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Western Art Auction Awards
Western art has been a component of the Calgary Exhibition and
Stampede from the very beginning. The great western artist
Edward Borein illustrated posters for the Stampede, and by the
early 1930s, regular art exhibitions were part of the Stampede.
Since the early 1980s, the Calgary Stampede has included a live
auction of the best in contemporary and historical western art.
For the price of an auction ticket, western art collectors,
buyers and artists alike are immersed in the experience of
Western art. The evening includes a buffet, Quick Draw artists,
a Silent Auction, and the main event, a live auction of over 100
original works of art.
Proceeds from the sale of works by the Quick Draw artists go
into a scholarship fund for young artists just coming out of
high school. Each year an artist also donates a work
specifically for our Native Scholarship, a fund to benefit
aspiring artists or native ancestry. The net sales from the live
and silent auctions go back to the artists themselves.
Names of artists whose work continues to be featured in the
Western Art Auction include many familiar to Western Art
collectors. Some artists like Jay Contway, Vilem Zach, C.R.
Cheek, Elaine Fleming, George Horvath or Jack King have been
involved for close to two decades. Other artists like Ben Crane,
Henri de Groot, Robert Byrne, Jodie Skinner, Kim Penner, John
Schnurrenberger, or Graham Flatt have emerged more recently as
major figures in Western art.
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