Art Events & Exhibits:


The New Entropy presents,
Upon The Heels Of the Mystics.

Aug 27 - Sept 21
Artist reception Friday, Aug 27, 5:30 - 8:30 PM

Artists:

• April Hale
• William Shirley
• Dalton Brink
• Ryan Mitchell
• Original live music by Jason Lytle of Grandaddy fame and Admiral Radley

The New Entropy comes to the Danforth Gallery in Livingston, MT. on Friday, August 27 with an artist’s opening reception held from 5:30-8:30 p.m., during the Livingston Gallery Association Art Walk.

A collective of Bozeman artists, who originated in and around Memphis, TN, The New Entropy allow their individual styles and areas of creative production to intermingle into a seamless web of creative work unlike anything seen before. April Hale, Dalton C. Brink, William Shirey, and Ryan Mitchell, use every tool available to create a completely controlled environment within the gallery space. Through the mediums of painting, drawing, film, concept installation, originally composed music, kinetics, written word, ceramics, jewelry, dramatic lighting, and fashion,

The New Entropy have pushed the boundaries beyond the all-too-conventional art show and into an atmosphere all its own. Upon the Heels of the Mystics is a tangible expression of the belief held by the Entropists that the act of self-expression is not only beneficial but absolutely necessary to the health of the human species. Dalton Brink describes it this way…“Stress of everyday life, the let down of failed expectations, the boredom, the hectic multitasking of the modern age…these things all build up within the human system much the same way that heat, stress, and exhaustion build within a mechanical system creating, what’s termed in physics as Entropy, or chaos. Without an outlet for this entropy, this chaos, the system, no matter what that system is, will inevitably breakdown. We believe it is the same with the human body. Without some sort of outlet for this internal entropy, we too shall collapse. Self-expression is this necessary outlet. It is our savior from ourselves.”

Original live music from Jason Lytle of Granddaddy fame and Admiral Radley will be presented during the art walk. "Upon the Heels Of The Mystics" will run through September 21st. PCFA and the Danforth Gallery invite the public to the artist’s reception on the evening of Friday, August 27th from 5:30-8:30 p.m. A special “members only” preview will be held from 5:00-5:30 for current PCFA members. The Danforth Gallery is located at 106 N. Main Street. For more information about the artists that will be exhibiting in the show or PCFA/Danforth, contact the Traci Isaly at 406-222-6510 or visit the website at www.pcfadanforth.org. 

Artist Biographies:

April Hale received her Bachelor’s Degree in Women’s Studies from the University of Memphis and her Craft Certificate in Metalsmithing from the Appalachian Center for Craft in Tennessee. She is currently pursuing her MFA in Metalsmithing from Montana State University. April exhibits nationally and her jewelry has been included in many publications. April’s work is based on humanity’s relationship (or lack thereof) with the wild and how we can choose to re-familiarize ourselves with the greater world around us.

William "SHY" Shirey began his education at the Memphis College of Art. In 2005, Shirey moved to Montana in pursuit of western culture and influence. He now resides as a working artist and wannabe musician in Bozeman, where his work is often showed. William holds a BFA from Montana State University and has continued his studies at Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snow Mass, Colorado as well as the Chautauqua Institute in New York.

Dalton C. Brink is a veteran of the U.S. Navy where he was immersed in the world of advanced science and technology through the study of nuclear power. He has played in numerous bands and is currently the songwriter and front man for The New Entropy band. He is the author of four books, the most recent being a novel, Finis and the Light Echoes. He also runs the only DIY arts venue in Bozeman, The Cottonwood Club. His unique style of southern-steeped narrative visual art is like reading William Faulkner describes Henry Darger.

Ryan Mitchell began college by studying biology in Memphis, Tennessee. After taking his first ceramics class and failing out of biology, he focused his studies on clay. He has a BFA from Montana State University and currently is the resident artist at the Emerson Cultural Center where he works and teaches. Mitchell recently spent two months in North Carolina working with artists of all media and assisting a ceramics concentration at the Penland School of Craft.

The Danforth Gallery is a non-profit art gallery in Livingston, Montana and is operated by Park County Friends of the Arts (PCFA), a 501(c)(3) community non-profit organization founded in 1974. The mission of PCFA is “To nurture the creation and awareness of art by providing opportunities for contemporary artists and by offering innovative outreach programs, so that our community, especially our youth, can realize the importance of art in their lives.”

Each year, the Danforth offers innovative and exciting exhibitions and programs. Our exhibition season begins in May and runs into December. Many of our exhibitions and programs are made possible by the generosity of our members, who come from the community and across the country. Members are entitled to previews of exhibitions and to discounts on purchases made in “The Back Room”, which is a whimsical space in the back of the gallery, filled with hand crafted gift items and art pieces that are affordable for every art enthusiast.