
Join us to Celebrate the Artists and Artisans of West Texas
CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS
Celebration of the Arts (COA), organized by the Arts Council of Midland, returns for our thirty-eighth year! COA is the cornerstone fine art, fine craft event in the Permian Basin, and is the longest running downtown event in Midland, Texas. COA has a strong reputation locally, with community support year after year, and draws out of town visitors. The festival hosts local entertainers and performers, non-profit organizations, family-friendly activities, and special events throughout the weekend. On Friday evening, we hold a ticketed Premier Party showcasing our juried visual artists to sponsors and ticketed guests. On the following Saturday & Sunday, the festival opens to the general public. Beat the heat inside the air conditioned Al G Langford Chaparral Center and enjoy a great time with the family!
Premiere Party: Friday, July 15, 2022 | 7 - 10PM | Ticketed Event
Festival Day: Saturday, July 16, 2022 | 10AM - 5PM | Free Admission
Festival Day: Sunday, July 17, 2022 | Noon - 5PM | Free Admission
Cinch your tickets and join us for the evening of July 15th for a boot-scootin’ good time at our Premier Party! Enjoy a wide assortment of down-home cooking for a hard-working wrangler and pony up to the bar to quench your thirst. Afterward you’ve got your fill, boogie on over to our juried artists’ booths to shop their artwork before the festival opens to the public, and make sure to wrangle up some good art for your home on the range! Meander around the live art demonstrations, enjoy live music, and bid on any one of 50 pieces of art in our silent auction benefiting the Arts Council of Midland!
We are excited to celebrate local Midland artist, Mary Lambeth, as our 2022 Distinguished Artist! Make sure to stop by her booth to enjoy her beautiful large format watercolor works of nature, Her floral work is spectacular!
SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES
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2022 Sponsors
Boy howdy, we have some fine art supporters!
Outlaw
Karen & Spencer Beal
Mary Lou Cassidy
Sewell Family of Companies
Douglas Scharbauer
Lissa Noël Wagner
Pilgrim
Mr. & Mrs. Barry A. Beal
Kay Bird
Community National Bank
Diamondback Energy
Henry Resources LLC
Mary Beth Anton & Jeff Hewett
Nancy Gibson
Rosalind Redfern Grover
Lone Star State Bank
Midland College Foundation
Parallel Petroleum LLC
Randee & Jack Rathbone
Marcia & Trey Walker
Buckaroo
Deborah & Earl Baldridge III
EJ Baldridge
Mary W. de Compiegne
Cathy Eastham Fine Jewelry
Julia Z. Edwards
Kay & Bill Musar
Janet & Tony Sam
Gregory Smith
Shelley & Chip Smith
Tenderfoot
Gretchen & James Bakke | Nellwyn & Brad Barnett | Suzie & Kirk Boyd
Mr. & Dr. Andy Chandler | Michele & Joe Cobb | Michele & Dan Corrales
Leslie Dean | Stephanie & Mike Feagan | Catherine S. Graham | Kari & Tim Hair | Jason Griffin
Mary Griffith | Joan Helen Holt | Cheri & Scott Jones | Dee & Giles Kemp | Barbara & Jim Leeton
Kimberly & Gabe McClelland | Lou & Mike Paulson | Megan & Joel Revis | Cynthia Savage
Sally & Buddy Sipes | Vandergriff Group Architects SP | John Williams | Jane Wolf
In-Kind
The Bosworth Company | City of Midland | Community National Bank
Crumbl Cookies | DoubleTree by Hilton | Domino's Pizza | Fox24 | KMID | KOSA | KWES
McAllister's Deli | Midland College | Midland Reporter-Telegram | Museum of the Southwest
Pristine Organic Cleaners | Sibley Nature Center | Standard Sales | TexRocks | Tall City Brewing Co. Target of Odessa | T&T Donuts | United Groceries | West Texas Radio Group
2022 UNDERWRiTERs
Yee-haw!
Art Experiences
Mary B. Kennedy
Harlin the Balloon Man
Karen & Spencer Beal
Distinguished Artist Poster
Mr. & Dr. Andy Chandler
2022 juried artists
The Best in the West
Mary Lambeth | Midland, TX Distinguished Artist 2022
Janvier Ngamijiyaremye | Lewisville, TX - First Place Award
Kayla Barker | Midland, TX - Second Place Award
Melissa Orsini | Little Rock, AR - Third Place Award
Jim Brightwell | Caddo Mills, TX - Honorable Mention
Ryan Minchew | Midland, TX - Joan Baskin Memorial Award
Bobbie McCrea | Lake Travis, TX
Kathy Davies | Slaton, TX
Michael Moore | Hallettsville, TX
Gary Sanchez | Albuqerque, NM
Jeannette Teel | Allen, TX
Alice Johnson | Buda, TX
Dorothy Dudek | Tucumcari, NM
Mary Lou Christie | Tahlequah, OK
Randy Bryant | Midland, TX
Pama Monfries | Lago Vista, TX
Roy Cavarretta | Hallettsville, TX
James Medders | Stephenville, TX
Blanche Cavarretta | Hallettsville, TX
Karen Granfeldt | Lubbock, TX
Wayne Wise | Dublin, TX
Laurie Dellis | Amarillo, TX
Olga Mauldin | Midland, TX
Phyllis Gunderson | Pecos, NM
Jay Ybarra | Webster, TX
Liz Bartlett Culp | Midland, TX
Cheryl Roush | Midland, TX
Peter Wu | Missouri City, TX
Chandra Bosanac | Midland, TX
Kimberly Bowen | Parker, CO
Bonnie Siebert | Woodson, TX
Mark Leonard | Tulsa, OK
Boz Droca | Houston, TX
Karen May | Midlothian, TX
Janet Pontious | Midland, TX
John Glass | Deming, NM
Robert Priddy | Mullin, TX
Richard Acosta | Odessa, TX
Tif Holmes | Lubbock, TX
Kim Shaklee | Brighton, CO
Aron Kapembeza | Dallas, TX
Jon Welborn | Pittsburg, TX