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Home My WebLink About12-09-25 Correspondence - MT Arts Council - ARTeries_ News from the Montana Arts Council for Early December 2025From:Montana Arts CouncilTo:Bozeman Public CommentSubject:[EXTERNAL]ARTeries: News from the Montana Arts Council for Early December 2025Date:Thursday, December 4, 2025 4:01:38 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. The latest from Montana's state arts agency ARTeries - The Lifeblood of Arts In Montana White Divider Join Us, Great Falls, fora Montana Arts Council Reception at the CM Russell Museum Come hang out with MAC...Tonight! If you’re in the Great Falls area today, please join the Montana Arts Council members and staff at a reception at the C.M. Russell Museum, tonight, 5:30-7:30 pm. Let’s do what we do best: get to know each other better, meet the staff and our three new Arts Council members, ask questions, make connections. Good people, cash bar, light appetizers. Please come say hi. I’d love to meet you in person. We’re in Great Falls for a full meeting of the Arts Council on Friday, starting at 9:30 am, at the Paris Gibson Square. All Council meetings are open to the public, so if you want to stop by please do. As part of the agenda the Council will host writers Jamie Ford, Tami Haaland, Aaron Parrett, and Montana Poet Laureate Allen Morris Jones in a discussion on the state of writing and publishing in Montana. This is the season for celebrating each other. Please join us in celebrating you and the good work you do. Krys Holmes Executive Director krys.holmes@mt.gov See you at the Montana Arts Council reception this evening, 5:30-7:30 pm at the C.M. Russell Museum. A time to celebrate how we all inspire each other. Spotlight Montana Actors’ Theatre cast members Pam Veis, TC Knutson, Grant Olson, Brian Gregoire, Tylyn Turner, Chad Zuelke, Aylan Pratt, and Samantha Pollington performed Off Broadway in director/playwright Jay Pyette’s play, ‘Harvest.’ Photo by Katie Burke. From Havre to Off-Broadway: “I’ve seen Broadway family dramas that didn’t have the emotional depth and punch that Harvest has,” crowed a reviewer for New York’s “Front Row Center” about the Montana Actors’ Theatre production of Jay Pyette’s original play, Harvest. Pyette took his cast, crew, and the set—a beautiful reproduction of a Montana Hi-Line farmhouse—to New York via truck for their 3-week run at the off-Broadway Chain Theatre. Those of you who saw Harvest in Havre, Missoula, Anaconda or anywhere else in Montana know the power of this rural story. Read the review here. Lifelong Learning Everyone's invited to attend MAC's Montana Virtual Conference on Creative Aging next week, Dec 10 and 11, from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon each day. The conference will showcase current Creative Aging work in Montana, provide professional development for teaching artists interested in leading workshops for the 60+ crowd, and guidance for those interested in hosting these lifelong learning opportunities. This mini-conference is free, but please register beforehand at this link; contact Monica Grable at (406) 444- 6522 or Monica.Grable@mt.gov for assistance. Creative Aging is a growing field that brings art lessons of all kinds to older adults seeking a fulfilling, creative life. It also provides new revenue opportunities for artists interested in teaching older adults. Photo courtesy of Heritage Woods. Art Works logo, featuring the name in bold blocky letters Business school for artists: Don’t forget to look into MAC’s revamped professional development for artists program—previously called Montana Artrepreneur Program, now called simply: Art Works. Open to all disciplines, from musicians to beadworkers, Art Works will help creative professionals develop entrepreneurial skills to sustain their practice. Cost: $500. Value: About $2500. Learn more & apply here. Writer’s residency in Butte: Dear Butte is accepting applications for their spring and summer 2026 residencies. Stay at the home of the late Ed Dobb on Walkerville Hill, enjoy concentrated writing time, and share some of your work in community activities of your choice, including an on-air interview on KBFM Radio. Applications open Jan 1-31 only. Click here to learn more in the meantime. Ucross Native American Fellowships: Indigenous artists and writers can apply for a 4- week residency and stipend of $1,500 and a $2,000 award, as well the opportunity to present work publicly. For visual artists, this entails a featured gallery exhibition at Ucross the following year. For writers, this includes a featured reading and talk. Time and space to work in a comfortable, productive environment: Priceless. Deadline January 15. Apply here. For Arts Organizations Creative Forces Community Engagement Grants program aims to improve the health, well-being, and quality of life for military-connected populations through cost- sharing grants of $10,000 to $25,000 for emerging and advanced arts engagement projects. The program funds arts initiatives that encourage creativity, build social connections, improve resilience, and help smooth the transition to civilian life. The program is funded by the NEA and managed by Mid-America Arts Alliance Deadline: January 15. Apply here. Free from MT Nonprofit Association: A 90-minute course called “Embracing the Year-End Pause: Move from Reactive to Strategic in 2026” will be free on zoom next Wednesday, Dec 10. If you’re drowning in urgent demands, constantly firefighting, and can’t imagine slowing down without everything falling apart, this webinar is for you. Register here. The Activate Rural Learning Lab supports projects to revitalize a rural community space to make human connections stronger. White Divider Heads up, rural organizations: The Department of Public Transportation in Granite Falls, MN, is launching a new cycle of their Activate Rural Learning Lab in January. Activate Rural provides grant funding and technical assistance—plus workshops and exchange visits—for collaborative projects to revitalize gathering spaces for connection, economic renewal, and community connection. Grants of $50,000. Applications open Jan 5-31. Find guidelines & info here. 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