A Foothills bank will display Western-themed artwork in its gallery through the end of January and into February.
Northern Trust Bank, 3450 E. Sunrise Drive, will exhibit 100 paintings by artists primarily from Southern Arizona.
The show will run from Jan. 23 to Feb. 24, and paintings will be available for purchase. Visitors can view the paintings from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
A portion of the profits from the sales will go to the Empire Ranch Foundation, which has partnered with the Northern Trust Bank to present the show.
The Empire Ranch Foundation works with the Bureau of Land Management to preserve Empire Ranch, 60 miles southeast of Tucson.
According to the foundation's Web site, the ranch's wood-frame, adobe house dates to 1870.
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The foundation provides critical repair to structures on the ranch and education programs to local schools. The ranch will eventually become a Western heritage center.
The foundation looks for paintings that convey the feel of the Old West, said foundation member Pam Erskine.
"We're looking for artwork that has a Western theme, primarily," she said.
Some artists are invited to participate in the show, others send slides with images of their work to the Empire Ranch Foundation members. A panel then decides which paintings will be displayed.
This year the foundation received about 200 slides, and about half were turned away, Erskine said.
"The show has become highly competitive from an art perspective," Erskine said.
For a list of artists, go to www.empireranchfoundation. org online.
