For three weeks this June, Building a New World from the Shell of the Old turned Gorgon Gallery into a room where labor history and the present tense sat down together. Curated by ALCES alongside the Working-Class Studies Association Conference, the exhibition gathered seven artists — and every visitor willing to fill out a time card — around a single question: what kind of world are we building, shift by shift?

Artemisia tridentata—sagebrush—roots in alkaline soil, in scarcity, in wind. It does not wait for better conditions. It makes the conditions. It blooms where it is. Artemisia tridentata: From Rugged Soil brings together queer Wyoming artists at MASS Gallery in Austin, Texas. The work gathered here grows from that same hard ground: art made not in spite of place, but because of it.

Public Lands // Public Hands is a responsive initiative from Alces that brings together artists from across Wyoming with public lands advocates and policymakers to co-create a series of free, accessible posters celebrating—and fighting for—our shared public lands.

Through Art for All, we provided free arts-integrated opportunities for seven Laramie nonprofits, tailoring each collaboration to the unique needs of our partners. We worked closely with local artists to bring the joy of artmaking into community spaces—supporting them through commissions, purchasing artwork, and hiring them to lead workshops.

An ongoing series of community events designed to bring creatives and artmakers together to explore practice, process, and inspiration through conversation. These gatherings celebrate the vibrancy of artistic communities while fostering deeper community connections by creating space for shared learning, listening, and dialogue.