Event Calendar

  • 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; 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
  • 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
  • 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; 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
  • Experience Class; Comics on Clay, Vase Edition

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

    Take two of this class delivers the same awesome ideas of Comics on Clay; Tile Edition but instead of tiles, you’ll be creating and decorating your very own, custom vase! Learn about the historical use of comic-like imagery and the impact it’s made on the ceramic field, then use that inspiration to create a slab built vase […]

    $55
  • Artist Amplified; First Fire

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

    In Person or Streaming Online! Join the Artists of this year’s First Fire intensive studio program as they share in conversation with one another about their backgrounds, processes, and their experience while here at The Bray. Learn more about each of the artists below. Anita Fields (Osage), creates works of clay & textile that reflect […]

    Free and open to the Public!
  • Experience Class; LGBTQ+ Clay At The Bray, Slab Bowl

    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! Learn to use bisque molds to make your very own functional bowl, 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 […]

    $55
  • Experience Class; Fantastic Castles, Slab Sculpture for Kids

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

    Step into the enchanting realm of narrative sculpture! Learn the basics of hand building with slabs in this beginner session for students ages 9-12. Craft a fortress or castle sculpture fit for a fairy tale using paper patterns. Experiment with texture and detail using stamps, carving, and underglaze. Explore the concepts of form and function […]

    $45
  • Experience Class; Comics on Clay, Tile Edition

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

    Merge the fascinating worlds of comics and clay in this exciting class with former Resident Artist Haylie Jimenez! Get inspired as Haylie leads the class in discussions about historical instances of comic-like imagery and the implication of these images in the field of ceramics. Then use this inspiration to create your very own ceramic tile(s) […]

    $55
  • Experience Class; Wheel Thrown Cereal Bowls

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

    Ready to learn a new skill while making something unique and useful for your kitchen? Do you have wheel experience and want to expand your technique? Wheel Thrown Cereal Bowls is just the class for you! A fun opportunity for anyone 16+ with an interest in the intersection of form and function. Discover the basics of throwing […]

    $55
  • Artist Amplified; Summer Residents Part II

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

    In Person or Streaming Online! Connect with this year’s Summer Residents through a fun and engaging panel presentation highlighting each Resident with audience Q&A.  Part II of the two-part Summer Residents will include: Kate Rusek, Colin Chudyk, Stephen Creech, Amelia Lockwood, Jake Boggs.  We look forward to introducing you to our newest Bray Residents and hearing […]

    Free and open to the Public!