Join us for a captivating presentation from printmaker Christine Martin! Come and hear Christine dive into the process and work inspired by her Artist-in-Residence with the Philipsburg Arts Fund in Philipsburg.

This event is free and open to the public. Presentations followed by a chance to meet the artists and enjoy light refreshments.

For accessibility concerns, email info@openairmt.org

Registration is not required but is appreciated.

Register at: https://form.jotform.com/231386549711158

About the Artist:

Christine Martin studied Fine Art and Art History at Ohio State University and at the University of Montana. Her previous experience includes: gallery sales at The Mansfield Art Center and The Art Works on Main in Mansfield Ohio; printmaking steward of the print shop at the Imagine Butte Resource Center in Butte Montana; and is a longtime teaching artist of printmaking, life drawing and studio arts. Her work has shown at the Pearl Conard Art Gallery, The Mansfield Art Center, and The Foreground Gallery. She has been featured in several publications and in 2019, she was selected for solo exhibitions in Butte’s Carle Gallery and the Stoplight Art Gallery in Anaconda. Her work was also featured for the cover art of "Iron, Ardent" by Sheila Black and published by Educe Press. She currently lives in Butte Montana where she is the Curator of The Clark Chateau Museum and is the organizer behind the Butte Art Walk since 2021. She also works closely with the Root & The Bloom Collective Non Profit to expand arts and cultural programming to youth and adults in Butte. Since 2022 she has served on the Board of Directors for the Phoenix Arts Alliance located in the Phoenix Block in Butte, which oversees the Imagine Butte Resource Center and the current construction of the Phoenix Fabrication Studios. In her work Christine explores the consequences of unfettered industry through printmaking and painting by using surrealism to talk about the breakdown of local ecosystems.