UW Artmobile Celebrates 25 Years July 27, 2007 -- The University of Wyoming Art Museum's outreach programs, the Ann Simpson Artmobile and the Regional Touring Exhibition Service, are celebrating 25 years of service to Wyoming. "The Ann Simpson Artmobile is an art museum on wheels. It is a key outreach program for the UW Art Museum,” says Wendy Bredehoft, education curator. "Ann Simpson's vision of bringing original art to every Wyoming community -- no matter how remote -- is a reality with the artmobile." The Ann Simpson Artmobile exhibition, “The View from Here: Art by Women Working in the Rocky Mountain West,” offers a variety of subjects, media, and creative approaches through artwork by women from Colorado, Montana and Wyoming. It will premier at the 2007 Summer Teacher Institute July 30-Aug. 3 at UW and be used as the primary resource material for teachers attending in the institute. "Teachers will explore and use new artwork as inspiration for developing curricular units for their classroom," says Bredehoft. “Teachers will implement the curricular units they develop in their classrooms over the next two years as the artmobile visits each participant's school.” The artmobile program launches its 25th year with a new curator. Beth Wetzbarger, a UW graduate with a B.A. in fine art/printmaking, joined the museum staff in late July. The artmobile program has openings for additional visits to schools and communities. For more information and to schedule a visit contact Wetzbarger, at (307) 399-2941 or artmobile@uwyo.edu. The Regional Touring Exhibition Service brings original art to communities across Wyoming. Scheduled in libraries, community centers, galleries, and museums, as many as seven exhibitions are available. Subjects range from western art to contemporary art and are drawn from the art museum's collection or borrowed from artists. For more information on the Regional Touring Exhibition Service, contact EK Kim, collections manager, at (307) 766-6634 or museumek@uwyo.edu. Funding for the Ann Simpson Artmobile Program is provided by the Julienne Michel Foundation, the FMC Corporation, Helga and Erivan Haub, and Ann and Alan Simpson. The Ann Simpson Artmobile van is provided by FMC Corporation and the McMurry Foundation. Additional support is provided by the Wyoming Arts Council through the Wyoming State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts. The Regional Touring Exhibition Service is funded in part by FMC and the National Advisory Board of the UW Art Museum. Bringing the world of art to Wyoming, the art museum is located in the Centennial Complex at 22nd and Willett Drive in Laramie. The museum is open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Information about these and other programs are available online at www.uwyo.edu/artmuseum or by calling 307-766-6622. Photo Beth Wetzbarger is the new curator of the Ann Simpson Artmobile Program. Posted on Friday, July 27, 2007