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To support a full creative life for all, the ZACC commits to championing practices of cultural equity that empower a just, inclusive, equitable community and society.Ĭultural equity embodies the values, policies, and practices that ensure that all people-including but not limited to those who have been historically underrepresented based on race/ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, socioeconomic status, geography, citizenship status, or religion-are represented in the development of arts programming the support of artists the nurturing of an accessible, thriving venue for expression and the fair distribution of programmatic, financial, and informational resources. Learn about our Executive Director Kia Liszak. It is this spirit of community, resourcefulness, and creativity which drives the ZACC to meet Missoula’s needs through what we do best, ART.
Our success has come with the generous help of volunteers, hard-working interns, and our dedicated staff members. We strive to be an open and safe creative space for all. The ZACC’s programs fundamentally integrate artistic exploration with community building. We reach out to the greater Missoula community through off-site events and gladly welcome partnerships with local businesses and other entities supportive of our mission. Our event space, studios, classrooms, recording studios, and conference room are available to the public at a low cost, or through a profit share agreement for performing artists. Anyone can create, collaborate, and thrive in the ZACC regardless of their financial status. The ZACC's mission, to make art accessible to everyone in Missoula, is carried out through programming in the organization's three main components:ĬOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTWe are a haven and networking space for our artists, young and old. A nucleus of creative activity, this multi-use facility provides opportunities in arts education and economic development, and acts as a safe, creative community center.
The founders of the Zootown Arts Community Center (ZACC) sought to develop a place where all aspects of art from creation to experience were housed in a single space shared by theĬommunity. Since 2008, the Zootown Arts Community Center has served as the central bridge between community and art in Missoula. The ZACC also strives to offer unique and accessible art experiences for everyone by booking a broad variety of local and touring acts in our theatre, and diverse art and installations in our galleries.īy bringing working artists, artists-to-be, children, and community members together, we emphasize the richness of our own community and strengthen our organization. The Zootown Arts Community Center is Missoula’s non-profit local arts center and supports local artists, performing artists, and musicians by being as transparent and open in our practices as possible, and by instituting a business model by which all members of the Missoula Arts Community can comfortably create, collaborate, and thrive. OUR MISSIONĬultivating community through accessible arts experiences for all.
We are proud of the work we accomplished on the Northside and the revitalization the neighborhood has seen, and we are overjoyed to be in our new building. With better access and more space, we can serve the greater Missoula community. Our downtown space is centrally located and easily accessible via public transit. Our current location offers three public art classrooms, 15 low- cost artist studios, a dedicated 175 seat performance space, music practice rooms, multiple galleries, and more. After over a decade of building programs and art experiences on the Northside, the ZACC outgrew its old location and desperately needed more space. The ZACC recently moved from its original location in Missoula’s Northside neighborhood to the historic Studebaker building in the Heart of Missoula, at 216 W Main St.