31st Annual Western Spirit Art Show and Sale

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It’s time again for the 31st Annual Western Spirit Art Show and Sale!
The Western Spirit Art Show features over 100 western Artists from across the country and can be seen March 3, 2012 through April 15, 2012.

The opening reception for the Western Spirit Art Show and Sale takes place on Saturday March 3, 2012 at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum. Museum members will be admitted at 5:00 PM for a special preview and will be open to the general public at 6:00 PM. Tickets are just $30.00 for museum members and $40.00 for non-members. Tickets and membership packages may be purchased in advance by telephoning
Wendy Fanning at (307) 778-7289.

A special feature of the March 3rd opening night festivities is the Vandewark Miniature Art exhibit sponsored by the Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Miniature Sales will begin at 5:00 PM for museum members.

A “Quick Draw” will also begin at 7:30 PM with a live auction following the awards ceremony. The Chugwater Philharmonic String Quartet will provide entertainment with an open bar and heavy hors d’ oeuvres provided by Holiday Inn. An artist development seminar will be conducted on Saturday from 8:15 AM to 3:30 PM.

Artist Development Seminar
Saturday, March 3, 2012
8:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
$30.00 Museum members, $40.00 non-members, $50.00 for everyone at the door
(A continental breakfast & lunch are included) 

8:15am – 9:15am  Carmen F. Bria, Jr. – Conservation….Restoration: What’s the Difference?

Carmen Bria Director and Chief Conservator for the Western Center for the Conservation of Fine Arts in Denver, Colorado. Will provide a presentation on actions of a “Restorer” one who seeks to improve and of a “Conservator” one who has been trained to provide ethical treatment of objects.

9:15am – 10:15am  Nicole Crawford –  Working with the Private Collector

Nicole M. Crawford joined the University of Wyoming Art Museum in 2009 as the new Curator of Collections. Formerly the Gallery Director at the Gerald Peters Gallery in Santa Fe, she supervised staff, conducted research and worked with numerous collectors during her eight years with the gallery. Nicole will discuss the relationship between artist, gallery owner and private collector.

10:30am – 11:30am Kimberly Moore –  Marketing for the Individual Artist   

Kimberly Moore is a full time professional Marketer who works in the advertising and design for Southwest Art Magazine.  She will provide seminar attendees a 101 marketing class.

11:30am – 12:30pm – Christine Kronz – Photographing your Work

Christine Kronz has over 16 years of experience and has been running her business in Cheyenne for 3 years.  She will provide comprehensive instruction on how to properly light, position and photograph your work.

12:30am – 1:30pm – Lunch

1:30pm – 2:30pm – Karen Cooper – Finding the Light (in the dark)  

Karen Cooper, a full-time professional artist will discuss the properties of light and dark in both two and three dimensional art.  She will take you through the properties of chiaroscuro and a study of values and the importance that shadows play in art.

2:30pm – 3:30pm – Sue Gallagher Simpson – Working with the Gallery 

Wyoming native Susan Simpson is the owner of the prestigious Simpson Gallagher Gallery in Cody Wyoming. Susan will provide an in-depth overview of the artist/gallery relationship.

2012 Western Spirit Art Show and Sale Jurors

Karen Cooper, a New Mexico artist is known for her action and movement and, of course, the drama that her use of negative space adds to her compositions, which, by the way, are always of real people in the moment of a real event. Her skills at painting and drawing have grown and become better with every lessen she has learned about living in the West. Enough so that in 2008 Karen was invited into the exclusive membership of the Western Artists of America and was awarded the Gold Award for Dry Medium in her first Museum Show with the group.

Nicole M. Crawford joined the University of Wyoming Art Museum in 2009 as the new Curator of Collections. Formerly the Gallery Director at the Gerald Peters Gallery in Santa Fe, she supervised staff, conducted research and worked with numerous collectors during her eight years with the gallery. In her role as Curator of Collections for the Art Museum, she oversees the development of the museum’s collection, curates exhibitions from the collection for the museum’s exhibition programs, enables internship opportunities in collections research and scholarship, and chairs the museum’s Collections Advisory Committee.

Wyoming native Susan Simpson is the owner of the prestigious Simpson Gallagher Gallery in Cody Wyoming. Ms. Simpson works with nationally and internationally know Western Artists. She is the daughter of former Wyoming Senator Al Simpson.

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Cheyenne, WY 82007

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