AMERICA’S HORSE IN ART SHOW RETURNS TO AMARILLO MUSEUM

America’s Horse, July 13, 2009 — Building on last year’s success, the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum in Amarillo, Texas, is hosting the second annual America’s Horse in Art: The Horse That Settled the West show and sale August 14 through November 14.

The exhibit and sale will be showcased in the Scharbauer Gallery in the museum. The nearly 25 featured artists include Greg Kelsey, Mark Kohler, Bruce Graham, Teal Blake, Mehl Lawson and Mikel Donahue, who created the headliner art for this year’s event (see the complete list of artists below).

On August 14, the Foundation will host the opening of the art show, at which time the art will officially go on sale. The public is invited to the opening at 7 p.m. Friday, August 14. Many of the featured artists will be present. Each piece of art – ranging from pencil drawings to sculptures – will have a price tag and will be sold by draw on the opening night, and remaining pieces will then be offered on a first-come, first-served basis beginning August 17.

Art sales also will be available by telephone at (806) 376-5181 and by e-mail at artshow@aqha.org beginning at 9 a.m. CDT August 17. The purchased artwork will remain on exhibit through November 14.

Proceeds from the sale of the art will go to the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame to support its efforts to preserve the history of the American Quarter Horse, but due to IRS regulations, the art is not tax-deductible. The signature piece can be viewed online at www.aqhhalloffame.com. The complete collection will be available on the Web site before the opening.

America’s Horse in Art will feature works by:

Wayne Baize
Don Bell
Teal Blake
Steve Devenyns
Mikel Donahue
Dyrk Godby
Bruce Graham
Don Hambrick
Harold T. Holden
Rick Jackson
Greg Kelsey
T. D. Kelsey
Mark Kohler
Earl Kuhn
Mehl Lawson
Jan Mapes
Lisa Perry AAEA
Tom Ryan III
Jason Scull
Jack Sorenson
Edgar J. Sotelo
Buck Taylor
K.W. Whitley

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