Wyoming Arts Council

2024 Hot Springs State Park’s Plein Air in the Parks Award Winners Announced

Featured News, Program News | October 3, 2024

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The Wyoming Arts Council and Wyoming State Parks recently concluded the Plein Air in the Parks event held on Sept. 11-15 at Hot Springs State Park and Legend Rock Historical Site. This annual art competition pairs talented artists with beautiful locations, and offers cash prizes to top participants. 

Award winners are:

• 1st Place ($1,000): “Legend Rock Elk” – Brenda Trippel (Worland)
• 2nd Place ($500): “Beautiful Wyoming – Thermopolis” – Georgia Roswell (Cheyenne)
• 3rd Place ($250): “The Water’s Edge” – Autumn Hnilicka (Thermopolis)
• People’s Choice Award ($250): “A River Runs Through It” – Cindy Clancy (Thermopolis)

Judges for the event this time were Rene’ Huge, Director of the Cody Country Art League, and Barbara Anne Greene, State Parks and Cultural Resources Commissioner for District 5. 

“Being in such an accessible state park has really changed our outlook on this program, especially since this was a new location for Plein Air in the Parks. Artists came from all over the northern Wyoming region, which brought the local Thermopolis community out to see the art being made across the Park; many of them mentioned how the artists changed their perspectives on their own town for the better,” says Ismael Dominguez, Programs Specialist at the Wyoming Arts Council. 

Plein Air in the Parks is a collaborative weekend event presented this year by Wyoming State Parks, the Wyoming Arts Council, the Sagebrush Artisans, and Hot Springs State Park.

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