First Friday: Not Vanishing, 5-8 PM, Free
Meet your friends to explore eight exhibitions and take in an artist gallery talk at MAM during First Fridays. Exhibiting artist Corwin Clairmont will open Not Vanishing with a traditional blessing and Miles R. Miller, exhibition co-curator, will share his impressions of the spectrum of artmaking included in the exhibit, 7 PM. Artworks range from weaving, beading, and carving, to ceramics and glass, to drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, and sculpture. Sample delicious wine, beer, and nonalcoholic beverages while listening to music provided by KBGA. Thanks to the Missoulian for eight engaging years of First Fridays at MAM.