Red Earth Festival
The 37th annual Red Earth Festival is returning to our regular dates – the First Weekend in June. We invite you to join us June 2-3, 2023, at the spectacular National Cowboy Museum and Western Heritage Museum.
What's Happening at The Cowboy
Events
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Kids Take Over the Cowboy: Desert Life
Grab your binoculars and a lot of water, we’re venturing out in the scorching desert! It is time to learn what kind of plants and animals live amongst the rocks and dirt and sand and determine how they manage to survive. Compare the plants and animals you see with those from other habitats through a …
“My Story as a Chinese American Artist who Paints Native American Subject Matter” Z.S. Liang, Prix de West Artist
Seminars open to the public with Museum admission.
“The Comeback Kid: Trumpeter Swans in Art and History Their remarkable story and how artists promote wildlife conservation.” Andrew Peters, Prix de West Artist
Seminars open to the public with Museum admission.
“Exploring the Human Condition – Unpredictable” Dean Mitchell, Prix de West Artist
Seminars open to the public with Museum admission.
Artist Talk: Kyle Polzin, 2022 Prix de West Purchase Award Winner
Seminars open to the public with Museum admission
Prix de West Artist Demonstration: Scott L. Christensen
Open to the public with Museum admission Burk Burnett Boardroom
Prix de West Artist Demonstration: Sherrie McGraw
Open to the public with Museum admission Classroom
Sunday Spotlight: The Art of D. LaRue Mahlke
On the second Sunday of the month, visitors learn the specifics behind a unique artifact from the Museum’s collection, thus opening a window to learning even more about a particular culture, individual or moment in time. Hear from Prix de West artist D. LaRue Mahlke as she shares about her artwork, her influences and inspiration. …
Curator Conversation: Fraser’s Lincoln and Public Art Today
Join Curator of Cowboy Collections and Western Art Michael Grauer and Amena Butler, Studio School Assistant, Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, as they discuss James Earle Fraser’s Abraham Lincoln sculpture on exhibit at the National Cowboy Museum. Grauer and Butler will discuss Lincoln from an art history perspective and the impact public art can have on …
