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Support Our Programs
2010 offers many ways to show your support of the National Museum of Wildlife Art. We invite you to sponsor top-quality exhibitions and educational programs, which define the Museum as a cultural gem in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Our generous sponsors enable the Museum to reach an average of more than 80,000 visitors each year, serving local citizens and visitors, adults and children.
2010 Program Funding Opportunities:
Exhibitions
Sponsorships start at $5,000Wild New Ways: Maurice Sendak’s Animal Kingdom – Description
Wild At Heart: Highlights from the National Museum of Wildlife Art – Description - FULLY FUNDED
Karl Bodmer’s Western Wildlife: Original Sketches from the Joslyn Art Museum – Description
Travels in the Interior of North America: Etchings by Karl Bodmer – Description
Great Plains: America’s Lingering Wild, Photographs by Michael Forsberg – Description
Dusk to Dawn: Nocturnes from the Collection – Description
African Adventures with William R. Leigh and his Contemporaries – Description
Collection Spotlight: Rembrandt Bugatti and the Antwerp School – Description
Change of Seasons: Wildlife in Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter – Description
Wyoming Winners: Federal Junior Duck Stamp Contest – Description
Community Concert Series - FULLY FUNDED
The Community Concert Series is held during First Sundays in January, February, March and May. Local musicians entertain Museum audiences. Generously sponsored by Jan & Larry Finch.
Western Visions
Sponsorships start at $1,000There are many opportunities to get involved in this significant fundraiser for the Museum’s educational programs, including Jewelry & Artisan Luncheon, Wild West Artist Party, and the Miniatures and More Show & Sale. View 2009 WV Sponsors.
Education Programs
Sponsorships start at $2,500There’s an Art to Education – details - FULLY FUNDED
A comprehensive art curriculum offered to regional schools and online that serves nearly 10,000 students per year. Generously sponsored by the Brinson Foundation, Jan & Larry Finch, Kim & Wait Family Endowment, Jade & David Walsh, and the William Randolph Hearst Foundation.
Young at Art - FULLY FUNDED
Art classes for toddlers five and under provides an opportunity to bond and learn while creating memorable projects. Generously sponsored by the Charles Engelhard Foundation and the Thanksgiving Foundation.
Family Fundays - FULLY FUNDED
A popular summer series including art-making and wildlife films intended for school aged children. Generously sponsored by Town Square Inns.
Celebration of Young Artists - FULLY FUNDED
An event to showcase student art and writing projects enrolled in Teton County schools. The celebration coincides with the School Arts Spectacular exhibit. Generously sponsored by the Nichols Foundation, in memory of Sara W. Coxhead, and Teton County Arts for All.
Art Alive @ 12:05 - FULLY FUNDED
An opportunity for both locals and visitors to learn about the Museum’s collection, in depth, as interpreted by local artists. Followed by a discounted lunch in the café. Generously sponsored by Lisa & David Carlin.
Lanford Monroe Memorial Artist-in-Residence - FULLY FUNDED
Visiting artists create artworks in the Museum’s Johnston Hall, engaging visitors in conversation and answering questions. This program includes a summertime residency of up to a month during July and a January residency of one week. Generously sponsored by Ann & Don Alsted, Ann & John Willott, and Cultural Council of Jackson Hole/Town and County Arts for All.
For further inquiry, contact Ponteir Sackrey, Director of Development, at 307-732-5444.