Arts & Humanities | Trapper Creek Workshop & Lecture Series
A rural Wyoming forum for Artists and Scholars to present inspired and engaging artistic and educational experiences.
AH|TC invites anyone to apply.
MEET THE 2026 ARTISTS|SCHOLARS
NOTE: Class size is limited; sign up early. Registration is confirmed when Class/Materials fee is received (where applicable).
Hunter C. Old Elk – Private Guided Tour at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West Plains Indian Museum
Join this private guided tour by Hunter C. Old Elk, Curator of the Plains Indian Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West (BBCW) in Cody, Wyoming, for a firsthand, behind-the-scenes look at the living cultures, art, and traditions of Native peoples of the Great Plains…
March 14, 2026
10am – 1pm [COMPLETE DETAILS]
Carol Ziogas – The Art of Mending Class: Japanese Boro Stitching and Sashiko
Carol Ziogas has been sewing most of her life and became a self-employed artist at 17. She has been interested in Japanese textiles and sashiko since she was eight years old…
May 16–17, 2026
10am – 4pm daily [DETAILS TBD]
Corey Anco – Birding in Shell Valley
Corey Anco is an ecologist and the Willis McDonald IV Curator of Natural Science with the Draper Natural History Museum, part of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming...
June 6, 2026 [June 7 rain date]
5:45am – 11am [DETAILS TBD]
Diane Fiedler – Skulls, Skeletons, and Bones: Sketching the Iconic Images of the West
Diane Fiedler is a fine artist, designer, illustrator and art educator. As a Lecturer at Tufts University, Fiedler taught nature journaling and science-art courses, and her science-art has been exhibited in Strasbourg, France…
July 18, 2026
9am – 3pm [COMPLETE DETAILS]
Karen Hayes – Artisan Cookies: Creating Memorable Iced Cookies and Joy
Karen Hayes, gravitated to baking as a child because ”cookies made people smile.” Students will decorate pre-baked, cut-out sugar cookies, prepare various viscosities of icing, apply icing by layers for dimension, and…
August 22, 2026
9:15am – 3pm [COMPLETE DETAILS]
Erik Kvale – Three Million Years of Geologic Calamity in the Shell Valley
This all-day field trip will explore the geologic history of Shell Valley and the events that formed the landscape we see today…
September 2026
9am – 5pm [COMPLETE DETAILS]
Looking Back At 2025 Programs
AH|TC HOSTED SIX VARIED PROGRAMS BETWEEN MAY AND OCTOBER 2025.
EXPLORE THE 2025 GALLERY
Questions: director@ahtc-wy.org or write to:
Arts & Humanities | Trapper Creek Workshop & Lecture Series
PO Box 204, Shell, WY 82441