For Jason Dye, owner of 307 Metal Works, the projects that he and his crew created in their spare time wasn’t because of some unfulfilled desire to create art. It was to survive.
If you’re one of those people who feel mildly affronted by Christmas lights going up in November, then you may want to avert your eyes— because “Camp Christmas” is coming to town.
The collection is now on display as a new exhibition, "Papel Chicano Dos: Works on Paper from the Cheech Marin Collection," at the University of Wyoming Art Museum.
This artist uses machine and car parts, plus various other pieces of 'junk' to make his uniquely Wyoming yard art. The artist is Denis Bame in Medicine Bow.
While other industries at a state or local level may suffer at the behest of larger market forces, the appeal of a thriving local arts scene can weather the storm and provide much-needed tax dollars as other revenue streams shrink.