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18 • portfolio outwest art show & sale e Young Master's Program gives scholarships to Montana high school students pursuing degrees in art education, graphic art and design, architecture, draing, or fine art. e program also provides classroom assistance for Montana high school art programs, providing art supplies and opportunities to have guest art teachers. e Heritage Inn has hosted art shows for more than 50 years. e Out West Art Show and Sale is managed by a cooperative of artists and art lovers for the benefit of artists. Painter Mimi Grant of Great Falls, Mont., has been displaying her art at the Heritage Inn since 1984 and participating in the Out West Art Show and Sale for the last six years. "e Quick Draws are my favorite event," Grant says. "I am most excited about being able to have the Out West Art Show and Sale in March and bringing all the artists back together again." e Out West Art Show and Sale kicks off with an opening reception with live music and hearty appetizers om 5 to 9 p.m. on ursday and is open om 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday in the Heritage Inn. Born and raised in Great Falls, Montana, Ukrainetz is a life-long artist. Over the past 37 years professional artist, he has garnered awards from numerous shows across the country. Ron is a living Master in acrylics on engraved Claybord. (Polychromatic Engravings) He has participated in the C.M. Russell Art Auction consecutively since 1995. Ron has been featured in The Artists Magazine, Western Art Collector, Western Art & Architecture, Cowboys & Indians, Fine Art Connoisseur and has appeared on the 2022 Feature episode of Amazon's The Story of Art Across America series. (Season 1 Episode 4, Great Falls, Montana) Echo Ukrainetz BATIKS SHOW: Out West Art Show & Sale Heritage Inn: Room 146 www.EchoUkrainetz.com Ron Ukrainetz ENGRAVED CLAYBOARD AND ACRYLIC SHOW: Out West Art Show & Sale Heritage Inn: Room 148 www.RonUkrainetz.com Myrna Loy • 23" x 18" Northern Cheyenne • 36" x 24" Indian Head Nickel • 21.5" x. 20.25" Over Still Waters • 12" x 24" Through trial and error, Echo learned to manipulate wax and dye and master an unforgiving and unpredictable art of batik. Her intense interest in history is incorporated into the description of her historical works found in collections across the U.S. and Canada. Echo's work has been featured in Cowboys and Indians, Big Sky Journal, Western Art & Architecture, Western Art Collector, and Southwest Art, among others. She is also featured in Today's Wild West, appearing on PBS, and has appeared on the 2022 Feature episode of Amazon's The Story of Art Across America series. (Season 1 Episode 4, Great Falls, Montana) Mimi Grant - Bearly a Whisper

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