With previews of gallery exhibitions, museum shows and auctions, Western Art Collector is the premier monthly magazine for collectors searching for works by talented living and past artists who depict the West in paintings and sculptures.
Collector Driven Once our new issue is released I grab an advanced copy of it, head to my favorite morning coffee spot, sit in the corner and go through it story by story, page by page. When I do this, I’m not looking for errors or things we could have done better. Instead, I’m trying to envision what a collector would think as they thumb through the new issue as it arrives at their home or if they pick it up at an art fair, an auction, a museum exhibition, a gallery or on the newsstands. I do this because this is what is at the core of this magazine. We love what we do and we love art and we want to show the best work that is being…
Moab Arts and Recreation Center is hosting the second annual Red Rock Arts Festival beginning October 6 and continuing through October 13 in scenic Moab, Utah. The weeklong event will welcome more than 100 artists from all over North America for the festival events, including the ninth annual Plein Air Moab painting competition. Other events include the Red Rock Street Fest, which takes place October 13 from noon to 8 p.m., and features artisan vendors, live music, community booths and demonstrations, plein air painting and the ArTTrails Sculpture Exhibition. This year’s art festival will celebrate land-inspired art, and artists of all levels are accepted—the festival boasts works from $20 to $1,500. More than 300 pieces of artwork will go on sale starting October 9. For information about participating visit www.redrockartsfestival.com.…
Now open at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts in Salt Lake City is an exhibition dedicated to the life and work of Chiura Obata, a Japanese-American whose work were inspired by the West, particularly national parks such as the Grand Canyon and Yosemite. Chiura Obata: An American Modern is the first internationally traveling survey of the artist’s work and features more than 150 paintings, watercolors, prints and screens, from intimate ikebana studies to grand landscapes of the American West. The exhibition will also feature more than 30 drawings and paintings documenting his forced internment during World War II, including many scenes from the Topaz Relocation Center near Delta, Utah, where he was held from 1942 to 1943. Many of these images have never been on public display. Obata was…
The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists has announced a special Art Business Summit from September 7 through 9 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. The weekend-long event will give professional working artists the opportunity to learn and ask questions about the business side of their art careers. The Art Business Summit will help artists “take charge of their careers, captivate their audience, maximize the extraordinary professional advantages they already possess, and sell their art effectively and profitably.” Topics during the event include building an action plan, creating a brand story, establishing a portfolio, multiplying revenue streams, pricing for profit, selling art online effectively, building a strong support team, squashing resistance, sales strategies and much more. Artists can also participate in interactive sessions where they get to ask summit leaders their specific…
SEPTEMBER Sept. 1-30 INSIGHT GALLERY Annual Fall Group Show: Focus on George Hallmark Fredericksburg, TX – (830) 997-9920 www.insightgallery.com Through Sept. 2 THE LEGACY GALLERY Gary Lynn Roberts Jackson, WY – (307) 733-2353 www.legacygallery.com Through Sept. 3 BRISCOE WESTERN ART MUSEUM Andy Warhol: Cowboys and Indians San Antonio, TX – (210) 299-4499 www.briscoemuseum.org Through Sept. 3 BRISCOE WESTERN ART MUSEUM Billy Schenck: Myth of the West San Antonio, TX – (210) 299-4499 www.briscoemuseum.org Sept. 5-16 Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival Jackson, WY – (307) 733-3316 www.jacksonholechamber.com Sept. 7-Oct. 14 EITELJORG MUSEUM OF AMERICAN INDIANS AND WESTERN ART Quest for the West Indianapolis, IN – (317) 636-9378 www.eiteljorg.org Sept. 8-22 BOSQUE ARTS CENTER 33rd annual Bosque Art Classic Clifton, TX – (254) 675-3724 www.bosqueartscenter.org Sept. 8-Jan. 13, 2019 BOOTH WESTERN ART…
Sept. 5-16 Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival Jackson, WY – (307) 733-3316 Sept. 5-16 Western Visions Show & Sale Jackson, WY – (800) 313-9553 Sept. 9-Oct. 14 Quest for the West Indianapolis, IN – (317) 636-9378 Sept. 16-Jan. 21, 2019 Grand Canyon Celebration of Art Grand Canyon, AZ - (480) 277-0458 Sept. 21-22 Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale Cody, WY – (888) 598-8119 Sept. 21-30 Taos Fall Arts Festival Taos, NM – (719) 492-1264 Oct. 4-6 Cowboy Crossings Oklahoma City, OK – (405) 478-2250 Oct. 13-14 Cherokee Art Market Tulsa, OK – (918) 384-6990 Oct. 19-20 Historic Canyon Road Paint Out & Sculpt Out Santa Fe, NM – www.visitcanyonroad.com Dec. 15-16 SWAIA Winter Indian Market Santa Fe, NM – (505) 983-5220 Jan. 26-27, 2019 Brian Lebel’s Old West Show…
