Anne's favorite Western Art Events (all dates approx & subject to change)
(yet to be rated)The James Western Art Museum No specific events planned yet St. Petersburg, FL www.thejamesmuseum.org
***+Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale Early January Part of the National Western Stock Show with the Denver Art Museum www.coorswesternart.com
****Best & Brightest Early January at the Scottsdale Artists School Scottsdale, AZ www.scottsdaleartschool.com
*****Celebration of Fine Art mid-January – end of March Scottsdale, AZ www.celebrateart.com
***The Autry’s Masters of the American West Beginning of February at The Autry National Center of the American West Los Angeles, CA www.theautry.org
*****SEWE (SouthEastern Wildlife Exposition) 3rd weekend in February in Charleston, SC www.sewe.com
****Gala Weekend 3rd weekend in February Booth Western Art Museum Cartersville, GA www.boothmuseum.org
***^Art of the Americas (Native American artists) End of February Marin Center, San Rafael, CA www.marinshow.com
Western Art Week, Great Falls, MT 3rd week in March: **C.M. Russell Museum www.cmrussell.org/therussell ****Out West Art Show & Sale www.outwestartshow.com ****March in Montana Art Auction www.marchinmontana.com
****Cowgirl Up 3rd week in March at the Desert Caballeros Museum, Wickenburg, AZ www.westernmuseum.org
****+Night of Artists Last weekend in March at The Briscoe Western Art Museum, San Antonio, TX www.briscoemuseum.org In full disclosure, I've never been but all the artists and collectors I know LOVE this show
***** Scottsdale Art Auction 2nd Saturday in April & sometimes an additional auction in late January...check their websites www.scottssdaleartauction.com as well as the lead gallery house: Legacy Gallery www.legacygallery.com
****Collector’s Rendezvous on the Clark Fork 2nd week in May Coeur d’Alene Galleries at Quinn’s in Paradise, Montana www.cdagalleries.com/events
****Prix de West 2nd weekend in June at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, OK www.nationalcowboymuseum.com
***+Cheyenne Frontier Days Art Show & Sale 3rd weekend in July Old West Museum in Cheyenne, WY www.crdrodeo.com In full disclosure, I've never been but all the artists and collectors I know LOVE this show within the rodeo and true grit parties
*****Coeur d’Alene Art Auction Last Saturday in July, preview on Friday in Reno, NV (it use to be in Idaho near the beautiful lake but it outgrew the airport, the hotels...and such lacks liquor laws in NV - wouldn't miss it for the world! www.cdaartauction.com
****Women of Glacier (skips 2018; Peace Parks Exhibit) 2nd weekend in August at the Hockaday Museum, Kalispell, MT www.hockadaymuseum.org
****Big Horn Rendezvous(formerly Northwest Rendezvous artists) 1st week in August at The Brinton Museum, Big Horn, WY www.thebrintonmuseum.org
*****Quest for the West 1st weekend in September Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis, IN www.eiteljorg.org
****Western Visions during Jackson Fall for the Arts 2nd weekend in September at the National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, WY www.westernvisions.org also the Jackson Area Chamber site for all the events: https://www.jacksonholechamber.com/events-calendar/fall-arts-festival/
also Jackson Hole Art Auction (same weekend) www.jacksonholeartauction.com
*****Buffalo Bill Art Show 3rd weekend in September Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, WY www.rendezvousroyale.org
*****American Masters 2nd week in October The Salmagundi Club (oh,lala, on 5th Avenue in New York www.salmagundi.org and www.americanmastersart.com
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***** 5 stars - you must go - I must go - it's a must go for collectors to collect and for artists to mingle
**** 4 stars - love going - fun people, places, and ART
*** 3 stars - possibly something is happening not well as I'd like but I'd still go
***+ 3 plus stars - can't speak for myself but others love it
***^ 3 up stars - haven't been in years but have loved it when I've been - great Native artists by terrific promoter, Kim Martindale
** 2 stars - you guessed it...questionable
how could there be anything less than 2 stars - it's art and it's all good in one way or another!