tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4976083543139248503Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:04:43 +0000All Wyoming Arts All the Timehttp://wyomingarts.blogspot.com/mshay@state.wy.us (Wyoming Arts)Blogger2648125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4976083543139248503.post-283628910405058140Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:05:00 +00002009-11-30T13:12:58.825-07:00arts organizationsWyomingperformancesIdahoTeton CountymusicThe Jackson Hole Chorale and the Jackson Hole Symphony Orchestra will perform Handel's "The Messiah" on Sunday, Dec. 6, 3 p.m., at the Presbyterian Church on South Loop Rd., Driggs, Idaho. This event is free and open to the public -- donations accepted. Free refreshments following the concert.The performance is directed by Al Young. Accompanist is Laura Huckin.FMI: http://http://wyomingarts.blogspot.com/2009/11/jackson-hole-chorale-and-symphony-team.htmlmshay@state.wy.us (Wyoming Arts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4976083543139248503.post-4774222972466691437Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:56:00 +00002009-11-30T13:03:08.222-07:00art showarts organizationsphotographyWyomingfine artsexhibitSweetwater CountyBret Zerger's photographs are featured in "Desert Photography" at the Community Fine Arts Center, 400 C Street, Rock Springs, Dec. 2-3. The opening reception will be held on Friday, Dec. 4, 5-7 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.FMI: www.cfac4art.comhttp://wyomingarts.blogspot.com/2009/11/desert-photography-at-cfac-in-rock.htmlmshay@state.wy.us (Wyoming Arts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4976083543139248503.post-3307894766973159431Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:00:00 +00002009-11-30T11:03:20.713-07:00arts organizationsWyomingperformancesTeton Countydancehttp://wyomingarts.blogspot.com/2009/11/dancers-workshop-presents-alice.htmlmshay@state.wy.us (Wyoming Arts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4976083543139248503.post-7179417237855215365Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:28:00 +00002009-11-29T11:34:58.665-07:00performing artsteachersstudentsWyomingperformancesLaramie CountyShakespearetheatreShake in ChyWy is "a diverse group of people in the Cheyenne Wyoming area committed to an enjoyable process and a great product bringing Shakespeare experiments to the area.""Macbeth" is the group's latest project.Angel Katen invitesMacbeth people to meet at 6 p.m. at Carey Junior High on Monday the 30th of November. Come at 6 and bring your schedules! Also bring anyone you think might want to http://wyomingarts.blogspot.com/2009/11/macbeth-is-next-project-for-shake-in.htmlmshay@state.wy.us (Wyoming Arts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4976083543139248503.post-1166003931419755724Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:18:00 +00002009-11-27T14:25:27.053-07:00writersarts organizationsartistsWyomingcommunitySheridan CountyartsPhoto: Back row (left to right): Beth Loffreda, Mary Ann Peters, Mary Gaitskill, Shane Darwent. Front row (left to right) Josh Willis, Georgia RowswellJentel Presents at Sheridan StationeryEast coast, west coast and two from Wyoming; Jentel welcomes the closing residents for 2009 from around the country to the foothills in Banner.Jentel is pleased to present this month’s residents in an event http://wyomingarts.blogspot.com/2009/11/jentel-presents-dec-1-in-sheridan.htmlmshay@state.wy.us (Wyoming Arts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4976083543139248503.post-6611085451996183831Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:55:00 +00002009-11-27T10:05:25.945-07:00writersWyomingNatrona CountyauthorbooksholidayA"Christmas in Wyoming" book signing will be held on Saturday, Dec. 5, at Wind City Books, 152 S. Center St., Casper.Come out to meet Wyoming authors and buy their books.Here's the schedule:Susan Anderson, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.Gene Gagliano, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.Zak Pullen, noon-2 p.m. (cover of Pullen's latest children's book is shown above)Marcia Strausner, 1-3 p.m.Chad Hanson, 2-4 p.m.Bayard Fox, 3-5 http://wyomingarts.blogspot.com/2009/11/christmas-in-wyoming-at-wind-city-books.htmlmshay@state.wy.us (Wyoming Arts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4976083543139248503.post-3876052397142823115Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:39:00 +00002009-11-27T09:51:19.006-07:00WyomingrockperformancesmusicHot Springs Countysongfolk artsCody Burrows will be performing at the Storyteller Bookstore, 528 Broadway, in Thermopolis on Friday, Nov. 27, 4 p.m. He will be joined by Jake Austin on the lead and slide guitar and Mandela on bass. The concert is free and open to the public. Cody's new CD, "Nothing Goes to Waste," will be on sale at the store.Cody grew up in Thermopolis and played trumpet in the Thermopolis H.S. band.The http://wyomingarts.blogspot.com/2009/11/cody-burrows-performs-today-in.htmlmshay@state.wy.us (Wyoming Arts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4976083543139248503.post-3569254269470673607Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:49:00 +00002009-11-24T16:18:59.167-07:00fund-raiserartistsartsWyoming Art for the Cure, A Celebration of Art and Life is encouraging artists to submit original artwork for auction at the gala event on April 23, 2010 in Cheyenne, Wyo.The event is a fundraiser for the Wyoming Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Patrons bid on original, donated artwork from local and nationally-recognized artists to raise money for breast cancer programs. Over 75 http://wyomingarts.blogspot.com/2009/11/wyoming-art-for-cure-seeks-artwork-for.htmlmshay@state.wy.us (Wyoming Arts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4976083543139248503.post-4201229343143281557Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:35:00 +00002009-11-19T16:38:40.793-07:00writersartistsWyomingmusicdeadlinesartsWyoming Arts Councilfolk artsartists' rosterThe Dec. 1 deadline is closing in for all of those Wyoming artists, performers, writers and folk artists who want to apply to the Wyoming Arts Council's artists' roster. For an application, go to http://wyoarts.state.wy.us/Apps/Roster/ArtistRosterApplication2010-2011.pdfhttp://wyomingarts.blogspot.com/2009/11/postmark-deadline-dec-1-for-wac-roster.htmlmshay@state.wy.us (Wyoming Arts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4976083543139248503.post-3500241966009526955Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:07:00 +00002009-11-19T16:19:33.853-07:00WyomingcommunityU.S.National Endowment for the Artsgrantsbooksarts educationreadinghumanities One of The Big Read books: "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'BrienThe Big Read is accepting applications from nonprofits to conduct month-long, community-wide reads between Sept 2010 and June 2011. Organizations selected to participate will receive a grant from $2,500 to $20,000, access to training resources, educational and promotional materials, inclusion of your organization on The Big Read http://wyomingarts.blogspot.com/2009/11/apply-now-for-big-read-grants-from-nea.htmlmshay@state.wy.us (Wyoming Arts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4976083543139248503.post-5710626774823367176Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:33:00 +00002009-11-19T15:36:36.348-07:00photographyWyomingTeton CountyartsexhibitpresentationagricultureTeton County Library in Jackson sends this news:Announcing an exhibition: “Land. Trust. Ranching in Their Hands." Photographer Anne Muller and Jackson Hole Land Trust document the people behind conservation easement-protected lands that remain agriculturally productive. View the story of the unsung heroes of the valley's horse and cattle operations, who labor sun up to sun down to keep the fieldshttp://wyomingarts.blogspot.com/2009/11/ranching-in-teton-county-topic-of.htmlmshay@state.wy.us (Wyoming Arts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4976083543139248503.post-1098677752337196953Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:16:00 +00002009-11-19T15:22:12.521-07:00art showcall for entriesartistsWyomingNatrona Countydeadlinessummeropportunities for artistsartsNIC Fest is one of wyomingarts' favorite summer events:Artists interested in having a booth at next summer’s NIC Fest, the Nicolaysen Art Museum & Discovery Center’s annual summer community art festival, can apply online now at http://www.zapplication.org/. The booth application deadline for NIC Fest, which will be held June 25-27, 2010, is Dec. 31, 2009.For more information, call the NIC at (307http://wyomingarts.blogspot.com/2009/11/register-by-dec-31-for-2010-nic-fest.htmlmshay@state.wy.us (Wyoming Arts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4976083543139248503.post-8490066781306651529Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:29:00 +00002009-11-19T08:34:46.055-07:00fiber artsartistsvisual artsAlbany CountyWyomingdemonstrationpaintingartsexhibitGalleryDon't count out the KEAG Gallery. Here's an announcement:KEAG Gallery is exhibiting new works by fiber artist Dona Fleming (shown above) and painter Raymond Jordan. Opening Reception is Friday, November 20, 6-8 p.m. The exhibit will show through December21.KEAG Gallery is located at 414 Grand Avenue, Laramie, 307-755-3308. FMI: http://www.keaggallery.com/ http://wyomingarts.blogspot.com/2009/11/opening-reception-nov-20-at-keag.htmlmshay@state.wy.us (Wyoming Arts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4976083543139248503.post-651162314989401083Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:02:00 +00002009-11-18T16:05:07.437-07:00entrepreneurscreativitycall for entriesCaliforniaWyomingalternative energyU.S.booksbook festivalopportunities for writersenergyFrom a press release:The 2010 Green Book Festival has issued the call for entries to its annual competition honoring books that contribute to greater understanding, respect and positive action on the changing worldwide environment. The 2010 Green Book Festival will consider published, self-published and independent publisher works in the following categories: non-fiction, fiction, children's http://wyomingarts.blogspot.com/2009/11/call-for-entries-2010-green-book.htmlmshay@state.wy.us (Wyoming Arts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4976083543139248503.post-16788448729557882Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:32:00 +00002009-11-18T13:49:29.886-07:00performing artscowboy poetryWyomingWyoming ArtscapesArizonaJohnson CountyWyoming Arts CouncilcowboysIn a Nov. 13 article on the Cowboy Legacy web site, Elladean Hays Bittner wrote a story on a series of interviews with Arizona ranch women. One of those interviewees was cowboy poet Georgie Sicking of Kaycee, Wyo. (pictured above), who spent most of her life in Arizona. To read the article and see accompanying photos, go to http://www.cowboylegacy.org/articles/ElladeanHaysBittner (this is a http://wyomingarts.blogspot.com/2009/11/kaycees-georgie-sicking-in-news.htmlmshay@state.wy.us (Wyoming Arts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4976083543139248503.post-4077919609212710545Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:13:00 +00002009-11-18T13:23:42.253-07:00writersperforming artsradioWyomingSheridanperformancesmusicartspoetryWyomingarts readers may know Dainis Hazners from Story as a two-time WAC fellowship winner, recipient of an NEA creative writing fellowship in poetry and mentor to a generation of young poets through Wyoming's Young Writers Camp. Dainis also has an interest in music, tubas in particular:Dear All:Most of you already know that my brother and I commissioned a "litttle requiem" in memory of our http://wyomingarts.blogspot.com/2009/11/dainis-hazners-bridge-on-wisconsin.htmlmshay@state.wy.us (Wyoming Arts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4976083543139248503.post-6532224548580508226Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:19:00 +00002009-11-18T14:21:22.998-07:00artistsphotographyAlbany CountyWyomingartsWyoming Arts Councilenvironmentartists' roster"Wispy Clouds over Elk Mountain," 24"x24", 2003 WAC roster artist and Laramie photographer Dan Hayward is working on a new statewide initiative, the Wyoming Project, that blends photography and environmental concerns. For details, go to his web site at http://www.haywardphoto.com/.Here's info sent by Dan:Just sending you a reminder that your opportunity to help me kick off the Wyoming Project andhttp://wyomingarts.blogspot.com/2009/11/buy-some-great-photos-to-help-fund.htmlmshay@state.wy.us (Wyoming Arts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4976083543139248503.post-8671617725561819630Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:59:00 +00002009-11-18T11:02:07.015-07:00historic preservationWyoming state governmentWyominggrantsartsThe State Historic Preservation Office announces this:Next application deadline for Wyoming's Historic Architecture Assistance Fund (HAAF) is January 15, 2010. Learn more at www.wyoshpo.orghttp://wyomingarts.blogspot.com/2009/11/funding-opportunity-for-historic.htmlmshay@state.wy.us (Wyoming Arts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4976083543139248503.post-5163403454190148075Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:49:00 +00002009-11-18T11:02:44.008-07:00WY Big Horn Basin Nature and Discovery Centerartistsoutdoor sportsWyomingFremont CountypaintingartsfishingLander artist and outdoorsman Zach Even has a new web site at www.zachevenart.com. Check it out!http://wyomingarts.blogspot.com/2009/11/keep-eye-out-for-zaach-evens-art.htmlmshay@state.wy.us (Wyoming Arts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4976083543139248503.post-3981990164741361464Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:31:00 +00002009-11-18T10:38:24.021-07:00University of Wyomingperforming artsAlbany CountyWyomingperformancesmusicGreenhorse, an electro-pop music duo whose members met in Wyoming, will perform on Thursday, Nov. 19, 8 p.m., at UW in Laramie. They'll be on stage with Speakeasy Tiger.Other Wyoming stops in the near future include:Nov 27, 5 p.m., Christmas Stroll at the 2nd Chance in SheridanNov 28 8 p.m., The Wonder Bar, CasperDec 26, 8:30 p.m., American Legion Post 7, SheridanMar 26, 8 p.m., WYO Theater, http://wyomingarts.blogspot.com/2009/11/greenhorse-on-road-in-wyoming.htmlmshay@state.wy.us (Wyoming Arts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4976083543139248503.post-1768792259889721615Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:11:00 +00002009-11-18T10:45:34.193-07:00memoirradioWyomingUtahLaramie CountyCDmusicbooksartsGrady Kirkpatrick on KUWR's "New Music Wednesday" featured a song with a familiar-sounding name. It was "Riding the White Horse Home," written and performed by Salt Lake City musician Kate MacLeod. Wondered if it was based on the fantastic memoir of the same name by Laramie County, Wyoming, native Teresa Jordan (now in SLC). Grady noted on-air that indeed this was the case. But wyomingarts neededhttp://wyomingarts.blogspot.com/2009/11/riding-white-horse-home-from-written.htmlmshay@state.wy.us (Wyoming Arts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4976083543139248503.post-3518030006443353878Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:57:00 +00002009-11-18T10:02:38.186-07:00arts organizationsartistsWyomingU.S.artssurveyThis comes from Americans for the Arts:　On December 1, Animating Democracy will launch an online survey as part of the Arts & Social Change Mapping Initiative.The survey seeks to obtain a current portrait of public- and private-sector funding available from arts, social change, and other funders for arts that foster civic engagement and social change. This survey will increase understanding of http://wyomingarts.blogspot.com/2009/11/survey-to-map-arts-social-change.htmlmshay@state.wy.us (Wyoming Arts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4976083543139248503.post-8975787921646769785Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:49:00 +00002009-11-18T09:04:22.811-07:00WyomingawardsperformancesCDmusicartsWyoming Arts Councilsongartists' rosterSweetwater CountyWyoming Arts Council roster artist Bryan Ragsdale of Green River sends this request:"Modern Day Mountain Man" has been nominated for Country Song of the Year by the Independent Singer Songwriters Association. It is a huge honor and I need you help. Starting tomorrow you can go to http://www.issa-music.org/ to vote for "Mountain Man" or the song of your choosing. Please pass this on to all your http://wyomingarts.blogspot.com/2009/11/vote-now-for-modern-day-mountain-man.htmlmshay@state.wy.us (Wyoming Arts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4976083543139248503.post-4216148375088396968Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:21:00 +00002009-11-18T09:05:32.291-07:00performing artscowboy poetrycowboy musicWyomingSublette CountyGeorgiaperformancesfilmartists' rosterOne of the Wyoming Arts Council's roster artists, "V, a.k.a. The Gypsy Cowbelle, continues on her ever-growing journey entertaining audiences with her authentic "Cowbilly" music. Having missed her when she entertained here in Cheyenne last weekend at the Old West Museum for their annual Traditions Art Show and Folk Art Festival, I called her to find out what was going on. She called back from http://wyomingarts.blogspot.com/2009/11/wac-roster-artist-in-georgia-as-movie.htmlmshay@state.wy.us (Wyoming Arts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4976083543139248503.post-1427894220834529210Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:16:00 +00002009-11-17T09:21:11.886-07:00publicationpublishingHere's an interesting article to read about the future of the publishing world.http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/meet-publishers-enemy-no-1-cory-doctorow/article1362457/http://wyomingarts.blogspot.com/2009/11/publishing-mire.htmlmshay@state.wy.us (Wyoming Arts)