The Russell: The Sale to Benefit the CM Russell Museum

Thursday, March 14, 2013 - Saturday, March 16, 2013

The Russell: The Sale to benefit the C.M Russell Museum is a fine art exhibition and the premiere three-day fundraising event for the Russell Museum. The events include a silent auction and preview, a quick finish event, educational seminars, and a live auction. Living legends and deceased artists make up this spectacular Western Art Show.

The Russell Silent Auction and Preview at the C.M. Russell Museum will take place Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 6 p.m.

This is a silent auction of fine art, objects, and unique travel experience. Art that will be sold at the Saturday live auction will also be available for viewing. Appetizers, hosted refreshments and the opportunity to meet old friends and make new ones will all be a part of the Western hospitality people will receive while at the world-famous C.M. Russell Museum.

Art in Action, The Russell's quick finish event, will take place at the Meadow Lark

Country Club at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 15, 2013.

As an exciting variation of a traditional artist's "quick draw," it will feature 26 nationally known artists working in a variety of media. This quick finish event gives artists several hours to finish a piece of art while interacting with the crowd. Art in Action includes brunch, hosted refreshments, entertainment, and a live auction to sell the completed works of art. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the sale will be donated to the museum by participating artists.

Educational Seminars will take place at the C.M. Russell Museum at 9:30 a.m. on

Saturday, March 16, 2013

The C.M. Russell Museum will present an exciting program of talks and a demonstration about historic and contemporary art of the American West. Noted art historian Anne Morand, curator of art at the National Cowboy and the Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, will share her original research on the neglected artist Charles Schreyvogel (1861-1912 in her lecture "Searching for Schreyvogel." Artist Howard Post, nationally known for his depictions of Arizona ranch life, will discuss the American Western art tradition and his own place within it. Rising western art star Logan Maxwell Hagege will demonstrate his process for creating powerful portraits of indigenous peoples.

The Russell Live Auction at the Best Western Heritage Inn on Saturday, March 16, 2013, will begin at 5 p.m. with a social hour and the live auction at 6 p.m.

The highlight of the week will be a Saturday evening live auction of top quality historic and contemporary Western Art. Patrons attending this gala will enjoy appetizers and hosted refreshments in a spacious, elegant setting. This is an exciting opportunity for both first-time and experienced art buyers to compete for one of a kind pieces.