17th Annual Salon des Refuse

The 17^th annual Salon des Refuse will be hosted by the Student Art League of the University of Wyoming at the Works of Wyoming Art Gallery.  The opening and awards ceremony will take place on the morning of January 28, the Saturday after the 37^th annual Student Juried Show reception.

There will be cash awards for select artists as well as hot chocolate and pastries served from 10am-noon.  The Salon will be up from the 28th of January until February 17 (10am-6pm).  WOW is located in Suite 271 of the Laramie Plains Civic Center.

The second annual 2012 Railway Art Show and Sale is back!

The Railway Art Show and Sale is an art exhibition “designed to develop a collection of artwork that represents the history of railways and how they helped build our nation into the society it is today.” The jurors for the exhibition are Mike Pannell, Mike Beeman, and Gordon Horton.

Important Dates
March 12 – Last day digital images and entry form will be received in the Museum office.
Week of March 19 – Decisions will be mailed by Cheyenne Depot Museum.
April 13 – Lat day for delivery of accepted work. Deliver work to121 W. 15th Street #300, Cheyenne, WY 82001 between the hours of 9am – 4pm.
May 18 – Awards reception at 7 pm.
May 19 to July 29 – Exhibition at the Cheyenne Depot Museum.

Awards
1st place - $1,500
2nd place - $1,000
3rd place - $750

For more information and prospectus visit www.cheyennedepotmuseum.org.

Walking Between Different Worlds

Native artist Robert Martinez will be the featured artist at the Cavalryman Supper Club

Laramie, WY – “Having grown up on the Wind River Reservation as a part of many different cultures; Northern Arapaho, Chicano, and Anglo; their differences and similarities have shaped the ideas and the subject matter of my paintings”, says Wyoming artist Robert Martinez.

In the continuing tradition of highlighting a Wyoming artist each month, The Cavalryman Supper Club or as it’s also known The Cav at Fort Sanders, is combining the love of great food with great artwork.

Dianna Strannigan, Marketing Director of The Cav states that showing artwork in our venue definitely gives each artist an increase in public exposure. “When I first saw Roberts work, I fell in love with his
attention to detail and the vivid palette he uses. The perfect compliment to seeing artwork of this quality is to see it while sampling great food, Dianna Strannigan said.

Combining a blend of classical painting techniques and contemporary media, Martinez uses the airbrush to begin his work then moves to more traditional oil brush work. This creates a mixed media piece that combines the old and new in many ways on different levels. “Because of my past I’m continually walking in between worlds, using the new and old, being classical yet contemporary, blending one and then another” said Martinez.

There will be a reception for Robert Martinez at the Cavalryman Supper Club, 4425 South 3rd St.  Laramie, WY on Thursday, January 5, 2012 between 5 and 7 PM. A select compliment of wines will beoffered for sampling in addition to appetizers and exotic cheeses from around the world.

To make a supper reservation please call (307) 745-5551.

Affordable Art for the Holidays

WOW's annual Affordable Art show is a wonderful family shopping day activity. The open house will be the same time as the Civic Center Bazaar, Saturday, December 3 from 10am - 4pm. The show is a blast and there is a huge variety of work. This years show includes ceramics and glass work, upcycled projects, paintings, personalized drawings, scarves, jewelry, hats and dyed silk.

The artists are all from Wyoming, so it is an excellent opportunity to support local artists.

Artists in the show...

Jeanie Schlump 

Diana Kopalos 

Dan Roberts Metal Art 

Dona Fleming 

Bianca Allemani 

Cat Martin 

Cathy Carr-Lundfelt 

Kimberly Harris 

Rosemary Bratton 

Yekaterina Minaicheva 

Pat Butera 

Janice Bray 

Robert Martinez

Crystal Lawrence

Bren Lieske 

Ginny Madsen 

Jon Madsen 

Sandra Guzzo

Bill and Marsha Abbott

Marilee Manalo

Carlos Mellizo

Heather Storey

Joy Keown

Barry O'Riley

Jerry Glass

Felicia Follum

Alberto Alcantara

Lisa Edwards

As you can see there is a plethora of work and all of it is $100 or under.  Links to our member's sites can be found in the sidebar.  Be sure to stop by.  We are open Monday - Friday from 1 - 5 and Saturdays in December from 1 - 4.

Book Arts Video

The opening for the Book Arts show was a success.  If you did not make it to the opening, our hours are 11-5pm Monday - Friday. Thursday we will be open until 6pm.  Here is a preview of the show.



Enjoy!

Laramie Art This Week

Art Events this Week

Wednesday, September 7
        Compositions: Poetry in oil -  6 - 8pm.  Art reception and show by Hillary Havlik, a University of Wyoming student.

Thursday, September 8
        Book Arts Opening and Reception - 6 - 8pm. Works of Wyoming is proud to present the opening for its first Book Arts show. Be sure to join us for a light snack and beautiful books made by Wyoming Artists. The opening will be held Thursday, September 8, from 6pm – 8pm and the work will be up through September 29th.
        Downtown Fashion Show - Downtown Laramie is excited to celebrate Fashions Night Laramie - an event to support downtown retailers. Participating merchants throughout downtown will host special events in their stores between 6:00 pm - 9 pm on Thursday, September 8th. Shoppers are encouraged to attend in fashionable attire. Please come out and support this event September 8th! If you have any questions about this event please contact Eileen Byrd, Byrd’s Paradise, at 742-2973 for more information.  WOW Member Bethel Anthony and WOW Friend, Susan Soderberg will be showing their work at Byrd’s Paradise!
        Art Talk with Margo Grant Walsh - 7pm.  An artists lecture hosted by the University of Wyoming Art Museum.  Margo Grant Walsh is the collector behind "Silver and Metalwork of the 20th Century.

Friday, September 9
University of Wyoming Art Museum 
        Gallery Walk Through with Margo Grant Walsh - 4:30pm
        Opening Reception for Fall Exhibitions - 6 - 8pm. Come celebrate the opening of our fall exhibitions. They include "Talismans of Protection from Chosŏn Korea: Antique Locks, Latches, and Key Charms," "Donovan Widmer: Small Metals," "300 Years of British Silver," "Silver & Metalwork of the 20th Century: The Margo Grant Walsh Collection" and "The West of Eliot Porter: Images of Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah."

Book Arts Show

Works of Wyoming is proud to present the opening for its first Book Arts show.  Be sure to join us for a light snack and beautiful books made by Wyoming Artists.  The opening will be held Thursday, September 8, from 6pm – 8pm and the work will be up through September 29th. 

This event will be a great opportunity to network with other local artists and meet some of the new staff members here at WOW.