National Ranching Heritage Center
3121 Fourth Street, Lubbock, TX 79409 (806) 742-0498, ranchhc@ttu.edu www.nrhc.ttu.edu
Western art and gear collectors have the opportunity not only to purchase new art pieces but also meet the artists at the Seventh Annual Summer Stampede Western Art and Gear Show from 6 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, at the National Ranching Heritage Center (NRHC) in Lubbock, Texas. The annual event highlights nearly 100 pieces of art and gear by more than 30 Western artists and craftsmen including paintings, jewelry and gear (spurs, stirrups, bits, buckles, knives). The art show is followed by both a dinner and dance to the Western swing music of Jake Hooker and The Outsiders. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the educational and restoration programs of the NRHC, a unique 27-acre indoor museum and outdoor historical park established to preserve and interpret the history of ranching.
Although the NRHC only sells art once a year in June, Western art in the form of paintings and sculptures are on exhibit in the museum galleries throughout the year. Supported by Texas Tech University and the Ranching Heritage Association, the center features a 44,000-square-foot museum with seven galleries and a 19-acre historical park with 51 authentic ranch structures from some of the nation’s most historic ranches.
“Western art and museum artifacts complement each other. Our galleries depict the ranching life. You can see the art and then walk into the historic park and see authentic ranch structures like those in the paintings.”
— Dr. Scott White, Helen Devitt Jones Endowed Director of Collections, Exhibits and Research