Uncategorized | Posted: January 2, 2008
The Wyoming Arts Council is pleased to announce the winners of the 2008 Blanchan/Doubleday writing awards.Recipient of the Neltje Blanchan Memorial Writing Award for nature writing is poet Barbara Smith of Rock Springs. She will receive a $1,000 prize for a group of eight poems, including “Peonies” and “Snakes.” The honorable mention in this category
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According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, in 2014, there were 11,451 jobs devoted to our state’s creative sector, which is 30% above the national average and second only to New York.
The Arts contributed $763.6 billion to the U.S. economy in 2015, 4.2 percent of GDP and counted 4.9 million workers, who earned $372 billion in total compensation.
The Wyoming Arts Council believes that experiencing the arts should be accessible for all, including people with mental and/or physical disabilities, older adults, military/veterans, people living in institutions and those who lack access to the arts due to geographic isolation, cultural difference and economic hardship.