Wyoming § 16-6-803 Department of commerce to acquire works of art;
advisory panel to consult in acquisition; procedure; public
education programs

Wyoming Statutes

§ 16-6-803 — Department of commerce to acquire works of art; advisory panel to consult in acquisition; procedure; public education programs

Wyoming § 16-6-803

Title 16City, County, State and Local Powers

Ch. 6PUBLIC PROPERTY

Art. 8WORKS OF ART IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS

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Bluebook

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 16-6-803 (2026).

Text

(a)In administering this article, the department shall in consultation with the advisory panel selected pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, designate works of art and sites for placement within buildings and shall accordingly and as necessary, select, purchase, commission, review, place, accept, sell, exchange or dispose of works of art.

(b)The acquisition of works of art from funds within the separate account established under W.S. 16-6-802(b) shall not require advertisement for bids.

(c)The department shall select a panel to serve in an advisory capacity to the department in selecting and designating works of art, comprised of representatives of the community in which the building is located, the user agency, the art community and the architect involved in the original constru

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(a) In administering this article, the department shall in
consultation with the advisory panel selected pursuant to
subsection (c) of this section, designate works of art and sites
for placement within buildings and shall accordingly and as
necessary, select, purchase, commission, review, place, accept,
sell, exchange or dispose of works of art.
(b) The acquisition of works of art from funds within the
separate account established under W.S. 16-6-802(b) shall not
require advertisement for bids.
(c) The department shall select a panel to serve in an
advisory capacity to the department in selecting and designating
works of art, comprised of representatives of the community in
which the building is located, the user agency, the art
community and the architect involved in the original
construction of the building. Each panel member shall receive
reimbursement for travel and per diem in the same amount and
manner as by law provided for state employees.
(d) The department shall by rule and regulation establish
the jury procedure for works of art acquired under this article,
which shall at minimum:
(i) Give preference to Wyoming artists;
(ii) Prohibit consideration of any work of art of any
panel member or a member of his immediate family for the project
on which the panel member is serving;
(iii) Require cooperation and communication with
local and national art agencies;
(iv) Provide a process for the transfer of acquired
works of art from one (1) location to another.
(e) The department may, upon request of any agency,
authorize the acquisition of works of art through the pooling of
funds available from small, multiple new construction projects
and through the use of funds within the separate account as
matching any funds available from nonstate sources.
(f) In addition to other duties imposed under this
article, the department shall develop and implement public
education programs on the purpose of this article, the process
for selecting works of art for placement in buildings, the state
art collection and on the acquired works of art.