San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts

10/20/2026

Let’s hear from Nancy Tankersley , one of our featured Ranch Fellows for SAMFA’s En Plein Air Texas Ranch Fellowship!

Lori Francks interviewed Nancy back in April on the L-Bar Ranch, where Lori asked her about her time plein air painting on the ranch!

Visit https://www.samfa.org/epat if you’d like to see more of Nancy’s work, and don’t forget to attend SAMFA’s En Plein Air Texas Exhibition & Art Sale, starting this Thursday.

10/20/2026

We’re honored to be featured by OutdoorPainter / PleinAir Today!

Their latest story spotlights En Plein Air Texas and Spirit of the Ranch. Our exhibition and art sale featuring paintings created during an immersive three-week Ranch Fellowship by Natalia Nosyk, Nancy Tankersley, Richie Vios, and Beth Bathe.

Join us for an unforgettable opening week:

Opening Reception & Stampede Sale
Thursday, October 22 | 6–8 PM

Fellowship Artist Discussion
Friday, October 23 | 6 PM
Hear directly from all four Ranch Fellowship Artists as they reflect on their work and time in West Texas.

EPAT Community Paint-Out & World Record Attempt
Saturday, October 24 | 9 AM–2 PM
All ages and abilities are invited to paint outdoors in downtown San Angelo. Supplies are provided!

Read the feature and see the full schedule:
https://www.outdoorpainter.com/en-plein-air-texas-san-angelo-museum-fine-arts-2026/

Spirit of the Ranch is on view October 22, 2026 through January 3, 2027.

Discover En Plein Air Texas 2026 in San Angelo, Texas, featuring four plein air artists, the Spirit of the Ranch exhibition, art sale, panel, and community paint-out.

10/19/2026

The final countdown is on! Spirit of the Ranch 2026 En Plein Air Texas Exhibition is almost here!

Let’s hear from Richie Vios VIOS _ Watercolor Impressionist, another one of our Ranch Fellows for SAMFA’s En Plein Air Texas Ranch Fellowship!

Lori Francks and Laura Huckaby interviewed Richie back in September on the Longfellow Ranch, where they asked him all about his time painting out on the ranch!

Check out more of Richie’s watercolor art at https://www.samfa.org/epat and don’t forget to attend SAMFA’s opening reception of Spirit of the Ranch, this Thursday!

10/17/2026

EPAT dia de familia en SAMFA! Ven a visitar ahora!!

10/17/2026

EPAT Family Day is off to a great start! Come on down to SAMFA now!

10/16/2026

Artist Spotlight: Marcos Paulo

Check out Marcos Paulo’s art made for the October Family Day Collector Card! Marcos chose to create Face Jug, a glazed ceramic pot made by A.V. Smith.

Make sure to come grab a collector card, and come by our galleries to learn everything about Face Jug, at Family Day this Saturday!

10/15/2026

Let’s hear from Beth Brownlee Bathe, one of our Ranch Fellows for SAMFA’s En Plein Air Texas Ranch Fellowship!

Lori Francks and Laura Huckaby interviewed Beth back in September on the Longfellow Ranch, where they asked her all about her experience painting on the ranch.

If you want to see more of Beth’s amazing art work, visit https://www.samfa.org/epat and don’t forget to attend SAMFA’s En Plein Air Texas Exhibition & Art Sale, starting October 22nd.

10/12/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended Voices of Passion: Mark & Kara Covey!

Don’t miss the next CMS concert featuring Evgeny Zvonnikov and Nataliya Sukina, an afternoon of brilliant chamber music featuring two distinguished artists whose performances combine technical mastery with musical expression.

Visit https://www.samfa.org/cms for more Chamber Music Series updates!