Meet our core team of creatives, thinkers, and doers.
Together, we have decades of experience producing community-grounded public art, history and culture projects.
They say Wyoming is one long road. We love working with our statewide network of incredibly talented like-minded folks to conceputualize and support projects across county boundaries and with our rural neighbors.
Aubrey Dawne Edwards
Executive director
board member
Aubrey is a visual artist, collaborative anthropologist, educator, storyteller, and memory worker living on the high plains of Laramie, Wyoming. Her socially engaged practice spans the academic, creative, applied, and public spheres, exploring intersections of culture, history, and community. She is a fierce advocate for the arts, and deeply believes in inter and transdisciplinary methods for community- led work. She has worked in the nonprofit sector for decades, centering: care, empathy, inclusion, service, and qualitative research for social change. She believes in knowledge for the people, and is presently a PhD student in Public Humanities at the University of Wyoming. www.aubreyedwards.com
Conor Mullen
creative partner
board chair
Conor Mullen is a socially engaged visual artist, graphic designer, community organizer, and arts educator, who uses participatory approaches to creativity in building equitable and ecologically sustainable futures. He earned his BFA (2011) and MSW (2023) from the University of Wyoming, where he was first inspired to get involved with community and to make public art rooted in collaborative processes. His recent creative work explores connections between immigration and labor, peacekeeping and the landscape, and photography and public memory. Conor is originally from Casper, where he was raised by a family of activists, educators, storytellers, and stewards. He now lives in Denver with his dog Nora, a skateboard, and bike paths close by. Learn more about his art practice at www.conormullen.work
William Bowling
Creative Partner
Board Vice Chair & treasurer
Will is an arts and culture worker, public educator, and outdoor enthusiast. He works on issues related to the cultural economy, job creation and affordable housing as a member of the City Council in Laramie Wyoming. He is the Education Director for Relative Theatrics, and runs a program with the school district that teaches theater arts and creative writing in four Albany County elementary schools. He also creates public programming and educational opportunities for the UW Art Museum. When not teaching, or working for the city, he enjoys hiking, hunting, fishing, and camping in Wyoming’s Snowy Range with his sweet one-eyed pup, Geraldine.