January

Legacy Inductees (1877-1961) (1880-1963) MCHF District 4 Alfonse Valentine Vercruyssen took an unforgettable journey across the ocean, with his wife, Marie, and their two sons to the United [...]

Legacy Inductee (1923-1997) MCHF District 2 Alfred Henry Johnson was born October 9, 1923 and grew up on the family homestead near Plentywood. He had no formal training in the cowboy way of life, [...]

Legacy Inductees (1882-1943) (1888-1978) MCHF District 1 John Etchart was born in 1882 in the village of Aldudes, located on the border of France and Spain. At age 18, he immigrated to the United [...]

The Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Ty Murray Top Hand Award Utah sculptor and former rodeo cowboy Jeff Wolf was selected for the Ty Murray Top Hand Award, based on his winning design, which [...]

By Brad Reynolds (Originally published in 2016) Mother of the Russell Auction If you don’t recognize Norma Ashby from the Russell Auction, perhaps you know her from television. For 26 years she [...]

The Out West Art Show is returning to March and the Heritage Inn for Western Art Week in Great Falls, March 17-19. New this year: all artists will be featured on one floor to ensure you don’t [...]

Fine art, functional art, furniture, jewelry, clothing, and décor—whatever that “missing touch” is in your life, you’ll find it here at the Great Western Show. “We want to fulfill the needs of [...]

1. The Russell CM Russell Museum 400 13th Street North The Newberry 420 Central Avenue Thursday, March 17 Museum Open 10am-5pm Tennessee Jet LIVE at The Newberry to benefit The C.M. Russell [...]

Charlie Russell and His Characters Charlie Russell was known to slip friends and acquaintances into his paintings. So, when Andy Thomas painted Charlie for the first time, it seemed only natural [...]

with Kristen Juras, Lieutenant Governor of Montana For Montanans, Western Art Week is more than a boon to tourism; it is an opportunity to see ourselves reflected in the brushstrokes and bronze [...]