Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund Awards $575,669
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The Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund board awarded $575,669.27 to 39 grant projects around Wyoming at their recent grant review meeting.
Awards were given to a wide variety of projects, including historic preservation, interpretive signage, museum and art exhibits, book and music festivals, concerts, equipment, film and podcast production and economic data research. Below is a complete listing of awards by county.
Albany County
- Culture Conservation Corps, Uinta County Rawhide Braiding Workshop, $6,330.00
- Friends of the Albany County Public Library, Friends of the Albany County Public Library--New Computers, $1,783.50
- Wyoming Women's Business Center, Inc., Support for the Wind River Artist Collective Initiative, $3,750.00
Campbell County
- Wright Centennial Museum, Security Cameras, $2,480.47
Crook County
- Moorcroft Historical Society, Inc., Newspaper Book Cases, $4,550.00
- Vore Buffalo Jump Foundation, Bison Skull Exhibit at the Vore Buffalo Jump Archaeological Site, $11,864.00
Fremont County
- Riverton Depot Foundation, Wind River History Riverton Tour Interpretive Signs, $29,000.00
- Wind River Valley Artists' Guild, Dubois Chamber Music 2024-2025 Season, $6,187.50
Hot Springs County
- Big Horn Basin Nature & Discovery Center Joint Powers Board, Wyoming Discovery Days Folk Festival 2024, $15,000.00
- Hot Springs County Pioneer Association Thermopolis, 100th Anniversary of Yellowstone Highway Podcast Tour & Presentation, $8,000.00
Johnson County
- Hoofprints of the Past, Outhouse Repair and Display, $728.18
- TA Ranch Foundation, TA Ranch Historic Roof Modification for Fire Safety Compliance, $32,225.00
Laramie County
- Arts Cheyenne, Block Ink Press: A Printmaking Program, $4,159.37
- Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra, How to Train Your Dragon in Concert, $25,000.00
- Laramie County Community College Art Department, New Ceramic Throwing Wheels for Community Engagement and Safety, $16,250.00
- Wyoming State Museum, Storage Drawers for Collections Care, $4,973.00
- Habitat for Humanity of Laramie County, Inc., Building Community Mural, $4,350.00
Lincoln County
- The Star Valley Arts Council, Growing into a full time Executive Director, $19,000.00
Natrona County
- Citizens for a Civic Auditorium, The Lyric Development Staff Support, $27,500.00
- Nicolaysen Art Museum , Sculpture Garden, $25,005.00
- Wyoming Symphony Orchestra Inc., Wyoming Symphony Orchestra Establishes Composer-in-Residence, Dr. Anne Guzzo, $12,500.00
Park County
- City of Cody, Cody Mural Project 2024-2025, $10,000.00
- City of Cody/Parks, Recreation & Public Facilities Department, 2024 Concerts in the Park, $2,500.00
- Meeteetse Museum District, Roof Retrofit and Solar Panel Installation, $50,000.00
Platte County
- Chugwater Historical Unity Group, Chugwater Historical Caboose Restoration, Phase II, $7,500.00
Sheridan County
- Ucross Foundation, Bighorn Arts Collective and Collective Arts Festival, $10,000.00
- WYO Theatre Foundation, Inc., WYO Theater Foundation Endowment Campaign, $50,000.00
Sublette County
- Pinedale Fine Arts Council, Inc., Soundcheck Summer Music Series/Folk for Kids Series with Expanded Senior Outreach, $6,000.00
- Sublette County Historical Society, National Fur Trade Symposium, $10,000.00
Sweetwater County
- International Days Inc., Rock Springs International Day Dance Staging. $9,433.25
Teton County
- Dancers’ Workshop of Jackson Hole, Summer/Fall 2024 Presenting Series, $10,000.00
- Jackson Hole Book Festival, Jackson Hole Book Festival: Conversation for the Community, $11,250.00
- Jackson Hole Community Radio, Incorporated, Expanding Visibility for Jackson Hole Cultural Programming and Events, $6,000.00
- National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States, Tony Foster: Watercolour Diaries from the Green River, $6,000.00
Uinta County
- Friends of Bear River State Park, Kiosk Construction and Lincoln Highway Marker Interpretation at the Bear River State Park, $10,280.00
- Young Musicians, Inc., Music, Arts & Theater (MAT) Camp Internship Program, $11,700.00
Washakie County
- Washakie Museum, Indigenous Peoples' Day 2024 and Rock Art in Wyoming Exhibit, $4,370.00
Statewide
- Wyoming Arts Alliance, Wyoming Arts Alliance Cultural Industries Data Roundup, $50,000.00
- Wyoming PBS Foundation, A Life Outside: The Legacy of American Mountaineering - Phase II (Wyoming Production), $50,000.00
Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund
A Division of Wyoming State Parks & Cultural Resources
2301 Central Avenue, 3rd Floor, Cheyenne, WY 82002
307-777-6312, wyospcr.state.