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Wyoming Innovation Partnership announces a new program, “Investing in Wyoming’s Creative Economy”
“Investing in Wyoming’s Creative Economy,” is a new state-funded program through Wyoming Innovation Partnership (WIP), aimed at supporting artists and creatives in building a sustainable art practice, starting an arts-related nonprofit, or building an arts-related business. Wyoming-based artists and creatives in any field—from visual arts, to music, to theater and dance, writing or interdisciplinary work—are invited to apply to participate in this exciting new program…
Summit Session: Three Strategies to Improve the Climate for Arts & Culture in Wyoming
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Three Strategies to Improve the Climate for Arts & Culture in Wyoming SAGE Community Arts, Sheridan, WY – The upcoming Wyoming Arts Summit is set to feature an inspiring breakout session titled "Three Strategies to Improve the Climate for...
Wyoming Arts Council Presents 2023 Report to Legislators
As an aggressive deluge of hail and rain dropped on Evanston,—Wyoming Arts Council Deputy Director, Rachel Clifton presented an educational report to members of the 67th Wyoming Legislature's Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife, and Cultural Resources Committee. Watch...
Wyoming Arts Council Outlines Funding Needs & Opportunities
At Mike Lange's final board meeting at as Executive Director of the Wyoming Arts Council, he delivered a talking points memo. On the bright side, the memo speaks to the role of the state's creative economy as a driver of community and economic strength, health, and...
New Report Measures Artists in Wyoming’s Workforce
Wyoming's creative communities are reviewing a new report from the National Endowment for the Arts that updates national and state-level estimates of artists in the workforce with figures derived from American Community Survey (ACS) data covering 2015-2019. The ACS is...
WyAA Hires New Director of Operations
The Wyoming Arts Alliance, a member-supported statewide arts advocacy nonprofit, has hired Andrew Schneider as director of operations, to lead the organization through a period of growth and transformation, the organization announced today.
Wyoming Arts Summit Registration Now Available
Join arts & culture professionals virtually this year for a week-long series of sessions, workshops, and networking . . all part of the Wyoming Arts Summit, November 1-5, 2021. Sessions begin at 1 p.m. each day. The theme for the Arts Summit is “Connecting...
WESTAF Expands its Social Responsibility and Inclusion Team
The Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) is thrilled to welcome two new team members to its Social Responsibility and Inclusion (SRI) division: Ashanti McGee, grants and access manager, and Jade Elyssa Cariaga, grants and equity manager. With more than a decade of...
WESTAF Receives Multiyear Grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
The Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) has been awarded a multiyear grant by the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust. This funding allows for the creation of a new position in WESTAF’s Alliances, Advocacy, and Public Policy (AAP) division and will enable WESTAF to...