The Creative and Cultural Economy

Welcome to the Montana Committee for the Humanities monthly e-newsletter. Here you will find links to MCH, Montana Center for the Book, and Montana Festival of the Book news, grant guidelines and deadlines, calendar of…

Today is February 18 and on this day in 1959 over 250 people attended a dinner at the Hotel Florence to celebrate the Missoula premiere of The Hanging Tree, based on the novel of that…

"One of the things we’ve forgotten is that cities are communities of people," Thom observes. "But what is the glue that holds them together? Common values. Common ideas. In recent years, it’s also the growing importance of culture. Our economic well-being is based on our ability to celebrate culture, and celebrate the true identity of our cities.

With a steady hand and a trained eye, Andy McNaught holds a small piece of glass tubing in the fiery path of a propane-oxygen torch. As the glass begins to heat, art begins to form….

The arts have been noted as a positive draw for travelers for many years. But now the whole idea of marketing "cultural tourism" is beginning to take off. Stephen Dunphy / Seattle Times staff columnist…

Today is Wednesday, February 11, and at 5 p.m. on this day in 1805 was born Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau. You probably know him as the “Pomp” who was taken by his mother, Sacagawea, when she guided…

"There’s not an overall statewide strategic plan dealing with culture as an industry,"

"Heritage tourism" is a lucrative but largely untapped source of new tourism dollars within the $525.8 billion U.S. travel industry

Nine galleries filled with art; two classrooms for student painters and sculptors; a research library; elevators; vaulted ceilings; lots of natural light. These are some of the amenities the new, improved Art Museum of Missoula…

"It is not about disconnecting but about connecting with others,"