Resources
Statewide Service Organizations
MT Alliance for Arts Education, Karen Lauersdorf, Administrative Assistant, PO Box 1124, Manhattan, MT 59741; 406-284-4274; e-mail: mtmaae@yahoo.com; www.maae.org. Advocacy organization for arts education.
MT Art Education Assn., Co-President Susan Arthur, Flathead High School, 644 4th Ave. West, Kalispell, MT; 406-751-3500; e-mail: arthurs@sd5.k12.mt.us. Provides professional information and development for art teachers in all areas.
MT Arts, PO Box 1872, Bozeman, MT 59771; 406-585-9551. Provides administrative services for statewide organizations and some local groups and acts as a fiscal agent for emerging arts organizations.
MT Art Gallery Directors Assn., 2112 First Avenue North, Great Falls, MT 59401; 406-761-1797; e-mail: montanaart@hotmail.com; www.mt-magda.org. Supports visual art centers and galleries through traveling exhibitions, technical assistance and an annual conference.
MT Assn. of Symphony Orchestras, PO Box 1872, Bozeman, MT 59771; 406-585-9551; www.montanasymphonies.org. Provides resource sharing, imports musicians and conducts seminars and conferences.
MT Center for the Book, c/o Montana Committee for the Humanities, 311 Brantly Hall, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812; 406-243-6022, ask for Mark Sherouse; www.montanabook.org. Organizes public forums featuring Montana authors; and promotes reading, book arts and publishing.
MT China Painting Art Assn., 1805 Highland, Helena, MT 59601; 406-443-5583. Promotes the art of china painting, porcelain and glass; sponsors a yearly public show featuring nationally known teachers.
MT Committee for the Humanities, 311 Brantly Hall, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812; 406-243-6022; www.humanities-mt.org. Presents humanities programs, awards grants, conducts speakers bureau, reading/discussion groups and teacher programs.
MT Community Foundation, 101 N. Last Chance Gulch, Suite 211, Helena, MT 59601; 406-443-8313; e-mail: mtcf@mt.net; www.mtcf.org. Maintains endowments for nonprofit organizations and awards grants.
MT Cultural Advocacy, PO Box 1872, Bozeman, MT 59771; 406-585-9551. Coalition of arts and cultural agencies that lobbies the state legislature to maintain funding of cultural agencies and oversees legislation affecting Montana's cultural sector.
MT Dance Arts Assn., PO Box 1872, Bozeman, MT 59771; 406-585-9551. Sponsors a fall and spring workshop for young Montana dancers, administers a summer scholarship program and presents a summer teachers' workshop.
MT Institute of the Arts, PO Box 1824, Bozeman, MT 59771; 406-587-7636. Assists artists in all disciplines through educational projects, information, and workshops.
MT Music Educators Assn., President, Erik Engebretsen, Box 702, Malta, MT 59538; 406-654-2002; e-mail: keep@tcc-cmc.net. Provides professional infor-mation and development for music teachers in all areas.
MT Painters Alliance, Susan Blackwood and Howard Friedland, 711 Blackmore Place, Bozeman, MT 59715; 406-586-4484. A statewide organization comprised of professional outdoor painters who seek to showcase the vast variety and spectacular beauty of Montana.
MT Performing Arts Consortium, PO Box 1872, Bozeman, MT 59771; 406-585-9551; www.mtperformingarts.org. Supports performing arts presenting in large and small communities; sponsors an annual conference showcasing performing arts; facilitates block-booking; and provides quick-grants to rural presenters.
MT Preservation Alliance, 516 N. Park, Suite A, Helena, MT 59601; 406-457-2822; www.preservemontana.org. Provides technical assistance and infor-mation on historic preservation issues through a circuit rider pro-gram. Publishes Preservation Montana. www.preservemontana.org.
MT Public Television Assn., PO Box 503, White Sulphur Springs, MT 59645; 406-547-3803; Supports efforts of Montana's rural low power public television stations; provides technical assistance in video production and station application procedures and sponsors an annual conference.
MT Theatre Education Assn. (MTEA), c/o Helena High School, 1300 Billings Ave., Helena, MT 59601. A K-12 education resource for Montana theatre educators; present at yearly at MEA/APT and are affiliated with EDTA.
MT Thespians, State Director, Sarah DeGrandpre, Big Sky High School, 3100 South Ave. West, Missoula, MT 59804; 406-728-2401; e-mail: sdegrandpre@mcps.k12.mt.us. Provides professional information and development for theater teachers in all areas.
MT Watercolor Society, PO Box 3002, Missoula, MT 59807; Ron Paulick, membership chair, 406-453-4076; e-mail: cambrea@mt.net; www.montanawatercolor society.org. Sponsors two annual workshops, a yearly Open Members show, a national Juried Watermedia Exhibition, and a quarterly newsletter.
Museums Assn. of Montana, MT Historical Society, 225 N. Roberts, Helena, MT 59620; 406-444-4710; www.montanamuseums.org. Supports museums of all disciplines through annual conferences, quarterly newsletters and technical assistance with museum issues.
Rocky Mountain Photo Club, 1518 Howell St., Missoula, MT 59802; 406-728-5374. Provides photography education, professional information, workshops and opportunities for members to show work in galleries.
VSA arts of Montana, PO Box 7225, Missoula, MT 59807; 406-549-2984; www.vsamontana.org. Provides information, technical assistance and workshops on working with differently-abled constituencies.
Writer's Voice of the Billings Family YMCA, 402 N. 32nd St., Billings, MT 59101; 406-248-1685. Assists emerging writers in artistic and professional development; supports accomplished writers; provides public programs that challenge the traditional definition of literary arts.
