Events
Important arts events from around the state and region
February 23, 2024
6:30-9:00am
In-person Event
2024 Humanities Breakfast
Join Wyoming Humanities Council, organizational partners, and state leaders for breakfast in the Wyoming State Museum & Archives. RSVP by February 16 to [email protected].
2021 National Arts Action Summit
Join Americans for the Arts, organizational partners, and hundreds of advocates for the National Arts Action Summit. Over these five days, advocates will gain a depth of knowledge from policy experts at Americans for the Arts and many organizational Partners. Learn compelling up-to-the-minute data, the latest in arts policy, and how to effectively engage decisionmakers to support the arts, arts education, and much more! You will also be able to watch a recording of these webinars whenever you like to refresh your understanding of the issues. Attendees will also connect with other advocates from their state and across the country.
2024 WyAA Cultural Recognition Day & Inaugural Wyoming Arts Champion Awards Presentation
6:30am Morning Coffee & Newspapers
9:00am Capitol Tour & Legislative Session Overview
10:00am Citizen Lobbying Overview
11:00am Workshop: Legislative Website Tools
12:00pm Arts Champion Award Networking Lunch
1:00pm Panel: Wyoming’s Creative Industries
2:00pm State Museum & Archives Visit
3:00pm Cheyenne Creativity Center Open House
6:00pm Governor’s Arts Awards
For over 40 year’s Wyoming Arts Alliance has worked to improve the climate for the arts and culture across Wyoming. Each year we continue that tradition by offering a day of cultural recognition and learning in and around the Wyoming State Capitol. This year’s program will highlight the important work of our partners in the humanities and feature the inaugural Arts Champion Award—as we and our partners feed the body and mind.
ART Learning Sessions
Cultural Recognition Day began many years ago as Arts Advocacy Day,—and continues to be Wyoming’s premiere arts-focused legislative learning experience. The acronym ART stands for Act, Report, Train—and encompasses the facets of the learning experience.
Arts & Culture leaders are invited to join WyAA’s Cultural Champions for a series of experiences and workshops that are designed to introduce participants to the legislative process, citizen engagement opportunities and resources, and issues affecting the arts and creative industries.
Speakers & Panelists
Anne Mason is the Founder and Artistic Director of Relative Theatrics in Laramie, WY. She holds a BFA in Theatre Performance from the University of Wyoming and is passionate about transforming skills from within the artistic sphere into tools for all facets of community, industry, and humanity. Anne was the 2020 Wyoming Arts Council Performing Arts Fellow, and is the recipient of the 2021 UWAA Rising Alumni Award, the 2022 Wyoming Governor’s Arts Award, and the 2023 Wyoming Woman of Influence in the Arts.
Beth Venn is the Executive Director of the Neltje Center for Excellence in Creativity and the Arts. She is currently leading the state’s WIP grant, “ArtWORK,” which supports and elevates the practice of artists throughout Wyoming with professional development workshops, mentorships, and access to start-up funds for arts-related businesses. Beth is an arts leader with a background in museum curatorial work, community arts engagement, and artist residency programs.
Conor Mullen is an artist, educator, and organizer based in Laramie. His creative practice is driven by participatory, community-centered processes. He is an enthusiastic supporter of the “More Art – Better Wyoming” ethos!
David Holland is the Deputy Director at WESTAF where he guides its advocacy and public policy work; leads external relations; and spearheads leadership and professional development programming, grantmaking, and technical assistance and consulting services for a region of 13 states and three Pacific Jurisdictions. Holland also serves as the Co-Chair of the Creative States Coalition, a national coalition of citizen advocacy groups and their partners.
Desirée Brothe has a Bachelors in Art Education and has worked in Community and Economic Development for over ten years. She is dedicated to the expansion of arts advocacy and programming, and runs her art business, Magpie Creations on the side. When not working, she spends her time painting, drawing, gardening and enjoying a good beer with her partner, Mike.
February 23, 2024
Ticketed Event
April 5-9, 2021
Virtual Event
2021 National Arts Action Summit
Join Americans for the Arts, organizational partners, and hundreds of advocates for the National Arts Action Summit. Over these five days, advocates will gain a depth of knowledge from policy experts at Americans for the Arts and many organizational Partners. Learn compelling up-to-the-minute data, the latest in arts policy, and how to effectively engage decisionmakers to support the arts, arts education, and much more! You will also be able to watch a recording of these webinars whenever you like to refresh your understanding of the issues. Attendees will also connect with other advocates from their state and across the country.