The Ucross Foundation fosters fresh and innovative thinking in the visual arts, literature, and music by providing residencies, work space, and uninterrupted time to individual artists, writers and composers. The Foundation looks for Residents whose work reflects a depth of individual creative exploration and the potential for significant future accomplishments. Situated on a 20,000-acre working cattle ranch, the Ucross Foundation’s unique geographic location introduces individuals to the land, people and ethos of the northern High Plains and Rocky Mountain region. Through its Residency Program, Art Gallery and associated activities, Ucross actively seeks to support an appreciation for human creativity and aims to cast a reflection into the future from the cultural mirror of our lives and times.

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