Organizations Filed Purposes:
PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT FOR THE CREATION OF SIGNIFICANT ARTWORKS, BOTH PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY, INSPIRED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE OF THE BLACKFOOT VALLEY WHILE FOSTERING AN AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND EDUCATION.
THE LONG TERM VISION WILL PROMOTE AN "ALL INCLUSIVE" ARTS PROGRAM THAT WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DIVERSE ARTS PRACTICES FOUND WITHIN THE GREATER ARTS COMMUNITY. THE INITIAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM WILL CONCENTRATE ON SITE-SPECIFIC SCULPTURE INSTALLATIONS AND BROADEN ITS REMIT TO INCLUDE COMMISSIONING VIDEO ARTISTS, COMPOSERS, CHOREOGRAPHERS, WRITERS AND PERFORMANCE ARTISTS TO INTERPRET AND DOCUMENT THIS UNIQUE LANDSCAPE, HISTORY AND INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE. CELEBRATES THE PAST, INCLUDING ITS INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE- TIMBER AND MINING. THE CELEBRATION OF THE PAST HELPS OPEN DOORS TO A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE FUTURE. THE DISCUSSION PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CONVERSATION TO SHIFT FROM THE TRADITIONAL DYNAMIC OF CONSERVATIONISTS VERSUS INDUSTRIALISTS AND ALLOWS SPACE FOR OPEN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHAT IS BEST FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR LANDSCAPE, OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CHILDREN. THE DISCUSSION IS HUGELY BENEFICIAL FOR CONSERVATION EFFORTS BECAUSE IT HELPS DEFINE THAT A COMMON GROUND IS POSSIBLE.
BLACKFOOT PATHWAYS: SCULPTURE IN THE WILD (BPSW) PROVIDES A NEUTRAL GROUND FOR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT A NEW APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND THE CREATION OF A NEW ECONOMIC FUTURE FOR THE COMMUNITY. BPSW IS DELIVERING IN WAYS THAT ARE TANGIBLE AND PALPABLE FOR THE COMMUNITY ON A VISION FOR THE FUTURE THAT IS MORE SUSTAINABLE ECOLOGICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY FOR LINCOLN. CELEBRATES THE PAST, INCLUDING ITS INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE- TIMBER AND MINING. THE CELEBRATION OF THE PAST HELPS OPEN DOORS TO A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE FUTURE. THE DISCUSSION PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CONVERSATION TO SHIFT FROM THE TRADITIONAL DYNAMIC OF CONSERVATIONISTS VERSUS INDUSTRIALISTS AND ALLOWS SPACE FOR OPEN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHAT IS BEST FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR LANDSCAPE, OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CHILDREN. THE DISCUSSION IS HUGELY BENEFICIAL FOR CONSERVATION EFFORTS BECAUSE IT HELPS DEFINE THAT A COMMON GROUND IS POSSIBLE. BPSW IS A TANGIBLE REPRESENTATION THAT NEW ECONOMIC INITIATIVES CAN DELIVER DOLLARS TO LOCAL BUSINESSES- IT DOESN'T JUST HAVE TO BE ABOUT MINING AND TIMBER. OTHER AVENUES ARE POSSIBLE AND THEY CAN DELIVER SUSTAINABLE USE OF THE LANDSCAPE AND INCOME INTO THE COMMUNITY. BPSW ARE GETTING CHILDREN EXCITED ABOUT ART AND THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE AND THAT HELPS BRING ALONG PARENTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN DECISION-MAKING POSITIONS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY, ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENT. BPSW ALLOWS FOR A NARRATIVE: THIS LANDSCAPE IS SPECIAL! LOOK AT THE ART IT INSPIRES! PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE ARE COMING HERE TO BE INSPIRED BY THIS LANDSCAPE - OUR NATURAL BEAUTY, THE WILDLIFE. THESE ARE ASSETS TO OUR COMMUNITY NOT JUST IN THEMSELVES BUT THEY ARE ECONOMIC ASSETS TOO BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL COME HERE TO EXPERIENCE THEM AND SPEND DOLLARS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kevin O'Dwyer | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | 20 | $30,000 |
| Jennifer Bottomly-O'Looney | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Roger Dey | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Jordan Reeves | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Gary Burnett | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Steven Siegel | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Wanda Owen | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Laura Butler | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Gary Moseman | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Annette Gardner | VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Becky Garland | PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
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