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Western Visions^® Shows and Sales
South American Sojourn Membership Campaign
Art After Hours: Western Visions^® Featured Sculptor: Simon Gudgeon
Tapas Tuesday in the Rising Sage Café
Art Alive @ 12:05: Western Visions^® Featured Sculptor Simon Gudgeon
Open House for Educators
Deadline: Photography at the Summit High School Scholarship
12th Annual Western Visions^®Jewelry & Artisan Luncheon
Plein Air Sketching Workshop with Western Visions^® Featured Painter: Mary Roberson
Western Visions^® Featured Sculptor Simon Gudgeon leads Museum Gallery Tour
23rd Annual Western Visions^® Wild West Artist Party
Western Visions^® Featured Painter, Mary Roberson, Presentation and Poster Signing
23rd Annual Western Visions^® Miniatures and More Show & Sale
NEW! Western Visions^® Art A' Brewin'
South American Sojourn Membership Campaign
Exhibition: African Adventures with William R. Leigh and his Contemporaries
Exhibition: Great Plains: America’s Lingering Wild, Photographs by Michael Forsberg
Photography at the Summit Evening Lecture Series: Jodi Cobb and William Albert Allard
Photography at the Summit Evening Lecture Series: Dave Black and Jay Maisel
Photography at the Summit Evening Lecture Series: Bobby Baker Burroughs and David Alan Harvey
Fall Exhibition Reception: Great Plains: America’s Lingering Wild, Photographs by Michael Forsberg
Young at Art
Exhibition: Collection Spotlight: Rembrandt Bugatti and the Antwerp School
Exhibition: Dusk to Dawn: Nocturnes from the Collection
South American Sojourn Membership Campaign
First Sundays Celebration: Harvest on the Hill is “Howling at the Moon”




Through Sunday, September 26

9:00PM – 5:00PM Daily and During Western Visions Events.
View the amazing selections in this year's Western Visions shows and sales. Hundreds of works of art in almost every imaginable media are on display to engage your senses. View the Online Catalog to browse artwork, register, or to bid by proxy.
Generously sponsored by (Miniatures and More Show & Sale) Chesapeake Energy; (Wild West Artist Party) Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival, Ingram Quarter Horses—Sheila Ingram, Spring Creek Ranch, Sarah Nelsen Designs, Rosella & Carl Thorne, UPS, Western Design Conference; (Jewelry & Artisan Luncheon) Mary Anne Cree, Jan Benz, Christine Mollring, Jinger & Brad Richardson/Legacy Gallery, Sue Sullivan, Wells Fargo; (Jane Smith Artist Breakfast) Spring Creek Ranch, Anonymous; (Benefactors Suite) Sheila & Mike Ingram, Lindy & Hanley Sayers, (Volunteer Appreciation) Carole & Bob Hummel.

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September 1 – November 7, 2010

Join the National Museum of Wildlife Art, sign up a friend, or upgrade your membership September through October 2010 and your name will be entered into a drawing for a fabulous 10-day trip (including a cruise) through South America. This once-in-a-lifetime vacation is courtesy of Noble Travel and valued at $9,000! (Excludes airfare.)

Three ways to enter: 1) Join the Museum at Pronghorn level ($100) or above; 2) Upgrade or renew your current membership to Pronghorn level or above; or 3) Give the Gift of Membership at Pronghorn level or above (and you both are entered). You can also participate by signing up at the Museum's Admission Desk, or contact Pamela Kearns or call 307-732-5447.

Need not be present to win! The winner will be drawn during Harvest on the Hill on Sunday, November 7, 2010. Trip compliments of Noble Travel, Cruceros Australis, Mai10, Grand Hyatt Santiago, Los Cauquenes Hotel, and Alvear Palace Hotel.

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Tuesday, September 7

5:00 – 9:00PM Galleries Open
7:30PM Program
Johnston Hall
FREE!
Join Simon Gudgeon, 2010 Western Visions Featured Sculptor, for insight into the art and practice of sculpting. Gudgeon is one of Britain's leading contemporary sculptors and was commissioned to create Isis, a 10-foot bronze sculpture that was unveiled in Hyde Park, London, in 2009. Gudgeon's sculptures, especially Isis, are inspired by the human figure and natural forms rather than specific birds. "My sculptures are explorations of form; expressions of beauty that engage the senses and communicate a vitality and emotional resonance to the viewer. For me, the appeal of the art must be independent of the original object, beyond the representational and purely beautiful." Gudgeon will give participants a look into what inspires his sculpture and give a sneak peak of his 7-foot version of Isis that is the featured sculpture in the Western Visions Miniatures and More Show & Sale.
Contact Amy St. Pierre or call 307-732-5438 for more information.

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Tuesday, September 7

5:30 – 9:00PM
Enjoy dinner before or after the Art After Hours program in the Rising Sage Café. Chef Tom's famous Wyoming tapas feature a changing menu of small dishes, each $15.00 or less.

Reservations are REQUIRED for this special Tapas Tuesday. Reserve your table today by calling 307-732-5434.

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Thursday, September 9

12:05PM
Museum Galleries
Free for members or with Museum admission
Simon Gudgeon, 2010 Western Visions Featured Sculptor, treats visitors to a deeper look into the inspiration, excitement, and challenges that go hand in hand with creating and exploring sculpture. Gudgeon is one of Britain's leading contemporary sculptors and was commissioned to create Isis, a 10-foot bronze sculpture that was unveiled in Hyde Park, London in 2009.

Having just treated your mind to exploring art and nature, treat your body to lunch in the Rising Sage Café at a special price! Contact Amy St. Pierre or call 307-732-5438 for more information.

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Friday, September 10

4:00 – 6:00PM
FREE!
Come celebrate the beginning of the new school year! All Teton County School District, Journeys School, Jackson Hole Community School, Jackson Hole Christian Academy, C-V, and Red Top Meadows teachers are invited to a reception at the National Museum of Wildlife Art. Contact Amy Goicoechea or call 307-732-5435 for details.
Generously sponsored by the National Museum of Wildlife Art and pARTners.

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Monday, September 13

5:00PM
Contact Amy Goicoechea, Associate Curator of Education, or call 307-732-5435 for a scholarship application or for more information about the Photography at the Summit workshop that will take place October 3 – 8, 2010.
Generously sponsored by Rich Clarkson and Photography at the Summit.

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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

11:00AM – 4:00PM
Alpine Barn at Shooting Star
$100.00
The 12th Annual Jewelry & Artisan Luncheon is a sneak peak and first chance to purchase one-of-a-kind jewelry and textiles. Registration is required by Wednesday, September 8 or call 307-732-5412.
Generously sponsored by Mary Anne Cree, Jan Benz, Christine Mollring, Jinger & Brad Richardson/Legacy Gallery, Sue Sullivan, and Wells Fargo.

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Thursday, September 16

8:00 – 11:30AM
$45.00
Join Mary Roberson, 2010 Western Visions Featured Painter, as she provides informal instruction during this fun, hands-on workshop held outdoors overlooking the National Elk Refuge. Beginners and experts alike are welcome to join us! Contact Jane Lavino or call 307-732-5417 to register and receive more information about the program.

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Thursday, September 16

1:00 – 2:00PM
Museum Galleries
Free for members or with Museum admission.
Follow Simon Gudgeon through the galleries and explore the Museum's sculpture collection with this internationally acclaimed sculptor. Contact Amy St. Pierre or call 307-732-5438 for more information.

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Thursday, September 16

6:30 – 10:30 PM
$200 per person
As part of the 23rd Annual Western Visions, this memorable party offers guests a chance to mix and mingle with artists, experience live music, and dine on delicious food by Chef Tom Henninger of the Rising Sage Café. Registration is required by Wednesday, September 8 or call 307-732-5412.
Generously sponsored by Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival, Ingram Quarter Horses—Sheila Ingram, Spring Creek Ranch, Sarah Nelsen Designs, Rosella & Carl Thorne, UPS, and Western Design Conference.

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Friday, September 17

1:00 – 2:15 PM
Cook Auditorium
Free for members or with Museum admission
Join Mary Roberson, 2010 Western Visions Featured Painter, for an engaging presentation about influences and experiences that have led to her unique approach to painting. Poster signing to follow. Contact Amy St. Pierre or call 307-732-5438 for more information.

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Friday, September 17

3:00PM Doors Open
6:30PM Bidding Closes
7:00PM Presentation
All of the excitement of the 23rd Annual Western Visions activities leads up to this big event featuring work by more than 150 of the country's leading artists. Come join the fun, refreshments, and sale.

The Rising Sage Café will be open for tapas starting at 6:30PM. Reservations are required for tapas and can be made by calling 307-732-5434.

Registration for the Miniatures and More Show & Sale is required by Wednesday, September 8 or call 307-732-5412.

To see the full calendar of Western Visions events, visit WesternVisions.org.
Generously sponsored by Chesapeake Energy.

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Wednesday, September 29

10:00AM – 4:00PM
Gilcrease and Changing Visions galleries
FREE!
Take advantage of this special opportunity to enjoy coffee and fruit in the gallery. You may pick up your newly purchased artwork or browse works that are still available for sale. This fun event is free and registration is not required.

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Through November 7, 2010

Join the National Museum of Wildlife Art, sign up a friend, or upgrade your membership September through October 2010 and your name will be entered into a drawing for a fabulous 10-day trip (including a cruise) through South America. This once-in-a-lifetime vacation is courtesy of Noble Travel and valued at $9,000! (Excludes airfare.)

Three ways to enter: 1) Join the Museum at Pronghorn level ($100) or above; 2) Upgrade or renew your current membership to Pronghorn level or above; or 3) Give the Gift of Membership at Pronghorn level or above (and you both are entered). You can also participate by signing up at the Museum's Admission Desk, or contact Pamela Kearns or call 307-732-5447.

Need not be present to win! The winner will be drawn during Harvest on the Hill on Sunday, November 7, 2010. Trip compliments of Noble Travel, Cruceros Australis, Mai10, Grand Hyatt Santiago, Los Cauquenes Hotel, and Alvear Palace Hotel.

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Saturday, October 2, 2010 – Sunday, April 2, 2011

Daily
Widener Gallery
In 1926, famed western artist William R. Leigh joined an expedition led by naturalist and sculptor Carl Akeley to gather material for the African Hall of the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The studies he created during that trip formed the basis upon which many of the diorama backgrounds were created. Leigh also used his African experiences to pen Frontiers of Enchantment: An Artist's Adventures in Africa (published in 1938). The Museum is delighted to display the original illustrations Leigh created for his book. These wonderfully rendered works will be on view alongside the sculptures of other artists who worked at the American Museum including Carl Akeley, James Lippitt Clark, Robert Rockwell , Louis Paul Jonas, and Charles R. Knight.
Generously sponsored by Ann & Kent Nelson.

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Saturday, October 2, 2010 – Sunday, January 30, 2011

Daily
King and Members galleries
Explore Michael Forsberg's take on the Great Plains of the United States. Forsberg traveled roughly 100,000 miles in three years to capture the amazing images for his book Great Plains: America's Lingering Wild. Many of the images from the book will be included in the exhibition. The video below was made by Michael Forsberg Photography.



Generously sponsored by Elizabeth McCabe/JH News&Guide; Gabelli Funds, LLC, in honor of Lynn & Foster Friess; Monsanto; Old Bill's Fun Run XIII; Spring Creek Ranch; Marcie & Mike Taylor; and Anonymous.

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Monday, October 4

8:00PM Presentation
Cook Auditorium
Free for members or with Museum admission.
Renowned photographers from the staff of the Photography at the Summit workshop give presentations on the subject of their choice. The presentations are at once entertaining and inspirational. Tonight hear from Jodi Cobb and William Albert Allard.

Jodi Cobb is a staff photographer for National Geographic and the creator of some of the magazine's most unusual stories. Cobb brings a unique and artistic approach to her work over many years on the magazine staff. Her book, Geisha, written and photographed in Japan, was widely acclaimed for its beauty and insight. Most recently, she photographed a very different and tough story about human bondage in its many forms from slavery to trade in children.

William Albert Allard is one of National Geographic's most prolific and talented veterans. Allard's artistry has resulted in some of the Geographic's most memorable stories and individual pictures. Full of vigor, Allard's critiques are classics and his no-mince-words approach embraces insightful and useful advice.

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Tuesday, October 5

8:00PM Presentation
Cook Auditorium
Free for members or with Museum admission.
Renowned photographers from the staff of the Photography at the Summit workshop give presentations on the subject of their choice. The presentations are at once entertaining and inspirational. Tonight hear from Dave Black and Jay Maisel.

Dave Black is one of the pioneers in the conversion to all-digital photography. Black is best known for his sports photography including covering Olympic Games for more than 20 years for Newsweek. Constantly reinventing himself, he's currently pushing new frontiers in combining lightpainting and western imagery—photography well suited for a gallery wall.

Jay Maisel is one of the nation's most prolific illustrative photographers. Maisel's stunning color photographs have graced major magazines, annual reports, museum walls, and a series of highly-acclaimed books. A personable and gregarious teacher, he is one of the nation's most sought-after lecturers.

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Wednesday, October 6

8:00PM Presentation
Cook Auditorium
Free for members or with Museum admission.
Renowned photographers from the staff of the Photography at the Summit workshop give presentations on the subject of their choice. The presentations are at once entertaining and inspirational. Tonight hear from Bobby Baker Burroughs and David Alan Harvey.

Bobby Baker Burroughs is currently director of photography of LIFE Books following a prolific and exceptional career as a picture editor. Respected and universally loved by all the photographers in the stable of LIFE magazine's many years and reincarnations, she has been with Time-Life for an amazing 44 years. And yet, she has the same youthful enthusiasm for pictures and photographers as in the glory days of the weekly LIFE magazine when she served as a picture editor.

David Alan Harvey is a longtime staff and contributing photographer with National Geographic. His often poetic and beautiful essays are full of wonderful moments coupled with exquisite colors. His work stands out among photographers working anywhere in the world today. Full of enthusiasm and good humor, Harvey brings a great sense of purpose to his work. Now a member of Magnum, he is working largely in the book format, in recent years completing two more stunning projects. His most recent book, Divided Soul, contains work from Cuba, Spain, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico.

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Thursday, October 7

5:30PM Doors Open
7:00PM Presentation by Photographer Michael Forsberg
Cook Auditorium
Free for members or with Museum admission
Michael Forsberg will speak about his newest project, Great Plains: America's Lingering Wild. Accompanied by a handsome book published by the University of Chicago Press, Forsberg's photographs capture the Great Plains as they exist today. Of the Plains, Forsberg writes, "To many people, the Great Plains are an empty stage. To others, the Plains are a dynamic but forgotten landscape—overlooked, undervalued, misunderstood, and in desperate need of conservation. This project helps lead the way forward—inspiring, informing, and enabling visitors to recognize and recapture the wild spirit of these Great Plains."

Joe McNally will speak after Forsberg. McNally is an internationally acclaimed photographer whose career has spanned 30 years and included assignments in over 50 countries, including working on the staff of LIFE magazine, a contract photographer for Sports Illustrated, and an ongoing 23 year contributing role to National Geographic, including their first ever all digital story in 2004.
Generously sponsored by Elizabeth McCabe/JH News&Guide; Gabelli Funds, LLC, in honor of Lynn & Foster Friess; Monsanto; Old Bill's Fun Run XIII; Spring Creek Ranch; Marcie & Mike Taylor; and Anonymous.

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Monday, October 18 and Monday, October 25

10:30 – 11:15 AM
Chrystie Classroom
Free for members or with Museum admission
Art classes for toddlers ages five and under, accompanied by their caregiver, focusing on the simple art concepts of color, shape, texture and line. Children learn about art and animals by looking at works in the galleries and doing fun, hands-on activities, while socializing with their peer group. Parents spend quality time with their child working with exciting materials and instilling an appreciation of art. Pre-registration required only for large groups. Contact Amy Goicoechea or call 307-732-5435 for details.
Generously sponsored by First Interstate Bank, The Thanksgiving Foundation, and the Charles Engelhard Foundation.

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Saturday, October 23, 2010 – Sunday, April 24, 2011

Daily
Kuhn Gallery
Rembrandt Bugatti ranks among the most influential animal artists of the 20th century. Working from live animal models at the Jardin des Plantes in Paris and later at the Antwerp Zoological Gardens in Belgium, Bugatti brought a sense of immediacy to his work as he captured the individual characteristics of specific animals. Modeling impressionistically, he sculpted his animal subjects in quiet poses, either standing alone, engaged in day-to-day activities, or interacting peacefully in a group. Bugatti received critical acclaim for his sculpture from an early age. His father, a well-known Italian furniture designer, first recognized Rembrandt's talents at the age of 15, when a family friend discovered a sculpture of cows that the boy had hidden in his father's workshop. In Antwerp, Bugatti worked alongside fellow animalier artists Alberic Collin and Frans Jochems, in the supportive artistic environment of the Antwerp Zoo. A great influence on their sculpture, he also served as friend and mentor to the reclusive Italian sculptor Guido Righetti. Two castings of Righetti's extremely rare work are on display alongside works by Bugatti, Collin, and Jochems. Also on view are works by contemporary artists influenced by the masterful work of Bugatti and his contemporaries.
Generously sponsored by Barbara Carlsberg, Eliza & Tom Chrystie, and Barbara & John Vogelstein.

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Saturday, October 30, 2010 – Sunday, May 1, 2011

Daily
Gilcrease and Changing Visions galleries
Dusk to Dawn highlights work from the Permanent Collection depicting animals during the hours from early evening through late morning, a favorite time for wildlife to venture out of hiding and forage for food. Twilight is also a favorite time among artists to paint; the low light creates glorious sunsets, long shadows, and amazing, often moody, atmospheric effects. This exhibit opens discussions about the practice of painting nocturnes and twilight scenes as it facilitates education about nocturnal animal behavior. With artists ranging from historic painters such as Georges-Frederick Rotig and Frank Tenney Johnson to contemporary painters like Lars Jonsson and Bob Kuhn, Dusk to Dawn showcases the enduring power of painting in the mysterious, muted hours from sunset to sunrise.
Generously sponsored by Tally & Bill Mingst and Wyoming Arts Council.

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Through November 7, 2010

Join the National Museum of Wildlife Art, sign up a friend, or upgrade your membership September through October 2010 and your name will be entered into a drawing for a fabulous 10-day trip (including a cruise) through South America. This once-in-a-lifetime vacation is courtesy of Noble Travel and valued at $9,000! (Excludes airfare.)

Three ways to enter: 1) Join the Museum at Pronghorn level ($100) or above; 2) Upgrade or renew your current membership to Pronghorn level or above; or 3) Give the Gift of Membership at Pronghorn level or above (and you both are entered). You can also participate by signing up at the Museum's Admission Desk, or contact Pamela Kearns or call 307-732-5447.

Need not be present to win! The winner will be drawn during Harvest on the Hill on Sunday, November 7, 2010. Trip compliments of Noble Travel, Cruceros Australis, Mai10, Grand Hyatt Santiago, Los Cauquenes Hotel, and Alvear Palace Hotel.

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Sunday, November 7, 2010

11:00 AM – 5:00PM Free for area locals!
1:00 – 2:00PM Art Project: Glow in the Dark Coyote Masks
3:00PM South American Sojourn Drawing
Join us for the biggest community celebration of the year! Harvest on the Hill kicks off the winter season of First Sundays festivities. The theme, "Howling at the Moon," celebrates the exhibit Dusk to Dawn: Nocturnes from the Collection. Children and their families are invited to create masks in the classroom prior to the Community Performance Series at 2:00PM. At 3:00PM, join us in the Cook Auditorium for the drawing of the winner of a luxurious South American Sojourn—the fantastic prize for those who participated in the special membership campaign. All afternoon long you will find light refreshments, a super fun art project, free commemorative tote bags, and much more!
Generously sponsored by Wells Fargo.

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