Mission
ALCES Community Works connects Wyoming artists and storytellers through public art and public history rooted in place, memory, and community. We believe creativity is essential to civic life — that the arts spark dialogue, deepen belonging, and strengthen the democratic fabric of our communities. Working statewide, we use arts-based methods to co-create projects that reflect the lived experiences of Wyomingites, foster meaningful partnerships, and invite people into the ongoing work of shaping our shared future. We are committed to helping communities across Wyoming tell collective stories of people, place, and culture — because a vibrant democracy depends on who gets to be seen, heard, and remembered.
Create
We curate, co-create, and support public art and public history projects that center civic partnership, community voice, and thoughtful collaboration. When communities see themselves in the public record, something shifts.
Support
We connect and champion artists and storytellers across Wyoming, paying them equitably for their labor and ideas, and opening doors to the national opportunities and civic stage their work deserves.
Educate
We develop curricula and public programming that deepen engagement with our projects and the histories they uplift — co-creating place-based, justice-oriented learning experiences with schools, universities, and community organizations.
Amplify
We create and share multidisciplinary stories rooted in the lived experiences of Wyomingites — amplifying narratives that shift perception, challenge erasure, and prove storytelling is an engine of change.
The arts and humanities as fundamental to a just, problem-solving, and forward-looking democratic society — not ornamental, but necessary. Not a luxury afforded to some, but a right that belongs to everyone.
Celebrating the social movements, people, and events rooted in collective care, resistance, and justice — and ensuring their stories hold a permanent place in our shared cultural record, where they can continue to inspire and instruct.
Creatively unearthing and amplifying buried histories from the places we call home — because the fullness of who we are depends on the stories we are willing to tell.
The transformative power of the arts to illuminate our past, deepen our experience of the present, and expand our collective imagination of what is possible — including a Wyoming where everyone recognizes themselves in the story we tell together.
A just and equitable statewide creative economy where artists, culture bearers, and storytellers are supported as visionaries and memory workers — and where their work is understood as a driver of the social change our communities are capable of making.
Staying the course — the kind of long-term, unglamorous commitment it takes to earn a community's trust and keep it, project after project, year after year.