Causes: Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Centers

Mission: The Emerson's mission is to build community by promoting art and culture, set in a historic building.

Results: The Emerson builds Community through the Arts and Culture. Since being founded in 1993 the Emerson has become the arts and culture hub in southwest Montana. We currently host 250,000 visitors annually including 1,500 students that participate in our Schools in the Gallery program. We house 54 arts and culture related tenants in our building. Additionally we provide three venues for public use - the 750 seat Crawford Theater, Ballroom, and the Weaver Room Gallery. We host approximately 675 events annually in these three spaces. The events range from community meetings to internationally known performers.

Target demographics: engage our community in Arts and Culture

Geographic areas served: southwest Montana

Programs: 18 curated exhibits in our three gallery spaces including our Schools in the Gallery program which hosts approximately 1,500 students annually, year round art education for all ages, affordable gallery/studio space for 54 Arts/Culture related tenants, summer concert series - Lunch on the Lawn, and three beautiful spaces for public events (Crawford Theater, Ballroom, and the Weaver Room Gallery).