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Montana

Facts and Figures

In the past five years, the National Endowment for the Arts distributed $12,355,797 in federal funding, either directly or through state and regional support, in Montana.

In the most recent information (2023) from the Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (ACPSA), which is produced jointly by the National Endowment for the Arts’ Office of Research & Analysis and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Commerce Department, Montana...

  • Added 3.3 percent or $2.4 billion to the state economy from arts and cultural production
  • Employed 20,269 workers in the arts and cultural industries, with workers earning wages and benefits totaling $1.3 billion

More than 47 percent of Montana’s adults attended live music, theater, or dance performances, while more than 22 percent attended art exhibits, according to the 2022 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, conducted in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau.

In addition to offering direct grants, the NEA supports national initiatives benefiting people across the country. Over the past five years:

The Blue Star Museums program provided free admission to thousands of active military personnel and their families at 34 participating museums in Montana.

More than 2,723 students from 129 high schools in Montana participated in Poetry Out Loud.

The NEA Big Read program generated community events focused on reading outstanding American literature and involving more than 26,321 adults and students in Montana.

The Shakespeare in American Communities program in Montana enabled schools to offer 10,957 children the opportunity to see live professional performances of Shakespeare, or to engage in educational programs


Montana Fact Sheet

On this page, find information on the arts and culture for the state of Montana, and how the National Endowment for the Arts has supported the arts in communities throughout the state. Below are highlights of just some of Arts Endowment grantees and artists working in Montana.

To find a list of grants awarded by the agency to Montana, go to our Recent Grant Search. 

State Highlights

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NEA National Heritage Fellowship Tribute Video: Grant Bulltail
Sep 17, 2019
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A woman artist talks to a young boy as he looks at one of her paintings provided by Art Mobile of Montana
Spotlight on Art Mobile of Montana
Nov 21, 2016
We shine the spotlight on the Art Mobile of Montana which brings art and art experiences to people in the state's rural communities.
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A man in a coboy hat sitting with a book on his lap.
Wallace McRae
1990
1990 National Heritage Fellow Wallace McRae's work preserves the tradition of oral narrative poetry and infuses it with originality and unforgettable turns of language and inspiration.
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State & Regional Contacts

Montana Arts Council 
830 North Warren
Helena, MT 59620-2201
406/444-6430
TT/Relay: 1-800-833-8503
mac@state.mt.us

Creative West (Regional Arts Organization)
1743 Wazee Street, suite 300
Denver, CO 80202
303/629-1166
wearecreativewest.org 

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