The Field Notes
The running record of our work in the field — the partnerships we join, the short-term projects we launch, and the people and events we lend our platform to along the way. If the Anchors are what we tend for years, the Field Notes are what we carry with us week to week.
WE ARE NOT CONQUERED
We Are Not Conquered: Looking at History Through the Scope of Federal Indian Law — a talk and art event presented by "History on Every Corner" featuring speaker Taneha Watts (WhiteEarth Nation), held July 1, 2026 at the UW Art Museum in conversation with Dana Claxton's Hip Hop NDN. ALCES provided organizational support and community outreach.
PRISON ART SYMPOSIUM & ONLINE PRESENCE
Alces supported Paño Connections in preparing the Traveling Prison Art Exhibition, a nationally recognized initiative featuring the Conviction Series by founder Eric “Christo” Martinez alongside works from its permanent collection. The collective fosters dialogue and rehabilitation through art created by incarcerated and formerly incarcerated artists, their families, and communities affected by mass incarceration.
STORIES HELD & SHARED MINIGRANTS
This minigrant program expended $3,000 statewide to immigrant and second-generation storytellers in Wyoming to bring a specific creative project to completion. Through small, flexible grants and optional support for a community gathering or public sharing, we created space for storytellers to work with care, autonomy, and intention.
RURAL YOUTH LEADERS
Rural Youth Leaders is a new collaborative initiative rooted in place, culture, and the transformative power of youth leadership. Rural Youth Leaders (RYL) is designed to uplift and invest in the leadership of creative young people and the cultural stewards who support them in rural communities.