Fair is Fair is a group exhibition featuring recent works from Open AIR’s 2024 Western Montana Fair Artists-in-Residence.

In August 2024, artists were invited to Missoula, MT, to spend a week as Artists-in-Residence at the Western Montana Fair. They were given a studio space on the second floor of the Culinary Arts Building and asked to immerse themselves in and be inspired by the fair! The result was a unique and joyful experience where the fair’s animals, food, rides, culture, crafts, rodeo, etc. became part of daily life instead of an afternoon visit.

The featured artists in Fair is Fair are local, regional, and national artists.

Montana Artists:

Chris Alveshere (Missoula)

Sarah Cook (Missoula)

Kaisha Gerhardt (Missoula)

Zola Kell (Missoula)

Stacey Klocke (Missoula)

Ladypajama (Missoula)

Kia Liszak (Missoula)

Christine Martin (Butte)

Jennifer Ogden (Hamilton)

Sarisa Rodriguez (Missoula)

Out-of-State Artists:

Lori Damiano (Oregon)

Megan Karls (Washington)

Ben Nathan (Wyoming)

David Raba (Washington)

Renée Reizman (California)

Matthew Wuorinen (Minnesota)