Western art exhibit on display at Breckenridge Fine Arts Center
By Carla McKeown/Breckenridge Texan
Visitors to the Breckenridge Fine Arts Center can see the first western art exhibit the gallery has had in at least six years. The exhibit, which features the work of a group of artists from north Texas, will be on display through Feb. 8.
Jerry Smyers’ “Saddles Through the Ages” features five different types of wood. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
The exhibit in the BFAC’s main gallery includes oil paintings, bronze sculptures, carved wood pieces, watercolors, woven tapestries, pencil drawings, photographs and pastels.
The subject matter of the artwork in the exhibit encompasses all things western — horses, cattle, farmers, ranchers, cowboys, Native Americans and more. A few pieces from the BFAC’s permanent collection are mixed in the guest artists’ work.
Some of the artists with work in the exhibit include Beth Prichard, Kathy Smyers, Jerry Smyers, Tom Roberts, Bob Smith, Marion Russell, Dick Phillips, James Asher, Clark Bronson and Lorenzo Chavez.
In mid-March, the BFAC will feature an exhibit by The Raw Studio in San Angelo, and the center’s annual fundraising Casino Night is scheduled for April 20.
The Breckenridge Fine Arts Center is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays. It is located at 207 N. Breckenridge Ave.
For more information, call the BFAC at 254-559-6602 or visit the website www.breckenridgefineart.org.
Elizabeth Swindle takes a look at the western art exhibit on display at the Breckenridge Fine Arts Center through Feb. 8. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
The exhibit at the BFAC includes several pieces by the late Dick Phillips, who was originally from Breckenridge. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
The exhibit includes two oil paintings by Marion Russell, including this one titled “Navajo.” (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
“Dust Bowl Farmers” by Jerry Smyers
Cutline, top photo: The western art exhibit at the Breckenridge Fine Arts Center includes this oil painting of “Big Moe” by Beth Prichard. The exhibit will be on display through Feb. 8. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
