Thursday, April 8, 2010

WAC will hold visual arts reception and artists' roundtable April 24 in Casper

From "Convenience Food Engineering," an exhibition of Susan Johnson's work at the Tweed Museum (click to enlarge images). Susan is serving as one of the judges for the 2010 Wyoming Arts Council visual arts fellowships and will participate in an artists' roundtable April 24 in Casper.

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 2010 WAC visual arts fellowships will be announced at 6 p.m. That will be followed by a roundtable featuring presentations by the judges for this year’s fellowships – sculptor Kate Budd from Akron Ohio; mixed-media artist Susan Johnson from St. Mary’s, 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