Final Week to See the Juried Student Exhibition

Student artist Sarah Hayman works in the print shop. Hayman has two pieces in the Juried Student Exhibition.

Photo courtesy of UW Photo Services.

This is the final week to see the 35th Annual Juried University of Wyoming Student Exhibition. The exhibition will be on view through this Saturday, March 13. Every year the UW Art Museum hosts the juried student exhibition, bringing in an outside juror to review artwork and curate an exhibition. This year there was a record number of students who submitted a record number of works for consideration. After the 283 pieces were reviewed, 62 works by 53 students were accepted.

There is a wide array of media in this year's exhibition, including photography, fiber arts, oil and acrylic paintings, sculpture, digital media, charcoal and graphite drawings, and graphic design. The exhibition is open to any UW student enrolled in the current academic year, and it's always exciting to see what art students are creating, as well as those in computer science, education, or marketing!

Be sure to stop by the Art Museum this week to see the many talents of UW students! For more information and the complete list of students in the exhibition, visit our website. There is even a cell phone audio tour for certain works in the exhibition.

"Contemporary Art in WY" is On the Road!

This monotype print titled Just Sky, Storm, by Laramie based artist Katie Christensen, is one of eighteen works by Wyoming artists now circulating the state.

Photo courtesy of the artist.

The University of Wyoming Art Museum is happy to announce that the latest exhibition of its "Touring Exhibition Service" has begun it's two year travel around the state! Contemporary Art in Wyoming features a selection of eighteen contemporary Wyoming artists who offer a variety of subjects that embrace the landscape, daily life, and personal expression in a range of media that includes watercolor, photography, collage, printmaking, painting, and drawing.

This week, the exhibition premiers at the Meeteetse Museum. The touring schedule is set through 2012. Check below to see when Contemporary Art in Wyoming comes to your town! There is only one available opening left, so if your city or town isn't on the schedule and you would like it to be, contact Curator of Collections Nicole Crawford at 307-766-6529 or ncrawfor@uwyo.edu. For more information about the Art Museum's Touring Exhibition Service, check out this link on our website.

2010

March 1-April 17: Meeteetse Museum

May 3-June 19: Torrington Homesteaders Museum

July 5-August 21: Campbell County Public Library, Gillette

September 6-October 16: Plaza Diane Community Center for the Arts, Powell

November 1-November 30: Park County Library System, Cody

December: University of Wyoming Art Museum

2011

January 3-February 19: Community Fine Arts Center, Rock Springs

March 7-April 16: Northern Wyoming Community College, Sheridan

May 2-June 18: Greybull Library

July4-August 20: Crook County Museum and Art Gallery, Sundance

September 5-October 15: University of Wyoming Art Museum

October 31-December 17: Carbon County Museum, Rawlins

2012

January 2-February 18: Natrona County Public Library, Casper

March 5-April 14: Art Association of Jackson Hole

April 30-June 16: Hot Springs County Historical Museum, Thermopolis

July 2-August 18: AVAILABLE

September 3-October 20: Basin City Arts Center

November 5-December 15: Headwaters Arts and Conference Center, Dubois

20:20 Tonight at the Art Museum

Tonight, beginning at 7 pm at the Art Museum, UW art students will participate in 20:20. 20:20 is a program that allows artists, educators, or organizations to give brief presentations about their work. This is the fourth in a series of 20:20 events held over the past year; each program focuses on a specific group of artists. Tonight's 20:20 highlights student artists.

Following the presentations, several local Laramie artists will take a few minutes to offer feedback and comments, and introduce themselves to the next generation of artists.

Join us tonight for this fun and informative evening of art and dialogue! 20:20 is free and open to the public.

Monday Nights at the Museum

The work of American Surrealist Leon Kelly is currently on view at the UW Art Museum, along with 4 other exhibitions.

Image: Leon Kelly (American, 1901-1982), The Reclining Moor, 1953, oil on canvas, 32 x 19-3/4 inches, photo courtesy of Gratz Gallery

Looking for a fun way to spend your Monday evenings now that the Olympics are wrapping up? The UW Art Museum is open late on Monday nights this spring. To accommodate those who work 9-5, students who need some extra time, and anyone who just can't fit in a museum visit during the day, we're open until 9 pm on Monday evenings during both the fall (Sept-Nov) and spring (Feb-April) semesters.

Monday evenings are also when we hold things like "The No-Stress Art Class: Exploring with Watercolor," a hands-on studio class for teens and adults who are interested in working with watercolor. No experience is necessary! Call the Education Department at 307.766.3496 for more information or to sign up.

Public programs by visiting artists are also often held on Monday evenings, so keep an eye out throughout the year for Art Talks and lectures. Coming up this Monday night, March 1, is 20:20 for students. Stop by to hear brief presentations and see images of work by UW art students. This event begins at 7 pm. Future Monday night programs include an Art Talk by American painter Harold Garde and curator Jeannie Dowis on Monday, March 30 at 7 pm. This will be followed by a small reception. Unless otherwise noted, public programs are free and open to the public.

So be sure to stop by the Art Museum on Monday nights this spring for a chance to check out all the exhibitions, hear from the artists, or take a class! For more information about all the exhibitions and programs the Museum has to offer, please visit the website or call 307.766.6622.

James Surls Audio Tour at Coe Library and the Art Museum

The cell phone audio tour for the exhibition of James Surls' sculpture is now live at the Art Museum. Call in to hear information about his work like this one, Me and the Black Flower with the Needle and Thread.

Image courtesy of the artist.

The cell phone audio tour that accompanies the exhibition James Surls: Flowers is now posted at the Art Museum. Visitors to the museum can access additional information about James Surls' career and materials use by calling 307.200.0040 from their cell phone. This is a free service at the art museum, and different audio tour prompts are assigned to different exhibitions and specific artwork throughout the museum. Handouts are available at the front desk.

With the recent installation of Surls' Rolling Flower in the 5th floor atrium of Coe Library, it seemed the perfect opportunity to provide UW students, the public, and library patrons with information about this sculpture, which is the latest permanent installation of large-scale sculpture on the UW campus. Jennifer Mayer, Fine Arts Librarian at Coe, volunteered to write a prompt about Rolling Flower and to record the audio tour for the James Surls exhibition. Look for signs in Coe Library to access the cell phone audio tour for Rolling Flower.

Surls' work is also included in the exhibition Sculpture: A Wyoming Invitational. Prompt number 13 of the cell phone audio tour is dedicated to his work in this exhibition, In Circle.

For full instructions on how to use the cell phone audio tour, dial 307.200.0040 and press 1, followed by the pound key (#). Handouts are available on the Art Museum's webpage, at individual sculptures in Sculpture: A Wyoming Invitational, and at the Art Museum front desk. This is also an opportunity for visitors to leave their feedback, including comments and suggestions. Press 0, followed by the pound key to leave us a message!

NEW - Cell Phone Audio Tour for the Juried Student Exhibition

This year, in conjunction with the 35th Annual Juried University of Wyoming Student Exhibition, students whose work was accepted into the exhibition were invited to write and record their own cell phone audio tour about their artwork. Museum visitors now have the chance to hear from the students themselves.

The cell phone audio tour is free to museum goers. Visitors dial a local, 307 area code number and can listen to different recorded prompts that provide additional information about a particular artist, artwork, or exhibition. The information can be accessed from anywhere, whether you're standing in front of a painting or have returned home and want to listen again!

To hear from select students about their artwork in the Juried Student Exhibition, dial 307.200.0040 and enter one of the prompt numbers below, followed by the pound key (#).

29-
Gabrielle Reeves
The Saddle
On Road
4 Doors

30-
Kimberly Shannon
Out of Context Series

31-
Angela Weber
Buck Rail

32-
Katrina Romine
Everywhere

33-
Stephanie Ann Thomas
Principle Solo

A special thanks to these students who wrote and recorded an audio tour script! Funding for this program is provided by the Wyoming Arts Council through the Wyoming State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes a great nation deserves great art.

One Week until 20:20 Deadline for Students

A reminder to students who are interested in signing up for 20:20 on March 1st: you have one week until the deadline to submit a PowerPoint presentation of your images. The deadline is Monday, February 22. You may sign up in advance to reserve your place if you know you want to participate. This 20:20 is open for participants who are high school, community college and UW students.

20:20 is a program begun last April by the UW Art Museum. This is the fourth 20:20 event to be held. Presenters who participate show a slide show in PowerPoint format of 20 images, each of which is shown for 20 seconds, resulting in a 6 minute and 40 second presentation. It's a chance for artists, educators, and arts organizations to share their programs, new work, and accomplishments. 20:20 is intended to create an atmosphere of networking and open dialogue among artists in Wyoming.

The 20:20 event on March 1st begins at 7 pm at the Art Museum. It is free and open to the public. Local artists, educators, and administrators are encouraged to attend to see the work of the next generation of artists!

To sign up, or if you have questions, please contact Rachel Miller at 307.766.6621 or rmiller@uwyo.edu.