CASPER, Wyo. —The Wyoming Arts Council is accepting applications for the Creative Aging Project Grants.
Grants will be awarded to organizations and/or individual teaching artists in order to develop and implement one to four separate eight-week creative aging programs by Aug. 31, 2024.
Grants will be awarded in increments of $2,500 for each eight-week creative aging program ($2,500 for one program, $5,000 for two programs, $7,500 for three programs, $10,000 for four programs). Additional eligibility and grant information can be accessed on the Arts Council website at wyomingartscouncil.org. The application can be found on Submittable at https://wyomingartscouncil.submittable.com/submit.
The deadline for applications is Aug. 18, 2023. This is a competitive grant and applications will be reviewed by Arts Council staff and community members from the field.
Wyoming has a growing community of older adults. One way to address adverse health effects associated with aging is with intentional arts engagement. This is referred to as Creative Aging. These grant funds will support artists and organizations in developing arts education and social engagement opportunities for Wyoming’s older adults.
“The Wyoming Arts Council is committed to Creative Aging programming and we have seen the immense impact these types of programs can have in our communities. We are grateful to the Wyoming Department of Health’s Aging Division for supporting and funding this work,” Rachel Clifton, Arts Council executive director, said.
For more information, contact Josh Chrysler at the Wyoming Arts Council at joshua.chrysler@wyo.gov or 307-256-2010.
