Art in Public Buildings

In 1991, the 51st Legislature of the State of Wyoming passed the Art in Public Buildings legislation. One percent of construction costs of new state-owned buildings is to be utilized for the purpose of placing artwork in the public setting, helping to beautify our public buildings and draw attention to the wealth of artist experience within our region.

The artist or artwork for each project is selected by a committee specifically selected for that project.  Committee membership includes:  representatives from the community in which the building is located; representatives from the user agency, artists or other representatives from the art community, the architect for the building, and a representative from the State’s Construction and Management Office.  Staff from the Wyoming State Museum and Wyoming Arts Council coordinate and lead the committee meetings, but do not vote on the selection of artists or artwork.

Contact Rita Basom or David Newell for additional information about this program.

Recent Projects include:

• Wyoming Boy’s School – Painted Steel Sculpture – Lander
• Wyoming State Hospital – 2-D Collection – Evanston
• Wyoming Honor Farm – Bronze Sculpture – Riverton
• Wyoming State Fairgrounds – Bronze Sculptures (2) – Douglas
• Wyoming Medium Correctional Facility – Glass Sculpture – Torrington
• Northeast Wyoming Welcome Center – Bronze Sculptures (2) – I-90 near Beulah
• Southeast Wyoming Welcome Center – Steel Sculpture – I-25 South of Cheyenne
• Military Readiness Facility – 2-D & 3-D collection – Cheyenne (to be completed in fall of 2012)
• Game and Fish – Bronze Sculpture – Cheyenne (to be installed in 2013)
• Curt Gowdy State Park Visitor Center – Selection process Underway – Hwy 210                     between Cheyenne and Laramie (to be installed in summer of 2013)
• Central Wyoming College – Selection Process Underway – Riverton (To be installed in the summer of 2013
• Sheridan College – Selection Process Underway – Sheridan  (To be installed in the summer of 2013)
• Northwest College – Selection Process Not Yet Begun – Powell
• University of Wyoming – Selection Process Not Yet Begun – Laramie

Call for Artists, CWC Health and Science Center, Riverton, Wyoming

• Call for Entries
• CWC Health and Science Center

Call for Artists, Curt Gowdy State Park Visitor Center, Wyoming

• Interpretive Plan sketches and narrative
• Schematic Design
• Call for Entries Brochure