January 2026

State of the Art: Arizona

Celebrate the Grand Canyon State with Western Art Collector in our 17th annual State of the Art: Arizona destination guide. Join us as we uncover the diverse Western art locations spanning the state, from Flagstaff, Wickenburg, Sedona and Prescott in the north, Tucson and Tubac in the south, to the Phoenix and Scottsdale areas in the center of the state. Not only will we provide an updated collector’s guide to Western artists, galleries, auctions and museums throughout this beautiful desert state, we will give you plenty of must-visit destinations to add to your travel itinerary.
Artwork by Ed Mell

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Western Auction Directory

Get your bidding paddle ready as we take you into the auction world as Western Art Collector brings you its 14th annual Western Auction Directory! The section, the largest of its kind in the West, will continue to cover the best Western auctions taking place across the country from Great Falls to Santa Fe, Scottsdale to Jackson, Denver to Reno and everywhere in between. Our monthly coverage of Western auction previews and reports provides insight and sales facts to our readers, and this larger section will complement our monthly coverage with an overview for the coming year. Join us as we delve deeper and provide all the information a collector needs to know in order to navigate this exciting segment of the market.
Photo courtesy Briscoe Western Art Museum

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Collector’s Focus: The Contemporary West

Contemporary Western art is a growing, and even flourishing, segment of the Western art market. Join us as we celebrate the hottest contemporary art, artists, shows and galleries in the sixth edition of our popular special section Collector’s Focus: The Contemporary West when it returns to the pages of Western Art Collector in the January issue. This important annual section of the magazine is devoted to art that is pushing the Western genre into fascinating new directions. These new movements have many names—Modern West, New West, Contemporary West—and their unique attributes can be seen in color, composition, style, medium and even methods, with artists exploring new ways of depicting the West and its people. In The Contemporary West we pay tribute to the artists who are bringing renewed interest in this exciting genre.
Artwork by Fritz Scholder

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Additional Distribution

• Petrie Art Institute Symposium, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO (Media Sponsor)
• Morphy Auction’s Old West Show & Auction, Las Vegas, NV
• Celebration of Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ (Media Sponsor)
• Scottsdale ArtWalk, Scottsdale, AZ (Media Sponsor)
• Coors Western Art Show & Sale, Denver, CO (Media Sponsor)