9AM-12PM

• Allez! 120 N. Higgins | MCPS Visual Art Specialists | Spin Art

• Allez! 120 N. Higgins | MCPS Visual Art Specialists | Chalk Designs

• Allez! 120 N. Higgins | MCPS Visual Art Specialists | 3D Tissue Paper Collage

• Allez! 120 N. Higgins | Kate Crouch | Emotive Abstract Drawing

• Five on Black | Jesse Blumenthal | Blacksmith Basics

• Five on Black | The Clay Studio of Missoula | Raw Clay Bird Feeders

• Glacier Sotheby’s | Jennifer Corbin | Dance + Percussion

• First Interstate Bank | Heidi + Oumar Keita | African Dance + Drum

• The Wilma | Missoula Writing Collaborative | Fishing Poetry

10AM-12PM

• ZACC | Paint Your Own Pottery Keepsake

• Missoula Public Library | Families First Learning Lab | Nature Painting

• 500 N. Higgins | MCAT | Dude I Just Drew

• Clark Fork Market | MCPS Music Specialist + Missoula Community Gamelan | Performance of Music from Bali, Indonesia

• MAM Art Park | MAM on the Move! Sculptures based on Navajo artist, Melanie Yazzie's work

Thank you to our generous sponsors for making this event happen: Blackfoot Communications, Cloth + Crown, The Artists’ Shop, Betty’s Divine, Missoulian, Olive + Iron, Rattlesnake Market + Cafe

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Now more than ever, arts and cultural education is important to the development of young people and communities. For decades, we have known the impacts of artistic and creative learning, often aligning these outcomes to the primary metrics of decision-makers (i.e. higher test scores, lower dropout rates). Yet, in the last decade, we have seen young people - young artists and creative in particular - apply their artistic and creative skills to solve some of the world's greatest challenges on a hyper-local scale. This causes us to wonder: are we really measuring success in the best ways? Come listen to Jeff M. Poulin share some new research and BIG ideas about how we - as the arts and cultural community - should shift our language, modify our organizational practices, and update our pedagogies to support young artists and creatives as the next generation of changemakers.

Jeff is the founder of Creative Generation, working to inspire, connect, and amplify the social change work of young creatives and those committed to cultivating their creativity. As a recognized leader in the education and cultural fields, he previously led nationwide arts education programs in Europe and the US, and currently directs large-scale initiatives for global NGOs. A seasoned educator, Jeff teaches at several universities and has spoken to audiences across the United States and in 25+ countries around the globe. Jeff is a tap dancer and mentors young dancers in the U.S. and in the U.K.