The Artists’ Atelier in Great Falls hosted Celebrate Great Falls for

one of their regular coffees Thursday, Oct. 10. The Atelier, located on

Walker Road, is home to 16 members of Great Falls Studios who use

the space as a studio.

While several of the resident artists prepared for the upcoming

Great Falls Studios Tour, guests at the social mingled with them

and discussed everything from the government shutdown to the

possibilities of flooding over the past few rainy days.

The event also featured a donation by Celebrate Great Falls to the

Great Falls Foundation for the Arts, which operates the adjacent

art school. Old Brogue owner Mike Kearney presented GFFFTA

Executive Director Julie Casso with a donation for $1,000.

“We’re very appreciative of the arts in Great Falls, especially the

Atelier, the school and the foundation,” Kearney said. “Their work

brightens the walls of many places in this community.”

Casso said she was grateful for the donation.

“This donation means so much to the foundation, and I promise it will

go to benefit a lot of people,” she said.

This was the first coffee of the fall from Celebrate Great Falls. Erin

Lobato of Celebrate Great Falls said the organization partners with

various groups and businesses for the coffees, which are open to

anybody who lives or works in the Great Falls area.

The foundation has hosted previous gatherings at Riverbend Park,

The Old Brogue and Brix American Bistro.

Those interested in sponsoring a future coffee social can contact

Lobato at erin_lobato@hotmail.com.