National Cowboy Museum News

Spend Father's Day At The Museum

Make this year’s Father’s Day oneto remember at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. With thisspecial Father’s Day offer, dad gets in free with a paid admission. Spend theday with dad enjoying the Museum’s fascinating galleries and gardens. Alsopurchase lunch at the Museum’s Dining on Persimmon Hill restaurant and shop atThe Museum Store.

Reserve Your Annie Oakley Tickets Today

The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is proud to announce Nadia Comaneci as the Annie Oakley Society Award winner at the third annual luncheon June 6, 2013 in the Sam Noble Special Events Center.

The Annie Oakley Society gathers annually to celebrate women who demonstrate leadership and the entrepreneurial spirit of the Great American West. The Society has raised nearly $2 million to date. All proceeds from The Annie Oakley Society are directed to children and family programming at the Museum.

Reserve your seat by phone, (405) 478-2250, Ext. 256, Online or by email: AnnieO@nationalcowboymuseum.org.

Become a member today!

Make Prix de West Reservations Now

June 7-8, 2013
40^th Anniversary Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition, Sale and Seminars
The Museum opens its prestigious invitational art exhibition of 350 Western paintings and sculptures by the finest contemporary Western artists with art seminars and demonstrations, receptions and awards banquet. Reservations required. Make reservations online or call (405) 478-2250, Ext. 219 to speak with a reservationist.

Art is of the utmost quality. Peruse the free online catalog. Proxy bids are accepted; call (405) 478-2250, Ext. 233 by June 5.

June 7 – August 4, 2013
Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition
The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum presents the 40^th anniversary of its acclaimed exhibition featuring 350 works by the finest contemporary Western artists.

June Art Workshops Nearly Sold Out, Register Now

June 3-6, 2013
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Academy of Western Art Workshop—Drawing and Composition from Imagination

This instructional class will focus on the importance of drawing with an emphasis on the figure and horses. The art of memory drawing and memorizing form will be addressed. One-on-one instruction, student critiques and a presentation on oil painting techniques and methods is included. This is an ideal class for upper level high school students or those wanting to improve on their drawing skills. Instructor: Prix de West Artist William Whitaker. For beginner to advanced skill levels. Supply list provided. Tuition $375; limited enrollment with reservations required, (405) 478-2250, Ext. 277

June 10-13, 2013
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Academy of Western Art Workshop – Sculpture: Traditional Portrait Techniques for a New Century

Working from live models and other reference materials, the focus of this workshop is to expose the student to traditional portrait techniques of sculptors from Rodin to present day. Correct anatomical structure and an emphasis on bringing emotion, personality and a lifelike feel to the portrait will be stressed. Instructor: Prix de West Artist Paul Moore. For advanced to professional skill levels. Students must provide their own sculpting tools. Tuition $375; limited enrollment with reservations required, (405) 478-2250, Ext. 277

Kick Summer Off At Annual Chuck Wagon Gathering May 25 - 26

23^rd Annual Chuck Wagon Gathering & Children’s Cowboy Festival
May 25 – 26, 2013

Two days of mouth-watering campfire cooked foods, children's educational hands-on activities, Western stage entertainment and stagecoach and pony rides await visitors to the Museum's largest outdoor event. Memorial Day weekend. Museum also is open throughout the festival.

Through May 24, enjoy $10 off The Cowboy Family Membership, discounted to $65 and providing year-round admission for up to six people.

For pricing click here.

Enjoy Cowboy Cantina After Hours

May 21, 2013
5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

New in 2013 is Cowboy Cantina! Experience the Museum after hours one Tuesday each month April through August while taking in the history and art of the American West. Exclusively for adults 21 and over, this event offers drinks, conversation and live music.

Free admission for Museum members; $5 for Not-Yet Members.

CAA Announces 2012 Award Winners

Cowboy Artists of America 47th Annual Exhibition and Sale Award Winners

Cowboy Artists of America award winners were announced at the Cowboy Crossings Banquet, Saturday evening, October 13, 2012, at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

Some works from both the Cowboy Artists of America and the Traditional Cowboy Artists of America remain available for purchase. Check the online catalog for art available for purchase and for updates throughout the exhibitions. For more information, call The Museum Store at (405) 478-2250, Ext. 228.

Enjoy Free Admission on Wednesdays through November 14

Wide-Open Wednesdays

The Oklahoma Ford Dealers host Wide-Open Wednesdays at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum^®. The special promotion offers the public free admission on 12 consecutive Wednesdays concluding November 14. This is the perfect opportunity to visit and learn about the legacies that have shaped the way Americans live today.

Announcing the 2012 Prix de West Award Winners

These winners were announced Saturday, June 19, 2012, during the Prix de West Awards Banquet.

Prix de West Purchase Award
Terri Kelly Moyers of Santa Fe, New Mexico
La Luz de Fe
Oil, 48” x 48”
Chosen by the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum for its permanent art collection. Recipient receives purchase price, a $5,000 cash award and the Prix de West medallion
Sponsored by Roberta M. Eldridge Miller

Robert Lougheed Memorial Award
George Carlson of Harrison, Idaho
Stillness In Moonlight, 42” x 42”
Winter Season, 28” x 50”
Lone Pine, 32” x 36”
Each an Oil On Linen
A cash award of $3,000 for best display of three or more works. Chosen by the Prix de West exhibiting artists
Sponsored by Barbara and Roger Simons in memory of George Simons, a true Western enthusiast

Nona Jean Hulsey Rumsey Buyers’ Choice Award
Doug Hyde
People Of The Red Tail Hawk
Bronze, 62” H x 76” W x 40” D
A cash award of $3,000 for the most popular work of art, chosen by the Prix de West patrons
Sponsored by the Joseph F. Rumsey Jr. Fund

Major General and Mrs. Don D. Pittman Wildlife Award
Ross Matteson of Olympia, Washington
Ripple Effect
Black Belgian marble, 8” high x 18” W x 9” D
A cash award of $3,000 for exceptional artistic merit for a wildlife painting or sculpture
Sponsored by the Estate of the late Major General and Mrs. Don D. Pittman

Express Ranches Great American Cowboy Award
John Moyers of Santa Fe, New Mexico
A Fish Out Of Water
Oil, 48” x 36”
A cash award of $3,000 for the best cowboy subject matter
Sponsored by Robert A. Funk

James Earle Fraser Sculpture Award
Richard Loffler of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Top Knots And Tails
Bronze, 42” H x 55” W x 35” D
A cash award of $3,000 for exceptional artistic merit for a sculpture
Sponsored by the Charlie Russell Riders in honor of Steve Rose

Frederic Remington Painting Award
Walt Gonske of Taos, New Mexico
Waiting On Spring
Oil, 24” x 36”
A cash award of $3,000 for exceptional artistic merit for a painting
Sponsored by W & W/AFCO Steel

For a complete catalog, click here. Works remain on display and available for purchase through August 5, 2012

Call (405) 478-2250, Ext. 228 for purchasing information

Moyers Becomes Second Woman to Win Prix de West Purchase Award

Terri Kelly Moyers Becomes Second Woman to Win Prix de West Purchase Award

The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 39th anniversary Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition and Sale played host to 114 artists during opening weekend June 8-10. The exhibit includes 351 Western paintings and sculptures by the finest contemporary Western artists in the nation.

Each year at Prix de West, top artists are awarded distinguished honors selected by the Prix de West committee, artists and buyers. The top honor is the Prix de West Purchase Award. The Museum Board’s Prix de West Committee faces a difficult decision each year to select just one work to purchase for the Museum’s permanent collection. The artist receives the purchase price and a cash award of $5,000. Terri Kelly Moyers of Santa Fe, New Mexico, was honored with the prestigious 2012 Prix de West Purchase Award medallion. Moyers becomes only the second woman in the show’s history to win the award, 34 years after Bettina Steinke’s win in 1978 for Father And Daughter At The Crow Fair.

Moyers’ oil painting titled La Luz de Fe makes a significant addition to the Museum’s priceless acquisitions. She will be recognized with a special tile in the Edward L. Gaylord Exhibition Wing hallway, and her winning work will take its rightful place in the William S. and Ann Atherton Art of the American West Gallery.

La Luz de Fe, meaning the light of faith, is priced at $58,000. The 48” x 48” painting depicts a beautiful Hispanic woman lighting candles around a home altar in front of a statue of Mary.

In her artist’s statement published in the Prix de West catalog, Moyers wrote, “I have in my studio a particularly beautiful Spanish Santo of the weeping Virgin. I have painted her before and hopefully will again. With each rendering I try to show her in a different way. She has, to me, varying moods and nuances, which are enhanced by the available light in the room

“For this painting I wanted a quiet mood of silence and reverence. The young woman’s faith and the glow of the candles being the only obvious light in the picture.”

Moyers, 58, says she cannot recall a time when she wanted to be anything other than an artist. She has been fortunate to study with a number of fine artists, including the late Robert Lougheed, the late Bob Kuhn, Kenneth Riley, Howard Terpning, Ned Jacob, Clarence Tillenius and her father-in-law, the late William Moyers. Her husband is John Moyers, also a Prix de West artist, and they are the only husband-and-wife duo in the show.

Additional award winners will be announced at an Awards Banquet Saturday evening, June 9. All works remain on display at the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma museum through August 5 and through the online catalog. Several works remain available for purchase through the exhibition closing.

Check back for additional announcements of award winners. After opening night, there will be updated listings of works available for purchase.