A great way to honor National Native American Heritage Month is to support Native artists but some in Wyoming said there are barriers to their exposure and success.
Some new programs and exhibits support Native art in the region, including a Native Arts Fellowship from the Wyoming Arts Council and a permanent space in Boulder, Colorado’s Dairy Arts Center dedicated to Native arts, called the Creative Nations Sacred Space.
Bruce Cook, a Native American artist based on the Wind River Reservation, is a fellow this year and was awarded a startup challenge grant from the Wyoming Innovation Partnership to help emerging Native artists become established creative professionals…