August 14, 2024
The Wyoming Arts Council is pleased to announce the recipients of the Creative Aging Project Grant.
The grants have been awarded to Wyoming-based teaching artists and non-profit organizations in order to develop and implement multiple 8-week Creative Aging programs through June 2025. The programs are designed to provide arts education and social engagement opportunities for Wyoming’s older adults.
The following artists and non-profit organizations have been awarded a total of $122,500 to develop a total of 49, eight-week-long Creative Aging programs:
Amy Hollon, Laramie
Arts Cheyenne
Barrie Lynn Bryant, Kirby
Bodylines Dance Theatre, Cheyenne
Buffalo Senior Center
Campbell County Public Library, Gillette
Carolyn Lampman Brubaker, Riverton
Deborah Kassner, Laramie
India Hayford, Casper
Jackson Hole Writers
Janis Murphy, Laramie
Judith Gonet, Thayne
Laramie Plains Civic Center
Laramie Public Art Coalition
Lynn Jones, Laramie
Maker Space 307, Riverton
Miga Rossetti, Wilson
Riverton Senior Citizens Center
The Hub on Smith, Sheridan
Sheridan Fulmer Public Library
Teton Music School, Jackson
Theresa Kreuzer, Cheyenne
Uinta County Library Foundation, Evanston
WYO Theater, Sheridan
Wyoming State Museum, Cheyenne
The grantees are developing programs in a wide variety of artistic mediums, including memoir writing, dance, and landscape photography. These grants are made possible in part by a grant provided by the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies in partnership with E.A. Michelson Philanthropy, and additional support from the Wyoming State Legislature.
“We are grateful to the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies in partnership with E.A. Michelson Philanthropy for providing funding that allows us to make these grants to Wyoming artists and non-profits to implement Creative Aging programs across Wyoming” said Josh Chrysler of the Wyoming Arts Council. “The Creative Aging programs they will be developing are important arts learning programs specifically designed for Wyoming’s older adults, and we’re thrilled to see interest in these types of programs continue to grow across the state.”
For more information, please contact Josh Chrysler at the Wyoming Arts Council at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 307-256-2010.
Photo Caption: Hilary Camino, Teaching Artist at Sage Living in Jackson, instructing Creative Aging program students in playing the harmonica.
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