MAPS : Media Arts in the Public Schools

"The MAPS program with Peter Rosten is excellent," said NATASNW executive director Diane Bevins from Seattle on Wednesday. "I marvel at what he has done to help students over the years to just grow – it is incredible and there should be more of him around. I work with a lot of people in the television and film industry and some people just have the heart for students."

Hallahan and Campbell are students at the MAPS Media Institute in Hamilton. This is MAPS’ first summer of programming and classes in design, film, music, technology and entrepreneur are being taught, June 15 to Aug. 21. To register, visit their website http://www.mapsmediainstitue.com.

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The Media Arts Festival is a free showcase of the diverse talents of MAPS students working in film, music production, motion graphics, video game design, digital photography and illustration.

"We’re proud to support programs like MAPS which give Montana’s kids access to an industry that has a big future in Montana," said Deny Staggs, Montana’s film commissioner.

Led by MAPS mentor Christian Ackerman, Wyatt Campbell, Cameron Smith, and Caleb Hallahan have been nominated for their projects "Darby Rodeo" and "Logger Days." Both events, hosted in Darby, Mont., provided access for the MAPS students to produce, film, and edit the short pieces for submission.

It offers students from 8th to 12th grade, classes free of charge, in music, film making, and graphic design. Recently, it started an entrepreneur class, teaching kids business skills.

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"I’ve felt so blessed to have attended MAPS for the last four years," said Wyatt Campbell, a Darby senior. "I want everyone else in Montana to be able to share that experience."

The MAPS MEDIA INSTITUTE empowers young minds through creativity, communication skills, confidence and inspiration. In 2014, we were honored as one of the "Top 50" after-school programs in the U.S. by the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities.