“East,” a film by East Helena teens that tells a true-to-life and funny story of life in East Helena, premieres 7 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at The Myrna Loy, 15 N. Ewing. The showing will be followed by a talkback with the filmmakers, a reception and music by Blinded. The film project is a collaboration […]
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Two extraordinary films created by students in Montana’s reservation communities have been selected for presentation at the prestigious 2019 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. Both productions were made possible by the professional filmmakers and outreach efforts of the MAPS Media Institute in Hamilton. On the Blackfeet Indian Reservation – Rising Voices, at Browning High School
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I have the power to describe myself to other people.You get to step out of your comfort zone just a little bit.Some of our old ways may have died out, but we’re still here.We’re. Still. Here. These are words of young writers from Rising Voices, a creative writing club formed by students at Browning High
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Students from the MAPS Media Institute won two awards from The 42nd Annual Fresh Films NorthWest (FFNW) film competition for its films “Aisitsimsta” and “Iris”. “Aisitsimsta”, one of 15 winners from over 130 entries, is a film produced by Browning High School and Middle School students during a week–long MAPS Montana GEAR Up 2018 summer
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Monday, Sept. 17, will mark the launch of the 15th year of programming for the MAPS Media Institute, based in Hamilton, Montana. Afterschool classes in filmmaking, graphic design, music production and new technologies for students in grades 8-12 will extend throughout the school year, culminating in the annual Media Arts Festival in May at the
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Have You Heard What’s Happening at MAPS? Spring is here and so is the MAPS Monthly newsletter!Learn more about MAPS programming, events, student work and achievements! Save the date! The 14th annual Media Arts Festival starts at 12pm on May 19th at the Pharaohplex in Hamilton, MT. Come see student work from Film, Technology, Design,
Excerpt taken from ‘Bitterroot Valley Hometown Heroes’ pp 6-7 Media Arts in the Public Schools (MAPS) Media Institute Executive Director Clare Ann Harff is a hometown hero, according to Ravalli County Fairground Manager Cryss Anderson. “Clare Ann is doing a tremendous job, filling big shoes,” Anderson said. “She is not only carrying on the legacy
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Governor Steve Bullock congratulates MAPS Media Institute for winning the 2017 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award NAHYP. MAPS is one of twelve after school/creative youth development programs nationwide to receive this award. This honor is given to programs that exemplify how arts and humanities enrich the lives of young people throughout the country
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Leaders of the Hamilton-based MAPS Media Institute are in Washington, D. C., today to be honored by federal arts and culture agencies as one of the best after-school and youth development programs in the nation. The awards for MAPS effectiveness in engaging youth in the arts or humanities come from National Endowment for the Arts,
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The Greater Montana Foundation has granted $80,000 to the Irwin and Florence Rosten Foundation, known as MAPS Media Institute. MAPS originated as Media Arts in the Public Schools in 2004. The money comes in two grants; one for ongoing operations funding and the other for a Media Mobil Lab program to share positive experiences with
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