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CELEBRATION OF ART AT GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK

14^th Annual Event to Take Place On-Site and Online

Grand Canyon, Ariz.—Grand Canyon Conservancy is pleased to announce the 14th Annual Grand Canyon Celebration of Art at Grand Canyon National Park, September 10, 2022 to January 16, 2023.

Celebration of Art at Grand Canyon is a wonderful tradition at Grand Canyon National Park, providing a vibrant experience for visitors, a venue for artists inspired by the canyon, and a successful fundraiser to benefit an art venue at the South Rim. Art plays a critical role in the appreciation of our national parks, and this event helps to keep the artistic tradition part of the Grand Canyon experience.

Since its inception in 2009, Celebration of Art has invited participating artists to paint “en plein air” (outside on location) for a week at Grand Canyon. The works produced during this time are shown alongside studio-produced pieces at the historic Kolb Studio in an exhibition and sale that extends for four months. This year, many of the 22 participating artists will paint along the South Rim from September 10–16. Visitors to Grand Canyon will be able to view the artists as they paint.

On Friday, September 16, the artists will take part in a “Paint Out” along the South Rim from Verkamp’s Visitor Center to Thunderbird Lodge, where visitors will have the opportunity to watch the artists interpret the ever-shifting light and shadow, amazing landforms, and vibrant colors of Grand Canyon. This event is open to the public, and the completed paintings will be available for purchase on-site.

Select artworks will be accessible to the public remotely. A special online silent auction will take place September 2–17, featuring pieces chosen by the artists. Silent auction winners will be announced Sunday, September 18.

The exhibition and sale will open to the public at Kolb Studio on Sunday, September 18, and will continue through January 16, 2023. The online sales gallery will go live the week of September 18 at shop.grandcanyon.org.

All events and timing are subject to change. Please visit grandcanyon.org/coa for event updates and links to all online activities.

Event Schedule:*

Plein Air at Grand Canyon
Saturday, September 10–Friday, September 16, 2022

Most artists prefer to paint in the morning and evening when the canyon is most vibrant.
Various locations along the South Rim, Grand Canyon National Park

Artist Paint Out

Friday, September 16, 2022

3:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.

Between Verkamp’s Visitor Center and Thunderbird Lodge, Grand Canyon National Park

Exhibition and Sale

September 18, 2022–January 16, 2023

Kolb Studio and online at shop.grandcanyon.org

*Unless otherwise noted, events are free with park admission and open to the public.

Please visit our website for information and updates at: https://www.grandcanyon.org/coa

2022 Participating Artists

Joshua Been, Salida, CO                    

Elizabeth Black, Boulder, CO

Amery Bohling, Scottsdale, AZ

Philip Carlton, Fruita, CO

John Cogan, Farmington, NM

Michelle Condrat, Salt Lake City, UT

Bill Cramer, Prescott, AZ

Robert Goldman, Prescott, AZ

Linda Glover Gooch, Mesa, AZ

Susie Hyer, Evergreen, CO

Peggy Immel, Taos, NM

Buffalo Kaplinski, Elizabeth, CO

Margaret Larlham, San Diego, CA

John Lintott, Grand Junction, CO

Deborah McAllister, Cottonwood, AZ

James McGrew, Lake Oswego, OR

Betsy Menand, Gunnison, CO

Marcia Molnar, Prescott, AZ

Jose Luis Nunez, Danbury, CT

Johan Sorvala, Phoenix, AZ

Dawn Sutherland, Flagstaff, AZ          

Paula Swain, Salt Lake City, UT