About
Mission
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Promote and encourage the touring and presentation of the performing arts throughout Montana in a professional and cost-effective manner.
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Provide support and technical assistance to non-profit performing arts presenters, presenting communities, and artists.
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To foster a favorable climate for both artists and presenters in Montana and promote, cultivate, and amplify the vibrant, innovative, and powerful presenting culture in Montana communities.
Support our mission!
The Montana Performing Arts Consortium (MPAC) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit serving Montana's community of presenting organizations and the artists who bring their talent to our stages. Consistent with mission, MPAC provides two important services to the field statewide: the annual artist showcase and conference and the rural Presenter Development assistance program.
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MPAC's Artist Showcase & Conference features showcasing performers from throughout the continent and networking events for presenters and artists. The event typically draws 18-20 presenters from the Montana and neighboring states as well as 18-25 artists and artist agencies.
Many presenting organizations are in rural communities and are 100% volunteer-operated. Thus, it is rare for these organizations to send volunteers to large regional booking conferences due to the high travel cost and required time off from work. MPAC's annual conference provides a crucial link between theses rural Montana communities and professional performing artists. Participating presenters often fill all or most of their season series with artists who participate in the conference.
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For artists, the conference is an important promotion event. Through the showcase and networking events, many participating artists are able book multiple engagements and cost-effective tours with Montana presenters. Since most rural presenters do not attend larger regional booking conferences, MPAC is a special opportunity for out-of-state artists to get a real sense of the vibrancy of the Montana arts community and the touring potential that exists here.
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