2023 OPENING RECEPTIONS

2023 means it is time for new art in Casper! Join us next week for two opening receptions celebrating exceptional artists! On Friday, January 20th, from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM we will celebrate several exhibitions in the NIC! The Casper Photography Association's 2023 showcase, the Casper Artists' Collective Minature and Elements exhibition, and Just…

GROUNDED Opening Program & Reception – January 21 at 5:30pm

Plan to attend the opening program and reception of GROUNDED at The Nicolaysen Art Museum in Casper, Wyoming On Saturday, January 21, at 5:30pm! "GROUNDED - Restoring our world through a Sacred Harmony with the earth and each other" See artwork by 15 exceptional Indigenous American contemporary artists from 8 tribes in and around the…

Poetry, Ritual, and Conversation

Poetry, Ritual, and Conversation will feature celebrated Indigenous poets Darrah Perez and Ivan Poesy. This event is curated by Rev. Dr. Travis Helms of EcoTheo. This programming is brought to us by LOGOS, a project of EcoTheo Collective. LOGOS Gatherings incorporate aspects of sacred ritual into the format of a poetry reading to create a…

MLK Day Open House & Black Cowboys Opening Reception

Walk with The NIC as we join ServeWyoming for the MLK Jr. Day/Equality Day March in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy. The Annual MLK Jr./Equality Day march begins at Art 321 at 10 am on January 15th which will lead to a celebration and service project at the First United Methodist Church…

Wyoming Art Education Association Conference 2024

The Wyoming Art Education Association's 2024 spring conference, Empowering Creativity Through Art will feature a keynote speaker from Abi Aldrich Paytoe Gbayee. Abi served as a past WYAEA president who now teaches at the college level. As always there will be both speaking and hands-on workshops. The 2024 YAM Awards will be announced to celebrate…

Wyoming Art Education Association Conference 2024

The Wyoming Art Education Association's 2024 spring conference, Empowering Creativity Through Art will feature a keynote speaker from Abi Aldrich Paytoe Gbayee. Abi served as a past WYAEA president who now teaches at the college level. As always there will be both speaking and hands-on workshops. The 2024 YAM Awards will be announced to celebrate…

Performance: Gnossienne & Rabbit

Opera Wyoming's Dance Corps holds a special one-night performance in a new staging of a piece that explores humanity through music, dance, and theatre. Director/Choreographer Anthony Gamroth has created a journey, leading audiences from the beauty of the classic arts through loss and devastation. Featuring music by Satie, Delibes, and Dvorak, Opera Wyoming's dancers and…

Piatigorsky Tours

Join The NIC on April 13 at 6PM for a special one night showcase! The Wyoming Arts Council (WAC), in partnership with The Piatigorsky Foundation, is hosting a free tour of Wyoming this spring. The tour features cellist Evan Drachman and piano accompanist Richard Dowling. From April 10 to 15, 2024, the duo will travel…

Member Meeting

Join us on Wednesday, April 17 for a NIC members’ meeting. Come for a drink in our marvelous McMurry Gallery as we take a moment to fill our members in on current and upcoming programming at The Nicolaysen Art Museum and everything exciting on our horizon! Members like you make the unique artistic experiences we…

Closing Reception

Join us with artist Lindsay Linton Buk for drinks, conversation, and art as we bid farewell to three of The NIC’s featured exhibits! Women in Wyoming- Lindsay Linton Buk: Through medium format film photography and podcast interviews, Women in Wyoming presents a powerful collective of contemporary female role models, from politicians, ranchers, authors, business-women and…