Sheridan’s Big West Arts Festival features fine arts and fine crafts in more than 50 exhibitor’s booths on Aug. 4-5, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., on the campus of Sheridan College. Free and open to the public.
The festival includes live music until 9 p.m. A wide variety of food and beverages will be for sale at the site.
Contact: Rod Dugal or Danna Hildebrand at 307-674-6446 or 800-913-9139.
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.
ARTS COUNCIL FACT
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.