Western Art Week is set to return in 2021
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and last updated 2021-02-07 13:26:00-05
GREAT FALLS â Event organizers fought hard to avoid it in 2020, but in the end, Western Art Week fell victim to COVID-19, as a 50-year streak came to end with one
canceled event after another. Now, in 2021, Great Falls Montana Tourism has officially announced the planned return of the well-known tradition to the Electric City.
Marisela Hazzard is the Content Director for Great Falls Montana Tourism. She says sheâs received many questions in recent months about the status of
Western Art Week in 2021, even from people outside of the Treasure State.
True West Magazine
Howard Terpning – It’s Been a Long Day (1976) · Oil on Canvas, 24 x 34 inches · $321,300
– Courtesy Jackson Hole Art Auction –
Last year, when I recapped 2019 and trends in Western collecting, I focused on the sales of many splendid, comprehensive holdings gathered by discriminating collectors that became available for new owners. Although the tendency continued in 2020, one part of the equation changed due to new rules imposed by COVID-19. Despite hurdles created by the pandemic, dealers and sellers alike found ways to continue through online means and other innovations. Although some of the excitement of live auctions was lost, extraordinary and varied archival materials, art and artifacts brought vicarious thrills to bidders and observers.