The Wyoming Arts Council has awarded $150,000 in Creative Aging Project Grants to Wyoming artists and nonprofit organizations to develop and deliver a total of 60 eight-week arts programs for older adults across the state through June 2026. The Arts Council is pleased to announce this year’s grant recipients.
The programs are designed to provide arts education and social engagement opportunities for older adults across Wyoming. This year’s classes will include a variety of disciplines, including leatherworking, dance, and memoir writing.
The following artists and nonprofit organizations have been awarded funding to develop a total of 60 eight-week Creative Aging programs:
- Amy Hollon, Laramie
- Arts Cheyenne
- Barrie Lynn Bryant Jr., Thermopolis
- Bodylines Dance Theatre Inc., Cheyenne
- Buffalo Senior Center Inc.
- Dancers’ Workshop of Jackson Hole
- Deborah Kassner, Laramie
- Denica Leigh Shell, Buffalo
- Desiree Brothe, Cheyenne
- Jackson Hole Writers
- Jaime Alejandro Cruz, Casper
- Janis Murphy, Laramie
- Jennifer Johnson, Casper
- Judith Gonet, Bedford
- Judy Kwong, Alpine
- Laramie Plains Civic Center Inc.
- Lincoln County Library Foundation, Kemmerer
- Lynn Jones, Laramie
- Lynne Simpson, Cody
- Maker Space 307, Riverton
- Michelle Visser, Laramie
- Miga Rossetti, Wilson
- Rocio Gomez Sandoval, Laramie
- Samuel Curtiss Humphrey, Buffalo
- Sandi Aberle, Gillette
- Senior Citizens Council dba The Hub on Smith, Sheridan
- Stanley F. Dolega Jr., Laramie
- Teton Music School, Jackson
- The Library Foundation Inc., Gillette
- Theresa Kreuzer, Cheyenne
- Uinta County Library Foundation, Evanston
- Uliana van Houten, Sheridan
- WYO Theater Inc., Sheridan
“We are excited to award these grants to Wyoming artists and nonprofits to implement Creative Aging programs across Wyoming,” said Josh Chrysler of the Wyoming Arts Council. “Over the last several years, we have seen the amazing power of these programs to improve quality of life for Wyoming’s older adults, by providing opportunities to learn new artistic skills and to connect with their communities.”