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Heritage Center Past Events of this year
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OUR MISSION:
The Fred Oldfield Western Heritage Center is dedicated to the preservation of Fred’s dream of sharing his love of life, his Western Art, and the history of the American West. As an interactive learning center it celebrates and promotes this dream for all generations.
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Events from earlier this year
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February 18–20, 2011
Presidents Day Weekend
Ellensburg Washington
Spirit of the West Cowboy Gathering
A celebration of music, poetry and art in Ellensburg, Washington with a Western Gear & Art Show, Workshops, Rodeo Cowboy Reunion, Downtown Venues, Chuck Wagon Cook Off, Fiddle Contest, and Western & Square Dances
Features will be Don Edwards, Waddie Mitchell, the Sons of the San Joaquin, Dave Stamey, Rich O’Brien, Juni Fisher, Doris Daley, Adrian, and the CWU Symphony Orchestra
Grab a copy of the poster courtesy of EllensburgCowboyGathering.com, 1-888-925-2204 Spirit_of_the_West_2011.pdf
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February 25-27th – 9:00am – 4:00pm
Robert Walton Workshop
Oil Painting Workshop
Register by phone (253-445-9175) or email at foldfield@comcast.net as space is very limited!! The Fee for this oil painting workshop is only $180.00
Hurry to register for Bob’s workshop as it usually fills immediately. Don’t end up on the waiting list! Join Bob to learn about his powerful color palette and his beautiful landscapes!
You all know he’s an award winning artist and how proud we are to have him share his talent with us at the Center!
Robert is a multi award winning artist with an outstanding career in the oil painting field! Click this link for his painting and workshop supply list in PDF format.
Bring a sack lunch & join us at the RED GATE at the Puyallup Fairgrounds on 9th Ave SW. For questions call 253-445-9175 or email us at foldfield@comcast.net
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Fred's Birthday Celebration
March 19th, 2011
11 am - 4 pm
Fred has spent the winter painting & he's having more fun than ever! He's ready to let you folks have the first look at his new work!!
Come enjoy Fred's Birthday Cake! Our Special Guests Bob Pittman (KIRO's Legal Line) and Dorothy Wilhelm (My Home Town/Never Too Late) are back on the air again!
They're launching their brand new weekly streaming radio show at Fred's big birthday party. Stop by and meet Bob and Dorothy and maybe be a guest on their show. You won't want to miss Bob talking with Fred about Cowboy Law. Get all the details and learn how you'll be able to hear the show live, and how to receive podcasts (and Bobcasts) of the show, "In The Middle" with Bob and Dorothy.
In the meantime warm up by listening to Bob Pittman's Legal Line every Wednesday at 3:00p.m. at
Fred's new video "Artists Around the Campfire" will be available in the Gift Shop. It's Fred with Roxane Asay, Ken Hurley, Michael McGrady, Carla Morrison, Steve Olson & Bob Tandecki plain air painting around the campfire & sharing many stories!
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April 2 – 30, 2011
1st Annual
SPRING INVITATIONAL JURIED ART SHOW & SALE
The Fred Oldfield Western Heritage & Art Center is proud to present and you are cordially invited to participate in the Spring Invitational Juried Art Show & Sale to be held at the FOWHC April 2-30th.
There will be 3 Professional Judges to screen and judge the artwork. Prize Money and Trophies will be awarded.
The show will run the month of April during regular Center hours including during Spring Fair. All the Art shown will be available for sale.
There will be an Artists Reception for the Artists & Patrons on April 9th from 4-7pm.
CATEGORIES:
Large Paintings ~ framed ~ 18”x24” and larger ~ Sculptures over 18” high
Medium Paintings ~ framed ~ 8”x10” to 16”x20” ~ Sculptures 9” to 18” high
Miniature Paintings ~ framed ~ 35” circumference or smaller ~ Sculptures 8” or less high SUBMISSION FEES:
The submission fees will be non refundable!
Large Paintings & Sculptures ~ $15 each entry
Medium Paintings & Sculptures ~ $10 each entry
Miniature Paintings & Sculptures ~ $5 each
AWARD MONEY:
People’s Choice ~ One Prize ~ $100
Judge’s Awards ~ Medium & Large Categories Combined ~ 1st $100 ~ 2nd $75 ~ 3rd $50
Miniature Award ~ One Prize ~ $25
COMMISSION:
25% commission will be charged on all sales.
SUBMISSION DATES:
All artwork must be received at the Center by March 19th. Deliver your artwork on March 14th & 15th 10-11:30am or the 16th 2-8pm or the 19th 11am-4pm. You may also mail your work.
ARTISTS RECEPTION:
Artists & Patrons Wine Reception ~ April 9th from 4-7pm
ARTIST REGISTRATION:
Download the Spring_2011_Invitational_Artist_Registration_Form.pdf
FOR INFORMATION:
Call 253-752-9708 or 253-445-9175 or email: foldfield@comcast.net
LOCATION:
The Fred Oldfield Western Heritage & Art Center is located at 110 9th Avenue SW, Puyallup
at the Puyallup Fairgrounds at the Red Gate. Plenty of FREE PARKING!!!
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Do the Puyallup Spring Fair
Style!
April 14-17 ~ Spring Fair 2011
Dates and times are:
April 14th - 02pm to 10pm
April 17th - 10am to 10pm
April 18th - 10am to 10pm
April 19th - 10am to 08pm
Visit with Fred, see his new paintings, and join him in welcoming all of his guest artists.
Join Fred Oldfield & Friends at the Fred Oldfield Western Heritage &
Art Center inside the Red Gate at the Puyallup Fair Grounds. Parking available in the grass lot across from the Red Gate. Red Gate is on 9th Ave SW, Puyallup.
FOR INFORMATION:
Call 253-752-9708 or 253-445-9175 or email: foldfield@comcast.net
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Student Art Show
May 14 11:00AM to 4:00PM
Join us for the Student's Art Show. Enjoy the works of all our students from 5 year olds to adults.
Please come and encourage the students with your attendance and appreciation of their art and help us to celebrate their achievements!!
Refreshments will be served.
The Heritage Center is located at the Red Gate at the Puyallup Fairgrounds on 9th Ave SW. Plenty of Parking available in the grass lot across from the Red Gate.
FOR INFORMATION:
Call 253-752-9708 or 253-445-9175 or email: foldfield@comcast.net
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National Day of the Cowboy!
July 16 11:00am to 4:00pm
This is a must see event! We will have demonstrations of Back Country Saddle Packing, Saddle Making, Spinning, Roping, Cheese Making, Blacksmithing, and lots of Country and Fiddle music for your enjoyment.
There will be roping events for the kids and hands on crafts for them to participate in and as always there will be plenty of refreshments!
If you have any questions or comments please call us at - 253-445-9175 or toll free at 1-866-445-9175.
You may also email us at foldfield@comcast.net
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Eatonville Lions Club Art Festival!
August 5, 6, and 7, 2011
10am - 7pm Fri & Sat, 10am - 5pm Sunday
This event will be held at Glacier View Park, 211 Fir Street,
Eatonville, WA. and is sponsored by the Eatonville Lions Club! Join us for a Tradition of Mt. Hospitality & enjoy some of the Finest NW Arts & Crafts, Kids Activities, Delicious Festival Food, Beer Garden & Live Entertainment!
Friday Night will feature the Perry Acker Band and Elbow County Ruff for your listening pleasure.
Saturday will be highlighted by the 5 - 6 pm Artist Quick Draw competition and the Live Art Auction beginning at 6:15 pm. Saturday night we will be entertained by the Sweetkiss Mama Band and the Mt. Highway Band.
Sunday's highlight will be the Silent Art Auction from 1 to 3 pm
Fred is hoping to see all of you at the Eatonville Art Festival this year.
Metro Park Dancers trying to teach Western Artist Fred Oldfield to Dance
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Summer Art Camps
July - August
Check the Summer Camps link on our menu on the left side of this page.
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Fall Fair
Sept 9-25th
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Friday 9/9 |
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Fred Oldfield |
Autograph Session |
1-2pm |
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Don Crook |
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Robert Walton |
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Ken Hurley |
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Julie Thompson |
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Saturday 9/10 |
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Art Demonstrations |
Guest Artists |
1-3pm |
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Donn Allard |
Country Music |
1pm |
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Don Crook |
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Rockin' HW |
Western Music & Cowboy Poetry |
3pm |
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Rockin' HW |
Western Music & Cowboy Poetry |
7pm |
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Sunday 9/11 |
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Art Demonstrations |
Guest Artists |
1-3pm |
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Don Crook |
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Rockin' HW |
Western Music & Cowboy Poetry |
3pm |
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Monday 9/12 |
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Denny Darden |
Country Music |
5pm |
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Tuesday 9/13 |
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Denny Darden |
Country Music |
5pm |
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Wednesday 9/14 |
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Donn Allard |
Country Music |
1pm |
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Thursday 9/15 |
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Denny Darden |
Country Music |
5pm |
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Friday 9/16 |
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Tune Tamers Band |
Old Time American Music |
6pm |
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Sat 9/17 |
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Art Demonstrations |
Guest Artists |
1-3pm |
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Rockin' HW |
Western Music & Cowboy Poetry |
3pm |
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Rockin' HW |
Western Music & Cowboy Poetry |
7pm |
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Sunday 9/18 |
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Art Demonstrations |
Guest Artists |
1-3pm |
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Donn Allard |
Country Music |
1pm |
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Rockin' HW |
Western Music & Cowboy Poetry |
3pm |
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Monday 9/19 |
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Denny Darden |
Country Music |
5pm |
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Tuesday 9/20 |
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Denny Darden |
Country Music |
5pm |
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Wednesday 9/21 |
Country Music |
3pm |
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Donn Allard |
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Thursday 9/22 |
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Denny Darden |
Country Music |
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Friday 9/23 |
Guest Artists |
1-3pm |
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Art Demonstrations |
Old Time Tunes |
6pm |
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1928 |
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Saturday 9/24 |
Guest Artists |
1-3pm |
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Art Demonstrations |
Western Music & Cowboy Poetry |
3pm |
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Rockin' HW |
Western Music & Cowboy Poetry |
7pm |
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Sunday 9/25 |
Country Music |
Noon |
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Donn Allard |
Guest Artists |
1-3pm |
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Art Demonstrations |
Western Music & Cowboy Poetry |
3pm |
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Rockin' HW |
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If you have any questions or comments please call us at -
253-445-9175 or toll free at 1-866-445-9175.
You may also email
us at foldfield@comcast.net
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Celebration of Western &
Wildlife Art Show & Sale
Oct 7-9th
You can download the complete Celebration of Western
& Wildlife Art Brochure by clicking this paragraph. It is in
Adobe Acrobat PDF format and 384K in size. You can right click the
paragraph and choose to "Save Link As" or "Save Target As" or "Save
Linked Content As" (depending on your web browser) to save the file
to your computer.
Mark your calendars and join Fred Oldfield and over 100 of the
country’s top Western Artists October 7th, 8th & 9th for the
Celebration of Western & Wildlife Art Show & Sale Sponsored
by the Fred Oldfield Western Heritage & Art Center. Once again
we will have an out-standing line up of over 100 of the country’s
top Western Artists. Besides wildlife, this year's show will feature
western scenes, Victorian scenes, historical scenes, landscapes,
florals, portraits, marine life and more! Truly something for
everyone
This event is Free and open to the public, and will have a wide
variety of Western Art available for viewing and purchase consisting
of Paintings • Bronzes • Wood Carvings • Jewelry • Baskets...
Starting at 5pm Fri & Sat join us for our Silent Auctions,
Quick Draws & Live Auctions for Majo Pieces. There will be Free
Wine & Cheese for all, and Auctioneer Steve Mitzner is back by
popular demand.
Friday, Oct 7
- 3:00 pm - Show opens
- 5:00 pm - Wine & Cheese Reception
- 5:00 - 9:00 pm - Silent Auction
- 6:00 -7:00 pm - Quick Draw. Watch as our artists create a
masterpiece in just one hour!
- 7:00 pm - Best of Show Winners
- 7:15 pm - Live Auction for all the Quick Draw pieces
- 8:00 pm - Live Major Art Auction
- 10:00 pm - Show Closes
Saturday, Oct 8
- 10:00 am - Show opens
- 1:00 pm - Spinning demonstration & Autograph Sessions
- 5:00 pm - Wine & Cheese Reception
- 5:00 - 9:00 pm - Silent Auction
- 6:00 -7:00 pm - Quick Draw - Watch as our artists create a
masterpiece in just one hour!
- 7:00 pm - Patron & Volunteer awards
- 7:15 pm - Live Auction for all the Quick Draw pieces
- 8:00 pm - Live Major Art Auction
- 10:00 pm - Show Closes
Sunday Oct 9
- 10:00 am - Show Opens
- 10:00 am - Gospel Hour
- 1:00 pm - Benefit Auction -All proceeds benefit the Fred
Oldfield Western Heritage & Art Center and the Experience Art!
scholarship fund!
- 4:00 pm - Show Closes
This Show and Sale will be held in Expo Hall - Puyallup
Fairgrounds (Gold Gate). For additional Info: 253-752-9616 or email:
foldfield@comcast.net
Plenty of parking available so bring your friends too!
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Open Studio Tour Nov 4-6th
East Pierce County
10am - 4pm
To enjoy the whole Tour just follow the map (available in PDF format by clicking here) and visit local artists in their working studios. You will witness painters, photographers, potters, jewelers and crafters in action and be able to purchase the art directly from the artists.
**** Please bring a non-perishable food item when you visit the studios. Each studio will have a collection container. Cash donations are also gratefully accepted. All donations will benefit the Puyallup Valley and Eatonville Food Banks. ****
On November 6th at 5 p.m. join us at the Fred Oldfield Western Heritage & Art Center at the Puyallup Fairgrounds for our reception where you will have the opportunity to win artwork, visit the artists and enjoy delicious refreshments
Artists in Action & Daily Demonstrations at the Oldfield Heritage Center are;
- Kris Ellen Jenott - 11am
- Peggi Rowe - 1pm with a Children's Art Demo
- Fred Oldfield - 3pm
- Artist in Action Aletha Deuel
- Artist in Action Mary Wolfe
Other Downtown Studios:
- Gary McCutcheon Studio
- Frances Buckmaster Studio with:
- Rom LaBerdiere
- Sue Kopp Casillas
Studios are also Open in Eatonville, Graham, Spanaway & Tacoma. Go to
openstudiotour.org for a complete list of participating studios and a map.
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****Fiddle Festival &
Contest ****
Nov 11 & 12th
The Fred Oldfield Western Heritage and Arts Center will again
proudly host this year's Fiddle and Pickin' contest.
The two day event will consist of the Fiddle and Pickin' contests
and workshops.
Friday, November 11 doors will open at 6:00 pm for evening
jamming and open sign up. Friday evening show begins at 7:00
pm.
Saturday, November 12 beginning around 8:00 am and
continuing until about 6:00 pm division contestants perform.
At 6:15 pm doors will open for Saturday night entertainment, beer,
soft drinks, and brats will be available. Daytime contest
winners and invited performers will perform along with
Rockin' HW until 9:00 pm.
For further questions contact Merrillee Goodroad
at:
fredsfiddlecontest@gmail.com or 253-471-7594
Plenty of parking available so bring your friends too!
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National Day of the American
Indian
Nov 19th 11am - 5pm
Join us here at the FOWH&A Center to help celebrate the National Day of the American Indian & Indigenous People
Bring the family and enjoy meeting representatives from many tribes who will be with us and sharing:
Traditional Dancing
Traditional Native Crafts
Traditional Story Telling
Fry Bread
and NEW this year - Enjoy our Flute Circle!
Admission for this event is FREE and so is the parking (and there is plenty of parking available!)
If you have any questions or comments please call us at -
253-445-9175 or toll free at 1-866-445-9175.
You may also email
us at
foldfield@comcast.net
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