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The Wild West Fest

Wild West Fest celebrates its 29th year bringing Western arts, culture, and customs to inner-city youth from all across the nation in the summer of 2021! Each summer, the SAF hosts 30-50 students from Big Brothers/Big Sisters and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America for a week of cultural and educational activities in Telluride.

Through the non-competitive Chip Allen Mentorship Program, they build self confidence and friendships while participating in hands-on activities and mentorship groups including Visual & Performing Arts, Fly Fishing, Outdoor Adventure and Rock & Roll Academy.

It is in the SAF’s mission to provide this program free of all cost to the attending groups each year. If you would like to support this program by sponsoring a child please contact the Sheridan Arts Foundation event director Ronnie Palamar.

The Young People’s Theater

The SAF’s Young People’s theater offers dramatic workshops and theater classes for children ages 3 to 18. This non-competitive, innovative program enrolls over 200 students annually in classes including improvisational drama, preschool dramatic play, acting techniques, and performance workshops that culminate in productions of full length musical plays.

Some past performances include “Beauty and the Beast,” “Anything Goes,” “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “Grease” and “Peter Pan.” The Sheridan Arts Foundation has awarded over $150,000 in scholarship awards to Telluride’s youth since the program’s inception. Additionally, we subsidize all tuition prices to keep them affordable for all families. The YPT is supported in part by the Telluride Foundation and the Commission for Community Assistance, Arts & Special Events (CCAASE).