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THe snow survey science communicator residency

Come spend time in the Snowy Range, where art, science, and storytelling meet. The Snow Survey Science Communicator Residency invites artists and communicators of all kinds to immerse themselves in the Medicine Bow–Routt National Forest, create new work inspired by local ecologies, and share stories that connect people to place.

The residency offers four Wyoming-based science communicators (broadly defined—artists, writers, filmmakers, designers, educators, storytellers, etc.) artists the opportunity to participate in a mini residcency to develop work that visually tells the stories of local ecologies and ecosystems. By supporting both artistic practice and environmental storytelling, this residency fosters deep engagement with place while creating meaningful connections between artists, the public, and the natural world.

Each participating resident will be given the opportunity to exhibit work at the Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center Gallery.

  • Please email the following to alcesworks@gmail.com:

    • short letter of interest stating why you’d like to have this residency (250 words max)

    • 3–5 samples of your artwork (any medium).

    • A short bio (150 words max).

  • We accept letters of interest on a rolling basis. Residencies are awarded four times a year, with notifications sent on the equinoxes and solstices

    • Location: Historic Snow Survey Cabin, along the Snowy Range Scenic Byway in the Brush Creek–Hayden Ranger District of the Medicine Bow–Routt National Forest.

    • Who: Four Wyoming-based science communicators (broadly defined—artists, writers, filmmakers, designers, educators, storytellers, etc.) selected each year.

    • Support: $150 stipend + up to 4 nights of accommodation in the Snow Survey Cabin.

    • Opportunity: Time to immerse yourself in the wild, create new work, and visually tell the stories of local ecologies and ecosystems.

    • Exhibition: Residents will be given the opportunity to exhibit work at the Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center Gallery.

    • Flexible Scheduling: Residency dates are set in collaboration with participants. Your time is your own!

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Celebrate Wyoming People’s History book and poster Project

Alces Community Works invites Wyoming artists to contribute to the Celebrate Wyoming People’s History Project, a new series of posters—and future book publication— that honors the untold, overlooked, and powerful stories of our state. This project is developed in partnership with the internationally recognized Celebrate People’s History! poster series created by the Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative, which for more than 25 years has amplified grassroots movements, collective struggles, and everyday people who shaped history.

We seek Wyoming-based artists, designers, and storytellers to create original poster artworks that uplift little-known histories. We are interested in: individuals whose lives and labor shaped our communities; groups or movements that organized for justice, equity, and dignity; events that reveal Wyoming’s diverse cultural, labor, and social histories; stories that may have been erased, suppressed, or left out of textbooks.

  • Please email the following to alcesworks@gmail.com:

    • A short letter of interest stating what story you’d like to uplift and why it matters (250 words max).

    • 3–5 samples of your artwork (any medium).

    • A short bio (150 words max).

  • We accept letters of interest on a rolling basis. Acceptance of poster prosals are announced on:
    MLK Day
    César Chávez Day
    May Day
    Juneteenth
    Indigenous People’s Day.

    • Who: Wyoming-based artists, designers, and storytellers (broadly defined—visual artists, printmakers, photographers, illustrators, educators, community historians, etc.). All career stages welcome; priority given to underrepresented voices.

    • Support: Artist honorarium of $300 + publication and distribution of your poster locally and nationally.

    • Opportunity: Create an original poster uplifting an individual, group, event, or movement from Wyoming’s people’s history—stories of labor, resistance, resilience, and cultural heritage often missing from mainstream history.

    • Exhibition: Posters will be exhibited across Wyoming in schools, museums, and community spaces, with opportunities for public programming.