CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Dec. 5, 2025 – The Wyoming Arts Council, through the Art in Public Buildings program, has selected artists for three new public art projects across the state. The selected artists are Ashley Hope Carlisle of Laramie, Ben Roth of Jackson Hole, and Alexander Bond of Mancos, Colo.
The artwork for each project was selected by a committee that included key project stakeholders and members of the local communities. The Art in Public Buildings program, administered by the Wyoming Arts Council, was established in 1991 to set aside a portion of state capital construction funds for commissioning artwork for new or renovated buildings. Since its inception, more than 200 works of art have been installed in and around public facilities across Wyoming for residents and visitors to enjoy.
The selection process for each project begins with a public Request for Qualifications, followed by the invitation of finalists and a review by a project committee representing the region. Wyoming artists receive preference throughout the process.
Wyoming Girls’ School, Sheridan - Ashley Hope Carlisle
Carlisle’s piece is inspired by themes of growth and by the setting of the Wyoming Girls’ School in Sheridan. Her sculpture, “Seeds of Possibility,” brings together a variety of seed forms that appear to drift through the facility, representing the students and their potential. The accompanying mural, “The Secret Life of a Seed,” draws on the legacy of botanical illustration and incorporates small portal-like openings that offer glimpses into another world.
To see more of Carlisle’s work, visit ashleyhopecarlisle.com.
Central Wyoming College Jackson Center, Jackson - Ben Roth
Drawing on Wyoming’s prehistoric past as an ancient ocean, Roth will install “TumbleWhale” in Central Wyoming College’s new Jackson Center in Jackson Hole. The suspended whale sculpture is constructed from locally collected tumbleweeds, an abundant symbol of the West, and will hang from the clerestory of the new facility.
To see more of Roth’s work, visit benrothdesign.com.
Western Wyoming College Health Science Wing, Rock Springs - Alexander Bond
Bond’s practice uses recycled metal objects that he transforms into otherworldly sculptures. His work, “Telophase,” will be installed in the new Health Science Wing at Western Wyoming College in Rock Springs. The piece portrays duplication at the cellular level as a metaphor for the spreading of knowledge and community. Its larger-than-life scale invites viewers to consider how biological rhythms can be reflected in everyday life.
To see more of Bond’s work, visit alexbondartwork.com.
The Wyoming Arts Council welcomes these new works into the state’s public art collection. To learn more about the Art in Public Buildings program, visit wyomingartscouncil.org.
Figure 1: Artist’s rendering of the interior artwork “Seeds of Possibility” (upper) and “The Secret Life of a Seed” (lower), which depicts a seed head and drifting seeds and a botanical illustration mural with small sculptures. Courtesy Ashley Hope Carlisle.
Figure 2: Artist’s rendering of the interior artwork “TumbleWhale”, which depicts a suspended whale made of tumbleweeds. Courtesy Ben Roth.
Figure 3: Artist’s rendering of the exterior sculpture “Telophase”, which depicts cellular duplication. Courtesy Alexander Bond.
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