American Plains Artists Juried Exhibit and Sale Returns to Fort Concho National Historic Landmark
The annual American Plains Artists Juried Exhibit and Sale returns to Fort Concho National Historic Landmark with a grand opening in the fort’s Quartermaster Galleries on Saturday, June 20, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm. The opening is free to all. Refreshments and beverages will be available.
All art is for sale with purchases benefiting the artists, the American Plains Artists Association and Fort Concho. The show is located near the intersection of Flipper and Burgess Streets on the fort’s northeast corner.
This year’s show features sixty-three paintings and seven sculptures from forty-one artists of the American Plains Artists group, representing fourteen states.
Organized in Denver City, Texas, in 1982 by a small group of artists, the APA promotes all art and sculpture works that depicts the nation’s Great Plains. This marks the 41st annual show and the sixth time since 2016 the show has come to San Angelo and Fort Concho.
Themes covered by this year’s show include cowboys, Native Americans, wildlife of the Great Plains, farming and ranching scenes, natural vistas, and characters of the Old West.
Noted Fort Concho site manager Bob Bluthardt, “this show represents our efforts to interpret history through another means. We cover our shared western heritage with music, arts/sculpture, sports, special exhibits and many programs. We also invite everyone to the annual National Cowboy Day program of Saturday, July 25, held at the show.”
The exhibit is housed in the Quartermaster Galleries, one of the first two buildings erected at Fort Concho in 1868. It was renovated in the early 1980s as the first home of the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts. When the art museum moved into its new facility in 1999, Fort Concho converted it for its own special displays, travelling exhibits, and as a rental venue for private events.
The show will be open, free of charge, until August 2 on Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 am – 4 pm; Sundays 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm; closed on Mondays.
For more information about the show, please contact Fort Concho at (325) 481-2646.
