WAC sponsors artists' roundtables at "Public Art & Community" symposium

The Wyoming Arts Council is holding a series of roundtable discussions at the “Public Art & Community” Symposium April 3-4 at the Hilton Garden Inn (and other local venues) in Laramie. Goal of these sessions is to share information about WAC programs and to hear from the state's individual artists. The sessions are open to anyone who registers for the symposium. Better hurry though, as we need a final count by Tuesday, March 31. Find a printable registration form at http://www.uwyo.edu/artmuseumimages/educationimages/SclprSymp-Reg-NoIndicia.pdf.


Here is the line-up of the roundtrable discussions:

Friday, April 3, 7 a.m., Coal Creek Coffee adjacent to the Hilton Garden Inn
Topics: General discussion of Wyoming Arts Council programs for individual artists
Staff present: Mike Shay and Rita Basom
Type: No host
No sign-up required

Friday, April 3, noon, Hilton Garden Inn luncheon roundtable
Type: Lunch part of registration fee
Need to sign-up at registration table
Topics (and moderator):
1. Folk Arts and Visual Arts (Annie Hatch)
2. Fellowship application/guidelines and biennial exhibit AIR (Mike Shay)
3. AIR going online Arts teachers (Camellia El-Antably and Wendy Bredehoft))
4. Artist Roster (Marirose Morris)
5. Individual Artist Professional Development (IAPD) grants (Rita Basom)
6. Art in Public Buildings (APB) and Governor’s Capitol Art Exhibit (Ann Larson)
7. Individual Artists’ Survey (Randy Oestman)
8. Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) programs (Anthony Radich)

Friday, April 3, 5:30 p.m. (meet in lobby at 5:15 p.m. for transportation), dinner at Laramie restaurants
Topics: General discussions
Type: No host
Need to sign up at registration table
Locations/staff:
Anong Thai/Camellia
Jeffrey’s/Mike
Hilton Garden Inn Restaurant/Marirose
Corona Village/Rita

Saturday, April 4, 7 a.m., Coal Creek Coffee adjacent to the Hilton Garden Inn
Topics: General discussion of Wyoming Arts Council programs for individual artists
Staff present: Mike and Rita Camellia
Type: No host
No sign-up required

Saturday, April 4, noon Hilton Garden Inn luncheon roundtable
Type: Lunch part of registration fee
Need to sign-up at registration table
Topics (and moderator):
1. Opportunities for visual artists other than WAC -- WESTAF, NEA, etc. (Marirose)
2. Current economy and impact on artists; stimulus bill and arts impact (Camellia)
3. Future gatherings of visual artists (Rita)
4. Connectivity, newsletter, blog and listservs (Mike)

FMI: Call the WAC at 307-777-7742.