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February 2, 2012

Western Artists of America returning for annual show, sale

From Staff Reports Corsicana Daily Sun The Corsicana Daily Sun Thu Feb 02, 2012, 12:40 AM CST

Corsicana — The Pearce Museum at Navarro College is delighted, once again, to host the Western Artists of America Show & Sale opening March 26, 2012.

More than 250 works of art by 68 of the country’s top Western artists will be on display for six weeks. Featured will be the best of the American West — cowboys and cowgirls, rodeo riders and mountain men, buffalo and stagecoaches, warriors and tribal elders, plus beautiful Western landscapes and wildlife — all in one gallery.

“Western Artists of America and the Pearce Museum have formed a great partnership and we are absolutely delighted to have them back with us again this year,” said Pearce Museum director Holly Wait. “I hope that Corsicana — and all of Texas — will join us in welcoming artists of this caliber to our community.”

Art patrons and art lovers from across the country will come to Corsicana for the opening events scheduled for March 30 and 31 (Friday and Saturday). The public is invited, free of charge, to lectures by master oil painter Sheila Cottrell and master bronze sculptor Jack Muir on Friday afternoon, and to a demonstration by master leather sculptor Roger Kull on Saturday afternoon.

Saturday morning, the Pearce Museum will host a public autograph party featuring WAA members. Visitors will have a chance to meet and talk with their favorite artists while they have their catalogs and/or posters signed.

Registered participants will show up in their “Texas Best” for the big show and sale on Friday night. All works of art, both two and three-dimensional, will be available for sale on a first-come, first-served basis, 6 to 8 p.m. Then, expect a “full house” when the opening events come to a close Sat., March 31, with a gala Awards Dinner hosted by Dr. Glen Cochran.

Although the grand festivities will be over on Saturday night, the exhibition will be open to the public through May 12. Interested art collectors can purchase works for the entire run of the show.

General admission applies during the run of the show through May 12, 2012, however attendance at the opening festivities Friday and Saturday evening will require the purchase of an event ticket. Please call Holly Wait at (903) 875-7438 for more information.

The museum would like to thank the local event partners who are helping to make this event a big and lasting success, including Community National Bank & Trust of Texas, Corsicana Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, Cotton Patch Restaurant, Navarro College Foundation Inc. and Russell Stover Candies.

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