I’m on the mailing list for the Montana Arts Council, and recently received an important email from Arni Fishbaugh, the Executive Director of MAC.

Fishbaugh and others have been hard at work on the draft of the Montana Arts Council’s Operational Blueprint for 2008-2013. More than 1,000 people shared their opinions with the arts council on what they would like to see for the future, and they have worked hard to incorporate that information into the Blueprint.

Anyone interested in the arts in Montana, please go and download the arts council’s Blueprint.

Read it. Once you’ve read it, give the Arts Council your feedback. Give feedback online here.
There are two ways to give feedback, either online or at one of three town meetings. Note that the deadline for participating online is Friday June 29th. If you miss the deadline, go to one of the town meetings:

Missoula, MT
Friday, June 22, 2007
Noon - 2:00 p.m.
MCT Center for the Performing Arts
Room 302
200 North Adams
(406) 728-1911

Miles City, MT
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
6:00 - 8::00 p.m.
Custer County Art and Heritage Center
Main Gallery
Waterplant Road (west of the city)
(406) 234-0635

Bozeman, MT
Thursday, June 28, 2007
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Emerson Center for Art and Culture
Weaver Room
111 South Grand Avenue
(406) 587-9797