August 14, 2024

The Wyoming Arts Council is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s Fellowships in Visual Arts, Creative Writing, and Performing Arts. 

            Visual Arts Fellowship recipients are: Bailey Russel of Laramie, Sophie Barksdale of Lander, and Brittney Denham of Sheridan. Honorable mentions were given to Wendy Brendehoft of Laramie and Blanche Guernsey of Gillette.

            Creative Writing Fellowship recipients are: Andrew Munz of Jackson (Fiction), Kristin Hugo of Kemmerer (Creative Nonfiction), and George Vlastos of Pinedale (Poetry). Honorable mentions were given to Pamela Galbreath of Laramie (Nonfiction), Renee Carrier of Hulett (Nonfiction), Jono Majhanovich of Pinedale (Poetry), Jackie Dorothy of Thermopolis (Fiction), and Peter Fine of Laramie (Fiction).

            Performing Arts Fellowship recipients in Music are: Beth Vanderborgh of Laramie and David Huebner of Sheridan.

Performing Arts Fellowship recipients in Theatre and Dance are: William Conte of Casper and Jennifer Wilkins of Afton. Honorable Mentions were given to Anthony Gamroth of Casper and Sara Tipton of Bedford.

            Fellowships are merit-based awards to selected Wyoming artists based on their submitted portfolio of work that reflects serious and exceptional artistic investigation. Recipients each receive a $5,000 award and the opportunity to share their work with the community through support from the Wyoming Arts Council.

            Submissions are juried anonymously by jurors from outside the state with extensive backgrounds in each artistic area. The jurors for this year’s Fellowships were Ginger Porcella and Libby Garon for Visual Arts; Julie Carr, Vauhini Vara, and Erika Krouse for Creative Writing; and Cecelia Pand and Craig Hill for Performing Arts. 

            For more information on this program and details on each recipient please visit www.wyomingartscouncil.org or contact Kimberly Mittelstadt at 307-274-6673 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

Photo caption: The 2024 Wyoming Arts Council Fellowship Recipients.