Big Ideas, Real Impact.
Welcome to the WyAA Resource Hub. Whether you are an independent creator, an arts organization, or a community leader, these tools are designed to help you build a stronger, more vibrant Wyoming.
📊 State of the Creative Sector Report
The arts, while being just nice to have, are a vital economic engine for our state. In partnership with the University of Wyoming’s Center for Business and Economic Analysis (CBEA) and supported by the Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund, we launched a multi-phase Data Roundup Project to map out exactly how much our sector impacts the state.
🎨 Funding Story Toolkit
Every community loves the final curtain call, the gallery opening, and the downtown festival, but few understand the patchwork of funding that makes those moments possible.
📣 Arts Advocacy Toolkit
Advocacy creates the social and political climate that allows arts and culture to thrive in the daily lives of Wyoming citizens. Without proactive voices, public funding at the state and federal levels can become stagnant.
🤝 Looking for Direct Grant Funding?
While WyAA provides the data, tools, and advocacy networks to support your work, our partners at the Wyoming Arts Council, Wyoming Community Foundation, and the Wyoming State Parks & Cultural Resources manage public, state, and federal grant distributions.
🖌️WAC
For additional resources and more helpful links, visit the WAC resource hub.
Wyoming Showers by Eric Jacobson
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A Deep Seat and a Long Rein, Chris Navarro
WYAA Data Roundup Resources
Scope and Impact of Creative Economy produced by UW CBEA:
https://www.uwyo.edu/cbea/_files/documents/impact-wyoming-arts-culture-economy-report.pdf
Gap Analysis of Wyoming’s Creative Economy produced by UW CBEA:
https://www.uwyo.edu/cbea/_files/documents/gaps-growth-art-culture-economy-v3.pdf
State of the Creative Sector Report produced by WyAA:
Wyoming Arts Council Data by County with Funded Organizations:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11XeCeX-NdRnVzSsB7cHOzAUPoyL3q2eC?usp=share_link
National Association of State Arts Agencies Resources
Key Findings Regarding Creative Economy Recovery:
https://www.nasaa-arts.org/nasaa_research/arts-and-creativity-drive-economies-and-build-resilience/
Arts As A Public Good Messaging Toolkit:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19hbtLvHS2wWw1exY2ACMw3FykiRhAiNa/view
Investing in Creativity as Social Infrastructure (opinion piece example)
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/investing-in-creativity-as-social-infrastructure
Creative West Introduction to Federal Advocacy Evergreen Presentation
Nebraska Creative Districts:
https://www.artscouncil.nebraska.gov/explore/creative-districts/
Nebraska Creative Districts:
https://www.artscouncil.nebraska.gov/explore/creative-districts/
Colorado Local Arts Advocacy Field Guide:
Arts Education Partnership
https://www.aep-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/Arts-Education-Durable-Skills-and-Workforce-Success.pd
Examples of State and Regional Strategic Plans for the Creative Economy
Washington State: https://choosewashingtonstate.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WACESP-FinalReport-122623-reduced.pdf
California: https://creativeeconomy.arts.ca.gov/strategic-plan/
Vermont: https://www.vermontartscouncil.org/vermont-creative-network/action-plan/
Arizona: https://azarts.gov/strategic-plan/