In Kalispell, a Star-Studded Film School Emerges at FVCC Thanks to Hollywood director Michael Polish and actress Kate Bosworth

Hollywood director Michael Polish and actress Kate Bosworth team up with Flathead sheriff deputy Travis Bruyer to launch The Montana Institute for the Arts http://www.matr.net/article-83095.html, now taking applications for two-week filmmaking course in July at FVCC

"It’s amazing that Montana is so rich in culture and yet doesn’t have a lot of programs where kids can express themselves artistically, mainly in film," Polish said.

By Myers Reece

In Kalispell, a Star-Studded Film School Emerges

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Media Arts in the Public Schools

The MAPS Media Institute is committed to providing a rigorous, hands-on program designed to instill a lifelong passion for learning and to equip students with the skills and confidence for academic, social and professional success.
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Our unique curriculum incorporates science, technology, engineering, the arts and math (STEAM) in all of our courses. Fostering creativity and building communication skills is part of what led to MAPS being honored as one of the "Top 50" after-school programs in the U.S. by the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities.

The program runs year round, five days a week. From September through May; our 32 weeks of instruction are divided into four 8 week sub-courses to allow students to participate in school activities and then return to MAPS. During the summer, MAPS offers a Monday through Friday 4 week course.

https://www.mapsmediainstitute.com/school

SUMMER PROGRAM
SUMMERTIME FUN…

MAPS Summer Program offers a 4 week crash course in each of our classes. New students will gain a broad experience in media arts, while returning students can focus on independent projects. In addition, students are invited to staff the MAPS info booth at the weekly Hamilton Farmer’s Market.

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Missoula Children’s Theater Center for the Performing Arts – The Little Red Trucks

Since throwing open the doors to the MCT Center for the Performing Arts in 1998, we have hosted more than 1.3 million guests. This past year, we estimate that 100,000 people – volunteers, board members, kids, program participants, touring artists, donors, performers, actors, dancers, students, tour groups, musicians, employees, patrons, out-of-town visitors, parents, vendors, brides and grooms, and many more – have come through our building. We love being Missoula’s unofficial community center, and we want to contribute to and be a catalyst for community vitality, artistry, and service for many years to come.

MCT has a significant economic footprint. We average 120 full-time staff members, about 50 of whom live in Missoula. We earn most of our $5.5 million budget outside Missoula and spend more than 70% of it locally. MCT employees volunteer at more than 50 local organizations, and we are members of the Missoula Chamber of Commerce, the Missoula Downtown Association, and Destination Missoula— the official Missoula Convention and Visitors Bureau, among others.

Where did this amazing company and collection of people come from? To answer that, we need to go back in time to the summer of 1970.

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