VSA arts of Wyoming
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239 West First Street |
Judith Bower |
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Tel.: (307) 237-8618 |
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Full-time Staff: 1 |
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VSA arts of Wyoming’s mission is to involve Wyoming’s people and resources, fostering leadership in progressive programs by, with, and for people with disabilities. The purpose of these programs is to increase the level of commitment to cultivate the artistic potentials of all Wyoming citizens regardless of their disability.
Program Partners and Other Funders:
ARTCORE; Nicolaysen Art Museum; Pinedale Arts Council; Sheridan WYO Theater; Seton House Homeless Shelter; State of Wyoming School Systems; Creative Arts Center; Wyoming Arts Council; Wyoming Commission for National & Community Service; Western Wyoming Center for Independent Living; Western Wyoming Commission for National & Community Service; Wyoming Department of Education; Governor’s Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities; Sheridan Arts Council; WIND (Wyoming Institute for Disabilities); Easter Seals Players; Magic City Enterprises; Horse Warriors; University of Wyoming – Cultural Center; Wyoming Arts Alliance; Casper Youth Symphony; Wyoming Big Brothers, Big Sisters
State Programs
Educational Programs & Teaching Artist Residencies
Horse Warriors
This ongoing program is a year-round equine-facilitated prevention program for people with disabilities and at-risk youth 12-21 years of age located in Jackson. Care, riding, and interaction with horses provide subject matter for students to express themselves through journal writings, drawings, music, and other arts skills that aid students in improving motion and/or behavioral problems.
Sheridan WYO Theater
VSA arts of Wyoming partners with the Sheridan WYO Theater to provide access to the arts for schools and performing artists in northern Wyoming through school workshops, classes and performances, as well as general public performances.
ARTCORE
This ongoing program targets K-12 students with emphasis on youth with disabilities and provides school workshops/classes, as well as, school and general public performances.
Pinedale Fine Arts Council
The Pinedale Fine Arts Council partners with VSA arts of Wyoming to provide access to the arts for schools and performing artists in southwestern Wyoming through school workshops, classes, and performances as well as general public performances.
UW (University of Wyoming) Cultural Center
This ongoing program will provide workshops at Laramie Junior and Senior High Schools through the Turtle Island String Quartet, culminating in an evening performance with the students.
Casper Youth Symphony
This new program will provide a student intern to assist K-8 grade students and the symphony conductor and manager with rehearsals and performances of the youth orchestra.
Wyoming Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Sheridan, Wyoming
In this new program, VSA arts of Wyoming will work with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters organization in its efforts to write and perform a spin-off play of “Mash”.
Wyoming Arts Alliance
VSA arts of Wyoming will partner with the Wyoming Arts Alliance’s granting process to extend arts programs geographically throughout the state, as well as art media areas currently not provided.
Seton House Art Classes
This program will provide art supplies and instructors for K-12 youth residing in a single-parent homeless shelter located in Casper, Wyoming.
In-House Classes –School
VSA arts of Wyoming will continue to provide arts classes at its facility to senior high school students with disabilities from Kelly Walsh and Natrona High Schools in Casper. Approximately 80 classes will be held for these students. An additional 24 summer classes are proposed for people with disabilities.
After School Art Programs
This program promotes after school art programs at three elementary schools located in Casper, Wyoming.
Art Assistance and Training
VSA arts of Wyoming will provide art assistance and training through an expanded photography program. It will provide digital cameras, professional artists for art courses, and production costs for two plays at the Creative Arts Center in Laramie for people with developmental disabilities.
23rd Annual Northwest Jazz Festival
This new program will provide two days of non-stop performances by school bands and choirs in Powell, Wyoming. Clinics on individual instrument topics, improvisation, vocal techniques, and performance skills will be offered to students.
Professional Development and Technical Assistance
WY HI Deaf Conference
Each year, VSA arts of Wyoming partners with the Wyoming Department of Education to provide a statewide conference for individuals who are deaf/hard of hearing, and people who work with the Deaf population.
Cultural Access and Inclusive Arts Services
Wyoming Arts Council
VSA arts of Wyoming, the Wyoming Arts Council, and Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND) will collaborate on a conference to address accessibility issues.
WyomMega Conference
VSA arts of Wyoming joins with the Governor’s Council on Disabilities, Wyoming Independent Living, and numerous other organizations providing services to people with disabilities in sponsoring a three-day conference on disability issues.
Public Awareness and Outreach
Nicolaysen Art Museum Program
This ongoing program provides art supplies for the Museum’s Discovery Center, art classes, art day camps, interactive stations, and gallery presentations, and museum tours for K-12 students.
Easter Seals Players
This ongoing program provides supplies, equipment rental, or other related materials and expenses for the production of plays performed by the Easter Seals Players from Sheridan, Wyoming. Actors with disabilities will provide a minimum of two performances and additional workshops.
Art Classes/Pageant of Peace-Cheyenne
This ongoing program provides supplies for art classes and the preparation of Christmas ornaments for the Pageant of Peace Tree in Washington D.C. created by adults with developmental disabilities.
Other Programs
The Young Soloists Program
This program is an ongoing call to aspiring/emerging young soloists within the state to represent Wyoming in a national competition.
The Playwright Discovery Program
Each year, VSA arts of Wyoming seeks aspiring and emerging playwrights within the state to submit their original plays to represent Wyoming in a national competition.
Kids on the Block (KOB)
KOB is a troupe of seventeen puppets, each with a different disability, which travel statewide to schools, senior facilities and hospitals to teach people about disabilities and to promote inclusion. The puppets are a learning tool for audiences and a teaching tool for presenters, as they learn how to present a prepared skit and operate the puppets.
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