Katy McCumber

The Holter Museum of Art in Helena hosted its first “Rock the Block” Art Fair on Saturday to end the summer season with community activities and local artist showcases.

The fair began with a rededication ceremony of the Red Shift Rocker, a sculpture on the southeast lawn of the museum.

“I’d like to thank our board of directors and the local businesses who supported this project,” the Holter’s executive director Christina Barbachano told nearly 50 people gathered around the rocker. “And we are grateful to the Helena community for the funding that went into this.”

The Red Shift Rocker was commissioned in 2005 by Joan Holter, a major contributor to the founding of the museum in 1987. Its artist Richard Swanson specializes in geometric sculptures and first experimented with c

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