National Western Stock Show: Special Events

2008 Buyers Guide

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The 2008 Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale will open with a Red Carpet Reception on Tuesday, January 8, 2008. Advance reservations (prior to December 15, 2007) are $125.00 per person; after December 15th, they are $150.00. For additional information or to receive an invitation, please call the National Western, 303-299-5561 or e-mail. The exhibit will be open to the public each day during the entire run of the Stock Show, January 12-27.

The 2008 show will be the 16th annual exhibit, and we will be presenting over 52 fine artists, all known for their excellence in portraying the West. The exhibit contains works in many mediums and styles, ranging from traditional to contemporary, with images showing the many dimensions of western life. Check back in December for the 2008 Buyer's Guide.

Proceeds from the Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale benefit the National Western Scholarship Trust, which annually benefits more than 70 college students in Colorado and Wyoming. Each year the Stock Show produces a poster by the featured artist, which is sold in the Coors Art Gallery during the show. Past posters are also available during the show. Posters can also be purchased throughout the year by calling the National Western office at 303-299-5561 or sending an e-mail. Postage is additional. Past posters may be viewed and purchased by clicking here. Only posters still available are listed.

Chris Owen: Earning His Salt
2008 Karmel Timmons $30
"Handsome Hank"

[Past Posters]

The Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale began as the joint inspiration of the Coors Brewing Company and the National Western Stock Show. Since 1993, Coors and the National Western have worked together to develop what is now considered one of the finest western art exhibits in the United States. We give special thanks to Swede Johnson for his inspiration and enthusiastic encouragement of the show. Swede believed that an art exhibit was a wonderful way to celebrate our western heritage and define the American West.

Mary Belle Grant was also one of the creators and early visionaries of the Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale. She served on the advisory committee from its inception to 1999, and every year had been a patron and passionate friend of the arts in the Denver community. In her memory, the Mary Belle Grant Award was created in 2000 to honor a person who embodies the spirit of the western way of life and symbolizes the passion of the West through art. Past honorees include William Matthews (2000), Barbara Van Cleve (2001), Bill Anton (2002), George Carlson (2003), Clyde Aspevig (2004), Susan Raymond (2005), Lewis W. "Pete" Douglas (2006), T.D. Kelsey (2007), and Janie Hutchison (2008).

2009 Artist Application
Artists are selected from a variety of sources by our professional curator. If you would like to be considered for a future show, please click here to download the current application (PDF).

Featured Artist for 2008 -- Karmel Timmons

Since early childhood Karmel Timmons has loved to draw. When she moved to Elbert, Colorado she was inspired by the beautiful landscapes and horses on the surrounding ranches near her home. Combining her ability to capture detail, texture and mood in pencil with her admiration for her equine subjects resulted in a career as a professional artist. Timmons has exhibited her work at the Buffalo Bill Western Art Show, Cody, WY, where she was co-winner of the People's Choice Award in 2004; Peppertree Art Show, Santa Ynez, CA; Phippen Museum Art Show, Prescott, AZ; and the American Academy of Equine Art, Lexington, KY. In 2005, 2006, and 2007 she was People's Choice at the Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale. Her work has been published in Southwest Art, Western Horseman, Eclectic Horseman and Horses in Art.

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