See below for information on upcoming events.
2025
Ed and Caren Murray Art Series
Featuring - June Glasson
Aug. 11 - Sept. 5, 2025
Artist Reception - Aug. 28, 2025 at 6 p.m. I Surbrugg Prentice Auditorium
June is an artist, illustrator, designer, and teacher based in Millbrook, NY. She lived in Laramie, Wyoming for seven years, and her time there continues to influence her creative and community-driven practice. Her paintings have been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London and Nature Morte Gallery in Berlin. She is represented by Kenise Barnes Fine Art (East Coast) and Visions West Contemporary (Rocky Mountain West).
Her work has appeared in New American Paintings, The Paris Review, The Wall Street Journal, and Guernica, among others, and has been featured in film, on book covers, and in various design collaborations. She is also the co-founder of the Wyoming Art Party.
June鈥檚 practice bridges solitary studio work鈥攑rimarily painting鈥攁nd collaborative, socially engaged projects that explore how individuals and communities are seen and how they see themselves.
BMO Music Series
Featuring - Joy Harjo 
Oct. 10, 2025
6 p.m. I Surbrugg Prentice Auditorium
Experience the Power of Poetry and Music with Joy Harjo
Join us for a captivating evening with Joy Harjo, internationally acclaimed poet, musician, and the 23rd U.S. Poet Laureate. Known
for weaving poetry with jazz, rock, and Indigenous rhythms, Harjo has been performing
her original music since the early 1990s with her band Poetic Justice and more recently with Arrow Dynamics.
Her latest album, I Pray for My Enemies, is a powerful musical meditation that blends spoken word, saxophone, and song to explore healing, identity, and resilience. With performances spanning the globe鈥攆rom the Vancouver Folk Music Festival to the Library of Congress鈥擧arjo brings a deeply moving and unforgettable presence to every stage.
Don鈥檛 miss this opportunity to witness a legendary voice in American literature and music.
Past Cultural and Community Enrichment Series
- Beast Women, 2011
- Chanticleer, 2014
- Red Riding Hood, 2016
- Chanticleer, 2022
- The Second City, 2025
- King鈥檚ingers, Acapella Choir, 2002
- John Corigliano, Composer, 2002
- Gene Pekorney, Tuba Player, 2004
- Vienna Boys Choir, 2004
- PDQ Bach, 2005
- Air Force Falconnaries, 2006
- Canadian Brass, 2007
- DBR & The Mission, 2007
- Acoustic Eidolon, 2008
- Mark Sloniker, 2010
- Aakash Mittal, 2011
- Dave Pietro, 2012
- Dr. James Kosnik, 2013
- Chanticleer, 2014
- Aurora Borealis, 2015
- Laura Pelon, The Living Roots of Music, 2015
- Larry Agenbroad, Wooley Mammoth, 1999
- Ray Suarez, NPR, 2000
- Dr. Maeve Leakey, 2001
- Joel Meyerowitz, 2002
- Dr. Howard Gardner, 2005
- Dr. Jane Mainschein, 2005
- Dr. Douglas Owsley, 2006
- Leonard Pitts, Jr., 2008
- Alfred Lubrano, 2009
- Greg Mortenson, 2010
- Winona LaDuke, 2012
- Sam Mihara: Memories of Heart Mountain, 2015
- A Celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Women鈥檚 Suffrage in Wyoming, 2019
- Sam Mihara: Memories of Heart Mountain, 2019
- Rick Ewig: Bribery & Corruption in Cheyenne during WWII, 2021
- Tayler LaSharr, Deer 139, 2022
- Taylor Mali, 2024
- Recall: Artist Remember 9/11, 2002
- Chris Gustin, 2007
- Jesus Moroles, 2008
- Trine Bumiller, 2009
- Zachary Pullen, 2010
- Pravina Gondalia, 2011
- Vanda Edington, 2012
- John Frame, 2013
- Kit White, 2014
- Natalia Wr贸bel, 2015
- Lea McComas, 2016
- Rebecca Davis, 2017
- Laramie County Artists Then and Now: Brandon Bailey, Guadalupe Barajas, Kim Castaneda, Steve Knox, and James Overstreet, 2022
- Robert Martinez, 2023
- Colette Odya Smith, 2024
- Areleta Petch, 1995
- Judi Betts, 1996
- Eric Wiegardt, 1997
- Frank Webb, 1998
- Ken Hosmer, 1999
- Joseph Bohler, 2000
- Frank Francese, 2001
- Maggie McLellan, 2002
- Terry Madden, 2003
- Brenda Semanick-Locascio, 2004
- Catherine Gill, 2005
- Frank LaLumia, 2006
- Stan Miller, 2007
- Judi Betts, 2008
- Jean Pederson, 2009
- Gerald Fritzler, 2010
- Mark Mehaffey, 2011
- Ken Hosmer, 2012
- Mike Bailey, 2013
- John Hulsey, 2014
- Rose Edin, 2015
- Lian Quan Zhen, 2016
- Tom Lynch, 2017
- Karen Knutson, 2018
- Gloria Miller Allen, 2019
- Anne Abgott, 2021
- Don Andrews, 2022
- Kim Johnson Nechtman, 2023
- Richard Sneary, 2024 - cancelled
- Brenda Swenson, 2025
- Dr. Bruce Perry, 2002
- Dr. Bruce Perry, 2003
- Dr. Zoltan Acs, 2007
- John Collar, 2009
- Daniel Pink, 2010
- Peterson Farm Brothers, 2016
- Financial Wellness Symposium, 2021
- Amanda Brinkman, 2024
- Annie Proulx, James Galvin, C.J. Box, Gus Lee & Alexandra Fuller, 2004
- Kent Haruf, Honoree Jeffers, Jill McCorckle, Mark Spragg & Robert Pack, 2005
- Connie Mae Fowler, Rita Golden Gelman, JR Moehringer, Robert Michael Pyle & Virgil Suarez, 2006
- Jeffery Hawthorne Bullock, Myla Goldberg, Jill MCorkle, David Romtvedt, Bob Shacochis, 2007
- Pam Houston, Laura Pritchett, Bill Roorbach, 2009
- Rick Bass, Rob Caisley, Sasah Pimental-Chac贸n, 2010
- Margaret Coel, Ben Mikaelsen, LeeAnn Roripaugh, 2011
- John Calderazzo, Tim O'Brien, Car Valente, 2012
- Poe Ballantine, Dave Jannetta and Lisa Zimmerman, 2013
- Kurt Caswell, Ernie Cline and Danielle Pafunda, 2014
- Allen Kurzwell and George Bilgere, 2015
- Craig Childs and Alexandra Fuller, 2016
- Craig Johnson and Sharman Apt Russell, 2017
- Carrie LaSeur and Karen Abbott, 2018
- Annette McGivney and Carine McCandless, 2019
- Felicia Zamora and Ausma Zehanat Khan, 2021
- Christine Carbo and Ron Franscell, 2022
- Ben Mikaelsen and Shreve Stockton, 2023
- Tanaya Winder and Erika T. Wurth, 2024
- Richard K. Davidson, UP CEO, 2001
- Jerry McMorris, Chairman, President & CEO Colorado Rockies Baseball Club, 2002
- Larry Hiers, The Story of Cabelas, 2003
- Victor Dover, New Urbanism, 2003
- Jack Pelo, CEO Swire Coca-Cola, 2004
- Paul Perkins, President Amatrol, 2005
- Dr. William Carroll, American Chemical Society, 2007
- Eric Chester, Generation 鈥淲hy鈥� or Getting Them to Give a Damn, 2008
- James Young, Union Pacific Railroad Chairman, President and CEO, 2010
- Doug Nath, Anadarko Petroleum Corp. Oil and Gas in Wyoming, a two-part series, 2011
- Jeff Ashby, U.S. astronaut, 2012
- Career and Industry Growth in Cheyenne, 2015
- Jason Brubaker, DreamWorks Animation & Coffee Table Comics, 2022
- Robert Bly, 2003
- Robert Pack, 2007
- Temple Grandin, 2009
- Lauren Myracle, 2010
- Poe Ballantine, 2012
- Don Cellini, 2013
- Fred Downs, 2015
- John Straley, 2017
- Matthew MacLachlan, 2022
- Elizabeth Smart, 2023
- Gordon Bok, 2004
- Faustwork Mask Theatre, 2005
- Gran Folklorico de Mexico, 2006
- Freedom Sings, 2007
- The Acting Company, The Tempest, 2008
- Moosebutter, 2009
- Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, 2010
- Portland Tiako, 2012
- Gamelan Tunas Mekar, 2013
- Chanticleer, 2014
*Fund has been discontinued
- Photography as Fine Art Workshop/Open House
- Nat Coalson, 2015
- Colleen Miniuk-Sperry, 2016
- Chuck Kimmerle, 2017
- Jennifer Evenhus, 2017
- Robert Carsten, 2019
- Colleen Miniuk, 2021
- Dr. Robert Fuller, 2010
- Andrea Batista Schlesinger, 2010
- Dr. Barry Glassner, 2012
- Dr. Jeffrey Wigand, 2013
- Frank Bucaro, 2014
- Cowboy Ethics, 2016
- Dr. Ryan Holston, 2024