Columbia Falls Ace Hardware is looking for a local artist to paint their logo in their store. They are taking quotes. Please send questions, examples of your work and a quote for the job to manager@cfallsacehardware.com
CRYJ is looking for an artist (or multiple!) to collaborate with our Program Team on delivering hands-on, creative experiences for CRYJ youth! We have many artistic teens and a lack of expertise on staff to run art-foward workshops (though CRYJ staff would support the facilitation of these workshops). Workshops could occur in a series or be designed as a one-off! Artist would need to be able to conduct the workshop with us at our Kalispell office. Please email Erin & Casey at program@restorativeyouthjustice.org if interested!
🔥SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 6TH EDITION OF OUR TRANSCENDENT JOY ZINE ARE NOW OPEN!🔥
This year’s edition is fueled by spite as a motivator, a deliberate and righteous anger aimed at the current political and social climate that refuses to relent, soften, or show mercy. We chose this theme because after last year's edition of hopeful dreams and shared joy, we’ve been confronted with ongoing violence, erasure, and betrayal. Hope alone isn’t enough.
The current moment demands a different energy: anger, resistance, resurgence. If you are angry, that’s another way of showing you care and that anger is not only understandable, it’s necessary. This zine embraces that truth. The feelings we have today come from the challenges we see all around us—this is why art and zines matter, giving us a space to reflect, connect, and act. We reject toxic positivity that insists on being palatable. Rage is real. Rage is valid. Rage can be a force for nourishment, community, and transformation.
❗️ Submissions are open until March 5th. A panel will select up to 20 submissions for print.
🔗 Transcendent Joy 6th Edition Submission
We’re summoning our creatives! Flathead Pride Festival 2026 is calling for logo art submissions, and this year’s theme is SUMMERWEEN — where spooky season collides with summer Pride vibes.
Imagine Pride in full costume: glittery ghouls, rainbow witches, skeletons in crop tops, drag monsters, sunny pumpkins, and haunted beach parties. Costumes, creativity, queerness, and celebration all wrapped into one bold, joyful design.
Who can submit?
Artists, designers, illustrators, and creatives of all skill levels are encouraged to submit.
Deadline: March 31, 2026
The selected logo will be featured across official Flathead Pride Festival 2026 materials, merch, and promotions.
Email submissions and questions to: info@glacierqueeralliance.org
Dress up. Stand out. Be proud.
Happy Summerween!
Storytelling is an art AND a craft -- especially when stories are told live in the Flathead!
Since 2023, Flathead Story Concerts have inspired and entertained listeners at local venues: for The Making Place in 2025 at White Raven Winery; for/at FVCC on National Tell-A-Story Day in 2023 & in 2026; for/at all 3 Flathead Libraries as a 3-day "story marathon" during Nat'l Library Week 2025; at Sacred Waters Brewing in 2023-2024. Hundreds of story fans have been inspired and entertained with dozens of true personal stories told by the Flathead residents who lived them!
More live Story Concerts are being planned with curated (pre-selected) stories -- fyi, FSCs are not open-mic events... So NEW STORIES are needed from local Tellers like you!
Are you a potential or experienced storyteller with a true story or two to share? Stories that work best for Flathead Story Concerts are memorable personal experiences that can be told live in 6-to-8 minutes -- similar to stories told at live Moth events in other regions or on episodes of The Moth Radio Hour and PBS TV's "Stories From the Stage" series. No previous writing or public speaking experience needed to submit your story for FSC consideration. (If you need help to craft a tellable story, see workshop info below.)
Check out FSC's Submission Guidelines and suggested Story Themes at: https://FlatheadStoryConcerts.wootick.com.
FSCs are curated and hosted by story coaches Barbara and Glenn Schiffman -- both are FVCC Continuing Education instructors and published authors, based in Whitefish.
If you have a 6-to-8 minute story (800-1000 words) to submit for review, EMAIL a written copy as a PDF to story23fvcc@gmail.com. If it fits for a future Story Concert, you'll be invited to schedule a live or Zoom audition of the complete story for Barb and Glenn. Be sure to include your full name and phone # in your email so they can reach you to discuss.
FSC live events &/or storycrafting workshops have been sponsored by The Making Place, FVCC, Authors of the Flathead, The Bookshelf in Kalispell, Sacred Waters Brewing, the Flathead Library Foundation, the Whitefish Community Center and the Whitefish Community Library. FSC live events are generally free to the public or hosted as fundraisers for local non-profits or community groups. Email or call if interested in sponsoring or co-hosting a storycrafting workshop or live story event for your group or at your location.
Barb and Glenn also occasionally teach multi-session workshops on "Crafting a Tellable Story" or "Public Speaking for Storytellers" in Flathead Valley -- for FVCC Continuing Education in 2023 & 2026, at The Making Place in 2025 and 2026, at The Whitefish Community Center in 2024. See TMP's Community Events calendar or the FSC website for info on upcoming workshops -- or contact Barb about private story crafting and presentation coaching (call her at 747-238-0038 or email story23fvcc@gmail.com with your full name and question).
We want to hear your true stories!!
