Annual Benefit Gala

The gala is an annual fundraiser for the University of Wyoming Art Museum, and includes a dinner, live and silent auctions, and live entertainment. Typically, the gala has around 200-300 attendees who travel across the region to be a part of the evening events. The gala is hosted by the UW Art Museum National Advisory Board and provides significant financial support for museum exhibitions, collections, education and outreach.

Past Events and Themes:

2025: A Surreal Ball
2024: A Hat Ball
2023: A Cosmic Ball
2022: Black and White Ball
2020: Bon Voyage 2020 (Non-Gala Gala)
2019: Fantastical Night at the Museum
2018: Centennial Complex 25th Anniversary Celebration
2017: Art is the Answer
2016: Wyoming Rocks! Celebrating Wyoming's Resources & Wonders
2015: Riviera Rendezvous
2014: !Viva Habana!
2013: Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler
2012: Bootlegger Ball

2011: Fiesta!
2010: Magical Mystery Tour
2009: A Highland Fling
2008: An Abstract Expression
2007: Safari
2006: Le Salon des Impressionnistes
2005: Los Colores de Espana
2004: Along the Turquoise Trail
2003: Lotus Moon
2000: Splendor in the West: An Evening Under the Stars
1999: Jurassic After Dark
1998: Fancy Dancing: Inspired by Native American Traditions
1997: All Aboard: An Evening on the Wyoming Express
1996: Buffalo Nights: A Tribute to Ann and Al Simpson

Contact Us

Art Museum

Hours: Tuesday - Saturday
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Closed Sunday & Monday

Free Admission

Centennial Complex

2111 East Willett Drive

Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: (307) 766-6622
Email: uwartmus@uwyo.edu