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present. Today the YAM remains the only visual arts institution within an immense geographic area, which it serves with a very active program of changing exhibitions in the main galleries, adjunct programs for adults, curriculum-based art education, and community events and festivals. The YAM's Annual Art
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collection storage space. In 2006, the YAM entered into an agreement with the
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campaign was a major success: $ 6.2 million was raised primarily from and through the local community. In
February 1998, the newly renamed Yellowstone Art Museum reopened its doors after two-years of renovation and new construction. Its beautiful new facility was designed to protect its collections and display them to the public in the most inspiring and meaningful way possible. The YAM is now recognized nationally as a premier regional art museum, proud to be recognized as the state's "flagship" art museum.
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Yellowstone Art Center) received the Montana Governor's Award for Service to the Arts. This recognition of the institution's statewide importance underscored the fact that the Museum had outgrown its facility. Expansion plans and a capital campaign were launched. The
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