The Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund board announced on December 4th that they have awarded $175,125 to 16 projects around the state at their recent grant review meeting. One of the awards was to the Friends of South Pass for the Smith Sherlock Company Store Restoration in the amount of $20,000.
These awards were given to a wide variety of projects, including historic preservation, museum collection support, touring art exhibit, music concerts, film, public art, art conferences, and local history projects.
Below is a complete listing of awards by county:
Carbon County
- Grand Encampment Museum, GEM Orientation Video, $16,300
Fremont County
- Friends of South Pass, Smith Sherlock Company Store Restoration, $20,000
Laramie County
- Wyoming Arts Alliance, 2021 Professional Development Initiative for Wyoming Communities, $7,500
Natrona County
- Cadoma Foundation, Historic Bishop Home Final Phase Accessibility Project, $10,000
- Casper Children’s Theatre, Zak Pullen Mural, $22,000
Park County
- Harry Jackson Museum, 2021 Collection Preservation Support, $12,185
Sheridan County
- Big Horn City Historical Society, All-American Indian Days Honoring Project, $14,805
Sublette County
- Sublette County Historical Society, Sublette County Centennial Phase 1, $6,750
- Pinedale Fine Arts Council, Sound System Upgrade, $2,500
Sweetwater County
- Rock Springs Renewal Fund, 2021 Brown Bag Concert Series, $1,500
Teton County
- Jackson Hole Chamber Music, Dubois Chamber Music, $3,500
- Jackson Hole Writers, 2021 Jackson Hole Writers Conference, Youth Conference and Programs, $10,000
- National Museum of Wildlife Art, Un/Natural Selections: Wildlife in Contemporary Art touring exhibit, Curatorial and Education Needs, $19,785
Statewide
- Casper Artists’ Guild, Statewide Conference for Artists at the Intersection of Arts, Health and Wellness, $6,000
- Alliance for Historic Wyoming, Restoration of Lemley Mill, $15,000
- Wyoming PBS Foundation, Golden Eagles: Witness to a Changing West, $7,300