Featured News, Grant News | Posted: April 5, 2013
The Wyoming Arts Council’s Grants to Organization program will meet in the Carnegie Room of the Fremont County Public Library in Lander on April 26-27 to evaluate grant applications and make recommendations for funding of FY 2014 grant awards to the WAC Board. The panel meeting will begin at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 26,
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Grant News | Posted: January 3, 2013
The WAC Visual Arts Fellowship application will be available in the next two weeks, with a deadline of mid- to late February so announcements may be made at the CLICK! conference in Laramie March 1-3, 2013. Applications this year will be accepted through CaFE online. Artists interested in applying may set up a free profile on CaFE at
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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.