This issue of Artscapes features stories on the American Rescue Plan, 2023 Wyoming Poetry Out Loud State Championship, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Wyoming Independent Music Initiative (WIMI), Wyoming Showcase at Treefort Music Festival, Wyoming Road Trip Playlist, Performing Arts Fellowship Showcase, the WAC’s Folk Art Mentoring Grants, and more.
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.