Art Associates of Missoula
About Art Associates of Missoula
Art Associates of Missoula gives Missoula art lovers a reason to keep showing up, with monthly gallery visits, artist and artisan lectures, and creative workshops that keep the local scene connected. Your support also reaches beyond the room, helping fund the Fifth Grade Art Experience at the Missoula Art Museum and an annual University of Montana art education scholarship. It is the kind of organization that keeps art feeling shared, not separate.
What stands out here is how closely the social side of art and the support side of art sit together. Members gather for gallery visits, talks, and workshops, while the organization also backs the Fifth Grade Art Experience and a University of Montana scholarship for an art student.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Fifth Grade Art Experience
A program the organization supports in connection with the Missoula Art Museum.
University of Montana Art Education Scholarship
An annual scholarship for a University of Montana art student.
Monthly member programs
Monthly opportunities for members to gather through gallery visits, working artist and artisan lectures, and creative workshops.
About this work
In their own words — what they do, who it reaches, and what your dollars actually fund.
Mission
Art Associates of Missoula supports and engages with the Missoula art community. It is connected with the Missoula Art Museum through the Fifth Grade Art Experience and sponsors an annual University of Montana art student scholarship.
Who they serve
Missoula artists and art appreciators, along with fifth-grade students and University of Montana art students served through its supported programs.
How your donation helps
- Supporting the Fifth Grade Art Experience
- Funding the annual University of Montana Art Education Scholarship
- Supporting workshops, raffles, and the Spring Tour that raise funds for these programs
Our story
Art Associates of Missoula was founded in 1975 and has spent the years since as a membership organization rooted in the Missoula art community. Its work includes support for the Fifth Grade Art Experience at the Missoula Art Museum and an annual University of Montana art education scholarship.
Events
Fall Kickoff Luncheon
annualAn annual September event where members reconnect and artists and artisans showcase their work.
Holiday Event
annualAn annual December event featuring a cookie exchange and bazaar.
Spring Tour
annualA fundraising event that supports the Fifth Grade Art Experience and the University of Montana Art Education Scholarship.
Monthly meetings and activities
monthly, typically third Wednesday from September through MayGallery visits, artist and artisan lectures, and creative workshops for members and guests.
Partners & funders
In the news
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