2024

March 2024 once again brings Western Art Week to Great Falls, and the March in Montana show and sale is sure to be a main attraction. The 37th annual auction and dealer show will feature great [...]

By Chip Jones It’s true. There was a time not long ago when giants roamed the Earth. I know because I saw them. You knew they were giants because of their size of course, but also the way they [...]

By Brad Reynolds Art is more than an occupation for Catherine Black Horse. Her work acts as both a window into the past and as a path forward for Native women. “There’s a spiritual aspect to the [...]

By Brad Reynolds Art was a valuable tool to the continent’s First Peoples. On painted buffalo hides, they shared their stories. Through petroglyphs and pictographs, they ensured their history was [...]

Book Released at the Great Western Art Show By Brad Reynolds This year marks an important milestone in the legacy of Jay Contway. In 2024, the final Jay Contway bronze trophy will be awarded at [...]

By Suzanne Waring Design matters. Interior space should be personally pleasing and accommodating to a specific purpose or lifestyle. The interior designers at the Decorating House know this means [...]

At the age of 14, Lynn “Jonnie” Jonckowski took a job as a wrangler on a dude ranch. She was mesmerized by all the rodeo tales of Montana cowboys Bill and Bud Linderman, and, of course, the [...]

Durl Gibbs, born in 1925, grew up on horseback during the Depression years. His father earned his living by the sweat of his brow. His mother made sure her children had plenty of food and decent [...]

Born on a team drawn bobsled February 15, 1923, Donald Elton “Don” Abarr was born of tough stock, preparing him for the future that awaited. Don spent much of his life as a working cowboy, [...]

A descendant of Mountain Chief of the Blackfeet Tribe (and a long line of Montana pioneers), Alvin “Dutch” Lunak grew up on a ranch at Badger Creek, where he learned to ride horses and work [...]