The Creative and Cultural Economy

It’s not that a 90-minute talk will resurrect every struggling arts group in Montana. But opening dialogue between more than 100 arts leaders from around Montana who will be at the Alberta Bair Theater on Monday for the “Arts in Crisis” presentation by Kennedy Center President Michael Kaiser is a strong start.

“The Cove” is one of close to 100 Finalists out of more than 300 Film Entries that were submitted this year to IWFF, breaking a new record in the number of entries.

"Our ultimate goal is for Bigfork and the Flathead Valley to become internationally and nationally recognized as a center for the guitar – to establish it as a place to go to study, perform and compose," Feffer said. "This is the place where innovation in guitar happens."

The State of the Arts for March/April is available online in PDF format at the Montana Arts Council’s website at http://www.art.mt.gov.

I think one of the most gratifying things I have heard people say is that they never thought that they could be so transported by a film about sheep.

Their stories of success and disappointment, hope and frustration, show just what’s at stake when someone has enough gumption to take an idea, however random, and try to make something of it.

Your chance to learn from and play with some of the best guitarists in the world, including Pat Metheny, Scott Tennant, Alex DeGrassi, all of whom will be in residence for the week. We will be announcing additional guest artists in the next few weeks.

The benefits to the community – from direct, indirect and induced spending to additional tax income to the more than 300 jobs the center could create – add up to $33 million a year, he said, not to mention the $4.3 million that local builders would make during the two-year construction period.

Missoula BarCamp is about making a difference with technology and art. What topics would you most like to see?

Boasting a who’s-who list of modern documentary filmmakers, corporate sponsorship from the likes of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and HBO Documentary Films, and some 138 films from 30 countries, this year’s festival is bigger by almost any measure. And, ventures Steinberg, it’s better as well.