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The Meeteetse Museums is now accepting submissions for a juried art show: Art of the Basin: An Artistic Rendering of Northwest Wyoming. The art will be shown from Oct. 27 to Dec. 5 in the Olive Fell …
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The Meeteetse Museums is now accepting submissions for a juried art show: Art of the Basin: An Artistic Rendering of Northwest Wyoming. The art will be shown from Oct. 27 to Dec. 5 in the Olive Fell Gallery at the museums.
Cash prizes will be awarded to first, second, and third place winners. The first place prize of $500 is sponsored by Cody Ace Hardware. Second place is sponsored by the Wea Market for $250. Third place is sponsored by Treasured Memories for $100.
All artwork must be 2D, depicting northwest Wyoming subject matter and ready to hang upon acceptance into the show. Artists must submit a form that includes an artist statement and bio, as well as a sale price if they intend to sell their work. The submission form can be found online at www.meeteetsemuseums.org/Juried_Art_Show_Submission_Form.pdf.
Forms and entry fees ($5 per piece) are due by Sept. 26. They can be emailed to programs@meeteetsemuseums.org, mailed to PO Box 248, Meeteetse, WY 82433 or dropped off at the museum. Following the show, artwork must be picked up by Dec. 15.
All submissions will be judged by Karen McWhorter, Elaine Haberland and Vic Payne.
McWhorter is the Scarlett Curator of Western American Art for the Whitney Western Art Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming. She oversees a collection of nearly 8,000 objects dating to the 1830s around which she develops gallery installations, temporary exhibitions, interpretation, and programming.
Haberland is a self-taught, fine art photographer whose journey with photography began over 20 years ago. Today, Elaine owns Lost Canyon Photography. Her work has been featured in magazines throughout the country, including Wyoming Wildlife and several calendars and fine art museums.
Payne has been a sculptor for over 35 years. A noted Western artist, he is known for his distinctive style and attention to detail. His work has been commissioned by corporations such as Cabela’s and can be seen in collections such as the Booth Western Museum, the Raymond James Financial Institute Collection and the Pearce Civil War and Western Museum.
For more information see the submission form or call 307-868-2423. Due to COVID-19, the museum is only open Thursday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., but the answering machine is checked daily.
