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UCROSS TO RECEIVE $100,000 GRANT FROM NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS AS PART OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN

1/27/2022

 
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Ucross is pleased to announce that the nonprofit has been approved to receive an American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to help the arts and cultural sector recover from the pandemic. 

Ucross is recommended to receive $100,000 to support the residency program’s operations, program staff salaries, and artist stipends.

“Our nation’s arts sector has been among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Endowment for the Arts’ American Rescue Plan funding will help arts organizations, such as Ucross Foundation, rebuild and reopen,” said Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson, Chair of the NEA. “The arts are crucial in helping America’s communities heal, unite, and inspire, as well as essential to our nation’s economic recovery.”

“We’re thrilled that the NEA recognizes that Ucross is an important resource for artists, as well as an important piece of the creative economy in Wyoming and beyond,” said William Belcher, Ucross’s Director of Development and External Relations. “This funding will allow us to maintain the hard-fought momentum we’ve built over the last few years.”

Typically, each year, Ucross welcomes 100 artists to its historic Wyoming ranch for residencies, which comprise of uninterrupted time, studio space, living accommodations, meals by a professional chef, and the experience of the majestic High Plains. The nonprofit also runs an art gallery, hosts events to champion its alumni, and provides stewardship for its land.

When the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, Ucross abruptly closed its artist residency program and gallery mid-session, while swiftly helping artists-in-residence return home safely. The organization remained closed for several months before gradually reopening with precautions in place, including a reduced number of artists in the residency program, an adjusted gallery schedule, and an online event series featuring alumni artists.

“Ucross is very grateful for this generous $100,000 award to support our program,” said Ucross President Sharon Dynak. “The American Rescue Plan grant will directly assist us in our mission to foster creativity in deeply committed artists across the U.S., while serving as responsible stewards of our land in northern Wyoming.”

This marks the second NEA grant bestowed upon Ucross in 2022; earlier in January, the organization announced that Ucross was approved for a $30,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support its artist residency program with an emphasis on increasing support for underserved artists, including Native American visual artists and writers.

The American Rescue Plan was signed into law in March 2021, when the NEA was provided $135 million for the arts sector. The funding for organizations is the third installment providing more than $57.7 million for arts organizations. In April 2021, the NEA announced $52 million (40 percent) in ARP funding would be allocated to 62 state, jurisdictional, and regional arts organizations for regranting through their respective programs. The second installment in November 2021 allocated $20.2 million to 66 local arts agencies for subgranting to local artists and art organizations. In total, the NEA will award grants totaling $57,750,000 to 567 arts organizations in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Washington, DC.

For more information on the NEA’s American Rescue Plan grants, including the full list of arts organizations funded in this announcement, visit arts.gov.

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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Ucross Foundation acknowledges with respect that it is situated on the aboriginal land of several Indigenous communities, including the Cheyenne, Crow, and Lakota nations. Indigenous people continue to live in this area and practice their teachings and lifeways. Today, this region remains an important place for many Indigenous peoples. As a Wyoming institution, we recognize and respect this historical context and are working to build reciprocal relationships with the Native nations on whose lands we are situated. In partial fulfillment of that commitment, Ucross established Fellowships for Native American Visual Artists in 2017 and Native American Writers in 2020.
Photo credits: Board and staff photos courtesy of William Coupon; additional website images courtesy of Martirene Alcantara, Trine Bumiller, Jennifer Garza-Cuen, Bill Megalos, and Neerja Kothari: video on homepage courtesy of Bill Megalos.
  • ABOUT
    • Ucross Story
    • Founder
    • Board
    • National Advisory Council
    • Staff
    • Opportunities
  • ARTISTS
    • Residency Program
    • Selected Honors & Notable Alumni
    • Native American Fellowships
    • Native American Art Curatorial Convening
    • Partnerships
    • Facilities >
      • KOCUR
      • ROCK STUDIOS
      • SCHOOL HOUSE & DEPOT
      • JESSE'S ONE AND TWO
      • BIG RED & DANCE STUDIO
    • Alumni
  • LAND
    • LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
    • Ranch History
    • Ecology
    • Birds
  • VISIT
    • Ucross Art Gallery
    • Chapel
    • Park >
      • DONORS
    • Raymond Plank Center
    • Ranch Directions
  • CONNECT
    • STAY CONNECTED
    • Alumni News >
      • ALUMNI NOTES
    • Special Events >
      • UCROSS AWARDS
    • Press Room
  • SUPPORT
    • Ways To Give
    • 40th Anniversary Campaign
    • VOLUNTEER
    • Cookbook
    • Individual Giving
    • Institutional Giving & Named Residencies
    • Legacy Giving
  • APPLY
  • DONATE