COMMUNITY

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

WESTERN CULTURE & LIFESTYLE

MUSEUMS

National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum
Oklahoma City, OK
The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is America’s premier institution of Western history, art and culture. Founded in 1955, the Museum, located in Oklahoma City, collects, preserves and exhibits an internationally renowned collection of Western art and artifacts while sponsoring dynamic educational programs to stimulate interest in the enduring legacy of the American West.
Mission Statement: The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum preserves and interprets the evolving history and cultures of the American West for the education and enrichment of its diverse audiences of adults and children. (Source: nationalcowboymuseum.org)

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Traditional Cowboy Arts Museum
Oklahoma City, OK
The American Cowboy is beloved around the world. As an icon, they have endured for over a century because of what cowboy culture represents: timeless values, a simpler way of life, connection to the land and authenticity. Members of the Traditional Cowboy Arts Association (TCAA) are real cowboys. They embody the best of cowboy traditions and are dedicated to preserving and promoting the skills of saddlemaking, bit and spur making, silversmithing and rawhide braiding.
The TCAA’s mission is to preserve and promote their disciplines and the role of these traditional crafts in the cowboy culture of the West through education and exhibition. The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is proud to partner with the TCAA to showcase the best examples of their art in this uniquely Western sale and exhibition.
National Cowgirl Hall of Fame
Fort Worth, TX
MISSION STATEMENT: The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame honors and celebrates women, past and present, whose lives exemplify the courage, resilience and independence that helped shape the West, and fosters an appreciation of the ideals and spirit of self-reliance they inspire. The Museum proudly celebrates living and deceased Honorees who represent diverse backgrounds, ethnicities and cultures.
(Source: https://www.cowgirl.net/)

 

PERIODICALS

The American Quarter Horse Journal
The magazine features lifestyle stories about craftsmen who create horse tack or art that portrays the American Quarter Horse; history lessons on the ranches, breeders and horses who have influenced the breed; the personalities of the people who make the industry unique; and the many American Quarter Horses are relied on to have fun or get work done. (Source aqha.com)
Big Sky Journal
Big Sky Journal is a high-end, general interest magazine that captures the full range of culture and lifestyle in the Northern Rockies. Like the region the magazine showcases, Big Sky Journal is a publication of juxtaposition: small towns with big ideas; changing communities with old-fashioned values; low-key lives with high-speed Internet. (Source: bigskyjournal.com)
Cowboys & Indians Magazine
“The Premier Magazine Of The West”
Western Art and Architecture
Luxurious magazine for Western visual art aficionados
Western Art Collector
A monthly magazine and website targeting collectors of contemporary and historic Western artists

 

EVENTS

Art of the Cowgirl
Queen Creek, Arizona
2025 Date to Be Announced
Mission Statement: In order to encourage and assist emerging artists of the western genre, Art of the Cowgirl provides a showcase through an annual gathering that celebrates cowgirls and their artistic contributions to western lifestyle. In so doing, it raises the necessary funds to support emerging artists in expanding their knowledge and skills via fellowships with master artists in their field. (source: https://artofthecowgirl.com/)

 

“ENGLISH”  INFLUENCED EQUESTRIAN LIFESTYLE & CULTURE

MUSEUMS:

National Sporting Library and Museum
Middleburg, Virginia
The National Sporting Library & Museum in Middleburg, Virginia, is dedicated to preserving, promoting, and sharing the literature, art, and culture of equestrian, angling, and field sports. (Source nationalsporting.org)

 

PERIODICALS

Equestrian Living
Equestrian Living ® features personal tours inside amazing homes and barns coast-to-coast, ranging from multi-million-dollar celebrity estates to cozy hunt boxes. EQ provides an insider’s view of equestrian society, as well a compelling mix of fashion, the arts, style, design, events, people, and equestrian sports. Readers meet the country’s most exciting equestrians and travel the world to enjoy the equestrian lifestyle. (Source: eqliving.com)

 

CONTEMPORARY CULTURE

PERIODICALS

FLOWER
As the nation’s only floral lifestyle publication, Flower magazine inspires, educates, and entertains readers with a point of view that stems from seeing the world through a botanical lens. From beautiful homes and gardens to style and travel to tastemakers in the floral, event, and interiors world, our pages brim with the people, places, and things that inspire the flower lover in us all. (Source: https://flowermag.com/)
VICTORIA 
Victoria is a magazine celebrating a gracious lifestyle, with inspiring entrepreneurs and romantic home décor, gracious entertaining, delectable recipes, and beautiful travel destinations. (Source: hoffmanmedia.com)