During the weekend of September 12th-14th, 2025, Brush Creek Art Walk celebrated it's 14th Anniversary with a 3-day weekend of Outdoor Painting.  50 pre-registered artists participated in the weekend event with three $500 (sponsored) Quick Paint Events offering Purchase Awards.  

Click Here for locations and times for the 3 BCAW2025 Quick Paints for your understanding of 'what' our event provided.  The public was encouraged to come by and see artists at work and the results of their efforts, and they certainly did.

The resulting 80 BCAW2025 original painting submissions are for sale and on display at the Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center (4750 Troost) through the months of October-November. (purchased works available for pickup by arrangement through the month of November).

The remaining works will then move to the 1608 Locust Gallery (Lexitas Legal Services) and ArtsKC (106 Southwest Boulevard) in the Crossroads. 

• For some background on our Awards Events (Watch the 45-minute BCAW2021 Awards Ceremony)

• Images from Awards (See BCAW2022 photos of our  Awards Ceremony)

Getting these remaining works in front of the public and in a significant enough gallery space has been a struggle, but the works  will remain online and for sale virtually through the Buttonwood Art Space through 2026.

       ATTENTION: Our 2025 works are posted!! For Purchase!!

This year's 2025 14th Annual Event, was without a doubt, Kansas City's Premiere Outdoor Painting Competition this year. Our 50+ Pre-registered Artists provided exceptional works - far surpassing last year's efforts.  Make it a point to check back for the current works and get your purchases in before they are gone.

Our 2025 Awards Event on Tuesday, October 7th provided some amazing results.  We are posting the Awards from that evening (below).  Look to the works listed online and match the artist with their work and make purchases of those 2025 works through 2026.

List of Award Winners for BCAW2025

Click Here for BCAW2025 Awards Photos (Oct 7th, 2025)

Purchase Awards ($500)

• Vanessa Lacy / Friday’s Nocturne /  “JC Nichols Nocturne” (NFS)

• Tammie Dickerson / Day at the Discovery Center / “Plant Sale at the Discovery Center” (NFS)

• Joe Patterson / Sunset at the Community Center / “Brush Creek”

Zone 1

• 1st Denny Dowdy / “Plaza at Night”

• 2nd Vanessa Lacy / “Wet Guy on a Horse”

• 3rd Mark Anderson / “Plaza Nocturne”

Zone 1 (Honorable Mentions):

• Jane Willhoite / “Chiefs Sunday”

• Anne Garney / “Plaza Fountain Sculpture”

• Julian Irwin / "Dark Night"

Zone 2

• 1st Chris Willey / “Pond Fall Foilage”

• 2nd Mark Anderson / “Saturday Plant Market”

• 3rd Julian Irwin / “Goose Feathers”

Zone 2 (Honorable Mentions):

• Jane Willhoite / “Sycamore Station”

• Missy Chaney / “Anita B Gorman's Discovery Center”

• Tammie Dickerson / “Entrance to the Garden”

Zone 3

• 1st Sandy Braga / “Sunset Along Brush Creek”

• 2nd Sherri Burkey / “Green Bridge Over Brush Creek”

• 3rd Denny Dowdy / “Brush Creek Bridge”

Zone 3 (Honorable Mention):

• Brooke Wangwe / “Sunset at Brush Creek”

• Sarah Irwin / "For the Birds"

• Tom Bumgardner / "Half Mast"

Alex Hamil - BCAW2025 Director / bcawfoundation@gmail.com

...."Buy the Art, Save the Arts" (purchased works available for pickup by arrangement through November and at each of our scheduled First Fridays)