Event Calendar

Experience Class; LGBTQ+ Clay At The Bray, Cup or Mug

Frances Senska Center for Education and Engagement 2915 Country Club Avenue, Helena

Join the Bray and former Resident Artists Haylie Jimenez for a night of creative exploration in clay! Discover the possibilities of slab built cups or mugs, while enjoying community and conversation around queer art, artists, artistic possibilities, and the possibilities that open up with these ideologies. This class is open to all experience levels, but […]

$55

Brick by Brick Mini Auction: Brickyard Podcast Network Guests

Brought to you by the generous spirit of individual artists and community members, this auction series focuses on donated collections from artists or feature themes that are predominantly found at The Bray. This month’s Brick by Brick Auction features works by artists who host or have been interviewed on The Bray’s Brickyard Podcast Network.

POSTPONED, RESCHEDULE TBD: Artist Amplified; Colby Charpentier

Frances Senska Center for Education and Engagement 2915 Country Club Avenue, Helena

In Person or Streaming Online! POSTPONED, RESCHEDULE TBD:Join us at The Bray as long term Resident and Visions West Fellow Colby Chapentier shares insight into his artistic practice and research.  My studio research is centered around intentionally misunderstanding the world so that I can break the frame and reintroduce myself to what I know…I prioritize […]

Free and open to the Public!

Experience Class; Pints & Pals, Drinking Vessels on the Wheel

Frances Senska Center for Education and Engagement 2915 Country Club Avenue, Helena

Join us for this 21+ class and develop your wheel-throwing skills while making a fun and functional beer-drinking vessel. An excellent class for both beginners and those with previous experience. Beginners can expect to learn the foundations of wheel throwing, and those with experience looking to develop their abilities further can expect individualized instruction to […]

$55

Experience Class; Sgraffito Inside, Identity Vessels

Frances Senska Center for Education and Engagement 2915 Country Club Avenue, Helena

This class is for anyone looking to expand on their surface decorating techniques, explore narrative hand built forms, or get their hands in clay for the first time! We will be drawing inspiration from the work of Grayson Perry to talk about the ways personal histories and identities can be represented on ceramics. We'll make small hand […]

$55

Artist Talk with Visiting Artist, Paolo Porelli

Frances Senska Center for Education and Engagement 2915 Country Club Avenue, Helena

Join us at The Frances Senska Center for Education and Engagement for this free public artist lecture featuring Bray Visiting Artist Paolo Porelli. See Porelli's works in person at the Holter Art Museum for his exhibition Figure Out; Catastrophe or Regeneration from July 28th - September 29th. About the exhibition: Proelli presents a sculptural group […]

Experience Class; Dirty Date Night

Frances Senska Center for Education and Engagement 2915 Country Club Avenue, Helena

Always wanted a date night that’s muddy, fun, and results in a handmade bowl of your very own!? Join us at The Bray for a couples throwing night that’s sure to energize any relationship. Romance not required, bring your partner, spouse, or friend to this crash course on the wheel. Best suited for beginners, this class will […]

$55

Artist Amplified; Adam Field

Frances Senska Center for Education and Engagement 2915 Country Club Avenue, Helena

In Person or Streaming Online! Join us as former long term resident artist Adam Field presents Bread and Butter, a demonstration and conversation around developing and maintaining a sustainable studio practice and career.  Engage with Adam through audience Q&A as he demonstrates two of his most frequented forms while sharing his experiences as a full time […]

Free and open to the Public!

Artist Amplified; Timothy Gordon

Frances Senska Center for Education and Engagement 2915 Country Club Avenue, Helena

In Person or Streaming Online! Join us October 12th at 6:30pm MST as internationally recognized art appraiser Timothy Gordon takes us on a journey of his adventures, discoveries, and experiences throughout his 25+ year career. From the estates of Montana artists Rudy Autio, Frances Senska, and Charles M. Russell to Princess Diana Spencer’s Gown Collection at Kensington Palace, Timothy will share […]

Free and open to the Public!