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David Martin Mrs. Wright a painting by John Colin Forbes, is displayed with other artwork at the Community Fine Arts Center in Rock Springs. The collection, under the ownership of Sweetwater County School District No. 1, features works from both well-known and local artists.
(Publisher s note: the following column was written for our annual Things We Love section.)
It s hard to believe one of the best art collections in the Western United States actually exists in our backyard. Yet, it s true and is easily viewable at its home in Rock Springs.
The Community Fine Arts Center in Rock Springs displays hundreds of pieces owned by Sweetwater County School District No. 1. Both the collection and the CFAC itself owe their existence to a man and his desire to share his appreciation for art.
Rock Springs Main Street/Urban Renewal Agency
Arts organizations, businesses, and individuals from Rock Springs have formed the Sweetwater Arts Partnership group to combine their efforts to raise awareness and strengthen the arts scene in the local community.
Back in November 2019, Rock Springs was named one of three pilot communities for the Wyoming Arts Alliance Professional Development Program. The Rock Springs Main Street/Urban Renewal Agency and the Community Fine Arts Center jointly applied to the program.
Since then, the organizations have been collaborating with other local businesses, art educators, and artists regularly to develop the pilot workshop with the program coordinator from Wyoming Arts Alliance. From those meetings, the Sweetwater Arts Partnership group was formed.
ROCK SPRINGS In November of 2019, Rock Springs was named one of three pilot communities for the Wyoming Arts Alliance (WyAA) Professional Development Program. The Rock Springs Main Street/Urban Renewal Agency (URA) and the Community Fine Arts Center (CFAC) jointly applied for the program.
Since then, Rock Springs art organizations, businesses and individuals along with the WyAA Program Coordinator have been collaborating on a regular basis on all aspects of developing this unique pilot workshop. From these meetings the Sweetwater Arts Partnership group was formed.
One of the projects that was discussed at these workshops was to have the mayor of Rock Springs recognize local artists, patrons of the art, art educators, and community art supporters at a Mayor’s Arts Awards presentation.
exhibit is ready to be seen at White Mountain Library now through the end of February.
Committee member and Community Fine Arts Center (CFAC) director Debora Soulé has 25 images of owls, ravens and a few song birds in the exhibit she titled “feath·ered.”
“Helping arrange exhibits for White Mountain and Sweetwater County Libraries falls under my ‘other duties’ and when we were checking the calendar last month, we realized there was an open slot,” Soulé said. “I had just started a series of small owl paintings and I guess you can say I volunteered to fill in.”
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