Posted: May 23, 2013
Reporter Zach Benoit at the Billings Gazette profiled Devils Tower chainsaw sculptor Roy Pilcher. Pilcher, Wyoming Arts Council roster artist, was in Billings to visit grandchildren and, while there, identified some stumps to carve into eagles, bears and other assorted creatures. Roy told the Gazette: “I learn something every time I carve,” he said. “If I … Continue Reading
Posted: May 22, 2013
The Wyoming Arts Council will hold its quarterly board meeting in Laramie May 30-31. It will be held at the University of Wyoming Art Museum on the UW campus. Agenda items include the decisions on FY14 Grants to Organizations, Operating Support and Arts Education grants, review of WAC budgets, long-range planning, discussion of Art in … Continue Reading
Posted: May 22, 2013
The WAC is sponsoring a variety of summer professional development opportunities designed with teachers in mind. Participants are eligible to receive PTSB or UW Continuing Education credits. Starting the summer in Cheyenne, Lynn Newman will lead Issues in Teaching Painting. There will be a mix of hands-on exercises using the paint of your choice and facilitated … Continue Reading
Featured News, Program News | Posted: May 23, 2013
Reporter Zach Benoit at the Billings Gazette profiled Devils Tower chainsaw sculptor Roy Pilcher. Pilcher, Wyoming Arts Council roster artist, was in Billings to visit grandchildren and, while there, identified some stumps to carve into eagles, bears and other assorted creatures. Roy told the Gazette: “I learn something every time I carve,” he said. “If I … Continue Reading
Featured News, Grant News | Posted: May 22, 2013
The Wyoming Arts Council will hold its quarterly board meeting in Laramie May 30-31. It will be held at the University of Wyoming Art Museum on the UW campus. Agenda items include the decisions on FY14 Grants to Organizations, Operating Support and Arts Education grants, review of WAC budgets, long-range planning, discussion of Art in … Continue Reading
Featured News | Posted: May 22, 2013
The WAC is sponsoring a variety of summer professional development opportunities designed with teachers in mind. Participants are eligible to receive PTSB or UW Continuing Education credits. Starting the summer in Cheyenne, Lynn Newman will lead Issues in Teaching Painting. There will be a mix of hands-on exercises using the paint of your choice and facilitated … Continue Reading
Featured News | Posted: May 21, 2013
Annie Wang at TravelNerd sends news that the site has selected Jackson as one of its lesser-known arts destinations (along with its Rocky Mountain sisters, Santa Fe and Bozeman). It recommends Jackson Hole for its “bustling arts scene” at the Center for the Arts, the National Museum of Wildlife Art, Art Fair Jackson Hole and … Continue Reading
Featured News | Posted: May 21, 2013
At the Buffalo Bill Center for the West, the weekend of June 15 and 16 celebrates Plains Indian culture, arts, and music with two major events: the annual Plains Indian Museum Powwow and the long-anticipated opening of the Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Gallery of the Center’s Plains Indian Museum. This marks the 32nd year of … Continue Reading
Featured News | Posted: May 20, 2013
Three new exhibitions will open at the University of Wyoming Art Museum Saturday, May 25. If you miss viewing them this weekend, attend the free public reception at the art museum for the Wyoming Arts Council board and staff on Thursday, May 30, 5-6:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served and all the galleries will be … Continue Reading
Featured News | Posted: May 17, 2013
Actors’ Mission is an innovative theatre company in Rock Springs that has received three Grants to Organizations (GTO) grants and one Open Door grant from the Wyoming Arts Council. This “call for entries” comes from its web site: Are you a writer? Has a piece of theatrical genius been languishing in your desk drawer, patiently … Continue Reading
Featured News | Posted: May 16, 2013
More and more creatives are producing original content meant for “small screen” platforms. Much of our content originates on web sites like this one and increasingly finds its way to mobile technology as that market expands. Is that content accessible to those with disabilities? Wyoming Arts Council staffers were at their desktop screens yesterday to … Continue Reading