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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 […]

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

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

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

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

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,