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Allez Bringing Missoula History To Life
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Allez Bringing Missoula History To Life

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With our second exhibit, the Allez team set out to bring more focus to the actual location and the history it has had in Missoula almost since its birth and features original pieces by:

Courtney Blazon, Marlo Crocifisso, Anne Cruikshank, Jesse DeRosier, Theo Ellsworth, Lillian R. Nelson, & Jenna Parker. McKay Art Company occupied the first building constructed at 120 N Higgins. Proprietor Rollin H. Mckay was a prolific photographer who documented Missoula’s neighborhood and architecture, citizens and community events throughout the first half of the 20th Century.

Today, 120 N Higgins has been beautifully reconstructed and reimagined, designed by the current owners with its art-filled historical footprint in mind. In that vein, Allez set out to create an exhibition that drew from Missoula’s past and honored the vibrant creativity of its present. Seven artists were each given a different photograph taken by McKay or his predecessor F.M. Ingalls (who documented Missoula from the 1880s to the 1910s). The artists manipulated the photos in their respective styles, using digital tools or hand-applied mediums. The seven artworks were then scanned, enlarge, printed and installed on the Allez walls. The resulting exhibition- Missoula Redux- hopes to convey something simultaneously old and new, connecting artists and viewers across the divide of time.

The celebration and grand unveiling took place Friday, September 25th, with a guided tour down the alley and art talks with the featured artists. Murals will remain up through the beginning of March 2021. For more information, contact Lillian Nelson at lillian.allezmissoula@gmail.com.

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    Artists: Lillian Nelson, Anne Cruikshank, & Jenna Parker

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    Installing mural panels

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    “Missoula Redux” socially distanced opening event

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    Allez is a revolving outdoor urban art gallery which activates the alleyway of the beautiful new 120 N Higgins Avenue building in the Original Townsite of Missoula. We engage, promote and sponsor a wide variety of artists and artistic visions, and we provide a custom display system on a lighted alley wall for showcasing quality artworks that represent our region. We strive for ways to create a tangible, stable economy for artists by partnering with other community organizations, nonprofits, schools and businesses to promote sponsored public events.

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    Allez! Missoula

    Allez! Missoula

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    Allez is a revolving outdoor urban art gallery which activates the alleyway of the beautiful new 120 N Higgins Avenue building in the Original Townsite of Missoula. We engage, promote and sponsor a wide variety of artists and artistic visions, and we provide a custom display system on a lighted alley wall for showcasing quality artworks that represent our region. We strive for ways to create a tangible, stable economy for artists by partnering with other community organizations, nonprofits, schools and businesses to promote sponsored public events.

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