Timeless Textiles: Exploring India’s Influence on Western Fashion
Writer Taylor Transtrum Photography Courtesy of Phoenix Art Museum and designer Anamika Khanna [dropcap]I[/dropcap]ndia has always held a special place…
Pulling Back the Curtain on a Western Opera
Writer Joseph J. Airdo [dropcap]E[/dropcap]mmy Award-winning filmmaker Kirstin Atwell Ford has been making movies for more than 25 years. However,…
Western and Pop Adventures Come to Life at Arizona Fine Art Expo
Writer Sue Kern-Fleischer Photography Courtesy of Arizona Fine Art EXPO [dropcap]H[/dropcap]e’s a cowboy at heart on an adventure full of…
Maynard Dixon A Western Artist for the Ages
Writer Shannon Severson Photography Courtesy of Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West [dropcap]E[/dropcap]ven if you’ve never heard the name…
Experience the World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo
No one could have predicted it 133 years ago, but Payson Pro Rodeo has since become the world’s oldest continuous rodeo. Not that it would have made any difference to its earliest contestants. The cowboys and ranch hands took pride in their skills and horses, and saw the rodeo as their chance to strut their stuff in the town square. It was how they had fun in the gap between spring and fall roundups at the ranch, and the entire town joined them.
Stories of the West: Artist Curt Mattson
It’s a bit off the beaten path, but a trip to Curt Mattson’s studio 9 during the 20th annual Hidden in the Hills Studio Tour and Sale is well worth it, especially if you love the explosive action of buckaroos and the lore and grandeur of the West.