Ucross – Sheridan Media

Larry Mitchell to join Joy Harjo on WYO Stage

January 30, 2023 cvannoy

Beginning on Friday February 24, Ucross, the renowned artist residency program in northern Wyoming, will present a two-day event featuring the internationally acclaimed performer, musician, and writer Joy Harjo and musician Larry Mitchell. On Friday there will be a free community craft discussion with Harjo in partnership with Sheridan College.…

Ucross Welcomes Artists to Wyoming

August 4, 2022 cvannoy

This week, artists from across the nation began the seasonal migration to Ucross for the start of the artist residency program’s Fall 2022 session. From August through early December, 55 visual artists, writers, composers, choreographers and interdisciplinary artists will be at Ucross, which is located on a historic 20,000-acre ranch…

Ucross to Host Arts Festival, Featuring Jalan Crossland

July 8, 2022 cvannoy

Featuring famed Wyoming musician Jalan Crossland, the Ucross Arts Festival is set for Sunday, August 28, beginning at 4 p.m. in The Park at Ucross, which is located before the intersection of Highways 14 and 16 East in Ucross or at the address 2753 US-14. at Ucross. The event, which…

Master Class with Steven Lutvak

December 6, 2021 cvannoy

Ucross Foundation, along with Sheridan College, hosted a musical Master Class with award-winning composer Steven Lutvak on Friday, Dec. 3, at Sheridan College. Lutvek talked about his association with the Ucross Foundation. Lutvak is based in New York City, and he composed the music for A Gentleman’s Guide to Love…

Ucross Residents Hold Impromptu Tribute to Steven Sondheim

December 4, 2021 cvannoy

Anya Yermakova, Chicago provides the music Stephen Joshua Sondheim, who passed away on Nov. 26 at the age of 91, was an American composer and lyricist. He was among the most important figures in 20th-century musical theater, Sondheim was praised by some for having “reinvented the American musical.” He wrote…

Women Hunters Have a Great Pronghorn Hunt

October 12, 2021 cvannoy

Mostly sunny, warm weather welcomed the women hunters to the 9th Annual All Women Pronghorn hunt at The Ranch At Ucross, and sponsored by the Wyoming Women’s Foundation (WYWF). The Wyoming Women’s Antelope Hunt was founded in 2013 is an opportunity for mentoring and developing camaraderie between women. According to…

Ucross Kickstart Fundraiser Exceeds Goal

September 21, 2021 cvannoy

Sixteen hours ahead of the Kickstarter deadline, on September 14, The Ucross Foundation, an artist residency nonprofit in northern Wyoming, exceeded its crowfunding goal and raised $44,179 for “The Ucross Cookbook: Cooking for Artists on a Wyoming Ranch”. “Kickstarter has an all-or-nothing protocol, so if we had not received the…

Large Crowd at Ucross Music in the Park

August 23, 2021 cvannoy

Darol Anger, Sharon Gilchrist, Sarah Sample and Lauri Lewis warming up on stage Bluegrass music, a warm, sunny day drew a large crowd on Sunday’s Music in the Park at Ucross, a part of the Sheridan County’s Celebrate the Arts festival. Sharon Dynak, president and executive director of the Foundation,…

Ucross Announces Native American Fellows

August 18, 2021 cvannoy

The Ucross Foundation artist residency program recently announced its Fall 2021 Fellowships for Native American Visual Artists and Writers. The two awards represent Ucross’s commitment to supporting contemporary Native American art and voices. Novelist Brandon Hobson lives in Las Cruces, New Mexico, where he is assistant professor of English at…

NEW EXHIBIT NOW OPEN AT THE UCROSS ART GALLERY

May 20, 2021 cvannoy

The current exhibit at the Ucross art gallery features three artists in residence at the Foundation. There will be a public reception to take place on July 30 from 5-7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The exhibit will run from May 14 through August 27.…

Bighorn Audubon announces events for April, May

April 14, 2021 Pat Blair

The Bighorn Audubon Society has announced the group’s activities for April and May. Events start at 9 a.m. Saturday with Birding at the Brinton. Those planning to attend will meet in the main parking lot at the Brinton Museum near Big Horn, and attendees are advised to dress for the…

Ucross Spotlight set for next week

April 13, 2021 Pat Blair

Two Ucross Fellows and an award co-director will be featured in Ucross Spotlight, to be presented live via Zoom and on Ucross’s Facebook page next week. The event will start at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 22. Featured artists will be Natalia Trigo, 2021 Ucross Fellow and 2019 winner of the…

Playwright award winners named

April 12, 2021 Pat Blair

Ucross and The Blank Theatre have announced two winners of a joint “Future of Playwriting Prize” aimed at recognizing young playwrights nationwide. Kori Alston and Dave Osmundsen have been named as winners of the newly created prize and will receive a cash award of $5,000 each, professionally produced stage readings…

A Look Back in Time: March 31, 1921

March 31, 2021 Pat Blair

Now here’s Sheridan Media’s look back in time, to 100 years ago, by reporter Pat Blair as published in the Sheridan Enterprise newspaper on March 31, 1921. An ordinance is being prepared to repeal an anti-card playing ordinance passed in Sheridan several weeks ago at the suggestion of City Commissioner…

Ucross announces spring 2021 artists-in-residence

March 22, 2021 Pat Blair

Ucross has announced that, for the first time, the 29 artists chosen for this year’s spring artist-in-residence program will receive $1,000 stipends. The stipends will help defray the cost of travel and other expenses associated with a residency. Sharon Dynak, Ucross president and executive director, said Ucross is offering the…