Clack Museum to display local artists work

For Steve Helmbrecht, art isn't a way of life.

It is life.

"Art inspires us to think outside the box, outside our everyday routine," he said. "It's an inspiration to everyone. If we don't have it, what's to live for?"

Helmbrecht, a 50-year-old potter who owns Helmbrecht photography studio in Havre, is the featured artist at the H. Earl Clack Museum Gallery from Wednesday to May 5. His work, which encompasses a broad range of ceramics, is on display Wednesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free.

A wine and cheese reception will be held tonight at 7 at the gallery to welcom...