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In 2010 --    Coming Events
 
 
                  September 3 - November 28
                  'American Plains Artists - 26th Annual Juried Exhibit & Sale'
                  Art of the Plains 2010
                  Great Plains Art Museum
                  Lincoln, Nebraska
                  Show Opening Reception, Awards and Sale
                  Friday, October 1, 5-7pm
                  APA will host a dinner afterwards at Spaghetti Works
                  Reservations required. Call (308) 249-1488
                  www.AmericanPlainsArtists.com
 
 
                  October 1, 2010 - November, 2010
                  "3rd Annual Women Artists of the Midwest Exhibition"
                   Opening Reception October 1, 6pm - 10pm (Artists in Attendance)
                   Hawthorn Galleries
                   214 East Walnut Street
                   Springfield, Missouri 65806
                   www.WAMidwest.com
                   www.hawthorngalleries.com
 
 
                   October 21 - 23, 2010
                   "Big Cedar Lodge Paint Out, Show and Sale"
                   Just a short drive South of Branson, MO
                   Watch artists from all over the United States
                           execute paintings en plein air.
                   There will be competitions, demonstrations,
                           a night paint out, and a quick draw.
                   Reception and Sale -- Saturday, October 23 from 5:00 - 8:00 pm
                   For more info, visit

                         http://www.big-cedar.com/Page/122/8/In-Plein-Air.aspx

                  
                  
                  
 
 
 
                  Past Events of 2010
 
 
                  Oil Painting Workshop, Louise Thies - instructor
                   March 20, 2010
                   Springfield, Missouri
                   contact Sharon Warren at artistwarren@gmail.com or (417)894-2899
 
 
                  April, 2010 -- 2011
                 "Nomadas Del Arte"  -- 200 Artists - 12 Months - 6 States - 1 Show
                  200 of the best nomad artists working en plein air today,
                           exhibit in one show.
                  Opening Reception Friday, April 9, 2010  from 5pm - 9pm
                  Meet the Artists Saturday, April 10, 2010  11am - 4pm
                  Show continues into 2011
                  Southwest Gallery
                   4500 Sigma Road
                  Dallas, Texas 75244-4503
                  (800) 272-9910
                  www.nomadasdelarte.com
                  www.SWGallery.com
 
 
                  "Colors of the Ozarks"
                   Fine art exhibit and Sale
                   sponsored by MacCreeds Art Gallery (417) 588-7993
                   Friday April 16, 2010  5:30pm - 8pm by Invitation only
                   Saturday April 17, 2010   10am - 4pm Open to the Public
                   Lebanon, Missouri
 

          April 21 - May 1, 2010
          Augusta Plein Air Event, Show, Sale and Auction
          Augusta, Missouri
          Sale will be held on Saturday, May 1, 2010 from 12 noon - 6pm
          www.augusta-chamber.org   for more information.
 

May 13 - 15, 2010
Heart of America Artists' Rendezvous and Paint Out
Bentonville, AR
Art Show and Sale on Saturday May 15 from 3pm - 6:30pm
http://heartofamericaartists.com
 
 
"WAOWing the Golden State" --Women Artists of the West 40th National Exhibition
June 4 - June 30, 2010
Olaf Wieghorst Museum, El Cajon, CA
June 4 Opening reception
www.waow.org
                  "NOAPS Signature Artist Invitational -- Visions for the New Decade"
                   Exhibit and Sale
                   June 5 - July 4, 2010
                   Reception Saturday, June 5, 2010  5pm  - 8pm
                   The Cultural Arts Council Fine Art Gallery 
                   423 West Elkhorn Avenue
                   West Park Center
                   Estes Park, Colorado 80517
                   www.noaps.org     
 
                   "14th Annual Plein Air Artists Colorado (PAAC)
                   Members Juried Exhibition"
                   Opening Reception June 25, 5pm - 9pm
                   SAKS Galleries
                   Cherry Creek North
                   3019 East 2nd Avenue
                   Denver, Colorado 80206
                   Show runs through July 10, 2010
                   www.saksgalleries.com
 
 
 
 2009     -- October 2 - November
                   WAM (Women Artists of the Midwest) 2nd Annual Exhibit and Sale
                   Opening Reception Oct 2  6pm-10pm (Artists in Attendance)
                   Hawthorn Gallery
                   214 East Walnut Street
                   Springfield, Missouri 65806
                   (417) 866-6688
                   www.WAMidwest.com
                   www.hawthorngalleries.com
 
 
                   October 2- December 5
                   Kansas Park Trust Art Exhibit and Sale
                   The Buttonwood Art Space
                   Kansas City, Missouri 64108
                   (816) 285-9040 or (800) 448-9093
                    www.visionsoftheflinthills.org
 
 
                   September 17 - September 27
                   Colorado Mountain Plein Air Festival
                   Artists Reception & Sale Sept 25th (6 - 10pm) -
                              (Sale ends 2pm Sun the 27th)
                   at Virtuosity Gallery
                   106 North F Street
                   Salida, CO
                   Quickdraw and Auction - Riverside Park Sept 26th 10 - 11:30 am
                   Salida, Colorado
                   www.coloradomountainpleinairfestival.com
 
 
                  July 10 - July 25
                  "2009 PAAC 13th Annual Exhibition"
                  Abend Gallery
                  2260 East Colfax Avenue
                   Denver, Colorado 80206
                   www.pleinairartistscolorado.com
 
 
                  June 6 - July 12
                  'American Plains Artists - Silver Aniversary Juried Show'
                  Art of the Plains
                  The Ellen Noel Art Museum
                  Odessa, Texas
                  Show Opening Reception, Awards and Sale
                  Thursday, June 11, 7-8:30 pm
                  APA will host a dinner afterwards at Harrigan's in Odessa,
                  Reservations required. Call (432) 362-8922
                  www.AmericanPlainsArtists.com
 
 
                  May 1 - 2
                  'The American Royal
                  Western Art Show and Sale'
                  1701 American Royal court
                  Kansas City, Missouri 64102
                  (816) 221-9800
                  www.americanroyal.com
 
 
                  April 18
                  'Art of Ending Hunger'
                  Benefit for Ozarks Food Harvest
                  6:30 pm Auction at Patton Alley Pub in Springfield, Missouri
                  www.ozarksfoodharvest.org
 
 
                  April 17 (5pm - 7pm Invitation Only - Meet the Artist)
                                  7pm - 9pm Open to the Public
                  April 18  10am - 4pm
                  'Colors of the Ozarks' -- A Fine Art Exhibit and Sale
                  Location: Peggy Palmer Summers Memorial Lib
                                   Lebanon, Missouri
                  Percentage of all sales to benefit the Library Foundation
                  Please also visit MacCreeds Art Gallery -- Sandra McCormack proprietor
                  www.maccreedsgallery.com
 
 
                  April 4 - April 30
                  'A Painting Adventure'
                  Three Woman Show -- Louise Thies, Lyn Phariss, De Munden
                  NOMO Art Center
                  111 S. Main Street USA
                  Marceline, Missouri 64658
                  www.nomoart.com
        
 
                   January 23 - March 7
                   'In Plein Thin Air' or
                   'Two Wild Women Paint the Rockies'
                   Two Woman Show -- Louise Thies, Lyn Phariss
                   Strecker-Nelson Gallery