October 3, 2011

HOLTER MUSEUM OF ART ANNUAL MEETING

This year’s annual meeting was the best-attended in recent memory! Over 65 members of the Holter Museum attended the annual meeting on Monday, September 27, 2011. The members warmly welcomed Karen Bohlinger, the new interim Executive Director, and unanimously elected two new board members and re-elected three current members to another term. The two new members on the Holter Board are Michelle Steele, General Manager and minor partner of the Wingate by Wyndam, and Brian Cummings, principal at Jim Darcy Elementary School.  Re-elected to second terms were Willem Volkersz, Professor Emeritus, MSU-Bozeman; Barb Bonifas, Development Director, National Institute on Money in Politics; and  Sidney Armstrong , owner of Sidney Armstrong Consulting and Executive Director of the Greater Montana Foundation.  The board thanked Paulette Etchart, whose term ended, for her exceptional service to the Holter.

The board honored the many volunteers of the Holter and gave an update on its finances. Staff reported on the previous years’ acitivites and exhbbitions, classes, and  programs in the coming year. The board provided a potluck dinner for all those attending the meeting.

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September 21, 2011

Open letter to Holter members and the community:

The Board of Directors of the Holter Museum is delighted to announce that Karen Bohlinger has joined the Holter staff as our interim Executive Director.  Karen, a long-time Helena resident, is a very successful fundraiser and organizational systems consultant.  Most recently, Karen served as honorary chair for the Carroll College Centennial Celebration and has led fundraising efforts for Intermountain Children’s Home, Montana World trade Center, Montana Race for the Cure, Helena Symphony Society, Monterey Peninsula College, and Naval Postgraduate School.  She has worked with nonprofit clients throughout the country on organizational change, personnel, and budget issues. As the Holter Museum nears its 25^th anniversary, we are pleased that Karen will join us in celebrating the founders, donors, artists and volunteers who have made the Holter what it is today and help us move forward to new levels of excellence in our next 25 years.

Karen joins the exceptionally strong staff at the Holter, who provide outstanding exhibits, educational opportunities, and art to Helena and the region. Please join us in welcoming Karen!

Teresa Olcott Cohea, Co-chair
Board of Directors

I am so excited to work with the Holter’s very capable staff and committed Board during this time of transition. I have a long history with the Holter and I am invested in its success.  The Holter Museum is an incredibly valuable asset  in our community– bringing art, color, joy, education, and  creativity to Helena and the region.

I look forward to connecting with old friends and making new ones, as we prepare for our 25th anniversary celebration and create the plans for the Holter’s next 25 years.

Karen Bohlinger
Interim Executive Director

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September  2011 Press

YourTime, Helena Independent Record, Sept 1, 2011:
“Narratives of the Land series celebrates state’s railroads, highways & landscape”
“Where sweat meets steel”
“Make Believe”

YourTime, Helena Independent Record, Sept 15, 2011:
“Art Around Town”