Our Community, Our Voices, Our Health.

Jasmine Bell and the North Bear singers have collaborated on a sacred hoop dance and honor song in their native language and style of movement that pays tribute to traditional healing ceremonies. Their art remembers the loved ones we’ve lost to the virus, and honors the never-ending circle of life.

Janissa’s own family was one of many in Wyoming that was torn apart by vaccine hesitancy. She has created a bilingual, multi-media autobiographical fiction piece that aims to express her and her family’s feelings of isolation and heartache at not being able to see each other throughout the pandemic.

As a self-proclaimed songwriting ambassador of the American West, Jared Rogerson created a country music song and accompanying video that reflects on his personal COVID-related losses. His song follows a narrator on a vaccination journey and addresses real-life concerns with logic and emotion.

Wyoming artists, Rose Pecos-SunRhodes and Jared SunRhodes, created an illustrated children’s book that encourages all readers to express their feelings and emotions about loss and isolation. Their story features ledger art that follows one family’s journey through the pandemic.