Meet Up Location: Rio Verde Community Center*
Sign-Up Required (see below)
Cowgirl Up! In 2006, Desert Caballeros Western Museum in Wickenberg, AZ embraced a revolutionary idea: an annual exhibition showcasing the brightest contemporary female artists working in the Western genre.
In the male-dominated world of Western Art, Cowgirl Up! turned the spotlight squarely on women’s voices and perspectives, serving up a new, deeper understanding of the American West. Over a decade later, CU! remains one of the major national events for Western women artists (see the 2023 artists works).
More than a show – Cowgirl Up! is a crossroads where artists, collectors, and art enthusiasts come together to explore what it means to be a Western artist. CU! artists ride the range of techniques, styles, and mediums, traditional and contemporary.
Click here for more information on the exhibit.
Lunch: To follow at a local cafe.
Cost:
Admission if $12
Lunch will be an additional cost.
This VAL Field Trip is lead by VAL Artists Mary Kuhr and Diane Kizewski.
Questions? Contact either Mary by email or phone or Diane by email of phone.
Diane Kizewski (click to send email)
715-498-9958
Mary Kuhr (click to send email)
602-430-5898
About the Desert Caballeros Western Museum:
The Museum is privileged to own several works by two giants of narrative realism: Frederic Remington (1861-1909) and Charles M. Russell (1869-1926). Remington’s sculpture, The Rattlesnake, dramatizes the perils faced daily by the West’s cowboys while Russell’s golden painting, The Navajos, is one of only four done by the artist depicting the Southwest.
Here is a .pdf that highlights pieces in the museum’s collection.