Kirks’ Grocery is a contemporary art gallery, performance venue, and community space in Billings, Montana. Kirks’ is for the Common Good.
Our gallery shows contemporary art from cutting edge artists from Montana, the region, and beyond. We support artists whose work critiques and expands upon the visual arts today. Kirks’ hosts six major exhibitions per year plus pop-up and alternative shows of art.
Our community-centered philosophy extends to the performance space where Kirks’ hosts DIY all ages shows and events featuring everything from spoken word poetry to experimental musical performances and DIY touring musicians along with comedy and variety shows.
Kirks’ chef, Ashley Woodward, and her KP crew present Kitchen Party, a three-course pay-what-you-can meal on the second Friday of each month. This is an opportunity for people to enjoy handcrafted dishes in a family-style environment as an expression of radical love and belonging.
Do you already love Kirks’ and want to invest in its future? Become a member and support us. You can also volunteer in many ways. Email us at kirksgrocery@gmail.com.
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Current Exhibition
Exhibitions
Past, current, and upcoming exhibitions.
Kirks’ ceramics:
inherently empty
August 7 - September 19, 2026
Opening reception: Friday, August 7, 5-9 PM
Kirks’ Grocery is proud to present Kirks’ Ceramics: Inherently Empty. This iteration of our annual ceramics show focuses on the spaces in-between that define the weight and volume of ceramic objects. Inspired by a schematic of a new toilet, this exhibition explores the presence or absence of the term and idea of “empty vessel” in contemporary ceramic works.
Artists:
Renee Audette, Will Crain, Stephanie Dishno, Sandy Dvarishkis, Chris Eberly, Jennifer Hill, David Hiltner, Ellen Ornitz, Nancy Petersen, Richard Smith, Shalene Valenzuela
clayton mcdougall: snowbirds
at Art House Cinema & Pub
Kirks’ Grocery is proud to partner with Art House Cinema and Pub to present works by Clayton McDougall from his Snowbirds series of photographs at Art House.
Clayton McDougall is a photographer and filmmaker born and raised in northwest Montana. His still images combine landscape photography with structural/experimental elements to attempt to capture a grand expanse of time in a single record. His moving images utilize long takes and wide framing, which transforms real locations into artificial stages for futile and absurd stories. Clayton's photography has been exhibited in galleries from coast-to-coast. He is currently writing his first feature film about his beloved home state. He also serves as the theater director at Billings West High School and seasonal film programmer for Wachholz College Center in Kalispell.
This exhibition is open to the public at Art House Cinema & Pub, 109 N. 30th Street, Billings, MT 59101. The Art House is open during its pub hours and when showing films. Visit arthousebillings.com for more information.
Upcoming Events
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Our space can be rented for events, classes, and other uses. We also have a recording studio and rehearsal opportunities. Let's chat.
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The Grocery List
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