MISSION
The mission of the collective is simple: About Art and Artists; this includes supporting each member’s artistic growth, sharing knowledge from experience and showcasing our work together.
Activities
Lectures
Guest lecturers on; portfolio creation, writing an artist statement, how to give an artist’s talk, how to give a critique, how to write a resume, grant writing, and more, that will be free to members
Promotion
Promotion of members art through; social media, web page, artists interviews in local magazines and newspapers
Art Shows
Group and individual art shows in unique locations
All Videos
"It is the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) that those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed." – Charles Darwin
Calendar of Events
MCAC Group Show at
Sidewall Pizza in the Emerson Cultural Center
MCAC will have a Group show at Sidewall Pizza Restaurant in the Emerson in Bozeman, MT
May 14 - August
More information to come...
Contact MCAC
Info
Membership Form
About MCAC
Our group was founded by Jennifer Vermeer in 2018, and has since had multiple shows across the valley.
Key People
Artists
Jennifer Vermeer
MCAC Founder
Jennifer was born in Santa Monica California and moved to Bozeman in 2001. She recently received a BFA in Studio Arts from Montana State University. Art has been a part of her life since a young age and she loves arts ability to connect with a viewer, to elicit emotion, to remind someone of an experience, and to cause the viewer to ask questions of themselves and others.
The Montana Contemporary Arts Collective will be showing at the Sidewall Pizza Restaurant, located inside the Emerson Cultural Center 207 West Olive Street, Bozeman, MT 59715 May - August 2024: More Details To Come!
Valley Elrie Peters
President
A local Montanan, Valley grew up on a ranch in the small town of Two Dot, Montana. She received a Bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts from Montana State, and a Master's degree from the School for International Training. As a lifelong learner and educator, she cares deeply about improving others' lives. She is passionate about culture, language learning, reflective practice, and teacher development. Acrylic painting is her primary area of focus. she also works in collage, mixed media, and water color on canvas and paper.
Katherine L. Wright
Vice President
A native of the Pacific Northwest, Katherine lived extensively in southern Italy before moving to Bozeman in 2020. "After a long career in Commercial Architecture and Illustration, I lived 8 years in Italy, them 7 years back in Seattle. Retired from Architecture in 2020, now I'm retired from teaching Presentation Illustration at Gallatin College/MSU Interior Design department in Bozeman." Professional Architectural Illustrator, member ASAI, & licensed Architect, AIA; Board member of the Northwest Watercolor Society, and the editor of the 'Hotpress', their quarterly newsletter; Certified Yoga teacher with my 600 RYT from Samadhi Association in Florence ('Integral' yoga). "I travel. I draw. I paint 'home portraits.' Home is a story about who we are. In my Home Portraits, my goal to capture the spirit of what home means to you."
