9-2-903. Duties of department; duties of board.

(a) The department, in consultation with the board, shall:

(i) Stimulate and encourage throughout the state the study and presentation of the performing and fine arts and develop public interest and participation therein;

(ii) Make surveys of public and private institutions engaged within the state in:

(A) Artistic and cultural activities, including music, theater, dance, painting, sculpture, architecture; and

(B) Allied arts and crafts such as photography, literature, creative writing, poetry, films, television, radio, sound recording, costume and fashion design, industrial design, ceramic design and folk art.

(iii) Develop appropriate methods and programs to encourage participation in and appreciation of the arts to meet the legitimate needs and aspirations of persons in all parts of the state;

(iv) Encourage public interest in the cultural heritage of our state and expand the state's cultural resources;

(v) Encourage and assist freedom of artistic expression essential for the well-being of the arts;

(vi) Administer and acquire works of art for public buildings in accordance with W.S. 16-6-801 through 16-6-805.

(b) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 101, § 2.

(c) The board may:

(i) Work with the department to encourage and facilitate public interest in the cultural heritage of the state and to expand the state's cultural resources;

(ii) Advise the department on program planning and policy formulation including fiscal policies;

(iii) Participate in the development and review of long and short range plans for the arts in Wyoming and advise the department in developing policies to implement those plans;

(iv) Make recommendations to the director of the department and administrator of the division of cultural resources within the department on the selection of the manager of the Wyoming arts council program;

(v) Appoint committees and task forces to carry out any duties deemed necessary by the board;

(vi) Chair grant review committees or panels and approve the membership of grant review panels, committees and artist rosters;

(vii) Consider recommendations of grant review committees and panels and approve grants to artists, arts organizations and other applicants;

(viii) Review and recommend to the department a budget for arts programs and advise the department on the allocation of state and federal funds;

(ix) Review and recommend arts programs, approve guidelines for programs and oversee the arts grant making functions of the department;

(x) Actively promote and advocate for the arts throughout the state and the region.