Montana

Local Partner

Montana Arts Council
art.mt.gov

"The Montana Arts Council is the agency of state government established to develop the creative potential of all Montanans, advance education, spur economic vibrancy and revitalize communities through involvement in the arts. Montana will be known far and wide as "The Land of Creativity," where the arts are essential to the creativity, imagination and entrepreneurship that make Big Sky Country the very best place on earth to live, learn, work and play."

Grant Period: April 2007 – September 2010

Grant Focus: Training & Professional Development, Demand/Markets

***Recipient of a LINC Challenge Grant, funded by The Kresge Foundation.

Creative Communities Project

To Market We Go
www.art.mt.gov/folklife/folklife_business.asp

Through the Montana Arts Council’s To Market We Go program, artists are given tools to succeed in business. Working together with organizations across the Big Sky state, the program offers events, workshops, and opportunities for artists to improve marketing skills, develop greater business proficiency, and access existing markets. MAC has received $127,000 to grow this market-readiness training program to reach at least 100 new artists, expand the number of disciplines supported through its programming, and provide market field trips to enhance artists’ competitiveness in the marketplace. The Cohort Development program addresses the isolation of rural artists by forming regional networks in locations throughout the state. These networks provide learning opportunities such as mentorships, internships, studio-based work, self-directed learning, and potential online learning.