American Cultural Studies events, announcements, and opportunities
Prison Art Symposium
Connect with us for an evening of prison art, commissary cuisine, and dialogue at the Wyoming Territorial Prison Museum.
This exhibit will showcase a diverse range of media from the permanent collection alongside art from 6 facilities throughout the State Wyoming Department of Corrections, other formerly incarcerated Wyoming artists, and families of incarceration.
See below for more details
American Cultural Studies supports UW's Giving Day
We are fundraising for scholarships to support our students studying the politics of gender, sexuality, and race as well as Native and Indigenous Studies. Donations will support student travel, course and research materials, tuition, and events.
Our students are the future change makers of Wyoming, the rural west, and the country. Please help us support them. Thank you!
ACS Giving Day CampaignNative American Education, Research & Cultural Center
The NAERCC has worked to ensure that the necessary resources and support systems are in place to help these students thrive.
Wyoming Pathways from Prison
Wyoming Pathways from Prison (WPfP) provides high quality college programs to incarcerated women and men through generous support provided by University of Wyoming faculty, staff, students, and external partners.
Keepers of The Fire
Keepers of the Fire is a registered student organization that is committed to keeping the Native American culture alive and strong. We are dedicated to promoting culture and diversity on and off of campus. The organization is open to all students.
High Plains American Indian Research Insititute
HPAIRI is a valuable and important resource for American Indian tribes and scholars. It is accessible for use in both Indigenous-driven research and for research initiated by University of Wyoming students and scholars that involves Native American people, their lands and resources.
Cooper House
The historic Cooper House has served for many years as the home of the American Studies, providing an intriguing and elegant space for classrooms, faculty offices, and gatherings.
Paño Connections Prison Art Reception Dinner at the Wyoming Territorial Prison
Opening Reception 10/17 at 5pm:
Paño Connections | Vast Horizons and Confined Spaces
Curated by founder/artist Eric Christo Martinez
Paño Connections is a nationally recognized traveling prison art collection showcasing the raw talent and ingenuity of confinement. This exhibit will showcase a diverse range of media from the permanent collection alongside art from 6 facilities throughout the State Wyoming Department of Corrections, other formerly incarcerated Wyoming artists, and families of incarceration.
Special programming will include:
- A tour of the State Museum that once housed Butch Cassidy and other Territorial Outlaws.
- A formal dinner reception with authentic prison recipes prepared by formerly incarcerated artists: Eric Christo Martinez, Tommy Rivera, and Robert Fleetwood.
- Panel discussion about the value of rehabilitation and ingenuity of Prison Art, food, and culture.
- Poetry Readings
Prison Art Symposium
