2011 numbers for popular annual Jackson Hole design event up from 2010
Jackson, Wyoming – September 29, 2011 – Attendance at this year’s 20th Annual Western Design Conference Exhibit + Sale showed a substantial increase over 2010 numbers, announced Conference Director Nancy McCullough-McCoy. The Western Design Conference (WDC), which includes a fashion and jewelry show gala and lectures, as well as a gallery-style exhibition and sale of one-of-a-kind Western design by artisans, is held annually in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
“We’re very pleased with the attendance of this year’s event,” says McCullough-McCoy. “Plus, artists in the event reported an increase in sales this year. Most of the artists left very happy.”
Some 1,200 people, purchased tickets to attend the show held at Snow King Pavilion during the three-day event, September 8-11. In addition, the Western Design Conference Gala Fashion Show at the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts hosted a sold-out crowd.
The nation’s finest Western-influenced designers and artists from across the country applied to be part of more than 100 exhibitions on display for this year’s exhibition and sale, with cash prizes totaling more than $22,000 awarded to handcrafted works in leather, metal, accents, woodworking, jewelry and fashion. This year’s award winners included $5,000 for Best of Show to Many Tears (Supaya Gray Wolfe) of Camp Verde, Ariz.; $1,000 for The Wort Hotel Historical Craftsmanship award to Gauteraux Boot Co. of Redmond, Oreg.; $1,000 for the Sonny Tuttle Spirit Award to Timothy Jennings of Jackson, Wyo.; and a $4,000 Peoples’ Choice Award, chosen via votes by visitors to the show and sale, to Sue and Jim Berkenfield of Tetonia, Idaho. A full listing of this year’s awards is available online at http://www.westerndesignconference.com/awards/.
The Western Design Conference is the foremost exhibition and celebration of what is happening in the world of Western furniture, fashion, and home accessories. The 19th Annual Exhibit + Sale is a multi-million-dollar event featuring one-of-a-kind works of museum quality functional art on display and for purchase. Additional information on the conference, including schedules and tickets, is available at www.westerndesignconference.com, and on Facebook and Twitter (@WesternDesign).
Media Contacts: Allison Merritt, allison@westerndesignconference.com, 307.690.9719; Nancy McCullough-McCoy, nancy@powdermountainpress.com, 307.690.0238
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