§ 9-2-903 — Duties of department; duties of board

Wyoming § 9-2-903

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 09: Administration of the Government
• Ch. 2: AGENCIES, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND DEPARTMENTS
• Art. 9: WYOMING COUNCIL ON THE ARTS

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(a) The department, in consultation with the board, shall:
(i) Stimulate and encourage throughout the state the
study and presentation of the performing and fine arts and
develop public interest and participation therein;
(ii) Make surveys of public and private institutions
engaged within the state in:
(A) Artistic and cultural activities, including
music, theater, dance, painting, sculpture, architecture; and
(B) Allied arts and crafts such as photography,
literature, creative writing, poetry, films, television, radio,
sound recording, costume and fashion design, industrial design,
ceramic design and folk art.
(iii) Develop appropriate methods and programs to
encourage participation in and appreciation of the arts to meet
the legitimate needs and aspirations of persons in all parts of
the state;
(iv) Encourage public interest in the cultural
heritage of our state and expand the state's cultural resources;
(v) Encourage and assist freedom of artistic
expression essential for the well-being of the arts;
(vi) Administer and acquire works of art for public
buildings in accordance with W.S. 16-6-801 through 16-6-805.
(b) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 101, § 2.
(c) The board may:
(i) Work with the department to encourage and
facilitate public interest in the cultural heritage of the state
and to expand the state's cultural resources;
(ii) Advise the department on program planning and
policy formulation including fiscal policies;
(iii) Participate in the development and review of
long and short range plans for the arts in Wyoming and advise
the department in developing policies to implement those plans;
(iv) Make recommendations to the director of the
department and administrator of the division of cultural
resources within the department on the selection of the manager
of the Wyoming arts council program;
(v) Appoint committees and task forces to carry out
any duties deemed necessary by the board;
(vi) Chair grant review committees or panels and
approve the membership of grant review panels, committees and
artist rosters;
(vii) Consider recommendations of grant review
committees and panels and approve grants to artists, arts
organizations and other applicants;
(viii) Review and recommend to the department a
budget for arts programs and advise the department on the
allocation of state and federal funds;
(ix) Review and recommend arts programs, approve
guidelines for programs and oversee the arts grant making
functions of the department;
(x) Actively promote and advocate for the arts
throughout the state and the region.