Wyofile's Studio Wyoming Review features my take on Wimmer exhibit

Studio Wyoming Review is the section Wyofile devotes to art in Wyoming, specifically the visual arts. I am one of the writers providing reviews for the Review. Spearheaded by my former Wyoming Arts Council colleague, Camellia El-Antably, SWR fills a gap in arts coverage formerly addressed by some of the state's larger newspapers, if at all. Camellia is an artist who co-owns a Cheyenne gallery, Clay Paper Scissors. It's housed in a renovated downtown building and features work by contemporary regional artists, most of them from Wyoming.

My first contribution to SWR appeared today in WyoFile with the headline: "Wimmer collages draw on past, touch on today's politics" Feel free to read it and tell me what you think.

And keep reading Wyofile. It's a welcome addition to the Wyoming media scene. Not new, really, although some of you may be noticing it for the first time.

Keep reading.

P.S.: Attention artists.  Mystery Print Gallery in Pinedale and Clay Paper Scissors are co-sponsoring "Rendezvous: A Juried Exhibit of Wyoming Artists." Enter your work via Submittable through April 14.

Testing 1-2-3 in Pinedale

Shotgun Party

Summer is festival time in Wyoming. The Pinedale Fine Arts Council sponsors the SoundCheck festival this weekend. Three bands, all with Austin connections, are featured.

The Pinedale Fine Arts Council will be presenting the fourth annual SoundCheck mini-music fest on June 25, 2011 in the American Legion Park (5 p.m., free) in Pinedale. SoundCheck was first conceived four years ago following PFAC's purchase of a new sound system via grant monies from the Wyoming Cultural Trust. The inaugural event was a hit so it became an annual festival with attendance growing each year. This is sure to be the music event of the summer so mark the date on the calendar, dust off your cooler and camp chairs and come listen to some great music!

Notice that this event has its roots in seed money from the Wyoming Cultural Trust, with funding provided by the Wyoming State Legislature. Every arts event in Wyoming is like a pie in the face to the regressive elements which would shut down free expression and artistic entrepreneurship and creative placemaking and just plain fun. Support these events, and let your legislators know that you support their efforts at making Wyoming a better and more progressive place.