FIND YOUR WEST Spring/Summer 2017

The quarterly guide to exhibitions, programs, and events for members of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum ®

INVITATIONAL AR T E XHIBIT ION & S AL E OPENING WEE KE ND J UNE 9– 10, 2017

Spring/Summer 2017 Volume 2 • Issue 2

Prix de West: The West's Premier Art Exhibition & Sale

Welcome!

By Blaine Smith, Copywriter and Print Production Specialist

Dear Museum Member, he annual Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition & Sale – set to celebrate its 45th year during Opening Weekend festivities June 9 – 10 at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum – has long been recognized as the nation’s premier Western art show and sale. This distinction is due in no small part to the celebrated artists who attend the competition each year, vying for the coveted Prix de West Purchase Award and various other prizes for painting and sculpture.

This rich heritage, however, does not indicate that Prix de West is a world closed off to new talent. Indeed, another reason it has established itself as the nation’s preeminent Western art exhibition is the new artists welcomed into competition each year, and 2017 is no exception.

Among the approximately 100 participants, one – Mian Situ – joins the official ranks of Prix de West artists, while three others – Kang Cho, Bonnie Marris, and Poteet Victory – make their debut as guest artists.

Mian Situ was raised in rural China. After earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Guangzhou Institute of Fine Art in China, he immigrated to Canada, and then, in 1998, the United States, where he paints both portraiture and landscapes from his native China and the North American West.

Guest artist Kang Cho was born in Seoul, South Korea, and educated at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, Illinois. Guest artist Bonnie Marris of Michigan is a master at depicting wildlife on canvas. Guest artist Poteet Victory, a native Oklahoman of CherokeeChoctaw descent, once mingled with the Warhol Factory “but will always be a ‘cowboy’ at heart.” All three promise to bring a unique and vital point of view to Prix de West.

Prix de West is also known for its lineup of seminars, which this year are free to the public with Museum admission. With a general theme in 2017 of “artist comradery,” the seminars include a Friday morning academic presentation by Catherine Whitney, Chief Curator and Curator of American Art at the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, titled “Artistic Friendships and Peer Pressure in American Art,” and a Friday afternoon panel discussion featuring Prix de West artists including Jeremy Lipking, Susan Lyon, and Scott Burdick. The seminars continue Saturday morning with a presentation by 2016 Prix de West Purchase Award winner David A. Leffel, and Saturday afternoon with live demonstrations by Prix de West artists including Sonya Terpening and Gerald Balciar. And, in the weeks before and after Opening Weekend, in-depth painting workshops by Lyon and Prix de West artist Joseph Bohler will be offered.

Make plans now to attend this premier celebration of the American West and those artists who keep its spirit alive. Invite your family and friends to the 2017 Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition & Sale Opening Weekend, Friday, June 9 – Saturday, June 10, at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

Play Video On the cover: Scott Burdick, Sky Sisters, Oil on canvas, 24" x 18" This page: John Coleman, 2017 Prix de West Collectors Bolo Tie, Bronze, 3 1/8" x 2 1/4".

Explore the West

For more information about Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition & Sale, click here: nationalcowboymuseum.org/prixdewest.

For reservations, email events@nationalcowboymuseum.org or call (405) 478-2250 ext. 219.

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The arrival of spring finds important changes afoot at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. The highest-profile of these changes is the departure of Steven M. Karr, who stepped down as President and CEO in late February to join his family in California.

The Museum Board of Directors is currently conducting an extensive nationwide search for the ideal candidate to fill this vacant position. Until then, the Board asked that I serve as Interim President, and, although more accustomed to the role of Chief Financial Officer, I happily accepted the assignment.

Despite these changes behind the scenes, one thing remains the same: our commitment to offering a wide array of new and evolving programs and exhibitions. Such as the five groundbreaking temporary exhibitions that run through May 14, 2017 – Power and Prestige: Headdresses of the American Plains; The Artistry of the Western Paperback; Hollywood and the American West; A Yard of Turkey Red: The Western Bandanna; and the Power and Prestige Children’s Gallery – and the exciting new Western Explorers Summer Camp, beginning at the Museum on June 19, 2017.

Within these pages are plenty more exciting opportunities for you, your family, and friends to Find Your West at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. We hope to see you soon.

All the best, Gary F. Moore Interim President National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum

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Exhibitions Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition & Sale, June 9 – August 6, 2017 The Museum hosts its annual exhibition of more than 300 paintings and sculpture by the finest contemporary Western artists in the nation. This premier art exhibition features works ranging from historical pieces that reflect the early days of the West, to more contemporary and impressionistic works of art.

Landscapes, wildlife art, and illustrative scenes are always highlighted in the exhibition. Prix de West Opening Weekend events include seminars, artist demonstrations, receptions, awards, and trunk show at The Museum Store. Works remain on display through August 6.

Left to right: Matt Smith, Moon Rings and Coyotes, Oil, 22" x 16"; Kyle Sims, The Chords that Bind, Oil, 34" x 48"; Sherrie McGraw, Apache Water Jug, Oil, 17" x 21"; Gerald Balciar, Elegance, Bronze, 16" H x 14" W x 7" D.

Through May 14, 2017 • Power and Prestige: Headdresses of the American Plains War bonnets are an iconic image of the American West, yet the truth behind these emblematic items is more complex than the name would indicate. Using headdresses, ledger art, and photographs, this exhibition explores the history and development of the Native American bonnet, particularly the eagle feather headdress.

Play Video Ring-Neck Pheasant Feather Headdress, Lakota, ca. 1900, (1983.07.01).

Through May 14, 2017 • A Yard of Turkey Red: The Western Bandanna Many 19th century cowboys bought square yards of Turkey red cloth at the local mercantile and proudly tied them around their necks. This exhibition features a rare collection of these period bandannas and provides visitors a glimpse of neckwear once sought after by young horsemen and later popularized in Western fiction.

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Cowboy. John H. Thillmann Collection, Dickinson Research Center, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, (2015.002.001).

Through May 14, 2017 • The Artistry of the Western Paperback During the 1940s and 1950s, book illustrators created dynamic and engaging paperback covers for Western tales.

Study the works of A. Leslie Ross, Robert Stanley, George Gross, Stanley Borack, Tom Ryan, and Frank McCarthy, and decide: is it art or something else? Does it belong on a bookshelf, on exhibit, or both?

Play Video Valley of Hunted Men (detail). Robert Stanley. Pyramid Books, 1960. Glenn D. Shirley Western Americana Collection, Dickinson Research Center. National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, (RC2006.068.1.06455).

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Power and Prestige: Headdresses of the American Plains and related programs made possible, in part, by grants from Bank of America, and from the Oklahoma Humanities Council (OHC) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and Ann S. Alspaugh. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this exhibitions and program do not necessarily represent those of OHC or NEH.

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Through May 14, 2017 • Hollywood and the American West Organized by John Wayne Enterprises and the John R. Hamilton Archives, this exhibition features more than 70 photographs by John R. Hamilton. Candid and raw, the images showcase his private access to the greatest movie stars, musicians, and directors of all times. Subjects include John Wayne, Natalie Wood, John Ford, Paul Newman, Kirk Douglas, Kevin Costner, and more.

Play Video New Yorker. Paul Newman reading The New Yorker on the set of The Left Handed Gun. 1958. John R. Hamilton/John Wayne Enterprises.

Through May 14, 2017 • Power and Prestige Children’s Gallery Designed to complement the temporary exhibition Power and Prestige: Headdresses of the American Plains, the Museum offers a fun activity space to explore bravery, pageantry, artistry, community, and respect for culture and diversity. The Power and Prestige Children’s Gallery offers dramatic scenes and stories, a mapping journey, a story station reading area, make-and-take activity areas, and continuous programming to engage children to explore on their own, in small groups, or as a family.

Through July 9, 2017 • Lowell Ellsworth Smith: My Theology of Painting Featuring 24 watercolor studies, this exhibition explores the personal process and approach of Prix de West winner and Ohio watercolorist Lowell Ellsworth Smith. He painted what he saw and, as importantly, what he felt, leaving something of himself in each of his works. With Smith’s guidance, visitors will learn to recognize him.

Play Video Catholic Priest (detail). L.E. Smith, watercolor and pencil on board.

National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, (RC2004.205.453).

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Events April 21 – 22 • Western Heritage Awards® Weekend The Museum’s Western Heritage Awards was established in 1961 as the pinnacle commemoration of the American West by honoring the legacy of men and women for their works in literature, music, film, and television. The evening includes the induction of individuals into the Hall of Great Western Performers and the Hall of Great Westerners who made extraordinary contributions to shaping the American West’s rich heritage. The evening continues with the Chester A. Reynolds Memorial Award presentation named after the Museum’s founder, given to an individual for their unwavering commitment to the American West’s future. All award recipients receive a Wrangler award, a bronze sculpture of a cowboy on horseback representing an iconic symbol of American West determination, persistence, and pride. Reservations required; contact events@nationalcowboymuseum.org, or call (405) 478-2250 ext. 218. For more information or to make reservations online, click here: nationalcowboymuseum.org/westernheritageawards.

April 21 • Western Heritage Awards Workshop, 10:00 a.m.

New this year, the Museum is excited to announce the Western Heritage Awards

Workshop featuring Amy Shepherd, Vice President of John Wayne Enterprises and

Executive Director of John R. Hamilton Archives, and Laurie Kratochvil,

photography dealer and appraiser. Free to the public with Museum admission.

Western Heritage Awards Cocktail Reception, 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

April 22 • Western Heritage Awards Panel Discussion, 11:00 a.m.

Western Heritage Awards, 5:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Prix de West Opening Weekend Highlights June 9 • “Artistic Friendships and Peer Pressure in American Art,” 10:30 – 11:15 a.m.

Presentation by Catherine Whitney, Chief Curator, Curator of American Art,

Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma

April 21 – 22 • Navajo Rug Sale & Silent Auction, Dub and Mozelle Richardson Theater To enhance Western Heritage Awards Weekend, thirdgeneration trader Jackson Clark II, owner of the respected Toh-Atin Gallery, showcases more than 100 dazzling colors, patterns, and craftsmanship in contemporary and antique weavings ranging in value from $100 to $10,000. At any time during the Silent Auction individuals may purchase a rug at 20% over the minimum if it does not have an earlier bid. Proceeds from the sale support the Museum’s exhibitions and programs. No advance registration is required. Free with day-of registration at the door.

Author and Artist Book Signing, Noon – 1:00 p.m.

Prix de West Artist Panel, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., Scott Burdick, Jeremy Lipking, and Susan Lyon

Prix de West Exclusive Preview Reception, 6:00 p.m.

Prix de West Awards Dinner, 7:30 p.m.

Author and Artist Book Signing, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

2017 Prix de West Purchase Award and Robert Lougheed

Memorial Award Winners Announced, Noon

Jackson Clark II

Lecture by Jackson Clark II, 1:00 – 1:45 p.m.

Learn about the history and creation of Navajo weavings.

Bids Close, 4:00 p.m.

Check out in The Museum Store. Your paid receipt enables you to take your purchase home with you. Shipping may be arranged upon request.

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June 10 • “What Representational Painting Is,” 10:30 – 11:15 a.m.,

David A. Leffel, Prix de West Artist

April 21 • Navajo Rug Sale Preview, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

April 22 • Public Opening, 10:00 a.m.

Evaluations, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Bring your weaving (or a good photo) for this

educational evaluation. Insurance appraisals are not provided.

June 9 – 10 • Prix de West® Invitational Art Exhibition & Sale Opening Weekend The Museum hosts its annual exhibition of more than 300 paintings and sculpture by the finest contemporary Western artists in the nation. This premier art exhibition features works ranging from historical pieces that reflect the early days of the West, to more contemporary and impressionistic works of art. Landscapes, wildlife art, and illustrative scenes are always highlighted in the exhibition. Prix de West Opening Weekend events include seminars, artist demonstrations, receptions, awards, fixed-price draw for art, live auction, and trunk show at The Museum Store. Works remain on display through August 6. Reservations required for most Prix de West Opening Weekend events; to make reservations, email events@nationalcowboymuseum.org or call (405) 478-2250 ext. 218. For more information, click here: nationalcowboymuseum.org/prixdewest.

Prix de West Artist Demonstrations, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m., Gerald Balciar, Brent Cotton, Sonya Terpening, and Morgan Weistling

Prix de West Cocktails in the Galleries, 5:30 p.m.

Prix de West Fixed Price Art Sale, 6:30 p.m.

Prix de West Live Auction and Closing Celebration Begins, 7:30 p.m.

Prix de West Artists Demonstration

David A. Leffel

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Family Fun

April March 26 – April 1 • Bandanna Week: Wear a Bandanna, Get in Free Happy Bandanna Week! Get into the Museum FREE when you come sporting your favorite bandanna. Do not forget to share your suave fashions on social media. This week only! #mywest

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To find out more, click here: nationalcowboymuseum.org/kids

April 1 • Pet Adoptions, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Western States Plaza Second Chance Animal Sanctuary in Norman, Oklahoma, helps homeless dogs and cats find safe, permanent, and loving homes. To help celebrate Bandanna Week at the National Cowboy Museum, families can make a bandanna for their own pets while helping a dog find a new forever home.

April 1 • Kids Fest, 11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Cox Convention Center, Downtown Oklahoma City MetroFamily magazine’s annual reader celebration, Kids Fest, unites families, businesses, and service providers for a lively, full-of-fun event. The National Cowboy Museum will offer handson activities and be available to register children for the Western Explorers Summer Camp.

For more information, click here: metrofamilymagazine.com/kidsfest.

April 15, 22, & 29 • Circle of Stories, 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

Organized by Patrick Redbird (Kiowa), join Native American storytellers in the Power and Prestige Children’s Gallery and discover powerful new stories at every session. Circle of Stories is held on the third, fourth, and fifth Saturdays in April. Free to Museum members or with Museum admission.

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Saturday

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Sunday

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10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Bank of America provides free general admission for cardholders the first full weekend of each month.

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A collaboration of the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 museums across America, the Blue Star Museums program offers free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day.

10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Navajo Rug Sale and Silent Auction

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Spring Sampler Tour

11:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Rug Evaluations

10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Artful Tours for Fours & Fives 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Spring Sampler Tour 1:00 – 2:15 p.m.

Read the West Book Club: The Poacher’s Daughter

Saturday

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Circle of Stories 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Spring Garden Tour 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Plein Air Paint Out

Sunday

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1:00 p.m.

Lecture by Jackson Clark II

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Spring Sampler Tour

3:00 – 4:30 p.m.

After School Art Program: Spring Session, April 10 – May 26, 2017

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1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Spring Sampler Tour

11:00 a.m.

Western Heritage Awards Panel Discussion

Monday

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10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Circle of Stories

Noon, 12:30 p.m., & 1:00 p.m.

Ducky Dash

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Spring Sampler Tour

Friday

Museums on Us Weekend

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11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Pet Adoptions

Saturdays for Kids

April 1 • Ducky Dash, Noon, 12:30 p.m., and 1:00 p.m., Museum Gardens On your mark … get set … GO! In celebration of Bandanna Week, cheer your very own bandanna-sporting rubber duck down our stream to the finish line. Prizes awarded to the owners of the winning ducks! Rubber ducks are available for purchase at The Museum Store. Maximum of 20 racers at a time.

Saturday

11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Kids Fest, Cox Convention Center

Social Media Contest: Who Wore it Better?

In partnership with the Central Oklahoma Humane Society, post a picture of your pet sporting a bandanna on social media and tag #mywest for a chance to win $25 in merchandise from The Museum Store.

April 1 • Saturdays for Kids: Tie-Dye Bandannas, 10:00 a.m. – Noon In honor of Earth Day and the exhibition, A Yard of Turkey Red: The Western Bandanna, children will make their own modern-day, tie-dye bandanna. Designed for children ages 4 – 12. Free for children and accompanying adults and while supplies last.

10:00 a.m. – Noon Saturdays for Kids Tie-Dye Bandannas

11:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Easter Brunch 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Spring Garden Tour

5:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Western Heritage Awards Sunday

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Spring Sampler Tour

Saturday

10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Circle of Stories

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Sunday

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5:30 – 7:30 Navajo Rug Sale and Silent Auction

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Spring Sampler Tour

May Friday

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Saturday

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10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Oklahoma Homeschool Convention, Cox Convention Center 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Oklahoma Homeschool Convention, Cox Convention Center 10:00 a.m. – Noon Saturdays for Kids: Culture Quest Scavenger Hunt

10:00 a.m.

Western Heritage Awards Workshop 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Western Heritage Awards Cocktail Reception

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Spring Sampler Tour

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Spring Sampler Tour Sunday

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1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Spring Sampler Tour

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Museum Calendar Spring/Summer 2017

May Tuesday

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Friday

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Saturday

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5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Member Exclusive Gallery Talk: Native American Ritual and Belief

Saturday

10:00 a.m. – Noon Saturdays for Kids: Wagon Wheel Rag Rugs

6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Film Premiere, Unbranded

Monday

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Drawing the Portrait in Pastel

10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Artful Tours for Fours & Fives 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Spring Sampler Tour 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Fancy Dance Celebration 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Film Premiere, What Was Ours

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Saturday

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Sunday

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Saturday

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11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Mother’s Day Brunch 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Spring Sampler Tour

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Tuesday

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Thursday

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Drawing the Portrait in Pastel

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Friday

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10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Annual Chuck Wagon Festival 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Western Explorers Summer Camp Preview Day 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Spring Sampler Tour

10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Prix de West Open to the Public

Noon – 1:00 p.m.

Author and Artists Book Signing 6:00 p.m.

Prix de West Exclusive Preview Reception

10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Annual Chuck Wagon Festival 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Western Explorers Summer Camp Preview Day

10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Trunk Show at The Museum Store

10:15 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Prix de West Seminars

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Spring Sampler Tour

7:30 p.m.

Prix de West Awards Dinner Saturday

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10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Trunk Show at The Museum Store

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Friday

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Saturday

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Sunday

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1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Art Moments

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Watercolor: Simple and Dramatic 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Summer Signature Tour

Monday

9:00 a.m. – Noon Gardening Down and Dirty: Western Explorers Summer Camp

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9:00 a.m. – Noon Wild Nature: Western Explorers Summer Camp

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1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Summer Signature Tour

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Summer Signature Tour

1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Round Up and Chow Down: Western Explorers Summer Camp

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Watercolor: Simple and Dramatic

1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Naturally Native: Western Explorers Summer Camp

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Summer Signature Tour 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Watercolor: Simple and Dramatic

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Summer Signature Tour 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Summer Signature Tour

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Art Moments

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Art Moments Dads will Love

1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Wild Nature: Western Explorers Summer Camp Saturday

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Art Moments

Sunday

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Art Moments

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Monday

9:00 a.m. – Noon Just for Me Mornings: Western Explorers Summer Camp

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9:00 a.m. – Noon One Room School House Adventure: Western Explorers Summer Camp

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11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Author and Artists Book Signing

7:30 p.m.

Prix de West Live Auction and Closing Celebration

9:00 a.m. – Noon Leather Working: Western Explorers Summer Camp

9:00 a.m. – Noon Tales and Trails: Western Explorers Summer Camp 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Summer Signature Tour

1:00 – 2:30 p.m.

Prix de West Artist Demonstrations 5:30 p.m.

Prix de West Cocktails in the Galleries

9:00 a.m. – Noon Naturally Native: Western Explorers Summer Camp

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Watercolor: Simple and Dramatic

10:30 – 11:15 a.m.

Prix de West Artist Talk: David A. Leffel

6:30 p.m.

Prix de West Fixed-Price Art Sale

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Tuesday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Drawing the Portrait in Pastel

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Sunday

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Drawing the Portrait in Pastel

Wednesday

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Spring Sampler Tour

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Spring Sampler Tour Sunday

June

1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Your Own Wild West Show: Western Explorers Summer Camp

Stay Connected Click here for the complete Museum calendar:

nationalcowboymuseum.org/ calendar.

For the complete Museum calendar, scan the QR Code at left or visit nationalcowboymuseum.org/calendar.

9:00 a.m. – Noon Awesome and Serious Games: Attend Western Explorers Summer Camp

An Event

1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Getting Around in the West: Western Explorers Summer Camp 11

Family Fun May 6 • Saturdays for Kids: Culture Quest Scavenger Hunt, 10:00 a.m. – Noon Celebrate the conclusion of the Museum’s temporary spring exhibitions by taking part in the annual Culture Quest Scavenger Hunt! Children will create craft projects as they learn about Western history and culture. Upon completion, each child earns his or her very own badge!

Designed for children ages 4 – 12. Free while supplies last.

May 27 – 28 • Annual Chuck Wagon Festival, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Join us for this two-day, fun-filled family weekend showcasing chuck wagon food samples, petting zoo, artisan demonstrations, and more! Presenting sponsor: Dogwood Foundation; additional support provided by Last Frontier Boy Scout Council – Boy Scouts of America, Shawnee Mills, Bimbo Bakeries, Rodeo Opry Foundation, Granville Community Music School, and Great Plains Coca-Cola Bottling Company. Click here for more info: nationalcowboymuseum.org/chuckwagon.

June 3 • Saturdays for Kids: Wagon Wheel Rag Rugs, 10:00 a.m. – Noon Help your child celebrate the ingenuity of the pioneer woman by creating their very own wagon wheel rag rug! Children will learn how making rugs out of rags was a practical way for pioneer women to reuse old clothes. Designed for children ages 4 – 12. Free for children and accompanying adults while supplies last.

Education Programs

More Info at nationalcowboymuseum.org/adult-classes April 10 – May 26 • After School Art Program: Spring Session, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.

The Museum’s free After School Art Program can be tailored for elementary schools. Featuring Museum gallery tours with related art projects and guest speakers/performers. Programming will meet select Oklahoma Academic Standards depending on programs, activities, and needs. Ask about free bus transportation. To reserve space for your school, contact education@nationalcowboymuseum.org or call (405) 478-2250 ext. 264.

April 15 • Plein Air Paint Out, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Pull out your paint, pastels, or pencils and set up an easel in the Museum’s beautiful gardens.

Bring your own art materials to capture a trail, scenic vista, portrait, or water scene!

June 5 – 8 • Drawing the Portrait in Pastel, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

(SOLD OUT: Wait list available) Following her 2016 Prix de West win of the Donald Teague Memorial Award, Susan Lyon returns to share insight from years of painting and drawing. In this pastel portrait workshop students will learn through demonstrations, presentations, and lots of time to draw. All skill levels welcome. $480, $400 for Museum members. Supply list provided.

Susan Lyon

June 12 – 15 • Watercolor: Simple and Dramatic, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Joseph Bohler has been a fine-art painter for more than 30 years. Students will discard the non-essentials and break down subjects into simple dramatic shapes. Instruction will include demonstrations, discussions of technique, and constructive commentary. Skill level: intermediate. $480, $400 for Museum members. Supply list provided.

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Guided Tours and Special Programs Saturdays and Sundays from March 25 – May 28 • Spring Sampler Tour • 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., Meets at Canyon Princess (cougar sculpture in West Hallway) Museum docents offer 45-minute tours of the spring exhibitions.

From headdresses to Hollywood legends and Western illustrations to bandannas, gain insight into the diverse cultures that have shaped the West. Free to Museum members or with Museum admission.

April 8 through May 13 • Second Saturday of each month • Artful Tours for Fours & Fives, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., Kerr Gallery Look, listen, and share ideas while exploring Native American stories and art. Movement, drawing, and other gallery activities provide everyone the chance to participate. Make a bead-and-bone necklace to take home. Age-appropriate for 4 and 5 year olds. Free to Museum members or with Museum admission. Offered with a new theme each session.

April 15 • Spring Garden Tour, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., Museum Gardens On Easter Weekend, Museum docent Ron Skinner offers a 45-minute tour of the Museum gardens. Enjoy the plethora of plants and flowers native to the American West. Learn about the land in which the story of the West is rooted.

Free to Museum members or with Museum admission.

May 12 – 14 • Western Weekend Wind Down Celebrate the closing weekend of five great exhibitions – Power and Prestige: Headdresses of the American Plains; The Artistry of the Western Paperback; Hollywood and the American West; A Yard of Turkey Red: The Western Bandanna; and Power and Prestige Children’s Gallery.

May 12 • Film Premiere, Unbranded, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m., Museum Lobby and Dub and Mozelle Richardson Theater Experience the Oklahoma City premiere of Unbranded (2015, 1hr 46m), the Museum’s 2016 Western Heritage Awards winner for Outstanding Documentary (Phillip Baribeau, director and cinematographer; Ben Masters, writer and producer). Cash bar. Refreshments. $5 at the door; free for Museum members and all enrolled members of federallyrecognized tribes. For more information or to make reservations, click here: nationalcowboymuseum.org/westernweekend.

May 13 • Film Premiere, What Was Ours, 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., Museum Lobby and Dub and Mozelle Richardson Theater Announcing the Oklahoma City premiere of the 2017 Western Heritage Award winning documentary, What Was Ours (2015, 1hr, 19m), and panel discussion with Museum curator Eric Singleton, Emmy Awardwinning independent filmmaker Mat Hames, producer/director; and Beth Hames, executive producer, and moderated by Allison Herrera (Salinan), Producer of KOSU’s Invisible Nations. Cash bar. Refreshments. $5 at the door; free for Museum members and all enrolled members of federallyrecognized tribes. For more information or to make reservations, click here nationalcowboymuseum.org/westernweekend.

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Family Fun June 9, 10, 11, and 17 • Art Moments, Noon – 2:00 p.m., Meets at Canyon Princess (cougar sculpture in West Hallway) Enjoy a variety of 10-minute spotlight talks throughout the galleries to introduce different works by contemporary artists associated with the current Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition & Sale, as well as works by Prix de West artists in the Museum’s permanent collection. Browse the galleries and hold casual conversations with Museum docents. Free to Museum members and Prix de West patrons, or with Museum admission.

June 18 • Art Moments Dads will Love, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., Meets at Canyon Princess (cougar sculpture in West Hallway) Happy Father’s Day! Browse the galleries for a variety of 10-minute talks spotlighting various works in the Museum’s temporary exhibitions or permanent collection that dads will especially enjoy. Tour the galleries and hold casual conversations with Museum docents. Free to dads and Museum members or with Museum admission.

June 12 – 30 • Summer Signature Tour, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., Meets at Canyon Princess (cougar sculpture in West Hallway) From Remington and Russell to Native American works, see some of the finest Western art in the country during this docent-facilitated Museum tour. View ethnographic material from Native Americans and mountain men, and learn about frontier military life. Round out the tour with a look at the evolution of the working cowboy, from the range to their portrayal in film and pop culture. Weekdays June 12 – June 30.

Free to Museum members or with Museum admission.

Western Explorers Summer Camp

To find out more, click here: nationalcowboymuseum.org/summercamp May 27 – 28 • Western Explorers Summer Camp Preview Day, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Museum Hallway Register on the spot for summer camp sessions from 9:00 a.m. – Noon and 1:00 – 4:00 p.m., with extended beforecamp and after-camp care, especially designed for 4 – 12-year-olds. Museum members enjoy discounted rates.

To register visit nationalcowboymuseum.org/summercamp. For more information, call (405) 478-2250 ext. 264 or email camps@nationalcowboymuseum.org.

June 19 – July 28 • Western Explorers Summer Camp Begins Western Explorers Summer Camp offers opportunities to learn, play, and create at the Museum. Led by experienced teachers, each week-long, small-group session features age-appropriate themes, crafts, games, art projects, snacks, and stories. All supplies are included in the children’s sessions. Find engaging daytime and evening activities for grown-ups, too! Half-day and full-day sessions offered every week, with extended beforeand after-camp options. For more information, call (405) 478-2250 ext. 264 or email camps@nationalcowboymuseum.org. $160, $125 for Museum members. All supplies and a daily snack are included. To register, click here: nationalcowboymuseum.org/summercamp.

June 19 – 23 • Gardening Down and Dirty: Western Explorers Summer Camp, 9:00 a.m. – Noon, ages 9 – 12 Construct a toad abode, bird feeder, Western terrarium, and more during this nature-inspired camp. Explore the Museum’s trails and gardens. Become an expert on the natural world of the American West. Campers learn about a variety of flora and their uses, and plant their own to take home. Projects include take-home crafts that encourage outdoor activity, including bird houses and nature prints.

June 19 – 23 • Naturally Native: Western Explorers Summer Camp, 9:00 a.m. – Noon, ages 6 – 8, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m., ages 4 – 5 From fields to farms, ranches to towns, this session celebrates the first people in the West with an introduction to the many regionalized tribes of America as campers travel across the West.

June 19 – 23 • Round Up and Chow Down: Western Explorers Summer Camp, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m., ages 9 – 12 Campers learn the history of the West through stories, taste sampling, and simple recipes inspired or borrowed from our favorite chuck wagons.

June 19 – 23 • Wild Nature: Western Explorers Summer Camp, 9:00 a.m. – Noon, ages 4 – 5, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m., ages 6 – 8 Come learn about the wildest aspect of the “Wild West” – nature! Campers will be treated to daily storybooks and take-home crafts, while discovering nature in the galleries and gardens.

June 26 – 30 • Awesome and Serious Games: Western Explorers Summer Camp, 9:00 a.m. – Noon, ages 6 – 8, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m., ages 9 – 12 Make and try classic games such as stick and hoop, wolf and rabbit, and others that get the blood pumping and imagination running!

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Family Fun

Other Programs April 16 • Easter Brunch, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Sam Noble Special Events Center

June 26 – 30 • Getting Around in the West: Western Explorers Summer Camp, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m., ages 4 – 5 Campers learn about America’s expansion into the West through maps and life-sized locomotives, horses, and chuck wagons in Prosperity Junction, the Museum’s Western town.

June 26 – 30 • Just for Me Mornings: Western Explorers Summer Camp, 9:00 a.m. – Noon, adults After the kids are settled into their camps, enjoy conversation, coffee, and the chance to be expressive in the company of other adults at this special series making art, planting, photographing, and crafting.

June 26 – 30 • Leather Working: Western Explorers Summer Camp, 9:00 a.m. – Noon, ages 9 – 12 Campers discover the skills of cutting leather, gouging, folding, hand-sewing, gluing, riveting, adding hardware, and creating simple details.

June 26 – 30 • One Room School House Adventure: Western Explorers Summer Camp, 9:00 a.m. – Noon, ages 6 – 8 Experience a typical day in a one-room schoolhouse. Use a slate to write, participate in recitations and a spelling bee, and enjoy an old-fashioned recess, all in period clothing!

May 14 • Mother’s Day Brunch, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Sam Noble Special Events Center Join us this spring as we celebrate Easter and Mother’s Day in the Special Events Center.

The buffets will be provided by The Petroleum Club and feature carving stations, a variety of vegetables, fresh salads, and other tempting side offerings. Extensive dessert buffets complete the menus.

Brunch tickets cost $35 and includes tax, gratuity, and Museum admission. $17.50 for children between the ages of 5 and 10, and children 4 years of age and younger eat free. To make reservations, please call the Downtown Petroleum Club at (405) 232-1184. Shop The Museum Store on Mother's Day and enjoy 20% off one item; exclusions apply.

June 9 – 11 • Art Moments, Noon – 2:00 p.m.

Museum docents Janie Deupree, Jimmie Massey, Carol McCoy, Sue Scott, Carol Thompson, and Dusty Ward talk about works and artists featured in the Prix de West. Food trucks will be on site on Sunday.

Member Exclusive Programs June 26 – 30 • Tales and Trails: Western Explorers Summer Camp, 9:00 a.m. – Noon, ages 4 – 5 Campers are inspired to create their own stories and puppets from daily storybooks as they construct their own images of Western culture.

June 26 – 30 • Your Own Wild West Show: Western Explorers Summer Camp, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m., ages 6 – 8 With hoop and stick, yo-yo, rope tricks, and more, engage with the entertainment of the past and bring home talents to show off.

April 9 • Read the West Book Club: The Poacher’s Daughter, 1:00 – 2:15 p.m. (SOLD OUT) The final installment of the book club series features the 2014 Western Heritage Awards winner for fiction, The Poacher’s Daughter, by Michael Zimmer. The publication is available in The Museum Store (15% discount for Museum members). The Read the West Book Club meets once a month in February, March, and April. Cost for the three programs in this series is $25, $20 for Museum members, and includes refreshments and Museum admission. Register by February 5 at nationalcowboymuseum.org/book-club.

Save The Date for these upcoming events and exhibitions:

July 22 • National Day of the Cowboy

August 25 • We the People: A Portrait of Early Oklahoma

August 25 • Life and Legacy: The Art of Jerome Tiger

October 5 – 7 • Cowboy Crossings: Cowboy Artists of America (CAA) 52nd Annual Sale & Exhibition and T raditional Cowboy Arts Association (TCAA) 19th Annual Exhibition & Sale Opening Weekend

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May 9 • Member Gallery Talk: Native American Ritual and Belief, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

From pipes to ceramics, Native Americans use physical objects as vehicles for communicating with the metaphysical realm. This lecture will highlight specific objects in the Native American gallery, discuss their development and evolution in the prehistoric and historic periods, and explore their connections to certain ritual and religious practices. Join the Museum’s Curator of Ethnology, Eric Singleton, for a lecture and discussion on Native American ritual and belief.

No RSVPs required for this program.

The Museum Store June 9 – 10 • Trunk Show at The Museum Store, Friday – Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

In conjunction with Prix de West, enjoy shopping an exclusive trunk show with a special guest designer presented by The Museum Store.

Admission is not required to shop.

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