With previews of gallery exhibitions, museum shows and auctions, Western Art Collector is the premier monthly magazine for collectors searching for works by talented living and past artists who depict the West in paintings and sculptures.
Welcome to the June issue of Western Art Collector! Our podcast, the American Art Collective, is celebrating its 275th episode in June. That’s right, we have 275 episodes and we’re on our way to 300. These stories will live forever in the digital world. Artists, collectors and the world will be listening to these artists’ stories for decades to come. Four years ago we believed these voices needed to be heard, which is why we created the podcast, which complements the printed stories in the magazine. If you haven’t listened to the show, you can find us wherever you listen to podcasts, including Apple Podcasts, Audible and Spotify. Join the 200,000 other listeners looking for inspiration and education by following the American Art Collective. This issue has our coverage of…
As I’m typing this, Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter is sitting comfortably, albeit inexplicably, on top of the pop and the country charts. And the singer is living it up. The music, her outfits, the marketing for her album, the music video for “Texas Hold’em”…name a larger Western presence within pop culture in the last 10 years? I can’t. For anyone who might be thinking this is a complaint or a sarcastic compliment, let me spell it out so there’s no misunderstanding: Beyoncé has brought eyes and ears to the West, and that’s a remarkable feat in contemporary American culture, one that should celebrated. I said as much when TV’s Yellowstone brought renewed attention to ranching and cowboy culture several years ago, and now here’s Beyoncé doing a genuine and heartfelt Western…
Western Art Trail → Curating the West → Fresh Paint Western Art Trail Calendar OUR GUIDE TO SPECIAL EVENTS, SALES & AUCTIONS FROM COAST TO COAST JUNE 2024 May 31-June 14 Z.Z. Wei: Whispers of the Heartland BLUE RAIN GALLERY Santa Fe, NM – (505) 954-9902 www.blueraingallery.com June 1 Summer Stampede Western Art and Gear Show NATIONAL RANCHING HERITAGE CENTER Lubbock, TX – (806) 742-0498 www.ranchingheritage.org www.summerstampede.com Through June 2 Miniature Masterpiece Show & Sale PHIPPEN MUSEUM Prescott, AZ – (928) 778-1385 www.phippenartmuseum.org June 4 Art of the American West JOHN MORAN AUCTIONEERS Monrovia, CA – (626) 793-1833 www.johnmoran.com June 6-16 Christy Stallop & Luke Andersons: Visions of the Neo-West GALLERY WILD Jackson, WY – (307) 203-2322 www.gallerywild.com June 7-8 52nd Annual Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition & Sale NATIONAL COWBOY & WESTERN…
Through July 6 3-Dimensional Paintings VERNON FILLEY ART MUSEUM Pratt, KS – (620) 933-2787 www.vernonfilleyartmuseum.org Through July 28 Sagebrush and Solitude: Maynard Dixon in Nevada NEVADA MUSEUM OF ART Reno, NV – (775) 329-3333 www.nevadaart.org Through August 4 Acts of Faith: Religion and the American West EITELJORG MUSEUM Indianapolis, IN – (317) 636-9378 www.eiteljorg.org Through August 4 Women Artists of the West Invitational Art Show WOOLARC MUSEUM AND WILDLIFE PRESERVE Bartlesville, OK – (918) 336-0307 www.woolaroc.org Through September 1 Cowgirl Up! Art from the Other Half of the West DESERT CABALLEROS WESTERN MUSEUM Wickenburg, AZ – (928) 684-2272 www.westernmuseum.org Through September 2 Out West: Gay and Lesbian Artists in the Southwest 1900-1969 NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF ART Santa Fe, NM – (505) 476-5063 www.nmartmuseum.org…
July 19-21, 2024 Tehachapi Arts Commission Art 2024 Show Tehachapi, CA – (626) 945-3753 July 19-28, 2024 Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Art Show & Sale Cheyenne, WY – (307) 778-7290 July 27, 2024 Coeur d’Alene Art Auction Reno, NV – (208) 772-9009 August 17-18, 2024 Santa Fe Indian Market Santa Fe, NM – (505) 983-5220 September 6-7, 2024 Quest for the West Indianapolis, IN – (317) 636-9378 September 14-15, 2024 Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival Jackson, WY – (307) 733-3316 September 16-21, 2024 Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale Cody, WY – (307) 587-5002 September 2024 (Dates TBA) Western Visions Show + Sale Jackson, WY – (307) 733-5771 October 11-12, 2024 Lone Star Art Auction Dallas, TX – (469) 608-7600 October 12-13, 2024 Cherokee Art Market Tulsa, OK– (918) 384-6714 November 2024 (Dates TBA) Santa Fe Art Auction’s…
ALAN PETERSEN Curator of Fine Art Museum of Northern Arizona Flagstaff, AZ, (928) 774-5213, www.musnaz.org What event (gallery show, museum exhibit, etc.) in the next few months are you looking forward to, and why? I’m excited about a new exhibition that we just opened here at Museum of Northern Arizona titled Horse and Rider: A Southwest Story. The exhibition draws from our collection and reflects the varied approaches to depicting horses, the most iconic symbol of the West, in a wide range of styles and media. Many of the works are by Native artists affiliated with the Santa Fe Studio Style, which I love. Can you tell us about any recent acquisitions at the museum? We’re currently reviewing a couple of proposed gifts of work by the artists of Artist…
