Programs:

The Butte Silver Bow Arts Foundation (BSBAF) operates a variety of arts, heritage and cultural programs at three main locations in historic Uptown Butte.

• The Charles W. Clark Chateau Museum (The Arts Chateau Museum)

• The Butte Silver Bow Arts Center

Art Center Gallery opening 2006

• The Butte Silver Bow Arts Foundation and MOFAB(located at the old Uptown YMCA building)

Examples of our programs/projects are as follows:

Since 1997, the BSBAF has provided services to over 85,000 participants in the forms of:

Art education classes, workshops, and lectures
Art and recreation youth day camps
Lectures
Performances
Community events
Tours of the Art Chateau Museum
Fine art exhibitions
Historic displays

Since 1997, the BSBAF has generated over $700,000 in revenue through a variety of funding activities to include:

Publishing and sales of the Butte Heritage Cookbook
The Art Supply Store at the BSB Arts Center
The Venus Rising Espresso House at BSBAC
Gallery art sales
Gift shop at the Arts Chateau Museum
Annual Wine Tasting Festival
Lobsterfest
Art and Music Festival
Annual Membership and Fund Drives

Since 1997, the BSBAF has completed a major building restoration of The Arts Chateau Museum at 321 W. Broadway Street

$280,000 exterior restoration, 1998
$8,000 gallery restoration, 1998
$12,000 gallery restoration, 1999
$5,000 stained glass window restoration, 2001

BSBAF has expanded its service area to include the new BSBAC in the Historic Montana Leather Company building located at 124 S. Main Street. The BSBAC is the home of the Venus Rising Espresso House, an Art Supply Store, and the new 800 sq ft Gallery/Lecture Hall. Within the BSBAC, we operate the A. Dofe Artist-in-Residence Program and operate a portion of our arts and cultural programs.

The completed renovation includes:

Exterior façade renovation
2800 sq ft renovation of first and second floors
Rear lecture hall and gallery.