Summer Hours: Tuesday- Saturday, 10am–5pm
Workshops & Classes
Upcoming Workshops/Classes
Please note: The first day will begin in the Glacier Art Museum classroom. Other locations will be announced during class. Most days will be from 9am to 3pm (for a minimum 6 hours).
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For a list of supplies you need to provide, click below!
Pastel artist Francesca Droll
Seeing my art will tell you that I’m crazy in love with painting ‘en plein air’ or in the great outdoors. Landscape is my first love but I also enjoy exploring other subjects including animals, vintage objects, and still life.
Pastels are my medium. Working with the little sticks is like an extension of my fingers. They offer me a lot of flexibility in how I use them to achieve the effects I’m looking for. From bold, expressive strokes to subtle blending, they are the perfect medium to convey the mood and motion of the scene before me.
I know many people share my love of a beautiful landscape. It can take them to a place of peace and comfort as it does me. If my art provides a feeling of tranquility to someone, then I’ve managed to create a connection with that person and myself. Art often brings people together in unexpected and delightful ways.
My formative years were spent in the Pacific Northwest but I grew up close to the coast in Southern California. Relocating to Bigfork, Montana, i the early 2000s, seemed like coming home to me. I was back in the mountains, feeling the peace of the forests and the refreshing water of streams and lakes.
My background includes 35 years as a graphic designer, operating a small design studio with my husband and partner, John R. Webster. On the side, I’m an avid reader, enjoying puzzling when I can find the time, and during the summer months, you’ll find me swimming in Flathead Lake.
Have an idea for a workshop or class?
Contact us!
If you have an idea for a class or workshop that you would like to propose to the Hockaday, please fill out the form below and send it to info@glacierartmuseum.org, or mail it to us at 302 2nd Ave E, Kalispell, MT 59901.
Past Workshops/Classes
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Adi Rex grew up in Montana, where the landscapes, mountains, skies and rivers provide the first and ongoing inspiration for pottery. Rex became involved in the local ceramic arts community as a teenager, taking classes at the Archie Bray Foundation. She studied ecology and botany at the Evergreen State College in the temperate rainforest of Washington, along with a year in Roskilde, Denmark. Rex’s pottery exists as a reflection of places loved, lived or visited. Numerous ecology and botany field jobs provide further inspiration. Rex currently lives in Missoula, and when not making pots, is out birding, camping, hiking, paddleboarding, skiing, or generally existing outside!
Wilderness Impressions: Clay Tile Workshop
Instructor: Adi Rex
Location: Lone Pine State Park picnic shelter
When: May 16th – 11:30 – 2:00 pm
· Hear artist Adi Rex share wilderness experiences while creating art in the outdoors during a 2025 Artist-Wilderness-Connection residency in the Bob Marshall Wilderness complex.
· Learn some basic concepts of plant identification and gain familiarity with common, local wildflowers
· Create with clay and make an impression tile with collected material.
11:30 am-12:00 pm: ARTIST TALK open to all ages – no registration necessary
Adi will share 2025 artist residency experiences in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex through the Artist-Wilderness-Connection program.
12:00 pm: WILDFLOWER & BOTANY WALK – Learn about local flowers and plants.
Clay tile makers will also collect botanical or other natural materials to use for impression tiles (fallen leaves, grasses, fallen feathers, other pieces that can be taken without hurting the plant or plant population).
1:00 pm: CLAY TILE MAKING – All tools and supplies provided. Registration Required. CURRENTLY FULL AND WAITLISTED!
Clay tile making is limited to 15 students. Participants must be age 12 or older.
Students can expect to make up to 1-2 tiles each for use as a wall hanging or a coaster. Post workshop, tiles will be fired at the artist’s studio in Missoula with estimated pick-up at the Museum the first week of June.
To register for this free workshop, contact the Glacier Art Museum at info@glacierartmuseum.org or call 406-755-5268
STAINED GLASS CLASS
Instructor: Kathy Martin
Dates:
Saturday, January 25 (Full)
Saturday, February 1 (Full)
New class added! Saturday, February 15
Time: 10:00 am-4:00 pm (bring a sack lunch)
Section 1 – Beginning Stained Glass
No experience necessary! Receive step-by-step instructions on how to cut glass, pattern preparation, foiling, and soldering to complete a stained-glass sun catcher. All materials and use of tools included.
Section 2 – Personal Projects – Intermediate to advanced students
Bring your own project or work with one of our patterns. Students must contact the instructor (at the Museum) to ensure project chosen is appropriate for level of experience and to determine what glass and other supplies they may need to bring. Some materials and use of tools are included in class fee.
Both sections are offered simultaneously, choose the one that is right for you.
Cost: $80 , 10% discount for members ($72)
