at the Depot Center on Saturday, September 26th.
Where: Livingston Center for Art & Culture, 119 South Main Street
Who: All are welcome, Free and open to the public
When: September 11th through September 25th
(During normal gallery hours, Tuesday - Saturday, 12:00 to 5:00 pm)
Big Bend Fine Art Auction
LIVE Auction Works on display
The Danforth Museum of Art will be showcasing the artists featured in the LIVE art auction. Works will be on display from Friday, September 11th to Friday September 25th.
Where: Danforth Museum of Art, 106 North Main Street
Who: All are welcome, Free and open to the public
When: September 11th through September 25th
(During normal gallery hours, Tuesday - Saturday, 12:00 to 4:00 pm)
Live Painting Demonstration with Lynn Bickerton-Chan, Sue Moncada & Hannah Call
Join us for a Live Painting Demonstration featuring THREE ARTISTS:
Lynn Bickerton-Chan, Sue Moncada & Hannah Call.
Each artist will be completing a wildlife-themed piece in their own style and be available for questions. us!
Where: Livingston Center for Art & Culture | 119 South Main Street
Who: All are welcome, Free with pre-registration
When: September 23, 2026 | 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
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Hi! Who Are You: A Journaling Project
Artist & Author Reception
Two Livingston arts organizations are partnering to bring literary and visual arts together this August and September. The Danforth Museum of Art and Elk River Arts & Lectures have paired visual artists with poets and writers on a notebook-sharing project, "Hi! Who Are You: A Journaling Project". The project involves one artist and one poet sharing a notebook back-and-forth for the month of August. The collected notebooks will be on display at the DMA during September's ArtWeek Park County art festival.
Creativity is not a straight line. A fluid and open-ended project, the artists and poets converse through the journals about the wordless, the unseen, the messy, the half-baked, the stray bolts of lightning and the murky mud of intuition. In the end, however messy and tangential, "Hi! Who Are You: A Journaling Project" will deepen the participants' creative relationships and explore the wild ride of creativity.
A reception for the project will be held at the Danforth Museum of Art on Wednesday, September 23 at 5:30 – 8:30.
Here is a list of the artists and poets in the journaling project at the DMA:
"Hi! Who Are You: A Journaling Project"
Rose DeMaris, Angela Yonke, Elizabeth Hewey, Hilary Honadel, Storrs Bishop, Mike Somerby, Dalton C Brink, Kelly Dick, Sarah Mussetter, and Tessa Moeckel
Where: Danforth Museum of Art, 106 North Main.
Who: Open to the Public
When: Wednesday, September 23rd | 5:30 - 8:30 pm
Plein Air painting in Downtown Livingston- Janet Rawlings
I'll be plein air painting the view from Park Street Bring your art supplies and join me or just come hang out and watch me paint. I paint with Soft Pastels on sanded paper.
Where: Northern Pacific Beanery, 108 West Park Street
Who: Janet Rawlings and community members
When: 9:00 am - 11:00 am, Thursday, September 24th.
Cost: FREE!
The Big Bend Wrangler:
A cowboy portrait painted by the community for the community
Join artist Hannah Uhde for a community painting. Inspired by the ranching heritage and enduring spirit of the Big Bend region, The Big Bend Wrangler invites community members to help create a striking cowboy portrait painted in oils on copper. Throughout this collaborative event, participants will learn the unique techniques of painting on copper while adding their own brushstrokes to a shared work of art. As the portrait emerges layer by layer, it becomes a reflection of the people who made it—an artwork created by the community, for the community.
Where: Livingston Center for Art and Culture, 119 South Main.
Who: Hannah Uhde and community members/walk-ins
When: 3:30 to 6:30 pm, Thursday, September 24th.
Cost: FREE!
Open Studio & Live Painting Derek DeYoung
DeYoung Gallery is hosting an Open Studio/Live Painting Event to share our creative space (behind the scenes of the gallery) and to showcase Derek's newest artwork. There will be the opportunity to meet Derek, ask questions & learn about his inspiration and techniques during the Live Painting portion of the evening. Please join us!
Where: DeYoung Gallery | 209 South Main Street
Who: All are welcome, Free and open to the public
When: September 24, 2026 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Art Walk at the Livingston Center for Art and Culture
Celebrate the artists of ArtWeek at the final Art Walk of the summer season.
Where: Livingston Center for Art and Culture
Who: All Ages
When: Friday, September 25th, 5-8pm
Cost: Free and no registration required, come join us!
Garre Open Studio
Come and enjoy our art work on September 22nd from 2 to 5 pm at our home studio at 261 Meigs Road Livingston. In addition John will be doing a demonstration.
Where: Garre Studio, 261 Meigs Road, Livingston, MT
Who: Open to all
When: September 22nd | 2pm - 5pm
Cost: Free and Open to the Public
Big Bend Fine Art Auction
Art of the New West
Showcasing the region's finest art, the inaugural live auction is a night to remember. Renowned auctioneers, Black and Associates, lead an exciting evening including a riveting and fast paced LIVE Auction of southwest Montana’s best art! The region's finest artists will showcase new works in oil, watercolor, pastel, photography, sculpture, and mixed media.
Visit the Danforth Museum of Art as well as the Livingston Center for Art & Culture between September 11th to 25th to preview all the artwork available in the sale. You can also view the galleries online.
Doors open at 5PM. Cocktails and conversation will be served prior to an artfully catered dinner by Hans Friedmann. The Live Auction will begin at 7:15 PM.
Where: The Livingston Depot
Who: Ages 21+
When: Saturday, September 26th, 5-9pm
Cost: $175. Registration required.
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Big Bend Fine Art Auction
Meet the Artists Reception
Join ArtWeek Park County hosts and artists for an opening reception at the Danforth Museum of Art. The Danforth will be showcasing the artwork featured in the LIVE art auction from Friday, September 11th to Friday September 25th. The Live Big Bend Fine Art Auction is at the Depot Center on Saturday, September 26th.
Where: Danforth Museum of Art, 106 North Main Street
Who: All are welcome, Free and open to the public
When: September 11, 2026 | 5:00 pm