The Creative and Cultural Economy

An avid bird watcher and fly-fisher, Dolack has created a bounty of environmentally themed art since opening his first Missoula studio almost 30 years ago.

"We want to promote the theater, music, painting, all the arts, throughout Sanders County so we’re not sitting here like some kind of backward area,"

The purpose of these grants is to help grantees demonstrate the importance and value of the arts in rural economic diversification and cultural resource conservation in forest and/or natural resource dependent areas.

Today is Wednesday, January 14 and on this date were born the following people, all famous in their time in the same field of cultural activity: Franchinus Gaffurius in 1451; Corona Elizabeth Wilhelmine Schroter in…

Missoula has long held the reputation as a creative community. From the University of Montana’s strong liberal arts and writing programs to the world-class authors and painters, there is no shortcoming of creative talent. So how does this symptom economic potential?

Today is Wednesday, January 7. On this frigid date in 1789 the newly constituted United States selected the presidential Electors whose vote on February 4 would determine the first President and Vice-President of the fledgling…

"I am only hopeful that the new mayor will understand the depth to which the arts characterize our town and will act accordingly." That begins, she declares, by being a member of the audience. "The way you’re the best supporter of the arts is to go." "The arts," said Newsom in a 40-minute conversation late last week, "go to the core of what makes this city such a special place."

Welcome to 2004! January is named for Janus, the two-faced Roman deity. In one manifestation, Antevorta and Postvorta, this deity looked simultaneously backwards and forwards examining the past and looking towards the future. The MNHC…

"Those communities placing a premium on cultural, ethnic and artistic diversity, and reinventing their knowledge factories for the creative age, will likely burst with creativity and entrepreneurial fervor."

"It is a national trend," said John McIlwain, senior fellow for housing at the Urban Land Institute in Washington. "People are moving downtown because it’s cool to live downtown."