Press Releases 2020
UW Art Museum, American Studies Program to Host Virtual Symposium in October
September 29, 2020 ‖ “The University of Wyoming Art Museum and American Studies Program will host a series of talks, presentations and art activations during October in conjunction with the exhibition “Moving Walls: Heart Mountain Barracks in the Big Horn Basin.”
Lindsay Linton Buk’s ‘Women in Wyoming’ Exhibition to Open at UW Art Museum Sept. 29
September 21, 2020 ‖ “Women in Wyoming: Portraits and Interviews of Women Who Shape the West,” a multimedia exhibition by Wyoming artist Lindsay Linton Buk, will open at the University of Wyoming Art Museum Tuesday, Sept. 29.
UW Art Museum to Reopen to Public Sept. 29
September 18, 2020 ‖ The University of Wyoming Art Museum will reopen to the public Tuesday, Sept. 29. The museum’s hours are Tuesdays through Fridays from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays from 10 a.m.-noon are designated for at-risk visitors only.
Crawford Appointed Permanent Director of UW Art Museum
September 17, 2020 ‖ Nicole Crawford has been appointed director of the University of Wyoming Art Museum, following approval by the UW Board of Trustees during its meeting today (Thursday). Crawford, the longtime curator of collections, had been interim director since February.
Wyoming Educators Participate in UW Art Museum's Teacher Leader Institute
July 27, 2020 ‖ Fifteen educators from across the state recently participated in a Teacher Leader Institute pilot program designed by the University of Wyoming Art Museum education team.
UW Art Museum to Host Virtual Summer Art Camp
June 11, 2020 ‖ The University of Wyoming Art Museum will offer Virtual Summer Art Camp Tuesdays and Thursdays during four weeks in July for families and youths ages 6-15.
‘Antigone Project: A Play in Five Parts’ March 12 at UW
March 12, 2020 ‖ A “Read, Rant, Relate” play reading and community discussion of “Antigone Project: A Play in Five Parts” is Thursday, March 12, at 6 p.m. in the University of Wyoming Art Museum.
UW Art Museum Announces Student Award Winners
March 4, 2020 ‖ Thirty-two University of Wyoming students recently received awards for their works of art that are part of the UW Art Museum’s 45th annual Juried UW Student Exhibition.
Crawford Appointed Interim Director of UW Art Museum
February 17, 2020 ‖ Nicole Crawford, longtime curator of collections at the University of Wyoming Art Museum, has been appointed as interim director of the museum to succeed Marianne Wardle.
UW Art Museum Spring Opening Reception to Feature Student Art Feb. 22
February 4, 2020 ‖ The University of Wyoming Art Museum will feature the 45th annual Juried UW Student Exhibition during a free reception to celebrate the exhibitions for the spring semester Saturday, Feb. 22.
Martin Luther King Jr. Days of Dialogue Events
January 21, 2020 ‖ Afrofuturism, a movement in literature, music and art, featuring futuristic or science fiction themes that incorporate elements of black history and culture, will be the focus of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Days of Dialogue (MLK DOD). Events are Feb. 2-7 at the University of Wyoming.
-- Tuesday, Feb. 4, 6 p.m., UW Art Museum’s panel discussion, “Stealing Culture: The Intersection of Criminal Law and Museum Studies,” Centennial Complex.
