Collaboration is Powerful
Bighorn Arts Collective is a new organization committed to enriching the arts and growing the creative economy in Sheridan County and across our region. Through meaningful collaboration with our community’s artists and art entities, Bighorn Arts Collective seeks to leverage the impact of all our endeavors, ensuring that the arts thrive and remain an integral part of our community's identity.
We are seeking our 501(c)(3) status and are on track to be incorporated by December 2025.
MISSION
To enhance community engagement and well-being by connecting and leveraging our artistic resources.
WE VALUE
Diverse cultural offerings
Education
Economic development
Access to the arts
GOALS
Bighorn Arts Collective will bring value to the greater community and individual membership organizations by:
Building community awareness and understanding of the value of the arts through advocacy and communication.
Increasing access to the arts through joint outreach and partnerships with external organizations, such as schools, veterans’ centers, and senior centers, among others.
Supporting economic development by expanding county and visitor audiences and engagement in arts events and activities.
Continuing to create diverse cultural offerings for the community, including the annual production of Bighorn Arts Festival (formerly known as Celebrate the Arts).
Fostering stronger collaboration among the arts organizations in our community through continued communication and joint ventures.