Signature Events
Support NMWA through our biggest fundraising events, from art shows and auctions to galas and get-togethers!
Western Visions® is the National Museum of Wildlife Art’s largest and longest-running fundraiser and is one of the signature events of the Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival. Top contemporary wildlife artists – and collectors – from around the world will be congregating at the Museum in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
The show features a wide selection of art for sale and the money raised from this fundraiser supports the Museum. The week’s events, offered at the Museum’s award-winning facility across from the National Elk Refuge, draw an international crowd to this critically acclaimed gathering. During Fall Arts Festival (and year-round), the Museum is a hub for art lovers, wildlife and outdoor enthusiasts, and more.
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2025 Schedule
Western Visions® Art Exhibition
September 6 – September 28, 2025
Western Visions® Evening Sale
Thursday, September 11, 2025
5:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. MDT
Event Information & Resources
The artist application window for the 2025 Show + Sale has closed. Applications for the 2026 Show + Sale will be accepted through October 31, 2025. Applicants will be notified by January 15, 2026.
Each Spring, NMWA hosts artists on location in the open air to bring new masterpieces to life, with the National Elk Refuge and surrounding mountains as a spectacular backdrop.
Nearly 50 invited artists are given one day to create new masterpieces en plein air (outside). They paint from the National Museum of Wildlife Art’s Sculpture Trail with stupendous views overlooking the National Elk Refuge. All visitors are welcome to watch the painters, and collectors are invited to browse and bid on the fresh artworks. All proceeds will benefit the National Museum of Wildlife Art and participating artists.
Join us on Saturday, June 14, 2025!
Don your fanciest attire for this masquerade-themed event at the National Museum of Wildlife Art—your chance to be a curator for the night!
Don your fanciest western attire for an artful evening at the Museum! Mix, mingle, and enjoy drinks and hors d’oeuvres at this Wild West masquerade-themed event. Artwork from the Museum vault will be on view for one night only. Attendees will participate in two rounds of voting, selecting pieces to go on view in the coming year—be a curator for the night!
New this year: Participate in our exciting poker derby! Attendees will draw one playing card at each artwork station, competing to assemble the best poker hand by the end of the night. The winning hand will receive an exciting prize from one of our sponsors!
The proceeds from this event will support all of the Museum’s programs. Black-tie optional, western wear encouraged.
For more information on our Signature Events please contact:
Stefanie Nishio, Programs & Events Manager
snishio@wildlifeart.org
(307)732-5445
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