The 36th Annual Phippen Memorial Western Art Show and Sale on May 29-31, on the historic Courthouse Plaza in Prescott, Ariz. The event will include art by CAs Wayne Baize, John Coleman, Don Crowley, Loren Entz, Fred Fellows, David Halbach, Oreland Joe, T.D. Kelsey, Herb Mignery (Emeritus), Bill Nebeker, Dave Powell, Clark Kelley Price and Fritz White (Deceased).
George Phippen was a founding member of the Cowboy Artists of America, and the Phippen Museum in Prescott honors his memory.
Learn more: http://www.phippenartmuseum.org/events/westernartshow.html
CAA member Bill Owen was selected as one of only two contemporary artists invited to have their art on display in The Horse. This long-running, traveling exhibition opened at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City and will exhibit in four other locations: The Field Museum in Chicago; the Abu Dhabi Cultural Center, United Arab Emirates; the San Diego Natural History Museum; and the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau. The Museum of Western Art in Kerrville, Texas, loaned Bill Owen’s 1973 piece, No Place for a Gunsel, to this exhibition from their permanent collection.
Update: Due to the popularity of The Horse, locations have been added and the exhibition will now run through 2013:
Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA, 2/27/2009 - 5/25/2009
Canadian Museum of Civilization, Gatineau, Quebec, 5/1/2010 - 10/17/2010
The Field Museum, Chicago, IL, 2/11/2011 - 7/4/2011
San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, CA, 4/2012 - 8/2012
Prairiefire Museum, Kansas City, KS, 1/2013 - 10/2013
The prestigious, invitational 2010 Prix de West show will feature CA members Harley Brown, Tom Browning, John Coleman, Tim Cox, Bruce Greene, Martin Grelle, Oreland Joe, Mehl Lawson, Herb Mignery (Emeritus), Paul Moore, John Moyers, Bill Nebeker, Jim Norton, Bill Owen and R. S. Riddick. The Prix de West show will run from June 11 through Sept. 6, 2010, in Oklahoma City at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. The sale night is June 12.
Learn more: http://nationalcowboymuseum.org/events/pdw/
CA member John Coleman will unveil the final two sculptures in The Explorer Artists Bodmer/Catlin Series at Legacy Gallery in Jackson. Learn more: http://www.legacygallery.com
CAA member John Moyers will participate in a show with his wife, artist Terri Kelly Moyers, and artist Doug Hyde at Nedra Matteucci Galleries in Santa Fe, N.M., in August 2010.
Learn more: http://www.matteucci.com/
Wayne Baize’s oil painting, A Bright Future, will be featured as the signature piece at the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum’s annual show. America’s Horse in Art will run from Aug. 14 through Nov. 13, 2010, at the Museum in Amarillo, Texas.
Learn more: http://www.aqhhalloffame.com
Bill Owen has been named one of the 2010 Arizona Culturekeepers Honorees. Owen was selected for this honor for his authentic portrayal of Arizona history through his art. Owen and nine others who positively impact the state will be honored at the Arizona Culturekeepers Induction Luncheon at Kierland Resort in Scottsdale on Sunday, Sept. 19. 2010.
Arizona Culturekeepers is a program designed to celebrate Arizonans who have made a positive impact on the Grand Canyon State’s history, culture, environment and/or economy. The Arizona Culturekeepers is done in conjunction with the Sharlot Hall Museum, Arizona Historical Society, Historian Marshall Trimble and The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa.
To purchase tickets, call 480-624-1356. Proceeds will benefit the Arizona Culturekeepers program, Sharlot Hall Museum and Arizona Historical Society.
Learn more: http://www.kierlandresort.com/#/resort/about-us/arizona-culturekeepers/
This year, the CAA celebrates it 45th anniversary Sale & Exhibition. Sale Weekend is Oct. 15-16, and the Exhibition runs through Nov. 21, 2010 at Phoenix Art Musuem.
Purchase tickets and learn more: http://cowboyartistsofamerica.com/annual-show/
