Featured News | Posted: November 6, 2018
Join the Wyoming Arts Council and the UW Art Museum for a follow up phone call with artist, educator, advocate for artists, and editor Sharon Louden on Monday, Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to noon. Louden currently has a site-specific installation in the lobby of the UW Art Museum, “Windows at the University of Wyoming,” and
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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.