Official Guide to Art Week Great Falls, Montana March 15th-19th, 2023
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portfolio • 35 western heritage artist association art show March 18 Show Open 7-10pm March 19 Show Open 10am-10pm March 20 Show Open 10am-10pm March 21 Show Open 10am-10pm March 22 Show Open 11am-4pm Holiday Inn 1100 5th Street South Western Heritage Art Show Event Schedule Lee Tisch Bialczak SHOW: Western Heritage Artists Art Show and Sale • Holiday Inn: Trigg Conference Room PAINTER A traditional landscape artist, creating realistic depictions with soft pastels and oils. Tisch is inspired by being outdoors-on foot, horseback, or in a kayak. A frequent traveler in northwestern Montana, her passion is to capture the majesty and grandeur of Glacier National Park and the surrounding area. www.tischfineart.com Oregon, among a slew of other accomplishments. Walton's paintings are included in private collections and galleries throughout the country. Now in it's 38th year, this event has been deemed the longest continuously- running Western Art Week show. Several artists, including Don Lorang, Sherry Tuss, and Cheryl Keith, have had their work on display since the show's inception. As she nears the end of her third decade with the WHA, Tuss says she is still as excited as ever to be creating and displaying her pieces at Western Art Week. "I get that special feeling when I come upon a subject that I would like to challenge myself with next," she says. "I really enjoy Western Art Week because I love to interact with people about my art and its processes." Visitors to the WHA Footprints on the Trail show will find an eclectic, generally contemporary collection of artworks in a variety of genres, including photography, paper art, mixed media, earth art, wheat weavings, metalworks, woodcrafts, sculptures, stained glass, wood burning, leather, batiks and much more! Guests are invited to attend the Lobby Show and awards ceremony in the spacious seven-story atrium from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. on Wednesday. They'll also be treated to cake, refreshments, and a live musical performance by Jeni Dodd that evening. The artist's rooms will open during Wednesday's events, as well as from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Sunday. An Art Competing for Causes Quick Finish benefit and auction event will take place from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Saturday.