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MCC's Art & Culture Newsletter: June 27, 2016
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Spotlight: VonCommon Studios
Nestled in an unsuspecting corner at Wyoming and Johnson streets, you may notice a little door in a string of warehouses with a blue sandwich board nearby, ushering you inside to
VonCommon Studios
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You're standing in Missoula's distinct artist collective, VonCommon, which was founded in 2010 as a place for local artists to have affordable studio space in a supportive and collaborative community.
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First Night Missoula is a community festival celebrating the arts in Missoula. We are currently seeking proposals for creative projects and performances to take place in venues throughout Missoula on December 31, 2016.
First night will provide funding, venue space, tech support, and marketing for your creative project or performance. Tell us what you want to see in your community festival and how you plan to make it happen by applying
online here.
Deadline: June 30, 2016
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Last Chance to Submit Proposals for First Night Missoula!
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Local Arts & Culture Events
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Be sure to consult our
ONLINE GALLERY GUIDE
before you hit the town! Participating First Friday venues will be open 5 - 8 PM on Friday, serving refreshments and showing great art. Get started with these exhibitions!
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First Friday is July 1st from 5-8 PM!
at The Artists Shop
at Western Montana Community Center
at Radius Gallery
at Berkshire Hathaway MT Properties
at The Clay Studio of Missoula
(5:30 - 9 PM)
at Clyde Coffee
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Bill Bowers
speechLess:
A Fundraiser for the Next Step Prep Scholarship Fund
Bill Bowers returns to Missoula for a one-of-a kind evening of performance magic with speechLess - Stories With and Without Words, Tuesday evening, June 28, at 7:30pm at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. Combined with an easy storytelling charm, a cross between Garrison Keillor and David Sedaris, his show, subtitled Stories With and Without Words, is sure to delight.
This performance is being presented by MCT's Next Step Prep (NSP), with proceeds from the show benefiting the Next Step Prep scholarship fund
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Purchase tickets
online
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Hero Sound Project at ZACC
Thursdays in June | 6 - 8 PM | Free
The Zootown Arts Community Center hosts the Hero Sound Project, a drop-in music class for veterans. No music experience is required. We have the instruments and minimal instruction to get together and create music in community.
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Book Signing at Fact & Fiction Books Downtown
On Saturday, July 2nd, come meet author Donna Love and have her sign a copy of her book,
Bandit, from 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM. This signing takes place at the downtown Fact & Fiction bookstore. Call Barbara with questions,
721-2881.
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Summer Star-Gazing at the Planetarium
The University of Montana Department of Physics and Astronomy invites the public to its summer planetarium shows in the Payne Family Native American Center Star Gazing Room this May through August. T
ickets and showtimes are limited. Shows generally sell out far in advance and are not available the night of the show. Purchase your tickets online here.
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Missoula City Band Free Summer Concert Series at Bonner Park
Missoula City Band's open-air c
oncerts are on each Wednesday evening at the Bonner Park Band Shell (corner of Ronald & Hastings Streets) at 8 PM, June 22 - August 12. This community service is provided by the generous support of the City of Missoula, hundred of willing musicians and supporters, and YOU!
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International Choral Festival Buttons For Sale
Festival buttons are currently being sold online as well as in these wonderful locations: Missoula Fresh Market, Orange Street Food Farm, The Good Food Store, Rockin' Rudy's, Southgate Mall, Fact & Fiction, The University of Montana Bookstore, Worden's Market and Chapter One in Hamilton. Follow ICF on
Facebook for more info!
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MCT Season Tickets Available!
Season Subscriptions are now available for the Missoula Community Theatre 2016-17 season! From Tarzan & Jane to Dorothy & Toto, the season will be full of delightful moments for all ages! www.MCTinc.org |
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Classes, Workshops, & Camps
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Summer Camps Available for Young Writers!
The Missoula Writing Collaborative is offering a summer writing camp for young writers ages 8-14. Words with Wings Summer Camp is a camp where children can write, create, and explore Missoula. From camp games to field trips to writing classes with professional writers, Words with Wings fosters creativity and community in our young writers. Two sessions: July 11-15 and July 18-22, with half or full day options.
For the first time, The Missoula Writing Collaborative is offering High School Summer Writing Workshops. Work closely with professional writers, learning about craft and tricks of the trade and have the chance to improve your writing. We're offering Fiction July 11-15, Songwriting July 11-15, and Poetry and Fiction July 18-22. If you have something to say, come turn it into song, poetry, or prose with our writers!
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Hamilton Players Offers Summer Theatre School
K-12th Grade Session 1:
Disney's The Little Mermaid, Jr.
K-12th Grade Session 2:
Theater Skills
For more information or to request registration forms, please
email the box office or call the box office at 375.9050. Visit Hamilton Players'
website.
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The Clay Studio of Missoula Offers Summer Workshops
The Clay Studio of Missoula's classes are a great way to explore your creative side and have a good time. We invite you to join us for the fun! Call today to enroll: 543-0509.
The tuition cost of all classes at the Clay Studio of Missoula includes: one 25 lb. bag of clay, use of studio facilities at all times (24/7--except the hours when other classes or special events are in session - see
the current session calendar), and a personal storage cubby.
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Flamenco Montana Offers Summer Workshops
Learn Sevillanas: July 8 - 10
Fandangos de Huelva: June 24 - 26
Visit their website for more information and to sign up today!
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Opening Reception for Killdeer Artisans' Guild on July 2nd
Killdeer Artisans' Guild presents a new selection of works from established and emerging area artists, with opening reception Saturday, July 2, 12-2 PM, at Hangin' Art Gallery & Café in Arlee.
This coincides with the Arlee Celebration Powwow, so come prepared for a full day in Arlee! Discover a fascinating variety of art that is rooted in place and local culture. We have something for everyone including paintings, sculpture, photography, fiber arts, jewelry, ceramics and woodworking.
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Radius Unveils New Exhibition
Radius Gallery is delighted to present new works by Michael Haykin, Dana Boussard, and Dale Livezey, three highly accomplished painters. Exhibition dates: June 17 - July 23.
Upcoming Exhibit Events:
Jul 8 - 5pm -
Artist Talk with Michael Haykin
Jul 22 - 5pm -
10 Questions with Dale Livezey
Visit Radius Gallery's
website for more info.
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MMAC Summer Exhibitions & Events
The Montana Museum of Art & Culture at the University of Montana carved out time this summer and space in its galleries for engravings by Frederic Remington, as well as 51 contemporary artists from around the world.
"Dramatic Moments: Frederick Remington's Early Engravings, 1882-1895" and "The Wood Engravers' Network Triennial Exhibition" will be on display from Thursday, June 9, to Saturday, Sept. 17, in the Meloy and Paxson galleries in UM's Performing Arts and Radio/Television Center.
Free docent tours: July 7 and August 5 at 5 PM
Free public lecture: "Remington's Formative Years," by art collector and educator Lee Silliman, September 8 from 7 - 8:30 PM
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Current Exhibitions at MAM
Missoula Art Museum is a contemporary art museum with free admission every day.
Current exhibitions include:
Holly Andres: The Homecoming
April 8 - August 20
Abbie Miller: Exit Strategies
April 1 - August 13
Larry Thomas: Ammophilia
March 4 - July 23
Frank Stella: Henry Garden
April 18 - August 20
Karen McAlister Shimoda: Field Notes
June 3 - October 1
MAM Studio Art Teachers' Exhibition
June 1 - August 27 |
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Click here to try your chance at winning free pass to the festival. |
Win Tickets to The Pirate Party!
The Pirate Party offers it's biggest and best swashbuckling-good-time yet, featuring a music lineup of 130 performances including national headliners Liquid Stranger, TroyBoi, Phutureprimitive, Bluetech, Random Rab, Thriftworks, and many more. This music festival takes place July 8 - 10 at Lolo Hot Springs. Visit the website for more information. |
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Keep your eye out for the Vonday schedule at Roxy Theater's website. |
VonCommon Vondays
VonCommon Art Studios in partnership with the Roxy Theater presents a monthly series called 'VonCommon Vondays,' launching July 11th. This series curated by VonCommon will showcase the work of local, regional, and national media artists as well as films and documentaries about art, artists, and art movements.
Come join us for our inaugural event at the Roxy on Monday July 11th at 8pm for an evening of shorts by local media artists, including Bat Honey, TheaTerror, Caitlin Hofmeister, Ann Szalda-Petree, Jenny Larson, and more.
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Regional Art & Culture Events
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Singapore Luncheon Put on by Montana World Affairs Council in Helena
The Council invites you to join Singapore's Ambassador Ashok Mirpuri in Helena for a luncheon event where he will address the United States involvement in the Asia Pacific region from Singapore's perspective. A light lunch will be served. This event takes place on June 28 from 12 - 1:30 PM at
Best Western Premier Helena Great Northern Hotel, 835 Great Northern Blvd, Helena, MT.
The event is $10 for members and $20 for nonmembers. Email to
RSVP, or call 728-3328 by June 25.
Space is limited.
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Empowerment Through Performance Workshop for Teens
Share Your Voice Foundation offers scholarships to local teens for this summer's Empowerment through Performance Workshop.
The Share Your Voice Foundation, an organization that believes in the transformative merits of the arts to empower individuals, is offering scholarships to Flathead Valley teenagers to attend a week-long creative leadership workshop.
Scholarships are available to teens ages 13 to 17 to attend the Empowerment through Performance Workshop, an innovative program designed to build confidence and creative leadership skills through arts-based curriculum. The workshop will take place July 25-30 at the Grange Hall, culminating in a performance on July 30 at Stillwater Landing.
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Carbon County Arts Guild's Upcoming Events
43rd Art in the Beartooths Auction
Artwork from more that 50 guild artists will be showcased in the guild's main gallery beginning July 2nd and bidding begins. The main event is held on July 9th at Lions Park. Starting at 9:30 AM, observe guild artists paint live around the park until 2 PM. Entertainment begins at 4 PM, followed by the auction at 6 PM.
Purchase your tickets today by calling the guild at 406-446-1370. Tickets are $60/person. All proceeds from 43rd Art in the Beartooths will be used for preservation of the historic depot building, to continue the arts and cultural programs hosted by the Guild, and fund the Guild's scholarship fund.
Plein Air Painting Workshop
Join instructor Michael Ome Untiedt for a day of plein air painting in the mountains south of Red Lodge, Friday, July 8th, from 10 AM - 3 PM. Limited to 15 and lunch is included. Call today to reserve your spot, 406-446-1370.
The Carbon County Arts Guild & Depot Gallery is located in Red Lodge, MT. You may find out more at their
website.
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Volunteers Needed for Sunday Streets Missoula!
Sunday Streets Missoula is looking for volunteers on July 17. Sunday Streets Missoula is an Open Streets initiative where Higgins Avenue (from the XXXs to 5th street) is temporarily closed to cars, and open for people to enjoy the public space.
Volunteer registration is available online here.
Volunteers are provided lunch, an exclusive t-shirt, and a free ice cream coupon. Visit MIM's
website
for additional information on Sunday Streets Missoula.
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Upcoming Choral Festival in Missoula Needs Volunteers and Host Families!
The International Choral Festival takes place in Missoula next month, July 13-16.
The festival is in need of about 15 - 20 host families to sign up for the 2016 International Choral Festival. This will give all visiting choir guests a comfortable place to stay. Hosting is an extremely rewarding experience and is absolutely the best way to appreciate the cultural differences from our foreign guests! To sign up, please fill out our host application form online. If you have any questions about housing please contact Janet Palmer at 274-0500.
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Hitchhiking project brings actor Shia LaBeouf to Missoula
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Tippet Rise Art Center opens public tours for the season
The Tippet Art Center is free to the public, but has limited daily admission. Please pre-register to confirm your visit at tippetrise.org. Families are welcome. For groups larger than ten, please contact Lindsey. Read more here!
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An 18-Year-Old's Painting Is Now In The Met, Because Dreams Do Come True
Cliffannie Forrester is a wunderkind.
At 18 years old, the senior at the High School of Art and Design already has a piece of her artwork in the
Metropolitan Museum of Art
in Manhattan, New York.
The oil-painted piece is titled, "Uganda," and entered into the world-renowned museum after it was selected as a winning piece in the scholarship competition P.S. Art 2016: Celebrating the Creative Spirit of NYC Kids. It is on view now at the Met until October 23, 2016, and will also be featured on a Times Square billboard from June 22 to June 26. Read on...
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Thank you for contributing to MCC's weekly newsletter.
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Missoula Cultural Council
serves as a resource for the coordination, development and support of art and culture for the benefit of the Missoula community, with the goals of:
- Advocating for public and private support of the arts and cultural activities.
- Encouraging collaborative efforts among local arts organizations.
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- Educating community leaders and policy makers about the economic benefits of the arts.
- Celebrating the value of diverse cultures and helping our community understand its place in the world.
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Press releases for upcoming events may be sent to
grace@missoulacultural.org.
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MISSOULA CULTURAL COUNCIL | 327 E. BROADWAY | PO BOX 7662 | MISSOULA, MT 59807
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Membership at Missoula Cultural Council
When you become a
member of the
Missoula Cultural Council, you support all of our wonderful events and our creative community. As a member, you demonstrate a shared commitment to our mission. Most importantly, your contribution helps to ensure the future of the arts in our community.
Whether you share a passion for the performing arts, visual arts, or the humanities, the Missoula Cultural Council has it all. But we can't do it without your help. Join us today!
The da Vinci
City of Missoula
Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation
The Beethoven
Southgate Mall
Cassens
The Rembrandt
Missoula Parking Commission
Montana Arts Council
Missoulian
Missoula Federal Credit Union
Gallagher Western Montana Charitable Foundation
Charles Engelhard Foundation
The Rudolf Nureyev
Advanced Imaging at Community Medical Center
University of Montana
First Security Bank
Good Food Store
Pepsi
Montana Cultural Trust
Walmart
USBank
Kay Cassens
Community Medical Center
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Phil Hamilton & Janet Whaley
Sun Mountain Sports
Max & Betty Swanson Foundation
L.E.A.W. Family Foundation
PayneWest Insurance
The Beverly Sills
A&E Architects
Fact & Fiction
Northwestern Energy
Bayern Brewing
First Interstate Bank
Roemer's Tire Factory
Beaudette Consulting Engineers
JCCS
Western Montana Clinic
The Mark Twain
Bernice's Bakery
Boone Karlberg
Cathy Capps & Tom Rickard
Dye & Moe
First Montana Bank
Headwaters Printing
Muralt Family Foundation
Montana Ace Hardware
Nutritional Laboratories
Republic Services of Montana
Sirius Construction
Zip Beverage
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The Louis Armstrong
4 Ravens Gallery
Brink Gallery
e3 Convergence Gallery
Hide & Sole
Doug & Caryl Klein
MCT, Inc.
Missoula Children's Theatre
Missoula Community Theatre
Missoula Writing Collaborative
Monte Dolack Gallery
Nancy Seiler Studio & Gallery
UM Gallery of Visual Arts
A Carousel for Missoula
The Artists' Shop
The Clay Studio of Missoula
Flaherty Financial Services
Historical Museum at Fort Missoula
L.A. Design & Pirnie Art Showroom
Missoula Downtown Partnership
Montana Art & Framing
Cherie Newman
String Orchestra of the Rockies
Jim & Marci Valeo
Barney Jette Jewelry
Dana Gallery
Galusha
Humanities Montana
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Missoula Area Chamber of Commerce
Missoula Economic Partnership
Montana Public Radio
Montana PBS
Opportunity Resources
Terrazas Law Offices
Zootown Arts Community Center
Boyle, Deveny, & Meyer
Doc's Sandwich Shop
Mark Heyka
International Choral Festival
Missoula Art Museum
Missoula Independent
Montana Museum of Art & Culture
Portico Real Estate
The Bookstore at UM |
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Missoula Cultural Council Board & Staff
President
Frankie Flaherty
Vice President
Greg Boris
Immediate Past President
Pam Walzer
Treasurer
Micki Frederikson
Secretary
Gwen Landquist
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Board of Directors
Laura Bovard
John Combs
Greg Johnson
Greg Nemoff
Katie Patten
Inay Todd
Jacque Walawander
Staff
Tom Bensen | Executive Director
Matt Anglen | Program Director
Grace Stopher | Public Art Coordinator |
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Missoula Cultural Council | 327 E. Broadway | P.O. Box 7662 | Missoula, MT | 59807
406.541.0860 | www.missoulacultural.org
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