Community Calendar

Join us in Jackson for the 6th Annual Teton Powwow and Native American Art Market, a full-day celebration of Native culture, dance, art, and community.

This free public event will be held at the Snow King Event Center in Jackson, WY, and runs from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

The day begins with Native American art vendors and food booths, followed by the highly anticipated Grand Entry at 11 a.m., when dancers and drum groups enter the arena and competitions begin.

Join us on Tuesday, May 12, in the Museum’s Cook Auditorium for a free screening of an inspiring documentary about the lifelong friendship between wildlife artist Robert Bateman and biologist Bristol Foster.

The Art of Adventure is an inspiring and deeply human documentary about the extraordinary lifelong friendship between world-renowned wildlife artist Robert Bateman and fearless biologist Bristol Foster. Through their epic 1957 journey around the world—armed with a 16mm camera and an artist’s brush—the film opens a vivid window onto a planet once wild and unscarred and a bond formed through curiosity, courage, and love of nature.

At its heart, the film weaves together nature, art, and activism showing how two very different men fought to protect the natural world: one through art, the other through science. Now in their 90’s Bob and Bristol still find sanctuary in nature. Their story is a moving reflection on legacy, mortality, and the wisdom of our elders—and a reminder that humanity and nature are inseparable. The Art of Adventure invites us to listen, to learn, and to embrace life with curiosity, courage, and heart.

Bristol and Bob’s curiosity, courage, and creativity make environmental stewardship feel accessible, exciting—and deeply human. With this spirit top of mind—The Art of Adventure passes the torch to a new generation—showing young people that protecting the planet can begin with curiosity, creativity, and a willingness to explore. At a time when both nature and cultural vitality are top of mind their story reminds us of who we are, what we value, and what is still worth protecting.

There will be a Q&A following the screening with the film director, Alison Reid. Artist Robert Bateman and biologist Bristol Foster will join remotely via Zoom to answer questions.

Join us at Ucross for our annual Founder's Day celebration.

This free and public event invites the community to explore the artist residency grounds on our 20,000-acre ranch in northern Wyoming, visit artists in their studios, and celebrate the opening of the newest exhibition in the Ucross Art Gallery.

Details to follow. Visit ucross.org for the latest updates.

UW Summer High School Institute is a three-week pre-college summer camp for current Wyoming high school sophomores. Accepted students will be able to take two college-like courses while exploring what UW has to offer by living in the dorms and getting to know campus. Students will also get to explore Laramie and Fort Collins.

For more information, please visit our website: https://www.uwyo.edu/hsi/index.html

Terry Tempest Williams has been called “a citizen writer,” a writer who speaks and speaks out eloquently on behalf of an ethical stance toward life. A naturalist and fierce advocate for freedom of speech, she has consistently shown us how environmental issues are social issues that ultimately become matters of justice. “So here is my question,” she asks, “what might a different kind of power look like, feel like, and can power be redistributed equitably even beyond our own species?”

Williams, like her writing, cannot be categorized. She has testified before Congress on women’s health issues, been a guest at the White House, has camped in the remote regions of Utah and Alaska wildernesses and worked as “a barefoot artist” in Rwanda.

Known for her impassioned and lyrical prose, Terry Tempest Williams is the author of the environmental literature classics Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place; An Unspoken Hunger: Stories from the Field; Desert Quartet; Leap; Red: Passion and Patience in the Desert; The Open Space of Democracy; Finding Beauty in a Broken World; When Women Were Birds; Erosion: Essays of Undoing; The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America’s National Parks; and The Story of My Heart by Richard Jeffries, as rediscovered by Brooke Williams and Terry Tempest Williams.

Her next book will be The Glorians: Visitations from the Holy Ordinary. Kirkus calls it “An impassioned defense of interconnectedness.”

Mark your calendar to celebrate with Ucross at our biennial Wyoming gala. Join us for an evening of dinner, entertainment, a lively auction, and an awards ceremony. ​

​Details and ticketing information to follow. Visit ucross.org for the latest updates.