News – Sheridan Media
On August 4, the Bighorn Arts Collective announced the updated lineup of the Collective Arts Festival at Whitney Commons in downtown Sheridan, Wyoming, on Saturday, August 9, from 12:30-6:30 p.m. Headlined by famed bluegrass trio Damn Tall Buildings, the free, family-friendly festival will feature live music, hands-on arts activities, demonstrations, writing workshops, an artisan village and food trucks.
The updated schedule of performances on the main stage will be include groups from across Sheridan County, Wyoming, and the nation, including:
12:30 p.m. Buffalo Little Big Band
1 p.m. Crown Summer featuring Emmet Craft, James Craft and Kellen Medill
2 p.m. Sheridan County Youth Choir
2:45 p.m. La Sirene, featuring Anastasia Harbour, Taylor Phillips, and Fred Serna
3:45 p.m. Oliver Jr. & Dino Rock Musical
4:10 p.m. Story interlude by Wyoming Poet Laureate Barbara Smith
4:20 p.m. Dinosaur Rock Musical Sneak Peek
5 p.m. Damn Tall Buildings, renowned Brooklyn-based trio mixing bluegrass, swing, and foot-stomping old-time music
From 12:30-6:30 p.m., the Collective Arts Festival will also present an Artisan Village, featuring makers from across the region, and a rotating selection of workshops and demonstrations for all ages. This will include ceramics with Will Lopez of Sheridan; a writing workshop with Wyoming Poet Laureate Barbara Smith of Rock Springs; and history of music workshop with the musicians in Damn Tall Buildings, Max Capistrano (guitar and banjo), Sasha Dubyk (bass) and Avery Ballotta (fiddle), all of Brooklyn, New York. The Paint Post will host a paint-and-sip class (advance registration required).
Families will be invited to explore the interactive children’s activities in the designated Creation Station, as well as a Story Book Garden presented in partnership with Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library.
Throughout the event, local food and drink purveyors will be stationed onsite, including Kona Ice, Colombian Guy Coffeevan, Pete’s Za, Fatbacks Southern BBQ, and Last Chance.
Collective Arts Festival is presented by the Bighorn Arts Collective, comprised of The Brinton Museum, Neltje Center for Excellence in Creativity and the Arts, SAGE Community Arts, Sheridan Public Arts Committee, Ucross Foundation, the WYO Performing Arts and Education Center and WYO PLAY.
The event is also supported in part by a grant from the Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund, a program of the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources, as well as the Homer A. & Mildred S. Scott Foundation. Water Products & Solutions has donated water bottles.
Discover the details of the event lineup and discover how to support the Collective Arts Festival at bighornartscollective.org.
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Last modified: August 8, 2025