Get your entries ready!
The American Plains Artists is now gearing up for their 2021 National Juried Show to be held at the CFD Old West Museum in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
The American Plains Artists (APA) Signature Show opened at 2 PM, Monday, March 15, 2021, at the Petrified Wood & Art Gallery in Ogallala, NE, to a large, steady crowd despite two major highways being closed from the middle of Nebraska all the way to Utah due to bad winter snowstorms in western Nebraska and Wyoming.
Realistic and representational artworks of the American Great Plains–the wildlife, landscape, people, and the life of the Plains–were exhibited by twenty-two APA Signature members from across the U.S.A. Nationally recognized and highly respected Awards Juror Don Dernovich awarded the following:
THREE PUBLISHER AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
Other awards included the Arrowhead Award chosen by the Petrified Wood & Art Gallery–“General’s Game”, a colored pencil artwork by Eileen Nistler of Upton, WY, and the Golden Spur award chosen by the APA Signature Members–“Grand Autumn Day”, an acrylic by J. I. McElroy of Gurley, NE. A special “Ogallala” Award given by the APA was won by “Prairie Wind”, an oil painting by Barbara Summers Edwards of Smithfield, UT. This award received the 
autographed and remarqued book Ogallala, a Century on the Trail by Elaine Nielsen whose husband and daughter chose the award-winning artwork.
The APA Signature show continues through May 22, 2021. The public is invited to see this “Art of the Plains” show and is also invited to attend the ending reception on May 22nd from 2-6 PM. The Petrified Wood & Art Gallery is located at 418 East 1st Street, Ogallala, NE, and is open 8 AM-4 PM MDT Monday-Saturday. If attending the show in person is not an option, the public is encouraged to view the APA exhibit following the link below. For more information call the gallery at 308.284.9996.
The APA is very pleased to have had a really good show at a great place—The Pearce Museum at Navarro College in Corsicana, TX, October 10, 2019-January 4, 2020. We have received very enthusiastic and positive reviews from many sources about the show as well as the Pearce Museum and the great people who work there. It was wonderful working with such a fine group of people and an outstanding museum. A big thank you goes out to them all!
The winner of the Plainsman (People’s Choice) Award was “Greetings”, an oil painting of three wolves painted by Mary Lou Pape of Monument, CO. Congratulations, Ms. Pape!
The American Plains Artists (APA) 34th Annual Juried Exhibit & Sale will be at the Pearce Museum of Navarro College – Corsicana, TX – October 10, 2019 through January 4, 2020 Opening Reception, October 10, 2019, 5:30-9pm
The public is invited to attend this celebration of “Art of the Plains.” It will feature 110 artworks in traditional media including sculpture, that depict the landscape, wildlife, people and way of life on the American Great Plains region in historical or modern time themes.
This showcase features many artworks by nationally recognized award winning artists from across the U.S.A. and beyond.
Please join us in Corsicana! or view our show here!
The APA Signature Show, hosted by the Museum of Western Art in Kerrville, TX, opened to a continuously large crowd. After years of emailing Signature Members back and forth it was great for the Signature Members to finally meet several of the others in person at the opening reception.
The show was very well received by the MoWA as well as the public, which made us all very happy! Winning the Arrowhead (Hosting Facility’s Choice) Award AND the Plainsman (People’s Choice) Award was “Renewal” by Barron Postmus.
Winning the Golden Spur (Artists’ Choice) Award was “Ready for Battle” by Glen Edwards. Congratulations to these two artists as well as the participating Signature Members in this show! It was a high quality and successful show thanks to all of them!
If you were not able to see the show in Kerrville, TX, please take a look at it on the APA website: www.americanplainsartists.com
The prospectus for the 2019 APA 34th Annual Juried Exhibit & Sale was put on the APA website May1st and we have already been receiving entries! The entry due date is August 24, 2019 for sending in your jpgs, entry form, and membership & entry fees. On the APA website click on “Shows and Events” and then “Juried Show Entry”. That will get you to the page where you can download and print the prospectus. It is also the page where you can select the tabs to fill out your entry form and to pay your fees. If you have any questions, please contact judy@americanplainsartists.com.
We are looking forward to seeing everyone’s jpgs for jurying and to a fantastic show at the Pearce Museum at Navarro College in Corsicana, TX. The Pearce Museum staff is very much looking forward to our show, too! So, paint and sculpt great artworks and get the jpgs of them sent for jurying to the four people listed on the prospectus!
If you are not an artist but just love great art, be sure to mark your calendar for the Opening Reception from 5:30-9 PM, October 10, 2019, at the Pearce Museum for the APA 34th Annual Juried Exhibit & Sale! Hope to meet you there!
Judy McElroy
APA President & Show Chairlady
The American Plains Artists 2019 Signature Member Show is almost here.
We thought we’d share a digital version of our invitation with you.
Hope to see you at the show!
You are cordially invited to attend the American Plains Artists
Signature Show at the Museum of Western Art in Kerrville, TX,
May 4-June 29, 2019, and the Opening Reception May 4th, 2-4 PM.
We look forward to meeting you there!
Our 2018 Show was a beautiful event, but it was also a lot of fun. We just had to share a few of our event photos with you!
Show Attendees
Reception
Live Music and Reception
Hummer House, Not just humming birds
Humming Bird at Hummer House
Gathering Resource photos at Paint Rock
Ancient Symbols at Paint Rock
Bison and Longhorns
Longhorns and Bison
Longhorns
Aermotor Windmill Factory
Aermotor Windmills
The American Plains Artists (APA) 33rd Annual Juried Exhibit & Sale will be at the Quartermaster Building at Fort Concho in San Angelo, TX, June 28-August 5, 2018, with the Opening Reception on Thursday, June 28th, 5:30-7:30 PM.
The public is invited to attend this celebration of “Art of the Plains.” It will feature 112 artworks in traditional media including sculpture, that depict the landscape, wildlife, people and way of life on the American Great Plains region in historical or modern time themes.
This showcase features many artworks by nationally recognized award winning artists from across the U.S.A. and beyond.
Please join us at Fort Concho or view our show here!
2018 Signature Show Award Winners
The APA extends a warm congratulation to the 2018 Signature Show award winners! Hover over the images for info and click to see larger.
You may view the rest of our show here.
Our show is hosted by the Preserving Arts in the Osage at the Ole’ #1 Firehouse Art Center in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, March 24-April 28, 2018.
Hope you can see the show in person. If interested in purchasing artwork, please contact us!
