The city of Bozeman is a college town, with a large School of Art, hence scads of resident artists. This lead to a sincere dedication to the arts by the City of Bozeman, resulting in dozens and dozens of works on display throughout the city. Certainly the largest gathering of art works is at the Bozeman Public Library, the majority of the works located in an art park behind (south of) the library,
Bozeman Sculpture Park.
Fabricated of open steel tubes,
Untitled, a work by sculptor Brandon Mead, is a very simplistic work, consisting of just three three-sided steel tubes, each carefully bent into a graceful, long-radius arc and arrayed one atop the other to form a tripod base with three arms outstretched in three directions. Each of the tube sections is about eight feet (2.5 metres) in length, while the entire structure stands about 2.5 to 3 feet (< 1 metre) in height.
Unfortunately, little to nothing is known by ourselves of the sculptor, Brandon Mead.
Inside Art Crossing
Mission Statement:
To place public art that enhances the cultural experience for Bozeman area residents and visitors to the Gallatin Valley.
Vision:
The Gallatin Art Crossing (G.A.C.) exhibit hosts a variety of artwork introducing viewers to many artistic approaches. The main focus of the organization is to select and place sculptures throughout the Bozeman area. All sculptures, unless noted on their plaque, are available for purchase during their tenure in the program An additional goal of the program is to add at least one piece to our permanent public collection each year. The community assists in this process by voting for their favorite sculptures online which helps the board select the People’s Choice Award winner. The winning piece, along with two to three other pieces are then voted on by the G.A.C. board for possible purchase and permanent placement.
From Gallatin Art Crossing