To Missoula, with Love

a postcard show

Perhaps nothing is as deceptively simple as the postcard.  Both intimate and public, verbal and visual, this traditional means of communicating from afar has almost become an act of rebellion in a culture of Skyping and texting.

What better way to wind down the summer than to pay homage to this disappearing process of correspondence?  “What do you have to share with Missoula, Montana? “ was the question put out there. The responses poured in from strangers, loved ones, neighbors, people across the sea.

Every artist who sent work has something on display.  Every person who sent a postcard has something on display.  A completely egalitarian show in an art gallery.  The question remains as to whether or not these works are art.  Perhaps nothing is as deceptively simple as the postcard.

Yaro Shon C. Neils

Exhibition Curator

I would like to thank Josh Eck for his hard work in putting on this show and also for his enthusiasm for the postcard!  Thank you Josh!  And also FrontierSpace’s founders, Will Hutchinson and Nathan Tonning, for allowing me the opportunity to rally folks from afar to contribute to our local dialogue. Additionally, thanks go out to the numerous people who sent postcards in anonymously as well as to the named contributors to this show, including:

Gabrielle Beard: Oklahoma City, OK

Isabelle Beard: Wichita, KS

Katia Bonini:  Berlin, Germany

Lek Borja: Canoga Park. CA

Kit Boyce:  Burbank, CA

Mariah Boyle: Pullman, WA

Kristin Carlson: Moscow, ID

Steve Cohen: Los Angeles, CA

Gabriel Durando: Venado Tuerto Santa Fe, Argentina

Jennifer DuToit: Missoula, MT

The Ecks:  Wichita, KS

Cormac Eck:  Kansas City, MO

Josh Eck: Wichita, KS

Kim Eck: Wichita, KS

Kirk Eck: Wichita, KS

Mary Ann Eck: Wichita, KS

Sara Eck: Wichita, KS

Steve Elliot:  Wayne, NE

Irene Fertik: Los Angeles, CA

Mike Flynn: Philadelphia, PA

Élan Fox: Phoenix, AZ

Louis Gaberson: Memphis, TN

Douglas Galloway: San Bernardino, CA

Ania Gilmore

Anna Gorman: Portland, OR

Andrew Hammerand: Phoenix, AZ

Cidne Hart: Los Angeles, CA

Meghan Hayes: Wichita, KS

Kathleen Henry: Phoenix, AZ

Alison Ho:  Portland, OR

Wei Hwu:  San Jose, CA

Amy Ione: Berkely, CA

Julia: Michigan

Lisa M. Kerns: Denver, CO

Lady Pajama: Missoula, MT

Anna Kirsten Lemnitzer: Las Vegas, NV

Heath Lesjak:  Belo Horizonte, Brazil

H. Linnebur: Concordia, KS

James Louks:  Rapid City, SD

D.  Luibizzi:  Portland, OR

Jovanni Luna: Pullman, WA

Brett Lysne:  Pullman, WA

Danica Markovic: Montreal, Canada

Kelly Martineau: Phoenix, AZ

Abigail Massey: Wichita, KS

Michael Matarese: Portland, OR

Jack Metcalf: Missoula, MT

Joanie Mitchell: Oakland, CA

Debra Lee Murrow: Phoenix, AZ

Aletris Neils: Windhoek, Namibia

Betty Neils:  Munds Park, AZ

Courtney Neils: Laguna Beach, CA

Eliza Neils:  Phoenix, AZ

Yaro Shon C. Neils:  Phoenix, AZ

Daniel James Connor: Phoenix, AZ

Renee Couture: Eugene, OR

Marlo Crocifisso: Helena, MT

Chan Dane: Seattle, WA

Miles Davis: California

Connie Dillon: Billings, MT

Houston Durand: Corona del Mar, CA

Julie Ough: Scottsdale, AZ

Colette Pipkins: Spokane, WA

Gabrielle Ramirez: Wichita, KS

Isabelle Ramirez: Wichita, KS

Stephanie Ramirez: Wichita, KS

Walt Richardson II: Tempe, AZ

Rueben Rodriguez: Phoenix, AZ

Catherine Ruha: Seattle, WA

Lori Sams: Pendleton, OR

Taylor Schwartz: Portland, OR

Maria Shiling: Phoenix, AZ

Lynn Skordal:  Mercer Island, WA

Tonya Smith: Missoula, MT

Alice So: San Francisco, CA

Joe Sobel: Bloomfield Hills, MI

Agnes Gordon Stark: Memphis, TN

Pearl Jones Tranter: Oakland, CA

Michael Verbenec:  LosAngeles,  CA

Martin J. Waterman: Los Angeles, CA

Ellie Webber: Seattle, WA

Rebecca Weed:  Cody, WY

Jeff Zischke: Phoenix, AZ

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To Missoula, with Love

a postcard show

Guest curator Yaro Neils has asked artists across the country and beyond to make a visual contribution to the community of Missoula via the old-fashioned art of correspondence.

Over two hundred of these small eclectic works will be on display this first Friday, August 5th , from 6:00 pm to 9:00 p.m.

In an effort to cultivate a broader dialogue within our community, FrontierSpace announces an open call for artists.  To Missoula, with love: a postcard show will open August 5^th, 2011.   Artists working in any medium are eligible to apply; the only stipulations being that the work must be “original,” fit the United States Post Office’s definition of a “postcard” (visit usps.gov for more information), and be sent to the gallery from outside of Missoula County.

Mail postcards to:

FrontierSpace

PO Box 9441

Missoula, MT 59807

Entries must be received by Saturday, July 30^th.  There is no fee to enter, aside from the cost of a stamp.  Submissions will not be returned.  Email questions to frontierspace@gmail.com, being sure to include “postcard show” in the subject line.

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Missoula, Montana is a city in Western Montana with a population of roughly 70,000 generally genial folks.  For more information on the city of Missoula, visit missoulacvb.org.

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Founded by two University of Montana graduate students in the fall of 2010, FrontierSpace is a gallery of visual art located in Missoula, Montana.  FrontierSpace exists as an independent organization focused on the exhibition of emerging artists who contribute to the arts community of Missoula through challenging and provoking creative work.  FrontierSpace is committed to acting as a conduit of visual culture, channeling artists and ideas into Missoula, from around the country.  For more about FrontierSpace, visit frontierspace.wordpress.com.

postcard_show_call.pdf

Mask A Raid

Friday July 1st 6:00 to 9:00pm

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  Joy Cacophonic

Friday June 3rd 6:00PM – 9:00PM

http://burkejam.com

JMH Is My Spirit Guide

Opening February 4th from 6:00-9:00pm

Exhibit on view until February 28th

Check out Benjamin Love’s website here

Alex Gartelmann and Jonas Sebura

This is How it feels

Please email frontierspace@gmail.com to view by appointment

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