Missoula’s First Friday is just days away, on August 5, 2011. This Friday promises to be exceptional, with several Artist’s Receptions and special events. It will be a great time to be at our Missoula Bed and Breakfast.

See Monte Dolack at work painting on August 5 at The Monte Dolack Gallery.

Monte Dolack will paint at the Monte Dolack Gallery on August 5, and his painting will be sold at auction to benefit Animeals. To bid on the painting, please go to www.dolack.com before September 1, 2011.

See the some of the many faces that use Missoula’s MOBASH Skatepark at The Brink Gallery. The exhibition “5” celebrates the first five years of the skatepark that Tony Hawk & co. christened in 2006. There will be an opening reception from 5 – 8 p.m. for local photographer and creator of the exhibit, Andrew Kemmis.

The Missoula Art Museum is holding an Artist’s Reception for Wendy Red Star’s first solo exhibit, My Home Is Where My Tipi Sits. The reception runs from 5 – 8 p.m., and the Wendy Red Star will give a Gallery Talk at 7 p.m.

New watercolors by Kendahl Jan Jubb and music by Stan Angien will be at the Murphy-Jubb Fine Art gallery.

Check out plain air paintings of the local landscape and studio works by a variety of artists at the Dana Gallery. There will be an Opening Reception August 5 from 5 – 8 p.m.

Meet artist Karen Lee from 5 – 8 p.m. at The Artists’ Shop, where her watercolors tell “A Traveling Show – Images From Near and Far”.

Yellowstone Photo features National Park photographs by Ken Dvorak. Meet the photographer and enjoy refreshments from Big Sky Brewing and Pattee Creek Market from 5:30 to 8:30 on the 5th.

Much more art will be on view at the galleries of downtown Missoula. Don’t try to see it all on Friday night; enjoy a weekend of art and culture while staying at our Missoula Bed and Breakfast this weekend, August 5 – 7, 2011.

More information about the Artwalk is available at First Fridays Missoula.