Art in Lander

One thing I haven’t mentioned about Lander is art. Since I love art and plan on continuing to make art should the town I retire to have an art connection? Probably so. In Wyoming, Lander is thought of as being an “artsy” town. Its even known as the city of bronze for the famous bronze foundry, Eagle Bronze, located there as well as the many bronze statues that appear throughout the city.

There is even an art center. The Lander Art Center is a non-profit organization whose goal is to encourage, stimulate, and support interest in and appreciation of fine art. They have an exhibition gallery. Exhibitions of local, regional and national art and craft change on a six-week basis, with 8 shows per year. In their classroom they offer classes for youth, young adult and adults in a variety of media.

There are several (over seven) local galleries as well as the yearly Heart of the West National Art Show held each year in October and the Riverfest Art Fair held in July. Plus three active art guilds in the county -- the Riverton, Lander and Wind River Valley Art Guilds. For a small town there are a lot of places to view art or ways to be involved in art.

I’ve already gotten to use the services of Eagle Bronze in completing my first bronze sculpture, Guidance, destined for the Avera McKennan Indoor Sculpturewalk program in Sioux Falls, SD. The show opens May 16th and the sculptures are on display for a year, so if you’re in Sioux Falls stop in and take a look.