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Keep Sedona Beautiful Extends Photo Contest Deadline!

Keep Sedona Beautiful has extended your opportunity to submit entries to their third annual “Capture the Wonder” photo contest. Whether you’re a resident or a visitor to Sedona, dust off that camera or find that great photo you took earlier this year and don’t miss your chance to enter. You now have until January 15, 2010 to submit your color or black and white photos to Keep Sedona Beautiful. All photos will be judged in two divisions: professional and amateur, in the three following categories;

  • Color
  • Black and white
  • Capture the Wonder at Night: focuses on the beauty of Sedona illuminated by the stars and moon.

All images will be judged on creativity, technique and their relevance to the contest theme. All photos should be titled and taken on or after January 1, 2008. For complete contest rules and entry blanks visit Keep Sedona Beautiful

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Sedona's El Prado by The Creek "Small Treasure" Show

El Prado by the CreekEl Prado by the Creek, a wonderful gallery in the famous Tlaquepaque Art and Crafts Village, is an excellent place to stop this season in Sedona, Arizona.

From December 4th through Christmas eve discover the magic of the miniature at the “Small Treasure” show presented by El Prado. Some of the gallery’s most celebrated artists have created art perfect for gift giving or for art enthusiasts starting their own collection. The opening reception will be held on Friday, December 4th from 5 – 8 pm and the show continues through Christmas Eve. The alabaster candle lamps will be illuminated during the opening reception and during Tlaquepaque’s Festival of Lights on Saturday, December 12th.

While you are visiting El Prado, be sure to spend some time in their dynamic sculpture garden. The garden is filled with amazing copper wind sculptures, soothing sounds from a variety of fountains, and stainless steel sculptures that play in the wind, and more, including the most interesting and surprisingly comfortable rock furniture.

Learn more at their website, El Prado by the Creek .

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Hilton Sedona Resort & Spa's Fine Arts Show

arts and craftsWhether it’s the breathtaking natural landscapes or the spiritual energy, artists have been finding inspiration among the red rocks of Sedona since surrealist painter Max Ernst arrived in the 1950s.”

Voted one of the Top 3 Small City Arts Destinations in the United States by American Style Magazine it is no wonder that people vacationing in Sedona, Arizona come with the expectation of viewing some of the finest art in America. The Hilton Sedona Resort and Spa is offering just that.

Join in the celebration of art on November 27th & 28th with the award winning Hilton Sedona Resort and Spa as they invite you to attend their 1st SDXSEHH_Hilton_Sedona_Resort_and_Spa_home_rightAnnual Invitational Fine Artist Exhibits and Sale. The exhibit will feature artists from Sedona, Arizona specializing in oil, acrylics, sculpture, glass, photography, watercolor and jewelry. You will be overwhelmed with the beauty captured by the talented artists of Sedona as they capture your senses and take you into a world not soon forgotten.

To learn more about this event visit 1st Annual Invitational Fine Artist Exhibits and Sale.

If you are interested in learning more about the Hilton Sedona, or special lodging packages offered, visit the Hilton Sedona Resort and Spa.

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Sedona Arts Center Showing New Exhibit

Sedona Arts CenterIf you are coming to Sedona this weekend, make time to visit the Sedona Arts Center and join in their “Celebration of Plein Air Painting” taking place until November, 22nd. The Sedona Art Center will be showing selected pieces from the 5th Annual Plein Air Festival that ended on November 1st. These pieces were all painted by award-winning artists during the recent festival week.

“En pleinair,” French for “in the open air,” is a spontaneous art form with artists creating outdoors, responding to the immediacy of the moment and reflecting the excitement of the changing light, weather conditions and deepening shadows on canvas.

These paintings will tantalize all of you’re senses and should not be missed. For more information visit Sedona Arts Center.

Looking for accommodations this weekend?  These hotels and resorts are all within walking distance of the Sedona Arts Center.

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