2019-03-01 Western Art Collector

Guide to Collecting Western Art In

GreatFalls

MONTANA

T

his spring, Bitterroot Frames is

bringing its inaugural Montana

Masters to Great Falls, Montana,

as part of the highly-anticipated Out West Art

Show & Sale. No stranger to the three-day

event, Bitterroot Frames will host the art show

and sale alongside its popular companion,

Montana Miniatures, which launched in 2017.

Using a similar concept as Montana Miniatures,

the show features 26 of the best Western artists

in the country. Hosted in a convention room

at Heritage Inn, Montana Masters offers visitors

a rare opportunity to view a wide selection of

different works for sale while chatting with top

Western artists in an intimate setting.

Zach Cheetham, who owns Bitterroot

Frames and has been working with Out West

Art Show & Sale for the past few years, says that

he started Montana Masters with the goal of

bringing top artists to the event while creating

a welcoming experience for artists and visitors

alike. “The inspiration was to bring some of

the notoriety of the big pieces to the Heritage

Inn and see if we could gather some of the top

artists in one spot,” he says. “Over the years

from doing this framing business, I’ve been

fortunate to establish really great relationships

with all the artists. Since we don’t necessarily

have commitments with specific artists like

other galleries sometimes do, I kind of had free-

range on which artists to invite.” Cheetham adds

that this year’s Montana Masters will feature

some of “the biggest names in Western art.” He

Event Preview

Best in the West

Montana Masters kicks-off this March, bringing the country’s top

Western artists together under one roof.

Steven Lang, Confrontation, oil, 30 x 40"