America’s Horse in Art Show & Sale, a fundraiser for the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum, opens with a special reception on Saturday, August 10, in Amarillo, Texas.
The 2024 America’s Horse in Art Show & Sale opens Saturday, August 10, at the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum in Amarillo, Texas. A reception will be held at 6 p.m. for attendees to meet and mingle with some of the participating artists and have the first opportunity to view and purchase art. Guests can participate in a fixed-price, luck-of-the-draw sale and enjoy entertainment by Nelson McKinney.
In its 16th year, America’s Horse in Art features one-of-a-kind pieces from select artists and includes oil, acrylic, watercolor, pencil, charcoal, bronze and other media in artworks depicting the American Quarter Horse lifestyle. The 2024 show features the works of 31 renowned Western artists.
The show will also honor one artist with the Steel Dust Award, sponsored by Art of the West magazine. The Steel Dust Award is selected by a panel of judges based on the artistic merit of one art piece that showcases the role the American Quarter Horse plays in the western lifestyle. Steel Dust, foaled in 1843 in Kentucky and brought to Texas in 1846, was the first horse to bring attention to the qualities of the American Quarter Horse in the Southwest. An outstanding racing horse, Steel Dust was the most influential sire in the Texas lines of the American Quarter Horse.
An online preview of the show is available at www.americashorseinart.com. Here you will also find information regarding the participating artists and proxy information for the opening night sale. After opening night, the remaining art will be available for purchase in person and online until October 12. All artwork will remain on display at the Museum through the end of the exhibit, October 12.
America’s Horse in Art is underwritten by the Amarillo Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Fairly Group, Ingram Quarter Horses and Wiley Hicks Jr. Inc.
About the American Quarter Horse Foundation
The American Quarter Horse Foundation connects people and horses through charitable giving to support programs that preserve our horse’s legacy and further the well-being of the American Quarter Horse and the Quarter Horse family.
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