THE UCROSS MISSION
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The mission of Ucross Foundation is to foster the creative spirit of working artists and groups by providing uninterrupted time, studio space, living accommodations, and the experience of the majestic High Plains while serving as a responsible steward of its historic 20,000-acre ranch.
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The vast spaciousness of our Wyoming location has a powerful and life-changing impact on artists, writers, composers, choreographers, and collaborative groups.
Situated in northeast Wyoming at the foothills of the Bighorn Mountains, Ucross was established by Raymond Plank in 1981. The artist residency program opened in 1983. For more than 40 years, Ucross has been giving space and time to artists who come from all disciplines, including literature, visual arts, music, choreography, film, performance, and multidisciplinary art. In our complex of private studios and residences, visiting artists build a small, intense community hard at work in the midst of 20,000 acres of Wyoming ranchland. Learn more about the program here. |
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UCROSS ART GALLERY
NOW ON VIEW: IN COMPANY In Company gathers 14 artists in a constellation of influence, exchange, and kinship. Ucross invited seven former artists-in-residence to showcase their work alongside an artist who has impacted their creative process. The resulting exhibition weaves together literature, music, and film among paintings, photographs, sculptures, and installations. By highlighting relationships that inform artistic practice and making visible the subtle influences that link makers and their creative work, these artist pairings encourage viewers to consider how meaning is shaped both individually and collaboratively. In Company will be on view through December 19. The Ucross Art Gallery is open with free admission Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. While you are here, be sure to get a treat from the onsite Ucross Café. Learn more. |
RECENT NEWS
UPCOMING EVENTS
COLLECTIVE ARTS FESTIVAL
Saturday, August 8; 2 p.m. | Whitney Commons
Enjoy this free, family-friendly event, hosted by the Bighorn Arts Collective. Festivities will include live music, art demos, a storybook garden, children and adult art activities, artisan booths, food trucks, a beer garden, and live-music by The Imaginaries.
Discover this year's line-up here.
Saturday, August 8; 2 p.m. | Whitney Commons
Enjoy this free, family-friendly event, hosted by the Bighorn Arts Collective. Festivities will include live music, art demos, a storybook garden, children and adult art activities, artisan booths, food trucks, a beer garden, and live-music by The Imaginaries.
Discover this year's line-up here.
CONFLUENCES SOUND HIKE SERIES
Tuesday, August 18; Tuesday, September 15; Tuesday, October 13; 9 a.m. | Ucross Ranch
Join us for a series of sound hikes on the Ucross Ranch with Confluences, an emplaced sound experience created by Ucross artist-alumni Teri Rueb and Laurids Sonne. Ucross staff will guide visitors on a private trail on the ranch as interactive areas of sound play. Details to follow.
Register for free here.
Tuesday, August 18; Tuesday, September 15; Tuesday, October 13; 9 a.m. | Ucross Ranch
Join us for a series of sound hikes on the Ucross Ranch with Confluences, an emplaced sound experience created by Ucross artist-alumni Teri Rueb and Laurids Sonne. Ucross staff will guide visitors on a private trail on the ranch as interactive areas of sound play. Details to follow.
Register for free here.
YOGA IN THE PARK AT UCROSS
Saturday, August 22
10 a.m. | The Park at Ucross
Enjoy a relaxing morning of yoga in The Park at Ucross with instructor Tressa Lawrence. Tressa will lead an hour-long yoga class for all levels, while visitors find peace and inspiration throughout our beautiful landscape. Each class requires a $10 entrance fee and will include the guided-yoga, a free beverage at the Ucross Café, and entry into a raffle for a Ucross tote.
Register here.
Saturday, August 22
10 a.m. | The Park at Ucross
Enjoy a relaxing morning of yoga in The Park at Ucross with instructor Tressa Lawrence. Tressa will lead an hour-long yoga class for all levels, while visitors find peace and inspiration throughout our beautiful landscape. Each class requires a $10 entrance fee and will include the guided-yoga, a free beverage at the Ucross Café, and entry into a raffle for a Ucross tote.
Register here.
UCROSS GALA
Thursday, September 24; 5 p.m. | Ucross Foundation
Mark your calendar to celebrate with Ucross at our biennial Wyoming gala. Join us for an evening of dinner, entertainment, a lively auction, and an awards ceremony honoring Naoma Tate, the recipient of Ucross's Outstanding Patron of the Arts Award.
RSVP here.
Thursday, September 24; 5 p.m. | Ucross Foundation
Mark your calendar to celebrate with Ucross at our biennial Wyoming gala. Join us for an evening of dinner, entertainment, a lively auction, and an awards ceremony honoring Naoma Tate, the recipient of Ucross's Outstanding Patron of the Arts Award.
RSVP here.
UCROSS COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
Friday, December 11; 4 p.m. | Raymond Plank Center
Come cheers the holiday season with Ucross. Enjoy an evening of live music, a fireside reading with best-selling author Craig Johnson, refreshments, children's crafts, caroling, and fireworks.
Details to follow.
Friday, December 11; 4 p.m. | Raymond Plank Center
Come cheers the holiday season with Ucross. Enjoy an evening of live music, a fireside reading with best-selling author Craig Johnson, refreshments, children's crafts, caroling, and fireworks.
Details to follow.
All events are free and open to the public, thanks to support from grants and gifts from members of the Big Red Society. Learn how to get involved.
NOTABLE PRESS
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WYOMING PUBLIC RADIO
Ucross Foundation is reopening its art gallery after a year-long renovation [READ MORE] SHERIDAN MEDIA Ucross Art Gallery reception draws a large crowd [READ MORE] THE SHERIDAN PRESS Ucross Art Gallery open house set for Friday [READ MORE] HYPERALLERGIC Apply for the Ucross Residency Program in Northern Wyoming's Majestic High Plains [READ MORE] |
SHERIDAN MEDIA
PEN/Hemingway Award-Winning Author Gives Keynote at Ucross Event [READ MORE] BILLINGS GAZETTTE Ucross announces $5 million capital campaign [READ MORE] THE SHERIDAN PRESS Ucross announces $5 million campaign for capital improvements, program enhancements [READ MORE] SHERIDAN MEDIA Ucross announces $5 million campaign, 40th Anniversary celebration [READ MORE] |
WYOMING PUBLIC RADIO
Ucross Foundation opens its campus to the public during their first Founder's Day [READ MORE] WYOMING TRIBUNE EAGLE Ucross raising money for new dance studio, art gallery renovations [READ MORE] BROADWAY WORLD Ucross Announces a Special Residency for Black Poets [READ MORE] THE SHERIDAN PRESS Ucross announces new leadership [READ MORE] |
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Artists and the Food That Inspires Them [READ MORE] WYOFILE Nourishment and Knife Skills: Cooking for Artists on a Wyo Ranch [READ MORE] PASATIEMPO Nourishing the Creative Spirit [READ MORE] |
