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ON THE TRAIL
And other meanderings from the big wide open
Opening tonight, Thursday October 15th at 6:00pm

Presented and curated by Ann Benson Reidy

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More snaps of @gkagnello styled in @spellofflowers 💗

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Blue hour with @gkagnello 💙

@chase.deforest 💼 x @spellofflowers 🧣

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Stormy nights make for the perfect light(n)ing

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Enjoy a peek into stitched leather artist Chase DeForest’s Livingston studio. Stop by Two Rivers Gallery to view “From The Pasture” A fabulous collaboration by Chase DeForest & Allie Louise Parker! Chase & Allie created a series of diptychs using pastel, oil, and leather - inspired by the textures, forms, and objects found in a pasture.

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Writing “Postcards from the Road to DC” for @big_sky_journal was a great way to relive the Smithsonian Bison Roadtrip.
Photographer @audreyhallphoto, artist @staabstudios, filmmaker @trevor_hawkins_film & Smithsonian NMNH head @leafdoctor along with artist @chase.deforest and NMNH logistical wizard @christine716 and I drove 2,000 miles across the Great Plains and into cities on the trail of 2 monumental bronze sculptures.
At a time when our wildlife, public lands and access to the outdoors is under threat, watching the bull, cow and calf buffalo group being installed in front of the museum on the National Mall represents a moment of hope.
Bison, which were almost wiped out in the late 1800s, are charismatic, resilient and utterly American. There’s a reason they were named our national mammal.
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#bison #smithsonianmuseum #bigsky

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Tell me, artist friends, do any of you have insight into this?
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By way of pure kismet, we stumbled into tickets to Gregory Alan Isakov’s show. Then somehow found a hotel room. Then walked up to a space just big enough for the three of us, center stage in the front row.
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The performance unfolded against a solstice sunset that seemed determined to last as long as the music and half the hike down from Snow King Mountain.
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I’ve always been the type to sit in the front row of class, not to be seen, but to better see, hear, and learn. So while everyone else was soaking in the music, I found myself studying the craft.
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One of the things that completely captivated me was the sound. There were only six musicians on stage, yet somehow they moved effortlessly from orchestral to moments of quiet intimacy. During Amsterdam, I swear the fiddle transformed into a wind instrument. Was I imagining that, or was there an effect creating that sound?
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Which led me down a rabbit hole...
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Why did Gregory have two floor wedges and an in-ear monitor? What was coming through each?
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His acoustic guitar sounded incredibly warm and rich, never brittle or tinny. Is that the guitar itself? The choice of steel or nylon strings? A pickup? Pedals? Why was his Fender amp raised off the stage?
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There were also two vocal mics, and one produced an old telephone-style effect. Was that simply a different microphone, or was something else shaping the sound?
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And for acoustic players, pick or thumb when you strum? Which makes the biggest difference in achieving that kind of full, intimate tone? Do you lean toward one or the other? Both? Is there a right way? I’ve found myself switching between the two depending on what song I’m playing.
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One of the things I love most about making art is discovering how much intention lives beneath what seems effortless.
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I’d love to hear from all you artists, musicians, live sound engineers, and gear nerds. Please share your knowledge with us!

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We’re targeting 6 new red hot 🔴 Superfair markets for 2027-2028 and Founding Artist registry is live.

In 11 years and 40 fairs we’ve learned successful art fairs don’t start with venues but with forward-thinking, talented, daring artists. A thriving + supportive buying community paves the way for you to sell and succeed. We’re here as the one stop shop where you can build a serious, thriving, financially successful career all around the country 🗺️.

This is why we chose these cities as your next markets:

⚓️ Boston — A city built on institutions, ideas, and generational wealth = smart money buying smart art.

🔔 Philly — 6th largest US city + creative capital + overlooked art market = less competition + more collectors.

🏝️ Miami Beach — a half billion dollar art economy in peak visibility + sales time for artists.

🌅 LA — 2nd largest city in the US and definitive creative hub for the west coast (if not the world)

🏔️ Denver — Young wealth. New homes. Big walls. We’re going here for a lot of the reasons SF rocks and Houston is so exciting to us.

🌃Chicago — need we say more? The cultural and economic capital of the Midwest w/ a 10 million person metro. LFG.

Let’s build the next generation of Superfair together. There’s no commitment. Sign up at the 🔗 in our bio for founder pricing, priority placement, and your say in how we execute our fairs inside iconic venues within these top US cities.

When we launch, you benefit.

No matter where we go, the packing station lines will be long, the halls will be full of buyers, and careers will be made.

See you there ✌️

(🔗 in bio, going on stories too.)

#artfair #artist #sellart #contemporaryart

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@leafdoctor and @staabstudios teamed up to make some history at the @smithsoniannmnh and I’m proud to be the one to document it with @gymwould and @christine716. As always, music by @ryanpinkstonsteakhouse.

This is the short film (9min). A long form documentary featurette is currently in post and coming later this year!

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🎪✨ The Silent Auction is LIVE! ✨🎪

Step right up and get your first look at the Le Cirque Gala Silent Auction—now open for preview and early bidding!

From one-of-a-kind experiences to unique art and local treasures, there’s something for everyone… and it’s all in support of the Holter Museum of Art.

Start bidding now and don’t wait—these items will go fast!
Place your bids by visiting the link in the bio

Let the competition begin and the magic unfold… 🎭

#HolterGala #LeCirque #SilentAuction #StartBidding #SupportTheArts

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March 18th, Day 10
Letter to the Future

“This is a process that is done by hand.”

Don Messec is standing in his Santa Fe studio explaining the how and why of a platinotype print. “Platinum palladium printing one of the oldest printing processes. It precedes silver by quite a while. Noble metals don’t tarnish and they’re extremely stable so the inside joke of platinum printing is that the image will outlast the paper.”

Which is a good thing, since we have no way of knowing when, or even if, Audrey’s photograph will ever be seen.

Tucked into a time capsule, it will be hidden beneath the bronze bull bison.

It’s a mad scramble to get the print made in time. Audrey drives ahead of the rig to find the perfect shot outside Julesburg CO. For 2 days she consults with Don while traversing the prairie. They choose the image, tweak the negatives over FaceTime, and review prints, all by Monday afternoon to arrive in DC on Tuesday.

Now the moment is at hand.

The letter enclosed with the photograph reads:

Dear Explorer,

The platinum-palladium photograph you are holding was made during the journey of two monumental bronze bison sculptures from a foundry in Colorado to the entrance of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History here in Washington, DC.

I am a photographer and artist living and working in the American West. I had the unique opportunity to follow the monuments across nearly the entirety of their original range before the great extermination in the late 1800s.

The image was captured as our semi-truck crossed over the Union Pacific railroad outside of Julesburg, CO - the same railroad that split the herd of millions in half, marking the beginning of the decimation of the species.

I live in Montana where bison still move through the land but behind fences. They are now our national mammal. Bridging the railroad in the open air represents a story that began long before us and will continue long after.

If this photograph has reached you, then the story carried forward.

Audrey Hall
Montana, United States
2026 #smithsonianbison #smithsonianmuseum #americanroadtrip PC 📸 @ben.thephotographer @amy.violette

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