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MPAC Annual Showcase & Conference
October 11-13| Great Falls, MT
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Announcements & Reminders
Presenters
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Don't forget to bring your venue or series brochures for "Turn the Tables."
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Bring your silent auction items and badge raffle items—and thank you!
Artists/Agents
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Plan to attend "Turn the Tables"
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Come to the Jam Session
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Please review "Resource Room Guidelines"
Bar Service
We will have a cash bar at the Convention Center and the bar literally accepts only cash. The facility has an ATM machine for your convenience.
Conference Meals
Conference meals are optional but MUST BE PURCHASED AHEAD OF TIME. Click here to order your conference meals.
We thank our supporters!
The Montana Performing Arts Consortium annual artist showcase and conference relies on grant support from Montana’s Cultural Trust, the Montana Arts Council, Creative West, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Attendee List
The 2024 Conference Attendee list is a Google Sheets Document. Please use the tabs at the bottom of the document to navigate to 4 sections: presenters, artists, agencies, advocacy organizations
UPDATED 10.7.2024
NEW Venue information
MPAC Conference events (booths, dining, workshops, quick-pitch "Five-For-Five,"etc.) are in a NEW/DIFFERENT facility on the Mansfield CPA Campus. These events will be in the Convention Center (behind the Mansfield Theater on the ground level). Please review the information and maps provided below so you know where to go when you arrive on Friday.
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The Showcase Performances will be held in the same place as last year: the Mansfield Theater.
Resource Room & Conference Events (Friday/Saturday)
Mansfield Convention Center (ground level, west of Theater)
Showcase Performances
Mansfield Theater
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Address:
2 Park Dr S, Great Falls
Resource Room notes:
Artist/agent booths will have standard rectangular tables and pipe and drape. You may set your booth up anytime after 3pm on Friday, October 11.
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For Turn-The-Tables, presenters will set up in the dining area on the large round tables. Presenters can display their materials and leave them at the tables until we strike the booths on Saturday.
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Reminder: Do not leave valuables unattended in the Convention Center or Theater.
Artists: Showcase & Booth Info
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Registration opens at 3pm on Friday, October 11th. You may begin setting up your booth at that time.
The first Resource Room (exhibit hall) sessions will be on Saturday. Click here for the conference schedule.
Workshops and Opportunities
Presenter Roll-Call
Friday, 4:30PM
Shortly after our kick-off reception, each attending nonprofit organization will have their moment in the spotlight for introductions! This conference is a unique chance for our presenting representatives to gather in person AND our network is growing with new members who may not know everyone. Come and see who’s here and be ready to introduce your organization and share about your community and audience.
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Artist Meetings
Friday, 5:00PM (Lower Level Green Room) & Saturday, 7:30PM (Convention Center)
Artists and agents: please plan to attend! These meetings are scheduled on Friday and Saturday because we know many of you need to depart by early Sunday morning. We also put a break in the tech schedule for the Friday meeting. Members of the MPAC board will welcome you at the orientation on Friday. On Saturday night, you’ll vote for an Artist Representative and discuss feedback to relay to the MPAC board and staff.
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Room Info: The Lower Level Green Room is in the basement below the stage of the Mansfield Theater. Stairs access available from backstage wings.
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The Artful Advocate: How to effectively advocate for the arts
Friday, 5:00PM | Krys Holmes, Montana Arts Council
Yes! You can advocate effectively for the arts, even if you’re a nonprofit. This informal conversation will help make it fun & easy to create a plan, engage your board and members, and advocate more powerfully for the arts with lawmakers, policymakers, and our greater community.
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The Next Chapter: Building a powerful presenting culture in Montana communities
Friday, 6:00PM | Emily Wolfram, MPAC
MPAC is undertaking strategic planning this fall. As members you are some of our most the most important stakeholders in the success of our organization. Your contribution to the conversation and process will guide MPAC in creating a strategic plan that helps us all reach our goals and serve our communities throughout the state.
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Five For Five: quick 5-minute pitches from artists and agents
Friday, 6:45PM
We’ll have a fast round of artists and agents sharing the amazing programs they offer to your communities. Each one will have 5 minutes and a microphone. If this leaves you wanting more, be sure to visit them in the Resource Room.
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Turn-The-Tables Session (Artists, don’t miss this!)
Friday, 7:15PM
For 45 minutes, artists and presenters switch places in the Resource Room! Presenter representatives are assigned a table where they can display season brochures and other information about their venues. Artists have the opportunity to move about the room and meet with presenter representatives. Plus, there are treats and a contest for the best presenter “booth!”
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Creative West (formerly WESTAF) at MPAC
By Appointment | Marcelina Ramirez, Creative West
Creative West (formerly WESTAF) Grants, Awards, and Programs Manager Marcelina Ramirez will be at the MPAC conference to connect with our member community. She will be available for 1-1 meetings and can answer any questions you have about TourWest or other WESTAF programs.
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Silent Auction
begins Friday, 4:00PM / ends Saturday 7:30PM
MPAC’s Silent Auction helps us cover the cost of hosting the conference Items are donated by presenters and communities throughout the state. Direct any silent auction questions to MPAC board member Jill Dostert Wagner.
Thank you to everyone who brought a silent auction item!
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Conference Program
Click on the cover image to download a PDF
