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.
Showcasing artists from Cheyenne, Casper, Laramie, Kirby neighboring states with their painting, photography, glass, metal, beads, wood-turning and other media.
A reception for the 2015-2016 Visiting Artist Group Exhibition will be held in the gallery of the Visual Arts Building tomorrow, Nov. 3, at 8 p.m. The University of Wyoming Department of Art and Art History will be hosting the event. The exhibition was still being set up on Monday; it is schedu…