Western Art Week
western art week annual visual art festival held city great fall montana every march focus festival western art festival always held week march th birthday noted western artist charles marion russell various event held western art week including cm russell museum russell art sale western heritage artist association art show jay contway friend art show march montana art show auction presented coeur dalene art auction manitou gallery montana version wild bunch art show western master art show event draw bidder artist around world travel guide frommers called one finest western auction united state another source said event widely regarded nation largest finest auction original western art th th century western art week founded event built around cm russell art auction founded local television personality civic booster norma ashby benefit cm russell museum cm russell art auction raised million museum western heritage artist association art show added native american art show jay contway art show sponsored local artist became part western art week manitou gallery began hosting concurrent march montana art event although gallery holding auction western art week since western art week one largest event held city great fall year cm russell museum great fall ad club nonprofit organization local business owner dedicated promoting local economy ended joint sponsorship cm russell art auction ad club continued hold auction museum established new event russell art auction whose sole beneficiary cm russell museum many local leader artist worried competing show would hurt organization lead much lower sale however april cm russell museum said net proceeds march event compared jointlyrun effort museum announced would continue hold separate russell auction russell auction million edged march montana show million total gross sale ad club discontinued cm russell art auction march event bigfork montana native steve cawdrey pat hagan cofounded new art auction western master art show sale replace former event also discontinued native american art show although many artist organizer joined contway show another new art show wild bunch art show also started operation wild bunch art show also held glasgow montana williston north dakota covid pandemic caused go hiatus returned next year virtually organizer various art show auction said experienced improved cooperation western art week participant ree drummond author blog pioneer woman special speaker western art week signed copy newly released book black heel tractor wheel russell auction sale million russell watercolor bronco buster sold estimate set percent higher piece sold auctioned christie new york city sale march montana auction million great fall tribune said new western master art show slightly larger cm russell auction held march half sale western master art show quick finish event benefited michael j fox foundation western heritage artist website great fall western art website official western art week site western art week coverage great fall tribune great fall culture website