The Wyoming Arts Council is currently accepting nominations for the 2024 Governor’s Arts Awards.
Donor Name: Wyoming Arts Council
State: Wyoming
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Awards and Prizes
Deadline: 10/25/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Established in 1982, the Governor’s Arts Awards recognize excellence in the arts and outstanding service to the arts in Wyoming. The Governor’s Arts Awards honor organizations, individual artists, benefactors and contributors, advocates, and/or educators who demonstrate a significant contribution to the arts in Wyoming through long-term dedication and service, and statewide community engagement.
Who Should Be Nominated?
- Any Wyoming citizen, organization, business, or community may be a Governor’s Arts Award (GAA) nominee. Accomplishments that are noted should reflect substantial contributions made in Wyoming that exemplify a long-term commitment to the arts. Special consideration will be given to nominees whose arts service is statewide.
- Previous GAA recipients are not eligible for nomination, but nomination of previously unselected nominees is encouraged. Current Wyoming Arts Council board members, staff members, contractors or members of their families are not eligible for nomination.
Nomination Criteria
There are many nominations submitted for the Governor’s Arts Awards each year, and the selection process is competitive. The award determination is based primarily on the award criteria listed below that focuses on the nominee’s background, impact, and scope of work. Nominators should take great care to make the case on behalf of their nominees by addressing all applicable criteria in their nomination letters, and should encourage individuals preparing letters of recommendation to do the same. If an application is incomplete it will not be reviewed.
- Background: Address the nominee’s background in the arts, including artistic excellence (for individual artists and arts organizations) or level of standards (for patrons, businesses or communities). How many years has the nominee been committed to the arts in general, or to a specific art form?
- Impact: What outstanding contribution(s) has the nominee made to the arts in Wyoming? Define the nature and impact of the nominee’s involvement.
- Scope: Describe the breadth of the nominee’s support of various arts activities in the community and state. Describe the nominee’s involvement in special initiatives supporting the arts.
For more information, visit WAC.
