Arts Council Big Sky welcomes Butterfield home

Celebrating two “first” milestones, the Arts Council of Big Sky (ACBS) has worked quietly but passionately to raise support for its first major public art installation and Deborah Butterfield—an internationally acclaimed artist and Montana resident since 1977—will place her first work on permanent public display in her home state.

A larger-than-life horse that appears to be made of wood, but is actually bronze and impervious to the elements and time, will anchor the picturesque plaza outside the new Wilson Hotel on Town Center Avenue in Big Sky. Butterfield’s artwork is on display in public spaces all over the world, but this will be the first time her work will be placed in a permanent outdoor location in Montana. She can be found in museums like the Whitney, MOMA, Smithsonian and many other museums around the world.