Wilcox Gallery featuring new work by Charles Dayton of Cokeville

Cokeville artist Charles Dayton has some new work at Jackson's Wilcox Gallery.
This one is "Lord of the Valley," oil painting, 24x36 inches, $4,200.

Deadline approaching for 2011 Western and Wild Horse Art Show and Sale in Rock Springs

The 2011 Western and Wild Horse Art Show and Sale will be held July 8-9 at the Community Fine Arts Center in Rock Springs.

Application deadline is April 15.

This show has been held the past eight years with the assistance of the CFAC, Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce, Rock Springs Historical Museum and Sweetwater Travel and Tourism Board and the Wyoming Arts Council.

Get more info at www.rockspringsartshow.com 

"Yellowstone to Yukon: The Journey of Wildlife Art" opens May 14 at National Museum of Wildlife Art

 Dall Sheep, Gates of the Nahanni River, North West Territory, 2010, Dwayne Harty.

This info about an outstanding new summer exhibition coming to the National Museum of Wildlife Art comes from WordenGroup PR:

The Jackson Hole, Wyoming-based National Museum of Wildlife Art joins forces with the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies in Banff and the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y) for a new exhibition that draws on the rich artistic history of the U.S.-to-Canada migratory corridor while conveying its importance for sustaining wildlife populations. Yellowstone to Yukon: The Journey of Wildlife Art will be on display in three galleries at the National Museum of Wildlife Art from May 14-August 14, 2011.  The exhibition then travels to the Whyte Museum.

Covering some 1.3 million square miles, the Y2Y region spans five American states, two Canadian provinces and two Canadian territories, and includes the Rocky, Columbia and Mackenzie mountain ranges.  Works chosen by the two museums for the exhibition link centuries as well as the migratory corridor’s wide-reaching territory, depicting wildlife in the region by such masters as Albert Bierstadt, John Clymer, Carl Rungius and Bob Kuhn. 

Dwayne Harty painting in Nahanni National Park, July 2010.

In addition to the historical pieces, contemporary painter Dwayne Harty was commissioned by Y2Y to travel the corridor, capturing landscapes along the route that had rarely if ever before been sketched firsthand.  Following in the geographic footsteps of renowned wildlife artist Carl Rungius, Harty painted the 17 “areas at risk” as designated by Y2Y along the Wyoming-to-Canada corridor, with his finished works serving as a “living thread” connecting main themes throughout the Yellowstone to Yukon exhibition.

The National Museum of Wildlife Art also will display its complete set of Rungius drypoints in a second exhibition to complement the Yellowstone to Yukon show.  Above Timberline: Engravings by Carl Rungius will be on display May 7-October 2, 2011. 

A member of the Museums West consortium and accredited by the American Association of Museums, the National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States provides an exciting calendar of exhibitions from its permanent collection and changing exhibitions from around the globe.  A complete schedule of museum exhibitions and events is available online at www.wildlifeart.org.  The museum is also active on Facebook at wildlifeartjh and on Twitter at @wildlifeartjh.

Media Contacts: Darla Worden, WordenGroup Strategic Public Relations, 307.734.5335, darla@wordenpr.com; Ponteir Sackrey, National Museum of Wildlife Art, 307.732.5444, psackrey@wildlifeart.org.

Rawlins Main Street Gallery's Western Art show

Rawlins Main Street Gallery 

featuring:

Rural Images: Cowboy cartoons from University of Wyoming American Heritage Center 

Jerry Palen: Sculptures in Bronze

Depictions of our western lifestyle: Works by Gallery artists

and a fundraiser sale of art by students in the Kids Session at our Cooperative Art Studio

Friday, Feb. 11, 2011

5:00-8:00 PM

400 W. Cedar Street

Rawlins, WY 82301 

This special dual location exhibition is held in conjunction with the Power of Place lecture Cowboy Artist of Wyoming. It will be on display through March 19, 2011, with an opening reception and additional works accompanying the Power of Place lectures at the CCHEC Main Campus:
705 Rodeo St., on February 22, 2011

"Wild West Month" at Children's Museum of Denver

In conjunction with the National Western Stock Show, January is “Wild West Month” at the Children's Museum of Denver

Here’s some info:

Saddle up and ride on down to the Museum to join in on Wild West activities and events all month long. The Children's Museum of Denver is stepping back in time to the ol' Wild West where they'll explore what life was like way back when! Yeehaw!

Scottsdale promotes Dave McGary's sculptures of Native Americans

This video comes to us via the Scottsdale (Ariz.) Convention and Visitors Bureau. It features sculptor Dave McGary and some of his work now on the grounds of the Camelback Resort and Spa. McGary grew up near Cody and got his start as an artist in Wyoming. He's best known for his Chief Washakie sculpture which is one of Wyoming's two pieces in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. A duplicate is in the Wyoming State Capitol Building and soon will be relocated to a spot in front of the Capitol Building. Another Chief Washakie statue resides on the Wind River Reservation. Dave has galleries in Scottsdale and Ruidoso, N.M.

Traditions Art Show & Folk Festival - Old West Museum

Opening Reception: Friday November 6, 2009
5:30 to 8 p.m.-$6.00
Free Folk Festival: Saturday & Sunday November 7-8, 2009
10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Join us for the 4th Annual Traditions Art Show and Sale at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience a celebration of western folk life and fine western art demonstrated through arts, crafts and traditions learned by centuries of living off the land in the American West.
Shop beautiful hand crafted jewelry, Native American Artwork, weavings, saddle blankets, leatherwork, basketry, pottery, fiber art, clothing and much more! Watch live demonstrations, listen to performers, storytellers and sample savory delights in a cafe setting!

Opening Reception is Friday November 6th, 2009, from 5:30p.m. to 8:00 p.m. There will be live music, hors’ de oeuvres and admission is just $6.00 for this great event.Join us for the FREE Folk Art Festival, Saturday November 7th and Sunday November 8th from 10:00 a.m to 4:30 p.m. The Traditions Art Show will be on display through January 3, 2010. For more information please call 307-778-7290.

Traditions Art Show & Folk Festival - Old West Museum

Photo: Justin Richards, Popixel Bench
www.coroflot.com/jrich

Join us for the 4th Annual Traditions Art Show and Sale. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience a celebration of western folk life and fine western art demonstrated through arts, crafts and traditions learned by centuries of living off the land in the American West. Shop beautiful hand crafted jewelry, Native American Artwork, weavings, saddle blankets, leatherwork, basketry, pottery, fiber art, clothing and much more!

Opening Reception is Friday November 6th, 2009, from 5:30p.m. to 8:00 p.m. There will be live music, hors’ de oeuvres and admission is just $6.00 for this great event.

Join us for the FREE Folk Art Festival, Saturday November 7th and Sunday November 8th from 10:00 a.m to 4:30 p.m. Watch live demonstrations, listen to performers, storytellers and sample savory delights in a cafe setting!

The Traditions Art Show will be on display through January 3, 2010. For more information please call 307-778-7290.

On book tour, Craig Johnson finds surprises at Autry Museum of Western Heritage

Mystery novelist Craig Johnson recounts his experience at L.A.'s (Gene) Autry Museum of Western Heritage in his latest Post-It e-letter.

Craig has a few stops left on his book tour:

The Sheridan County/Fulmer Library, Sheridan, Thursday, August 6 at 7 p.m.

Barnes & Noble, Littleton, Colorado, August 20 at 7 p.m.

"Centennial Celebrates Cowboy Culture," Friday and Saturday, August 21-22 at the Albany County Public Library branch in Centennial. Things kick off with "An Evening with Craig Johnson" on Friday at 7 p.m. He'll be joined by the Country Club Band, and the 2009 University of Wyoming Women’s National Champion Rodeo Team. Craig thinks that this one is "going to be wild."

Cowboy fest for kids at Old West Museum

The Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum will hold its 13th annual Kids' Cowboy Festival on Saturday June 13, 10 am. to 2 p.m. This free event features western entertainment and western crafts including hide painting, branding, quilting, beading, and more. Children are encouraged to wear western attire and compete in the “Best Dressed Buckaroo” contest.

FMI: Contact the Curator of Arts and Education, Kristen Ruck at mailto:mkristenruck_owm@hotmail.com or telephone (307) 778-7289.

Public Grand Re-opening set for BBHC Whitney Gallery on Sunday, June 21

The Whitney Gallery of Western Art at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody celebrates its 50th anniversary with a series of events the weekend of June 19-21.

The Public Grand Re-opening will be held on Sunday, June 21, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Separate invitation-only previews for patrons and "special friends" will be held on Friday and Saturday.

To get more details about the Whitney renovation and reinstallation, go to its blog at http://whitneyreinstall.wordpress.com/. Above is a photo from the reinstallation work.

Here's some background on the efforts that led up to the 50th anniversary happenings at the BBHC:

To commemorate this significant milestone, events, publications, gallery renovations and the addition of a new artist’s studio are in the works. While visitors can certainly appreciate the beautiful paintings and sculpture currently within the gallery, the artwork does not speak for itself. A new installation and interpretation helps put the artwork into context – making it come alive. The installation is going to encourage visitors to make connections across cultures and time to see the old masterworks in a new light.

The new themes and flow of the gallery are being developed with much thought and consideration to the visitor – presenting an innovative way of interpreting western American art that gives context, encourages discovery, and presents the artwork in a beautiful, quiet, and contemplative space.

The Whitney Gallery reopens to the public on June 21, and when it does we believe it is going to be worth the wait -- trusting that our visitors are going to fully appreciate and enjoy the Whitney’s treasured artworks all the more.

The Whitney Gallery of Western Art is where you find masterworks by revered artists such as George Catlin, Alfred Jacob Miller, Thomas Moran, Albert Bierstadt, Frederic Remington, Charles M. Russell, Alexander Phimister Proctor, W.R. Leigh, Joseph Henry Sharp, N.C. Wyeth and many others.

The studios of Frederic Remington and W.H.D. Koerner, as well as the original studio cabin of J.H. Sharp, give visitors an uncommon opportunity to see the artists' work environment and discover their process of creation.

PHOTO: In April, Whitney Gallery staff reinstalled a 1996 oil painting by Allan Mardon, "The Battle of Greasy Grass." This museum purchase is oil on linen and wooden frame with painted tin figures, 76"x136". To view details of the painting, go to this BBHC site: http://tinyurl.com/op9wwz

Western Folk Art Show & Sale opens Nov. 7

The Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum announces it third annual Western Folk Art Show and Sale Nov. 7-Jan. 11. Opening night will take place from on FRiday, Nov. 7, 5-9:30 p.m. at the museum.

Here's more info about the event from the Old West Museum web site:

"Cross the border between western folk life and fine western art with an exhibition of the arts, crafts and traditions learned by centuries of living off the land in the American west. Opening day festivities include western folk artists demonstrating traditional techniques. Some of the art that will be on display and available for sale is jewelry, Navajo weavings and leathers , cowboy folk art, saddles, leather tooling, baskets, regalia, furniture, quilts and much more!"

FMI: 307-778-7290.

Ostlind exhibition now at Casper College

The Casper College Goodstein Gallery will host the University of Wyoming Art Museum’s touring exhibition of Joel Ostlind's work through Thursday, Jan. 24.

"I was raised in Wyoming and have chosen . . . to live in this region and work to interpret the things I value here: the light, the land, and the people who move through it," says Casper-born Ostlind.

A master printmaker, Ostlind, moves fluidly between the intaglio printmaking processes of etching, drypoint, aquatint, sugar lift, and lithography, as well as monoprint, a process of applying ink to a flat surface that results in a single, unique print.

Ostlind, who now lives near Big Horn, has followed in the footsteps of Wyoming's earlier cowboy-turned-artists Hans Kleiber and Bill Gollings, and draws on his cowboy life experience as the subject of his images.

The Goodstein Gallery is located in the Goodstein Visual Arts Center at Casper College and is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

FMI: http://www.caspercollege.edu/students/academicinfo/degrees/finearts/visualart/goodstein.html

Stock Show offers "WinterWest" art exhibit

Many Wyomingites will be heading down I-25 during the next few weeks for the National Western Stock Show in Denver. For the 16th year, a large art show will accompany the stock exhibitions and rodeo.

Here's some details on the event from an article by Colleen Smith in the Denver Post:

The 16th annual Western art exhibit is in a gallery on the third floor of the Hall of Education and runs concurrent with the dates and hours of the stock show. This year, in the interest of reining in confusion about contemporary Western art, the Denver art Museum joins the collaboration, and the Western American art celebration gains a new umbrella title: "WinterWest: Denver's Premier Western Art Celebration."

WinterWest offers a scholarly symposium on Western art Saturday at the Denver Art Museum; self-guided studio and gallery tours Sunday from 1-4 p.m.; Western art experts lecturing at the stock show on Monday; and Tuesday's opening night art sale that benefits the National Western Scholarship Trust.

The 50 artists in the show include a handful whose works have been collected by the Denver Art Museum. Among them are Denver's pre-eminent Western watercolorist, William Matthews; Don Coen, a Colorado native with a painting prominently installed in the museum's new Hamilton Building; and landscape painter Gordon Brown, who was born and raised in Grand Junction. The exhibit also includes three works by Idaho sculptor George Carlson, whose retrospective is installed in the museum. Sophy Brown, who paints rodeo scenes and is a Lafayette resident, is also included.

All events are at the National Western Complex, 4655 Humboldt St. Opening night sale tickets for Tuesday are $150. Call 303-299-5561.

PHOTO: "Rodeo Queen of Heaven," by Arthur Lopez, hand-carved wood, 29.5 x 9.5 x 8.5 inches (National Western Stock Show).