Featured News | Posted: March 17, 2017
On March 16, 2017, the White House released a budget blueprint for Fiscal Year 2018. This proposal calls for reductions to a range of government programs, including the elimination of federal support for the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. It is important to remember that the legislative branch
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Featured News, Program News | Posted: March 14, 2017
Formally launched in August 2014 at the National Conference of State Legislatures’ Legislative Summit, Americans for the Arts’ State Policy Pilot Program, also known as SP3, includes ten state teams seeking to strengthen arts education by advancing state policy. Wyoming is one of those states. The latest phase of development for Wyoming was a first-of-its-kind
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Featured News | Posted: March 6, 2017
WESTAF (Western States Arts Federation), in association with the Wyoming Arts Council, launched its new IMTour.org™ site late last week. An extension of the Independent Music on Tour (IMTour™) grant, the website pairs independent musicians with presenting nonprofit organizations in the western United States. With close ties to the Denver music community, WESTAF recognized the
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Featured News, Program News | Posted: February 16, 2017
The Wyoming Arts Council hosts the Poetry Out Loud State Finals Competition on Monday, March 6 at 7 p.m. at the Laramie Community College Playhouse in the College Community Center, 1400 E. College Drive. Awards will be announced at a ceremony on Tuesday, March 7 at 10:30 a.m. in the lobby of the Barrett Building, 2301 Central Avenue. The
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Featured News, Grant News | Posted: February 1, 2017
The Community Support Grant (CSG) is a competitive grant program for project and/or operational support for organizations that provide services to their community through the arts. Applications are open for programming and services between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2018. Final application deadline is April 1. Organizations that did not receive a CSG last year
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Uncategorized | Posted: February 1, 2017
Join us for our last Wednesday Call-in to get your questions answered about the Community Support Grant. Follow the steps below: Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone: https://www.uberconference.com/wyspcr You can also dial in using your phone: 1(888) 601-7276 We hope to see you all there! For more information contact the Wyoming Arts Council
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Featured News | Posted: January 20, 2017
The Wyoming Arts Council board will hold its next quarterly meeting Thursday and Friday, February 2-3 in the Big Horn Room of the Little America Hotel & Resort. Beginning at 10 a.m. the board will convene to hear reports, plan for upcoming events, get updates on current arts council initiatives, and conduct business. An executive session may be called if necessary.
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Program News | Posted: January 6, 2017
The works of 60 Wyoming artists are featured in the 2017 Governor’s Capitol Art Exhibition and Sale on display at the Wyoming State Museum January 7 through March 4. Approximately 70 pieces will be on display. The Purchase Award Reception is scheduled for Thursday, February 9, from 5 – 7 p.m. Artworks included in the
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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.
