See below for information on upcoming events.
2024
First Interstate Bank Progress & Prosperity Community Conversation Series presents
Culture + Typography
How culture affects typography
Nov. 7, 2024 | 6 p.m.
Clay Pathfinder Building, ANB Bank Leadership Center @ LCCC’S Cheyenne Campus
with Nikki Villagomez
Nikki Villagomez is a nationally recognized speaker on typography. She is a graduate of Louisiana State University with a BFA in Graphic Design. After working as a designer in New York City, she moved to her home state of South Carolina where she became a full time freelancer. Nikki is the founder and former president of the South Carolina chapter of AIGA. She has been an educator teaching Graphic Design and Typography at the University of South Carolina and the University of Akron. Currently, Nikki lives in Charlotte, NC and serves as Chief Marketing Officer for BRC, a CPA and advisory firm based in Greensboro, NC. She has maintained her blog, culture+typography, since 2012.
2025
ANB Bank Performing Art Series
Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 | 7 p.m.
Surbrugg/Prentice Auditorium
The Second City Improv - Mo' Funny, Less Problems
"The troupe that gave us SCTV and inspired Saturday Night Live and Whose Line is it Anyway!" - Chicago Tribune
The Second City is a renowned improvisational comedy enterprise, known for its influential and prolific comedy theaters in Chicago, Toronto, and New York City. Founded in 1959, it has been a starting point for many famous comedians and actors, including Tina Fey, Steve Carell, and Bill Murray.
Join us for a night of music and laughs as The Second City bring their talents to the stage in Cheyenne. FREE performance. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
June 2-6 | Clay Watercolor Workshop
Featured Artist - Brenda Swenson
Registration Opens Feb. 10, 2025
Negative Painting with Watercolor
Workshop Schedule: Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Friday 8 a.m. - Noon
The artist reception will be held at 6 p.m.. June 5, in the Surbrugg/Prentice Auditorium Lobby/ Esther and John Clay Fine Arts Gallery.
Artist and author of two books, Keeping a Watercolor Sketchbook and Steps to Success in Watercolor. An active participant in the arts community she is 1st Vice-President of the California Art Club and has served on the board of directors for the National Watercolor Society and Watercolor West. She’s a Signature Artist in WW-M, NWWS, SDWS and CWA. Her artwork has been featured in several volumes of Splash: Best of Watercolor, An Illustrated Journey, Creative Freedom, Complete Guide to Watercolor, Watercolor Artist, Watercolor Magazine, Watercolor Highlights, Plein Air Magazine and numerous other publications. She participates as an arts juror and demonstrator, and offers workshops both nationally and abroad.
Workshop Description: Discover the exciting results of negative painting with watercolor!
Learn the technique of painting around a subject (the negative space) to define it in the composition. Build your confidence in handling glazes, wet into wet, under-paintings and painting into wet passages. Strengthen your understanding of pigments and how they directly relate to the complex medium of watercolor. During the workshop you’ll learn how to create interesting shapes and depth of color with transparent glazes. Strengthen a painting with overlapping, interlocking shapes and linkage. Students will benefit from daily demonstrations, friendly critiques, and one on one help.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Past Cultural and Community Enrichment Series
- Beast Women, 2011
- Chanticleer, 2014
- Red Riding Hood, 2016
- Chanticleer, 2022
- King’singers, 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’s 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 Wróbel, 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
- 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
- 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-Chacón, 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
- 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 “Why” 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