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2026 Wyoming Archaeology Awareness Month Posters Call for Commissioned Art

LARAMIE, Wyo. – June 16, 2025 – In collaboration between the Wyoming Arts Council (WAC) and the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), a new call for commissioned artwork is currently open. The 2026 Wyoming Archaeology Awareness Month Poster Call is an open call for regional artists to submit a poster proposal. The selected artist will receive a $6,000 payment, and their artwork will be featured on the Semiquincentennial Wyoming Archaeology Awareness Poster for America's 250th Anniversary. 

The artist call can be found at bit.ly/WAAM2026ArtistCall. All interested applicants must apply through CaFE.

This project seeks an artist to envision and explore what Wyoming's Indigenous people's connection to the horse in the 18th century meant as a celebration of one of the many ways in which Wyoming was thriving during this period. We are seeking visual artists who will explore, through art, Wyoming's early connection with horses as documented in the archaeological record and how this understanding has contributed to our national heritage. 

Additionally, this program includes the distribution of the poster statewide, nationally, and internationally. Traditionally, the poster program features and celebrates an archaeological site or artifact from Wyoming. To see examples of Wyoming Archaeology Awareness Month (WAAM) Posters, please visit the SHPO website at bit.ly/WAAMAwardPosters. 

The WAAM Poster call is open to visual artists from Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, Idaho, and Utah. Both established and emerging artists are welcome to apply. Native American artists are highly encouraged to apply for this commission. The artist must be willing to work within the archaeological theme identified for the project. Complete eligibility requirements can be found on CaFE. Additional project resources and reference materials will be provided to the selected artist. The call will close on July 18, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. 

For project-related questions, please contact Gwendolyn Kristy at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office at 307-766-5366 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. For questions about CaFE or the application, contact Kimberly Mittelstadt at the Wyoming Arts Council at 307-274-6673 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it." style="color: rgb(74, 110, 224); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" target="_blank">Kimberly.Mittelstadt@wyo.gov.

Figure 1: The 2025 Wyoming Archaeology Awareness Month Poster

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