The Arts Center isn’t a future promise, it’s already delivering results. Since we began using the building, we’ve experienced a 50% increase in the number of people we serve, demonstrating both the need and the opportunity.
OUR IMPACT
"Color Coordinated" by Lamont Joseph White, from a 2024 ACBS exhibit to celebrate the National Brotherhood of Skiers Annual Summit.
ACBS History
For nearly 40 years, the Arts Council of Big Sky (ACBS) has helped build the region’s arts and cultural ecosystem, growing into a robust organization.
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Annually presenting over 70 events
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Supporting hundreds of artists
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Curatting a community public art collection
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Offering transformative arts education to thousands
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Over the past decade we have tripled our budget and programming and expanded our reach to serve thousands of residents and visitors.
As we grow, we strive to create opportunities for people from different backgrounds, cultures, and places to build connection through creative expression and engagement.
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Since moving into the building at 77 Lone Peak Drive, and opening it to the public in April of 2025, we have activated the space and shared it with the community in so many ways!
Testimonials
“This campaign is not just about bricks and mortar- it’s about building a future where art is accessible, celebrated, and at the heART of our community.”
– Brian Hurlbut,
ACBS Executive Director
“As an immigrant who has called Big Sky home for over five years, events in the Arts Council’s building - like Dia de Muertos - showcase cultural richness, educate and build bridges between communities, fostering respect and appreciation for one another.”
– Volunteer &
Local Business Owner
“We were so grateful to bring Wheels of Harmony Indigenous Opera to this unique space! The Arts Council offered all of us the opportunity to share a love of music as a collective - different ages and backgrounds, but together as a community.”
– Company Manager,
Opera Montana
“I’m so glad I found the Arts Council and I’m able to teach these classes. I only know people from work so this has been a great way to meet people. And I love getting back into my element. It’s like therapy!”
– Watercolor Workshop Instructor
“The Arts Council’s new building is an incredible asset to the Big Sky and Gallatin County communities, bringing together people and interests to celebrate the many ways in which the arts benefit the region. ”
– Giving Director,
Center for Large
Landscape Conservation
“It’s hard not to love an organization that is fully committed to bringing amazing music, film, public art, and arts education to our community. All great mountain towns celebrate the arts, and Big Sky is one of those great places.”
– 15-year Big Sky Resident
The Big Sky Arts Ecosystem
This center will complement existing community resources, such as the Warren Miller Performing Arts Center and Big Sky School District’s facilities, offering new opportunities without overlapping existing services. It will be a vibrant space for everyone—artists, students, and residents alike—to engage, collaborate, and create.
Partner Organizations
Including our first event in April 2025 - Lone Peak High School Prom - we have partnered with 61 organizations in the area, and have hosted, presented or have on the books 81 events specifically in the Big Sky Center for the Arts building. But there are so many ideas we've had to say no to because we can't host multiple activities at the same time until we remodel the space.