Jackson Hole Public Art

“Organizations Process to Review Form 990: Complete copy reviewed by full Board prior to filing.”

“Governing Documents Disclosure Explanation: Governing documents are disclosed to the public upon request.”

“All Board members are required to sign a conflict of interest policy annually and disclose any potential conflicts of interest as they arise.”

“Other changes in net assets or fund balances: Rounding.”

“Part III, Line 4a - Statement of Program Accomplishments - Overall accomplishments included hiring over 50 artists over the year and offering 15 free and accessible public art and placemaking events. ***LAND SIGNALS - Jackson Hole Public Art produced LandSignals to envision a future that more authentically includes Indigenous voices and traditional ecological knowledge to help us better steward the natural resources and cultural heritage of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Four Indigenous artists from around the country were commissioned to install new work at the Center for the Arts, Russ Garaman Park, the Jackson Hole History Museum, and the Greater Yellowstone Visitor Center at the Elk Refuge. We hired the Pretty Shield Foundation to bring back their spectacular Lighted Teepees this year to the Center for the Arts Park. They were illuminated from October 23rd to October 29th and celebrated with a free Community Celebration on Monday October 28th at 5pm, during which Dr. Shane Doyle (Apsalooke) presided over the ceremonies that included live drumming with Young Sky Nation and Hoop Dancer Jaden Ferris (Eastern Shoshone), approximately 500 attendees. JHPA in collaboration with the Wyoming Wilderness Association and sponsored by Wyoming Humanities Council hired Ninabah Winton (Din) to moderate a panel discussion with artists: Ben Pease (Crow/ Northern Cheyenne), Marlena Myles (Spirit Lake Dakota/Mohegan/Muscogee), and Nanibah Nani Chacon (Din [Navajo] and Chicana Artist). The discussion centered on how art can encourage connection to the land; how Indigenous lifeways and thinking inform place and practice; as well as how cultural and artistic stewardship align to intervene in public spaces in pursuit of envisioning a future that authentically includes Indigenous voices and knowledge to better steward the natural resources and cultural heritage of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. ***GLOWNIGHTS - GlowNights, produced by JH Public Art is in its sixth year, has become an anticipated part of winter celebrations. Jackson Hole Public Art, in partnership with Teton Village Association, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, and Center for the Arts, brought a winter of glowing sculptures to Teton Village Commons and the Center for the Arts Park. Two large-scale lighted sculptures were featured. Cloud Lights, landing in the Teton Village Commons at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, showcased illuminated cloud shapes that pull the sky closer to the earth. Created by designers and fabricators Pneuhaus, these artful inflatables cast warm colors that glow and reflect in snow. At the Center for the Arts Park, 5 Electric Dandelions rose 25 feet above the landscape. Created by Liquid PXL, a Los Angeles art collective, the sculpture used LED lights to cascade twinkling colors high above the ground. ***MOONSHOT 5X5 - Moonshot 5x5, produced by JH Public Art, began with a keynote speech from biomimicry expert Peter Lawrence, the President and Co-Founder of Biomimicry New England. The keynote was followed by MoonShot 5x5 pitches. Five regional creatives launched their out-of-this-world public art ideas designed to ignite imaginations and to build a beautiful, sustainable, and vibrant community. Presenters had 5 slides and 5 minutes to pitch their public art idea. Walker Youngs concept, Pando Park, a fabricated tree that lights up in response to community singing, won the Buzz Aldrin Award of $3,000 selected by a jury of community members. Peter Lawrence also facilitated a free design thinking workshop in the Creative Commons at the Center attended by 25 creative professionals. ***TETON COUNTY REC CENTER - Stacia Goodman was hired by Teton County/Jackson Recreation Center to create a large-scale mosaic designed to welcome all building users with friendly, touchable artwork, the project was facilitated by JH Public Art. The design of this sweeping 40 x 11 mosaic mural was inspired by our active lifestyle and designed to inspire good health and to nourish commu”