Jim Dolan's Art Studio (LOTTERY)

Lottery Information

A lottery process is in effect for this program. Lottery entry opens August 27, 2025 and closes at the end of the day September 2, 2025. Selected registrants will be notified via email by September 4, 2025. Any registrants who are not selected will be placed on the waitlist in case of a cancellation. Click or tap here for full details about the lottery process.

Description

Over the past 40 years, Jim Dolan has created more than 170 large-scale public art pieces that have been installed worldwide, as well as hundreds of privately commissioned pieces. Jim's work ranges from tabletop size to a golden eagle with a 36-foot wingspan in Osaka, Japan. Jim's style of welding steel and other metals into both stylistic and realistic representations is unique among sculptors. He is particularly well-known for his Western wildlife sculptures, which are so lifelike that wildlife often mistakes Jim's sculptures for part of the herd. Many of his pieces are icons of Gallatin County, including the "Flight of Geese" at Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport, "Rusty," the chain-link draft horse at the Museum of the Rockies and the "Bleu Horses" in Three Forks, which is one of his most popular works. This event includes a tour of the studio and art, as well as stories by Jim himself, with plenty of time for Q&A.

Wear sturdy walking shoes.

Space is limited to 30 people.

Scholarship

Apply for a needs-based scholarship to take this offering.