Naming grant programs is an exercise in promotion and reflection for state arts agencies, but it also can be a means of constituency engagement. When the Wyoming Arts Council (WAC) had a new grant program to name as well as two existing programs to rename, it decided to crowdsource the christenings. Through its Facebook page,…
The Open Door grant program at the Wyoming Arts Council (WAC) provides quick, easy access to arts project funding to first-time applicants or for unexpected arts opportunities. To be funded as “unexpected,” the art project must offer an organization the chance to take advantage of an art opportunity that was not available to the organization prior…
The Community Arts Partners (CAP) Program, the newest grant category of the Wyoming Arts Council, encourages the creation of innovative collaborations anchored by the arts. CAP projects must have at least two key partners, one of which must be a local, county or state governmental entity, and one of the key partners must have received…
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