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"e ARVON Art Show and Sale has a great live music lineup,
including orn Among Roses, as part of their show," says
Engum. "ere is also live music at the Celtic Cowboy and a
parade downtown."
Other live music events include the Pollo Loco and Native
dancers at the Great Western Show.
If live music isn't your scene, Engum recommends taking a hike
at the First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park Art Exhibit and Sale.
"ey do a guided rock art hike to kick off the show," she
explains. "It is a great opportunity to get outdoors and see
the pictographs."
Another art exhibit to enjoy includes the Gun and Western
Show at the Trades and Industries building at the Montana
Expo Park.
"We are prey excited as Bryan Gillee is back with the Gun
and Western Show, which is an admission-based show and has
antique firearms for sale," says Engum.
e Wild Bunch Show is a close-knit group of artists, featuring
art from eastern Montana.
"ere are some staple artists I love that come every year, like
the L'Ochsners at the Wild Bunch Show," says Engum. "ey are
a husband-and-wife team who make amazing agate, turquoise,
and other stone jewelry. He is a former science teacher, which
I find neat."
Western Art Week occurs in March to celebrate C.M. Russell's
birthday. It began as an art auction to raise funds for the Great
Falls Advertising Club in March 1969. Today, Western Art Week
fills four days with art events, sales, and competitions and with
over 800 artists in venues throughout Great Falls and Ulm, Mont.
The caliber and scope of artistry make Western Art Week a can't-miss event.
Expect the unexpected, with art matching your style at every price point.
Western Art Week captures the attention of all ages.
