CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Sept. 3, 2025 – Attention Wyoming artists, the call for entries for the Governor's Capitol Art Exhibition is now open. Any artist currently living in Wyoming may submit work for consideration. There is no fee to enter. Apply now at www.callforentry.org. The entry deadline is Oct. 18, 2025.
This year’s exhibition will be featured as part of Wyoming's tribute to America's 250th anniversary. Artists are encouraged to submit entries celebrating Wyoming’s breathtaking landscapes, vibrant communities, and the people who call our great state home.
The Governor’s Capitol Art Exhibition is a biennial juried exhibit celebrating the work of Wyoming artists. It was established in 2000 under Governor Geringer's initiative and is organized by the Wyoming State Museum and the Wyoming Arts Council.
This exhibition is the primary avenue for the state museum to acquire contemporary Wyoming art for its Capitol and permanent collections. The art for the Capitol collection is selected by the State’s five elected officials and representatives from other state agencies, and the museum’s curators select purchase awards for the Museum’s permanent art collection. All other artwork in the exhibition is available for sale to the general public.
The juried exhibition will be displayed from Feb. 9 through Aug. 8, 2026, at the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne. This year’s juror is Kate Hlavin from Denver, Colorado.
Hlavin has been Curator of the Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale in Denver since 2023. Her extensive experience in Western art includes a tenure at Hindman Auctions, which she joined in 2017 as Director of Business Development, Western Region, at the Denver location, becoming a department director in 2020. Under her leadership, the Western Art sales in Denver established many sales records.
Prior to her time at Hindman, Hlavin dedicated seven years to working with galleries in Jackson Hole, Scottsdale, and Denver. Most recently, she was the Gallery Director at Visions West Contemporary in Denver and Jackson Hole. Before that, she was the Director of American & Western Paintings at Altamira Fine Art in Jackson Hole.
Hlavin is a respected advisor to the Jackson Hole Art Auction and actively contributes to several prominent museum boards and committees. Her commitments include The National Advisory Board for the Couse-Sharp Historic Site in Taos, New Mexico; the Board of Directors for The Arthur Mitchell Museum in Trinidad, Colorado; the Community Advisory & Engagement Council for the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming; and serving as an Ambassador to Museum Friends at the Denver Art Museum in Denver, Colorado. She is also a member of the Denver Art Museum Westerners group.
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