Tinworks Art, the Montana-based nonprofit that revived Agnes Denes's "Wheatfield" land art in Bozeman last year, has acquired the historic Rialto theater in downtown Bozeman. The organization will inaugurate the venue with screenings of Matthew Barney's 2018 film "Redoubt," running from January 31 through February 1, with two showings daily Thursdays through Sundays. The Rialto, built in 1908 as a post office and converted to a theater in 1924, was donated to Tinworks and joins its two-acre complex of former warehouses and agricultural buildings that have hosted exhibitions by artists including Stephen Shore, Lucy Raven, and Theaster Gates.
The acquisition marks a strategic expansion for Tinworks, bringing contemporary art into Bozeman's downtown core and strengthening community ties, according to director Jenny Moore, who joined the organization in 2023 after leading the Chinati Foundation. The choice of Barney's "Redoubt"—a contemplative film about wolves, alchemy, and astronomy filmed in Idaho's Sawtooth Mountains—resonates with ongoing regional controversy over wolf reintroduction in nearby Yellowstone National Park. The screenings also commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1995 wolf reintroduction program, while Tinworks plans to use the Rialto for music, performances, and a "Film School" series, sharing the space with other nonprofits.