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Govenor Gordon Proclaims October as Arts and Humanities Month in Wyoming
On Wednesday, September 27, at the Ucross 40th Anniversary Gala, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon declared the Month of October to be Arts and Humanities Month in Wyoming. He talked about the arts in Wyoming, and about Ucross.
His wife, Wyoming First Lady Jennie Gordon, added this about the arts in Wyoming.
In his proclamation, Gordon said,
Since the artist residency began in 1983, more than 2,600 individuals have spent time at Ucross, traveling from every state in the U.S., as well as from many countries around the world, including Germany, France, Scotland, England, Poland, Egypt, the Netherlands, Mexico, Canada, Thailand, Japan, and others.
Ucross extends invitations to approximately 110 individuals each year, selected by an outside panel of professionals. Residents are also invited through national partnerships with the Sundance Institute, the PEN/Hemingway Award, the Herb Alpert Award in the Arts, the Alley Theatre, the University of Houston, Rice University, and many others. The fundraiser held on Wednesday helps to fund this vision to help artists by giving them time and space.
