Featured News | May 13, 2015
The Wyoming Arts Council will hold its next quarterly board meeting on Wednesday through Friday, May 20-22, at the Crook County Public Health Building, 420 E. Main St in Sundance.
The WAC board invites individuals and organizational representatives to attend any part of the meeting to observe the board process, and to address the board during the public comment session at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 21. Comments about the agency’s policies, funding priorities, on-line granting system, and other arts-related topics are welcomed.
Agenda items include the decisions on FY16 Grants to Organizations, Operating Support and Arts Education grants, review of WAC budgets, long-range planning, discussion of Art in Public Buildings projects, event planning and the next Governor’s Arts Awards. Official business commences on Wednesday, May 20, with a 1-5 p.m. panel to discuss Operating Support grants. The board meeting continues from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Thursday and, if needed, from 9 a.m.-noon on Friday, May 22.
On Thursday evening from 5:30-7 p.m., the public is invited to a reception at the Crook County Museum and Art Gallery, 309 E. Cleveland St., Sundance.
The mission of the Wyoming Arts Council is to provide leadership and invest resources to sustain, promote and cultivate excellence in the arts.
To obtain a detailed meeting agenda or to get more information, call the WAC at 307-777-7742.
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.
