This catalogue was created to accompany Object #, an exhibition featured at Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art from November 11, 2022 through March 17, 2023. A collections care project and initiative spearheaded by Nicole Maria Evans, Curator of Exhibitions and Collections. The context stems from the perspective of museology, which is the study of museums and the history of their establishment and development. The focus of Object # is to share the importance and history of the museum's art collection, the significance of stewarding the collection, and the necessary behind-the-scenes efforts taken to responsibly care for the collection. The impetus for this exhibition revolves around the curator’s continued effort to provide sustainable care for the art in the collection. This exhibition correlates with the award of the Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP) program administered by Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (FAIC) under a cooperative agreement with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Catalogue contributors participated in a public panel discussion as related programming to this project. The museum is planning an improved future for the permanent collection, which directly benefits and exists specifically for the public we serve.  

The catalogue includes a Forward by Sarah Justice, Executive Director of Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art and a Curator's Essay to Object # by Nicole Maria Evans, Curator of Exhibitions and Collections at Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art. Contributions by Terry Thall, Board Member at Large and ACE Committee Chair; Gordon McConnell, Artist and Writer; Jennifer Reifsneider, Artist and Ex-Registrar; H. Rafael Chacón Ph.D., Bruce and Suzanne Crocker Director of the Montana Museum of Art and Culture and Professor of Art History and Criticism at the University of Montana-Missoula; Jennifer Woodcock-Medicine Horse, Ph.D., Program Director: IndigenEyes: Contemporary Native American Art of the Rocky Mountains and Plains; Brandon Reintjes, Senior curator at the Missoula Art Museum. The catalogue includes full color images of the exhibition and featured images of individual works from the art collection at Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art. 

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Project Supporters: Montana Arts Council a state agency funded by the State of Montana, National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor, and National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding is provided by museum members and the citizens of Cascade County, and generous support from Horizon Credit Union, Davidson Family Foundation, and D.A. Davidson. Generous support from an anonymous donor, and additional support from Kelly’s Signs, and Montana Woman Magazine.

This catalogue features contributions by:

Sarah Justice, Executive Director of Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art

Nicole Maria Evans, Curator of Exhibitions & Collections, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art

Terry Thall, long-time member of the Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art Board of Directors

Gordon McConnell, visual artist and writer

Jennifer Reifsneider, artist and former registrar, Missoula Art Museum

H. Rafael Chacón, PhD, Bruce & Suzanne Crocker Director of the Montana Museum of Art and Culture; Professor of Art History and Criticism at the University of Montana, Missoula

Jennifer Woodcock-Medicine Horse, PhD, Program Director, IndigenEyes: Contemporary Native American Art of the Rocky Mountains and Plains

Brandon Reintjes, Senior Curator, Missoula Art Museum

$35

Full color images, 86 pages

Exhibition Curator: Nicole Maria Evans, Curator of Exhibitions and Collections

Catalogue designed by Megan Crawford. Catalogue Photographs by Eric Heidle and Sara K. Johnson

Edited by Nicole Maria Evans, Curator of Exhibitions & Collections

2023

LCCN 2023933857 | https://lccn.loc.gov/2023933857

ISBN: 979-8-218-15496-7