ECHOES OF THE WEST
SLOPOKE 2025
WHERE THE SPIRIT OF THE FRONTIER MEETS FINE ART
Oct 31st - Nov 2nd
Octagon Barn Event Center
San Luis Obispo, California
FINE ART OF THE AMERICAN WEST
Paintings * Sculpture * Photography * Jewelry
Experience SLOPOKE
DEREK HARRISON
Awards Jurist and Featured Artist
We are pleased to announce Derek Harrison as the Featured Artist and Awards Jurist for the 15th Anniversary SLOPOKE Art of the West Exhibition and sale. SLOPOKE is set for the weekend of November 1st and 2nd with the Opening Reception on Friday October 31st from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the Octagon Barn Event Center in San Luis Obispo, California.
Derek Harrison joins an august group of professional artists serving as Awards Jurist and Featured Artists. He is a full-time realist painter residing and working in Santa Barbara, a juried member of the California Art Club, and he was featured by Southwest Magazine as one of the 21 artists under 31 collectors should watch. After studying at the Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art, Derek continued learning at workshops, seminars, and mentoring with well-known western artists Jeremy Lipking, and Morgan Weistling as well as popular figurative painter Sean Cheetham.
The OCTAGON BARN EVENT CENTER
South Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93463