SAN ANGELO, Texas — The American Plains Artists 39th annual Juried Exhibit and Sale at Fort Concho is set to open with a reception at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 27, at the fort’s Quartermaster galleries, at the fort’s far northeast corner near Burgess Street and East Avenue C.
Refreshments and entertainment will be provided at the free event that is open to the public. Concho Cowboy Company members will drop by in their late-1800s attire.
Longhorns and sheep, cowboys and Native Americans, rustlers and bandits, thunderstorms and sunsets, mountains, deserts and the Great Plains are part of this year’s show, featuring around 75 paintings and numerous sculptures by artists from across the nation.
All art is for sale with a percentage of each sale benefiting the artists, the American Plains Artists Association and Fort Concho. Any purchased work will remain on display until the show closes Sunday, Aug. 4. Regular hours will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sundays.
Guests can vote for their favorite work. Those receiving the most votes are invited back for a special summer show at the fort in 2025.
In addition to the regular exhibit hours, the fort will celebrate National Cowboy Day from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 27, with a light breakfast, special talks on the exhibit and a performance by the Concho Cowboy Company.
For more information, visit americanplainsartists.com, fortconcho.com or call the fort at 325-481-2646.
