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    3 local organizations receive Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund awards

    (Fremont County, WY) – The Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund board announced today, June 15th, they awarded $331,044 to 32 projects around the state at their recent grant review meeting.

    Receiving local awards includes the Lander Art Center for the Art of Home: Wind River Reservation Art Show, $2,700; Maker Space 307 for the Interpretive Center for the Arapaho Ranch Field Station, $30,000; and Wyoming PBS Foundation for Fossil Country (Working Title) Documentary, $15,000.

    Awards were given to a wide variety of projects, including historic preservation, theatre programming, music competitions, public art, arts education, summer music festivals, diversity and access support, community history and museum exhibits.

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    In addition to the three awards granted to Fremont County organizations, 29 others from across the Cowboy State also received awards and are listed below by county.


    Albany County:

    • Laramie Main Street Alliance, Pop-Up Art Walk 2021, $3,000
    • Laramie Public Art Coalition, Micro Mural Project, $5,500
    • Relative Theatrics, “Riding Bicycles in the Rain” Production, $4,200
    • Wyoming Singer-Songwriters, Wyoming Singer-Songwriter Competition, $10,000

    Campbell County:

    • Campbell County Public Land Board, CAM-PLEX, Fly Dance Company Presents Hip Hop Summer Camp, $17,000

    Hot Springs County:

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    • Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center, Historic Middleton Schoolhouse Renovation, $8,876
    • Hot Springs County Pioneer Association, Voices of Our Pioneers Podcast Series, $6,642

    Johnson County:

    • Museum of the Occidental Hotel, Roof Repairs, $15,495

    Laramie County:

    • Boys and Girls Club of Cheyenne, Arts Education Program, $10,000
    • Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra, A Time to Honor, $12,000
    • City of Cheyenne Historic Preservation Board, Historic Airport Fountain Restoration, Phase II, $25,000
    • Laramie County Community College Foundation, For Those Who Dare To Dream Sculpture, $32,000

    Lincoln County:

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    • Horse Warriors, Art Inclusion Program, $2,500
    • Star Valley Arts Council, Upgrade Stage Equipment for the Ford Theater, $30,000

    Natrona County:

    • Wyoming Symphony Orchestra, WSO Pops in the Park 2021, $10,000

    Park County:

    • Buffalo Bill Memorial Association, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Indian Education for All Teachers Professional Development Course, $4,100
    • City of Cody, Concerts in the Park 2021, $2,500
    • Meeteetse Museum District, Heating Unit Replacement at Meeteetse Museums, $2,472
    • Rocky Mountain Dance Theatre, Wild West Spectacular, The Musical, $5,000

    Sheridan County:

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    • WYO Theater, Inc., Administrative Funding for WYO PLAY, $15,000

    Sublette County:

    • Pinedale Fine Arts Council, 2021 Soundcheck Summer Music Series, $4,750

    Sweetwater County:

    • Rock Springs Renewal Fund, Snowman Stroll, $3,000

    Teton County:

    • Art Association of Jackson Hole, Beyond the Studios: Community Outreach, $6,000
    • Community Center for the Arts, Diverse Arts Initiative, $3,775
    • Dancers’ Workshop of Jackson Hole, Support our Bilingual Students through Movement and Art, $15,000
    • Jackson Hole Community Radio, Democratizing World Class Music Community Concerts, $7,000
    • National Museum of Wildlife Art, “While They’re Sleeping: A Story of Bears” Exhibit, $3,000

    Uinta County:

    • Young Musicians, Inc, The Arts Inc., Equipment Upgrade, $11,834

    Washakie County:

    • Washakie Museum, Red Road Project Exhibit and Indigenous Peoples Day Public Programs, $7,700

    For more information about the Cultural Trust Fund grant program, visit the website wyoculturaltrust.com or contact Renée Bovée, WCTF Program Coordinator, at 307-777-6312 or [email protected].

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