STORIES HELD & SHARED MINIGRANTS

Alces Community Works invited applications for Stories Held & Shared minirants, a small-grant program supporting immigrant and first-generation storytellers working in any creative form. These grants provides $100–$500 to support the development and completion of a specific storytelling project, grounded in lived experience, cultural memory, and care. We happily granted $3,000 statewide.

Grant recipients may choose to host a community-centered public sharing—such as a reading, exhibition, screening, or gathering—with Alces’ support. Public sharing is optional, and storytellers maintain full authority over what is shared, how, and with whom.

We welcomed projects across disciplines, including writing, oral history, visual art, sound, performance, film, and hybrid or experimental forms. Storytellers at all stages of practice are encouraged to apply.

Stories Held & Shared honors storytelling as a practice of holding, remembering, and passing along in our Wyoming communities.