2010 C.M. Russell Art Auction

As you’ve probably heard, the long-running C.M. Russell Art Auction held on Charlie Russell’s birthday (March 19) each spring in Great Falls, MT has been under controversy of late. We don’t know many details, but we’ll tell you what we know for now.
For 39 years, the Great Falls Advertising Federation (Ad Club) has organized and operated the art show and auction “to benefit the C.M. Russell Museum” as well as the club’s programs. For reasons unknown to us, the Ad Club and the C.M. Russell Museum have had a falling-out and are not working together on the 2010 art show and auction.
It seems that BOTH organizations will be holding their own “shows” held during the week of March 17-20, 2010. The C.M. Russell Museum has named their event “The Russell: The Sale to Benefit the C.M. Russell Museum” and the Ad Club has named their event “The CM Russell Art Auction”.

For a detailed evaluation from the Museum’s point of view, see the open letter from the Museum’s Board of Directors.

We’ll keep you posted as more information becomes available.