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Home My WebLink About06-11-26 Correspondence - Montana Arts Council - ARTeries_ News from the Montana Arts Council for Early June 2026From:Montana Arts CouncilTo:Bozeman Public CommentSubject:[EXTERNAL]ARTeries: News from the Montana Arts Council for Early June 2026Date:Thursday, June 11, 2026 11:38:34 AM 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 See you in Fort Benton Put the top down and head to Fort Benton, and join your state arts agency in celebrating the creative richness of Montana. The Arts Council invites one and all to a public gathering today, June 11, from 5:30- 7:30 pm on the river at the Grand Union Hotel. Come join us! Meet Council members, share what concerns or delights you, and let us know how the Arts Council can more effectively serve you and art across Montana. Krys Holmes Executive Director krys.holmes@mt.gov News MAC is working with a talented team of desigers to create a statewide arts and culture directory to better connect art lovers with Montana’s richly diverse creative opportunities, experiences, and people. How would you use this directory to your greatest benefit? What features would you want built in to make it really useful to you? We welcome your input, through this short and clever survey. Our designers want to hear from you—and now’s your opportunity to make sure this project answers your needs. Take the Survey! Spotlight The 2026 Art Works cohort of artists recently wrapped up an intensive series of in- person and virtual professional development workshops. Over the next several ARTeries issues, we’ll be highlighting Art Works participants. This is an exceptionally committed and talented group of artists. We’re excited to introduce them to you, in their own words. Dwight Cushman My paintings explore funerary rituals and traditions. Drawing from my experience as an undertaker, I find beauty in the sacred ceremonies of shared grief. In honoring these somber traditions, viewers are encouraged to reflect on their own mortality and to find inspiration for living with more depth and purpose. Artist Website here. Painting of a boy looking into an open grave, with a skull visible in the coffin "A fellow of infinite jest, and most excellent fancy" by Dwight Cushman Anita Mathews Anita Matthews with long blond hair, turquoise earring, and heather sweater I am bring people's memories and experiences in the great outdoors into their home through pen & ink art on historic USGS quad maps. The historic topographic maps are from the early to mid 1900s of a number of western states. The artwork is focused on the flora that thrive in the areas depicted on each individual map. I grew up spending every spare moment adventuring in the great outdoors of Montana. When my grandfather passed I inherited a number of historic USGS maps. Drawing and painting on these maps, combined with native flora and fauna, has been a way for me to connect to the memory of my grandfather, the natural world I love so much, and a community who is inspired by my artwork. Artist Website here. Check out her Instagram here. Orange flowers painted over a vintage topographic map "The Peak - Near San Diego, CA" by Anita Mathews Christina Rice Christina Rice, with long brown hair and dark jean jacket I am a multidisciplinary artist in Missoula, and the creator behind Alpine Line Art, producing black and white adventure art to inspire anyone who loves the outdoors. These creations come in a variety of formats ranging from original drawings on canvas to print reproductions, apparel, accessories, stickers, cards, and more. The ultimate goal is to build accessibility around meaningful experiences in nature. I also explore the intersection of personal and collective experiences through a variety of different media ranging from watercolor and ink images on paper to large-scale experiential installations, and short-form poetry. Artist Website here. Check out her Instagram here. Black-and-white line drawing of a mountain biker mid-jump in front of mountains "Jump for Joy" by Christina Rice For Arts Organizations A TourWest grant might help your theater bring innovative far-flung performers to your theater—like the innovative and superb Dave Eggar of Tennessee. You can grab a listen of Dave Eggar and his band at the MPAC Showcases in Helena this October. TourWest grant program closes June 30th Creative West’s TourWest program supports arts organizations who bring in touring performers to help connect with and build their communities. TourWest grants are small—but every little bit helps! Deadline: June 30. Go here for more info and to apply. If you have questions, contact tourwest@creativewest.org, or reach out to Krys Holmes at MAC if you need help or suggestions. Good Things Artist Carrie McCleary designs clothing, hats, and jewelry and has exhibited her beadwork at the Brinton Museum, Field Museum in Chicago, Museum of the Rockies and internationally at Massey Arts and Seymour Art Gallery in Vancouver. She lives and works along the Bighorn River outside Hardin. Carrie McCleary – Native Arts & Heritage Fund Awardee Congratulations to Carrie Moran McCleary, owner of Plains Soul studio in Hardin, and a 2026 awardee by the Creative West Native Arts and Heritage Fund. Carrie is a fashion designer, beader and doll maker from the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe of Montana. Her collections have been featured at Native Fashion in the City, the Celebration of Native Plains Fashion Show, the Montana Folk Festival and the Seattle Art Museum. The Native Arts + Heritage Fund is a community-rooted award program created to support Native American and Alaska Native artists, culture bearers, and cultural practitioners across the Creative West region. Theatre Lovers Have Their Fingers On the Pulse A pair of recent studies confirms what theatre teachers, actors, and audiences have known forever: a powerful performance not only brings people together, it can physically synchronize their heartbeats. Cardiac synchrony, as it's called, seems to be a physiological response to the rhythms of staging, dance, and music, and can be experienced by people of all ages. So the next time you feel your heart racing while watching a great show, take a look around: you're almost certainly not alone. Good Idea! White Divider A series of three recent State of the Arts front pages Do you receive the State of the Arts Newspaper? State of the Arts is free, statewide, and fun to read. You can subscribe here to get one in your mailbox. Subscribe Now! Cool Quotes "If you want an interesting party...combine cocktails and a fresh box of crayons for everyone." — Robert Fulghum Rectangular horizontal shape in red-purple color Manage Subscriptions | Unsubscribe All | Help Montana Arts Council | 830 N. Warren Street | Helena, MT 59601 | art.mt.gov This email was sent to comments@bozeman.net using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: MontanaArts Council