Art

“Where the Heck is Yucca Fountain?” is now on display at the University of Wyoming Art Museum. It explores the intersection of art and archive.

Sarah Ortegon is a visual artist, an actor and a dancer, who was born in Denver and now lives on the Wind River Reservation.

Brendan Basham was the first-ever culinary resident at the Ucross Foundation ranch outside Buffalo. He was also the foundation’s inaugural Native American writing fellow in 2020.

The Wyoming Humanities Council lost 80% of its operational budget this year to federal cuts. But now, a new fund at the University of Wyoming will provide paid internships for students pursuing degrees in the humanities.

This fall, artists Georgia and Dave Rowswell went on a 10-day road trip and set up shop at four state parks around Wyoming. The two visited Curt Gowdy, Guernsey, Glendo and Seminoe State Parks, making art outside and sharing their work with other visitors.

Paño Connections is making its way around Laramie. The exhibit shows artwork from incarcerated individuals across Wyoming’s five correctional facilities.

A new mural at the Plains Indian Museum in Cody centers the national mammal and explores how they interact with other species and the environment. The artist behind it created a song to translate the mural into sound.

The Youth Arts Council offers Wyoming high school students a chance to grow leadership skills and make a meaningful community impact through the arts.

The POP! Goes the West exhibition at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West opens on May 24. Holland-born artist Willem Volkersz shares his early impressions of the West and humorous takes on Yellowstone tourism in his art, using paint-by-number images, neon and found objects.

Photographs taken of Wyoming residents by photographer Robert Frank in the 1950’s are on display at the Wyoming State Museum in Cheyenne.