WaterWorks 2017

Wetlands

June 2017
Dry Creek, Belgrade, Montana

War Shirt #6 — Waterways

Northern Cheyenne artist Bently Spang's video installation was created as part of his Modern Warrior Series. War Shirt #6 - Waterways takes the form of a monumental Plains Indian war shirt using 26 video monitors. The installation filled the 1902 Dry Creek schoolhouse, near the East Gallatin River, focusing on the sight and sounds of place while confronting the colonization of the West.

"My intention is not to re-create an actual war shirt but, as in past work in this series, to use the conceptual framework of this form and expand the scale to signify the importance of our water to my homeland."

—Bently Spang

More Than 300 guests viewed the exhibition over the 10 days it was on display.

Northern Cheyenne artist Bently Spang's video installation of War Shirt #6 - Waterways takes the form of a monumental Plains Indian was shirt using 26 video monitors.

The 1902 Dry Creek Schoolhouse, near the East Gallatin River, was filled with the video installation, War Shirt #6 - Waterways, created by Northern Cheyenne artist Bently Spang. The installation using 26 video monitors focused attention on the sight and sounds of place while confronting the colonization of the West.

Guests joined hands and did a Native American round dance during the opening of the installation.

Guests joined hands and did a Native American circle dance during the opening of the installation.

Native American drummers during opening reception.

In the foreground, Northern Cheyenne ethnobotanist Linwood Tall Bull's plant press is a featured object in the exhibition.

The video installation focused attention on the sight and sounds of place while confronting the colonization of the West.

Wetlands Tours

More than 165 people took wetland tours over the 10 days.

Daily tours of a restored wetlands at Pheasant Farms were designed by Western scientist Lynn Bacon, Linwood Tall Bull, Northern Cheyenne ethnobotanist and Rose Valor. The tours highlighted the crucial value of the bird, plant and aquatic life that depends on wetlands.

Owners Tim and Kathy Crawford of Pheasant Farms opened their restored wetlands for daily tours.

Northern Cheyenne artist Bently Spang (left) and Northern Cheyenne ethnobotanist Linwood Tall Bull (right) discuss the wetlands.

Pheasant Farms owner Tim Crawford (left) and wetlands scientist Lynn Bacon (right) discuss the health of the wetlands.

165 people enjoyed daily tours by Western scientist Lynn Bacon and Northern Cheyenne ethnobotanist Linwood Tall Bull.

Mountain Time Arts is grateful for the generous support from:

ArtPlace America, Kendeda Fund, Thoroughfare Foundation, Mysun Charitable Foundation, NorthWestern Energy, Rebekah and Chris Bunting, Tim and Kathy Crawford, Dotty Ballantyne, Downtown Bozeman Partnership, LLC., Chris and Maddy Pope, Bob Rowe and Melanie Reynolds, Timothy and Patricia Preheim.

Special thanks to our partners and collaborators:

Tim and Kathy Crawford of Pheasant Farms, The Jolly Neighbors Crew, LaVonne Stucky, Karin Boyd, Lynn Bacon, Linwood Tall Bull and Gallatin Valley Land Trust.