Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Get to know Mark Klett at WAC's April 24 awards reception and roundtable

"Byron checking the position of the moon with his laptop, Flaming Gorge, Wyoming 8/8/97," by Mark Klett, Gelatin silver print, Paper 11 in. x 14 in. From the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College --Chicago.

On Saturday, April 24, 5:30-8 p.m., the Wyoming Arts Council will hold its visual arts fellowship awards reception followed by an artists’ roundtable at Hilton Garden Inn, 1150 N. Poplar St., Casper.

This event is free and open to the public. An assortment of hors d’oeuvres will be served along with tea and coffee.

The reception begins at 5:30 p.m., and the winners of the 2010 WAC visual arts fellowships will be announced at 6 p.m. That will be followed by a roundtable featuring presentations by this year’s fellowship judges – sculptor Kate Budd from Akron Ohio; mixed-media artist Susan Johnson from St. Mary’s City, Md.; and photographer Mark Klett from Tempe, Ariz.

For more information, contact Michael Shay at the Wyoming Arts Council, 307-777-5234 or mshay@state.wy.us