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The Nicolaysen Art Museum, the NIC, collects, preserves, and exhibits the work of contemporary artists and presents it to the community as a vital source of inspiration and education. Through exhibitions, educational programs, and community events, The NIC creates opportunities for people to explore ideas, share stories, and engage with art in meaningful ways. Over a thousand 1st graders and educators join us for WyoReads each year presented by the Jorgensen Library Foundation and The Natrona County Public Library, one of many community partnerships that connect art, education, and learning. Throughout the year, The NIC works closely with nonprofits, arts... (Keep Reading)

The Johnson County Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum began in the back room of Jim Gatchell’s pharmacy in 1903 in Buffalo, Wyoming. Jim Gatchell wrote about and collected local and regional history for almost 50 years.When he died in 1954, his descendants donated his collection to Johnson County for the creation of a formal museum. The doors opened three years later in May of 1957 after community fundraising. Today, the Johnson County Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum is a nationally accredited museum with the American Alliance of Museums, a Blue-Star Museum, and an IMLS National Medal recipient in the Class of 2023... (Keep Reading)

Bookmarked Literary Arts Festival reflects the vision of our founders, Ami Vincent and Alma Law. Their goal was to create an event that inspires readers and writers by giving voice to our shared Wyoming experience. Since its inception in 2020, Bookmarked has grown into a three-day festival with over thirty Wyoming authors in attendance. Our vision, mission, and values allow the Bookmarked Board of Directors to continue the founders’ goal of celebrating the art of writing by connecting writers and readers in a supportive setting. Ami Vincent, Bookmarked Literary Arts Festival Founder Alma Law, Current Bookmarked Literary Arts Festival Board... (Keep Reading)

The Sweetwater County Museum Foundation is the fundraising arm of the Sweetwater County Historical Museum. The museum has been preserving the history and heritage of Sweetwater County since 1967 and connects residents and visitors alike to the story of Sweetwater County by preserving and presenting its natural and cultural history. From prehistoric environments to outlaw tales, the museum offers a glimpse into 250 million years of history in Sweetwater County through exhibits and outreach events. The museum is housed in the renovated 1931 Green River Post Office. Nestled in downtown Green River, Wyoming, visitors are minutes away from the historic... (Keep Reading)

The Arts & Humanities | Trapper Creek Workshop & Lecture Series (AH|TC) is a first-of-its-kind forum in rural Wyoming. AH|TC’s mission is to offer inspired artistic and educational gatherings that explore beyond the casual and ordinary: scholarly exchange, forward-thinking ideas, lively and tough discussion, and hands-on practical application in the Greater Big Horn Basin. Artists and scholars from all disciplines and subjects around the world are invited to create imaginative, engaging, and productive experiences based on their expertise, in workshop or lecture format, or both. The Arts & Humanities | Trapper Creek Workshop & Lecture Series is a program of... (Keep Reading)

 The Laramie Plains Civic Center’s Gorgon Gallery will host local artist Ismael Dominguez’s installation Migración: Betabeleros, an evocative new exhibition exploring the histories, resilience, and cultural contributions of migrant agricultural workers in the Rocky Mountain region. The show will run from March 8 to April 30, with an opening reception on March 8 from 6 to 8 p.m., featuring artist talks and community discussions with the University of Wyoming’s linguistics scholars, Drs. Escalante and Domenech.  This exhibition highlights the experiences of betabeleros—migrant laborers who worked the sugar beet fields of Wyoming and the surrounding areas. Through textile-based sculptures, historic photos,... (Keep Reading)

In celebration of Black History Month in February, Wyoming Humanities highlights a Spark Grant awarded to  CamBio Wyo, LLC for Tracks of Frontier Faith, a museum exhibit that explores the life and legacy of Lucinda Philips, a former slave from Kentucky who helped to establish the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Wyoming. She was a laundress, established the first garden in Cheyenne, and bought and sold properties. Lucinda’s story is about the history of Wyoming and the role that African Americans played in the West. The exhibit showcases a rich history of social activism, community building, and religious scholarship that... (Keep Reading)

With the help of a Spark Grant from Wyoming Humanities, the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra is hosting another Youth Educational Symphony “YES!” Program on January 30, 2025. Cheyenne Symphony’s “YES!” (Youth Educational Symphony) concerts are the largest piece of CSO’s educational outreach under the Giving the Gift of Music umbrella. Before the event, music teachers are provided with a video curriculum created by CSO to prepare their students for this educational experience. The free annual concerts serve nearly 3,000 students. “YES!” concerts focus on creating valuable connections between history, cultural literacy, and music appreciation, as well as introduce the basics of... (Keep Reading)

A Wyoming Humanities Crossroads Grantee. Two students are being selected to participate in the program at the Fort Phil Kearny and Medicine Wheel/Medicine Mountain National Historic Landmarks during a ten-week period this summer. The program will provide American Indian college students with employment and career advancement opportunities and expand the historical perspectives and content of interpretive programs, with a focus on Native American culture and history at the interpretive sites and the Wyoming landscape. (Keep Reading)

A Wyoming Humanities Spark Grantee. In 1959, a cartoon mouse named Hashimoto-San stepped onto the silver screen for the very first time. He wasn’t destined for celebrity—like that other mouse—but to his creator, Bob Kuwahara, he was everything. Bob had been an animator in some of America’s biggest cartoon studios before World War II, but that all changed when he and 120,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated in 1942. Visitors to the exhibit learned how Bob and other Japanese American animators like Willie Ito and Gyo Fujikawa used their talents to help bring a little laughter into the lives of incarcerees... (Keep Reading)

A Wyoming Humanities Spark Grantee. Dr. Astolfo Gomez and Dr. Leticia Correa from Brazil, and Dr. Rafael Suarez from Uruguay to collaborate on our research at the rare and highly significant Powars II Paleoindian red ochre mine.  Their research in their countries is at rare sites in similar age in their home countries.  While here, they made public presentations about their work and about the cultures in their home countries and how it compares with ours in the U.S. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/wyoming-is-home-to-the-oldest-mine-on-the-continent-study-north-america-180980134/ (Keep Reading)