Bill Morrison

Ucross Announces Fall Fellows For Residencies On Wyoming Ranch

Ucross has announced 57 fellowships for Fall 2024, offering visual artists, writers, composers, choreographers, and interdisciplinary artists uninterrupted time to work on creative projects at its Wyoming ranch.

Library of Congress Reveals Recipients of 2024 Music Commissions From Koussevitzky Foundation

The Library of Congress has revealed the recipients of the 2024 music commissions from the Koussevitzky Foundation, supporting new works by contemporary composers.

National Sawdust Unveils Plans for 10th Anniversary Season

National Sawdust has revealed its 10th anniversary season, beginning September 2024. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Ucross Announces Key Leadership Promotions

Discover the changes happening within the team of the renowned Wyoming-based foundation, UCROSS.

GROUNDED by Jeanine Tesori to Open The Metropolitan Opera's 2024�"25 Season

The Metropolitan Opera has unveiled the 2024–25 season lineup. Learn about the operas being presented and see how to purchase tickets.

Review: No Heaven, Only Hell, in Huang Ruo's ANGEL ISLAND from Prototype at BAM

Huang Ruo’s artistically bold, viscerally devastating ANGEL ISLAND had its local debut the other night at BAM’s Harvey Theatre on Brooklyn’s Fulton Street, produced by Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) and BAM. Its New York premiere is part of the annual Prototype Festival of opera theatre-music theatre--co-founded by BMP and HERE--which has been bringing challenging contemporary works of different stripes to town since 2013.

Famed Santa Fe Gallery Owner Gerald Peters Joins Ucross Board Of Trustees

Ucross announces the addition of two new trustees to its board: property developer Armand Brachman and gallery owner Gerald Peters.

World Renowned Composer Huang Ruo Premieres Multimedia Opera, ANGEL ISLAND At BAM, January 11-13

Experience the NY premiere of Huang Ruo's multimedia opera, ANGEL ISLAND, at BAM. This powerful requiem honors the untold stories of Chinese immigrants. Don't miss this captivating production from Jan 11-13.

Pacific Chorale Opens Season With VOICES OF LIGHT / THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC A Stunning Evening Of Music And Film

Join Pacific Chorale for a captivating evening of music and film. Experience Richard Einhorn's 'Voices of Light' performed live to 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' on October 7th at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. RSVP by October 5th for tickets.

Ucross Announces Fall 2023 Artists, Celebrates 40th Anniversary

This week, artists from across the nation traveled to Ucross for the start of Fall 2023 session, which marks the 40th anniversary of the acclaimed artist residency program.

Ucross Selected As Amazon Literary Partnership 2023 Grant Recipient 

The Amazon Literary Partnership has announced that Ucross received a grant to support its program and operations. Ucross is among the list of 93 Amazon Literary Partnership Grant Recipients this year. In 2023, the Amazon Literary Partnership awarded nearly $1 million in funding to literary nonprofit organizations.

Ucross To Host 40th Anniversary Gala Honoring Governor And First Lady Gordon

In celebration of the artist residency program's 40th anniversary, Ucross is hosting a gala and fundraising dinner on Wednesday, September 27. Ucross will present Gov. Mark Gordon and First Lady Jennie Gordon with its Outstanding Patrons of the Arts Award for their generosity and commitment to the arts in Wyoming. 

Spring 2023 Ucross Fellows Revealed

 This spring, celebrating its 40th anniversary as an artist residency program, Ucross welcomed 55 visual artists, writers, composers, choreographers and interdisciplinary artists from across North America to its historic 20,000-acre ranch in the foothills of the Bighorn Mountains in northern Wyoming.

The Herb Alpert Award in the Arts Announces 2023 Winners

May 3, 2023 will mark the 29th annual celebration of the Herb Alpert Award in the Arts (HAAIA) which will be presented to eleven risk-taking, mid-career artists – experimenters - who are challenging and transforming art, their respective disciplines, and society.

Ucross Welcomes Anne Pendergast As Trustee

​​​​​​Ucross today announced that Anne Pendergast of Big Horn, Wyoming, has joined the artist residency program's Board of Trustees. Born and raised in Maine, Pendergast earned a BA from Bowdoin College and an MS in geology from Oregon State University, then moved to Wyoming in 1983 to work with an oil and gas exploration company in Casper. She served on the Board of Trustees for The Nature Conservancy Wyoming for 16 years and the National Advisory Council for The Brinton Museum for six years.

Ucross is Accepting Applications For Fall 2023

Ucross has announced the launch of an open call for applications for general studio residencies and The Ford Family Foundation Fellowships. Selected Fellows will enjoy uninterrupted time and space on the nonprofit’s historic 20,000-acre ranch in Fall 2023, when Ucross will be celebrating the 40 th anniversary of its renowned artist residency program.

GLIMMERGLASS FILM DAYS Tenth Season to Take Place in November

The tenth season of Glimmerglass Film Days will be held in multiple Cooperstown, NY locations November 10-14. The film festival offers 28 film screenings over five days, with feature-length films, shorts programs, two Bill Morrison retrospectives, and more.

The Crossing Performs World Premiere Of Michael Gordon's TRAVEL GUIDE TO NICARAGUA This November

Grammy Award-winning choir The Crossing gives the world premiere performance of Michael Gordon's Travel Guide to Nicaragua at Congregation Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia, PA on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 7:00pm and the NYC premiere performance at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 7:30pm. Avante-garde cellist Maya Beiser joins The Crossing for the long-awaited premieres, which were postponed due to the pandemic.

Ucross Art Gallery Reopens With TIME, MARK, MEMORY: UCROSS AT 40

Ucross, the acclaimed artist residency program in northern Wyoming, announced that it will reopen the Ucross Art Gallery on November 4 with a new exhibition titled “Time, Mark, Memory: Ucross at 40.” The public is invited to the opening reception on Friday, November 4, at 6 p.m.

San Francisco Opera Presents World Premiere Of ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA Next Month

San Francisco Opera presents the world premiere of John Adams' Antony and Cleopatra on Saturday, September 10, with performances through October 5.