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Art & Culture Newsletter: June 6, 2016
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News at Missoula Cultural Council
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Call to Artists:
FIRST NIGHT MISSOULA
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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Local Arts & Culture Events
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New Exhibitions at MAM
Two new exhibitions opened at Missoula Art Museum this week and are on view for the next few months.
Karen McAlister Shimoda: Field Notes
June 3 - October 1
MAM Studio Art Teachers' Exhibition
June 1 - August 27
Stop by Missoula Art Museum Tues - Sat, 10 AM - 5 PM. Admission is always free. The art museum is located at 335 N. Pattee street.
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For more information, please email the studio or call 543-0509. To learn more about Montana clay,
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Clay Studio of Missoula's Main Gallery Grand Re-Opening
Celebrate the Clay Studio of Missoula's newly remodeled gallery space by visiting their current exhibition, "Montana Clay: Small Works from a Big State."
This exhibition features small scale works from nearly five dozen ceramic artists from the state of Montana who are a part of the Montana Clay collective.
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Gallery Opening at ZACC
On Friday, June 10, attend the opening receptions for YAAP (ZACC's Young Artists After-School Program) and Jesse Jackson Brown. The YAAP will showcase their year's work in the Main Gallery. You can see Jesse Jackson Brown's colorful paintings in the Hallway Gallery.
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MCT 2016-2017 Season is 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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Readings This Week
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Shakespeare & Co. presents...
Gwen Florio
reading from her new novel,
Disgraced
June 9 at 7 PM
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At Fact & Fiction Downtown..
Ednor Therriault reads from and signs copies of
Montana Curiosities June 8 at 7 PM!
At Fact & Fiction Downtown...
Dave Lucas reads from his book of poetry,
Weather, June 11 at 11:30 AM!
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Out to Lunch
& Downtown ToNight Summer Series Begins!
The Missoula Downtown Association (MDA) launched the 31st annual Out to Lunch Summer Series on Wednesday, June 1 and the 16th annual Downtown ToNight Summer Series on Thursday, June 2. These free summer outdoor concerts events take place every week through June, July and August in Caras Park in the heart of Downtown Missoula.
The Out to Lunch Summer Series was started in 1986 and is the longest-standing outdoor food and music event in Montana. Each Wednesday during lunchtime from 11 am to 2 pm, folks can enjoy live music free of charge and/or purchase lunch from one of 23 food trucks and vendors in the park.
Folks are encouraged to bike, walk and bus into Downtown for Out to Lunch on Wednesdays, and the Out to Lunch Trolley will run each week from the University of Montana South Campus Parking Lot to/from Downtown.
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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.
The 50-minute shows will be offered at 6:30 and 8 p.m. on Thursdays May 26, June 9 and 23, July 7 and 21, and Aug. 4 and 18. The maximum capacity for public shows is 28 people, so tickets 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 Gallery Highlights
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If you missed the First Friday shenanigans last weekend, have no fear. Here are some current exhibitions on display around town this month!
Small Works from a Big State
YAAP Art Show
Jesse Jackson Brown
*Both exhibitions begin June 10
Surface + Substance
*Last day is June 11
Reflections, Juried Exhibition
Birdfest 2016
Parvin Zebetian
Saltmine Artists
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Art Calls, Contests, & Postings
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The Art Mobile of Montana!
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Submit your work for next year's travelling exhibit! Help share contemporary Montana artwork throughout the state and promote creativity for future generations.
DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2016
Like to Travel? Art Mobile of Montana's part-time Teaching Artist (TA) Position offers the opportunity to travel around beautiful Montana with the AMM van as the ambassador for the Art Mobile program, representing AMM to schools, students, educators, administrators, and the public. The TA has the opportunity to curate an artist search and to display their own artwork in our traveling exhibit of 30 artworks.
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Classes, Workshops & Camps
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Classes This Week at Zootown Arts Community Center
Glass Fusing Orientation Class: June 8, 6-8 PM
$20/$15 for members + cost of class
Ready to learn how to fuse glass? This introductory class will cover the basics of glass-from how the kilning process works to slumping, fusing, mold-making, and glass aftercare. Once you have attended this fun night of glass fusing you're welcome to come in anytime and work in our Glass Fusing Studio!
FREE Silk-Screening Night: June 10, 5:30-7:30 PM, free!
Come in with a blank shirt, tote bag, or scarf and leave with one of the house designs printed anywhere of your choosing! If you get any compliments on your print (which is inevitable) throw some change in the donation jar. No registration necessary-just come on by!
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Art Workshops by Nancy Seiler
Painting on a Gelli Plate and Monoprinting:
Saturday, June 11, 1-4 PM. $50
Acrylic Extravaganza!: Saturday & Sunday, June 18-19, 9 AM - 5 PM. $275
Nature Journaling Series: Expand your nature journaling skills by exploring different natural history topics.
$50 per class (materials list and directions are provided with registration)
Register online
or call 370-1254. Visit Nancy's website for more information and workshops.
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Summer Writing Camps for Youth
The
Missoula Writing Collaborative
is offering summer writing camps this year for youth in two age groups: age 8 - 14, and high schoolers. The two sessions are July 11 - 15 and July 18 - 22, with half or full day options. Register online for Missoula Writing Collaborative's youth summer camps. With questions, call Sarah Kahn at 549-3348.
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Missoula Children's Theatre Offers Summer Camps for Kids
The
Missoula Children's Theatre
is ready for summer day camp fun with your Grades 1-12 kids! Convenient, online registration is now available for
Blackbeard The Pirate
(June 20-26),
The Pied Piper
(July 5-10) and
The Wiz of The West
(July 18-24). Register online today.
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Regional Art & Culture Events
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Kalispell's Glacier Chorale Auditions
An open audition for new singers for the Glacier Chorale and Chamber Singers will be held on Friday, June 10 and Saturday, June 11 in Kalispell. Call 407-7000 for more information.
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Reading by Montana Book Award Recipient, Liz Carlisle
Liz Carlisle will be reading from and signing her Montana Book Award book, Lentil Underground, Saturday June 18 at the Grizzly Claw Trading Co in downtown Seeley Lake at 7 PM. This event is free and open to the public.
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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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You Can Relax Now, Because Netflix Is Streaming Bob Ross
"His teachings are eternal. His hair is immovable. He is Bob Ross."
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Missoula Kids' Group, the WhizPops, Team With National Conservation Group
Their set of songs, each about a different animal that is endangered or needs protection, went to the NWF's go-to media personality, David Mizejewski.
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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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