More than 30 Western artists and gear makers will exhibit nearly 100 pieces of art at the third annual Summer Stampede Western Art and Gear Show from 5 to 11 p.m. Saturday, June 18 at the National Ranching Heritage Center (NRHC).
Sponsored by Capital Farm Credit, the art show and sale will include dinner on the patio at 6:30 p.m. and an evening of Western Swing dancing to the music of Jake Hooker and the Outsiders beginning at 8 p.m.
“A Western art show fits well with our mission to preserve and interpret the history of ranching,” NRHC Executive Director Carl Andersen said. “You can walk through our front door and see art that depicts the ranching way of life, and then walk out the back door into our historical park and see actual ranch structures like the Matador Half-Dugout, the Four Sixes Barn, and the Pitchfork Cookhouse.”
Collectors of Western art will have an opportunity not only to purchase new art pieces but also to meet the artists and craftsmen. “The majority of our exhibiting artists will be at Summer Stampede,” Andersen said. “They like to come to this show because we have a younger crowd than you see at most art shows.”
Andersen said the art show is designed to draw both baby boomers and millennials by offering a popular band and affordable art and gear for collectors.
Limited tickets are available and must be purchased in advance either online at ranchingheritage.org or by calling Vicki Quinn-Williams at (806) 834-0469. The cost is $85 for the general public and $75 for members of the Ranching Heritage Association (RHA), a non-profit membership organization that supports the mission and programs of the NRHC. Twenty percent of the proceeds will benefit educational and restoration programs of the NRHC.
Paintings and gear that aren’t purchased at Summer Stampede will remain on exhibit and available for purchase in the Mary Belle Macy Gallery for two weeks after the event.
Supported by Texas Tech University and the RHA, the National Ranching Heritage Center is a 27-acre museum and historical park offering educational programs and exhibits that promote interest in ranching history and contemporary ranching issues. The center is located at 3121 Fourth St. and provides 49 authentic ranch structures relocated from some of the nation’s most historic ranches.
(News release from the National Ranching Heritage Center)
