Programming
As we grow, PCCArts will be imagining different programming opportunities. At the ART WEEK Park County auction on September 27, 2025, PCCArts announced the Inaugural Artist Laureate for 2025.
We are hoping to add a mentoring program, and Artist in Place, and even an urban/rural exchange. We will welcome new ideas and perspectives by asking the community to actively inform our purpose and our role in the community. We would love to hear from you!
Inaugural Park County rtist Laureate
Park County Council for the Arts (PCCArts) proudly awards Parks Reece the distinction of Inaugural Artist Laureate for 2025. PCCArts also recognizes the late Russell Chatham as the 2025 Legacy Laureate. Parks and Russell’s daughter Lea received a beautiful leather award ribbon designed by Chase DeForest. Parks also received a $5,000 monetary award.
The selection committee, made up of PCCArts members and community members, reviewed many strong nominations and chose Parks Reece for his extraordinary contributions spanning four decades of artistic excellence, his service to the arts community, and his work’s deep connection to place. As Artist Laureate, Parks will serve as an artistic ambassador on behalf of Park County for the next year.