A new program is working to acquire a collection of Wyoming artwork for display in the State Capitol Building.
Through the Wyoming Legislative Artwork Donation Program, Wyoming artists can donate or loan pieces to be included in a collection for exclusive display in the Capitol. Senator Jayne Mockler, a member of the Legislative Facilities Committee, is a longtime advocate of the Capitol acquiring its own collection for exhibit in the Wyoming Senate and House of Representatives chambers and the respective lobbies and galleries.
Artwork donations may be made by, or on behalf of, a current or former member of the Wyoming Legislature, or any private citizen. Artwork can also be bequeathed to the program in a will or trust.
A Legislative Artwork Donation Committee comprised of legislators, State Museum staff and an Arts Council representative will meet annually to review and select artwork into the collection.
The preferred mediums for artwork are oil or acrylic, although other two-dimensional mediums will be considered. Artwork must relate to Wyoming or the Rocky Mountains West with Wyoming landscapes the preferred content. Other themes that represent the natural, social, cultural, political or economic history of Wyoming may also be considered.
Due to the large size of the Senate and House of Representative Chambers and lobbies, only larger two-dimensional work will be considered.
Guidelines are available at www.artsparkshistory.com or www.wyomuseum.state.wy.us, or by contacting Lili Francuz, Wyoming State Museum art curator, at lfranc@state.wy.us, or 777-7677.
