Governor Matt Mead has appointed
two new board members and two returning members to the Wyoming Arts Council
Board.
New board members are Erin Taylor of Cheyenne, Executive Director of
the Wyoming Taxpayers Association, and Casper’s Holly Turner, Executive Director
of the Trails Center Foundation and past Executive Director of both the
Nicolaysen Arts Museum and the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra.
Reappointed board members are Janelle Fletcher-Kilmer of Laramie and
Neil Hansen of Powell. Fletcher-Kilmer is Director of Fine Arts Outreach at the
University of Wyoming. Hansen is Chairman of the Music Department at Northwest
College.
Stepping down from the board are artist and retired arts
educator Ila Miller of Aladdin and David Neary, Lander, Technical Director of
the Wyoming Shakespeare Festival Company.
“I thank Ila and David for their service and dedication to
the arts in Wyoming,” Governor Mead said. “The arts enrich the lives of
everyone and this Board has an important role in fostering both the arts and
artists in Wyoming. I am pleased to have Erin and Holly join the board and that
Janelle and Neil are willing to stay on. They are all contributing time, talent
and energy to promote arts in Wyoming.”
The Wyoming Arts Council Board is made up of 10 members who
are appointed by the Governor for three-year terms. The board serves in an
advisory capacity to the Wyoming Arts Council, and makes determinations on
grants awards.
Other board members are:
Karen Stewart, Board Chair from Jackson; Duane Evenson, Gillette; Bruce
Richardson, Casper; Chessney Sevier, Buffalo; Leslie Shinaver, Afton; and Tara
Taylor, Mountain View.
The mission of the Wyoming Arts Council is to provide
leadership and invest resources to sustain, promote and cultivate excellence in
the arts.
For more information
on the Wyoming Arts Council, the board members, the schedule of quarterly board
meetings and other items, call the Cheyenne office at 307-777-7742 or go to the
web site at http://www.wyomingartscouncil.org
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