During the 2025 annual conference at Chico Hot Springs, MAGDA launched the Patty Bergquist Scholarship Fund, which aims to maintain scholarship funds to support conference attendees and increase traveling exhibition subsidies. Please consider donating to this important cause in her name.
Patricia Bergquist (1953 – 2025) served as MAGDA’s Executive Director for 31 years. She helped to develop MAGDA’s programs, including the Traveling Exhibition Program, and built a hearty membership base through persistence, dedication, and kindness. MAGDA was Patty’s passion project. She often worked late at night after her day job, all while raising three children. Patty’s commitment to MAGDA has had a major impact on the organization’s vitality and the nonprofit art sector in Montana.
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