PVAC Wins Substantial Grant Award
The Platte Valley Arts Council was recently notified it had won a $50,000 grant award from the Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund. The Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund board recently awarded $277,082.25 to 15 grant projects around thestate at their recent grant review meeting.
Public Art Project Moves Forward
The request for funding will support PVAC’s “Platte Valley Public Art Project” in which planning has occurred forseveral months. The PVAC wilimplement a public art program featuring at least six murals and sculptureslocated in public spaces in the communities of Saratoga, Encampment andRiverside. The project will culminatewith a Grand Reveal Event featuring the artists during Labor Day 2022. The goal is to promote art and encourage discussions amongst those who experience this art. ThePlatte Valley is already known as a tourist destination and home to well-knownartists, and this program will further that reputation with the results ofincreasing economic diversity, quality of life, and population growth.
According to Stacy Crimmins, Project Coordinator, the project budget is over $122,000 and involves six local artists. Crimmins is currentlymatching artists with suitable locations and confirms that a sculpture will belocated in the Tyler Pickett Park and at least one piece will be commissioned with the family of recently deceased artist Jerry Palen.
Other Recipients
Trust Fund Awards were given to a wide variety of projects, including historic preservation, theatre and music programming, theater equipment, public art, museum exhibits and curation, music and literary educational programming. Below is a complete listing of award by county.
- Carbon County
Platte Valley ArtsCouncil, Inc., Platte Valley Public Arts Project, $50,000
- Crook County
Hulett Museum and ArtGallery Foundation, Creation of a Permanent Storage Area for Historic Items,$910.25
- Johnson County
Worlds of Music, Inc.,The Tree of Gernika in Wyoming, $12,000
- Laramie County
Cheyenne Civic CenterFoundation, Lighting Console Upgrade, $25,259
- Natrona County
Nicolaysen Art Museum,Little Door BRUSHster Station, $9,100
Wyoming Archaeological Society, Journal Backlog Project, $6,000
- Sheridan County
Sheridan CommunityLand Trust, Update Black Diamond Historic Trail Brochure, $2,800
- Teton County
Art Association ofJackson Hole, Library Renovation and Cataloging, $4,000
Community Center forthe Arts, Endowment Campaign, $50,000
Off Square TheatreCompany, 2022 Thin Air Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, $12,000
Jackson HoleHistorical Society and Museum, Historic Cabin Exhibit at the New JHHSM MuseumCampus, $50,000
Jackson Hole Writers,2022 Jackson Hole Writers Conference, $8,000
National Museum ofWildlife Art, “Scenes of Transcendent Beauty: Thomas Moran’s Yellowstone”Exhibit, $12,000
Teton Music School,Teen Programs, $10,013
Teton Raptor Center,Rehabilitation of Historic Hardeman North Barn, $25,000
For more informationabout the Cultural Trust Fund grant program contact Renée Bovée, WCTFProgram Coordinator, at 307-777-6312 or renee.bovee@wyo.gov.
Learn more about PVAC, donate or contact Stacy Crimmins at 307-326-7150 or pvacpublicart@yahoo.com.
