Saddles, bolos, spurs and buckles are the stars of the annual Traditional Cowboy Arts Association Exhibition & Salein Oklahoma.
Beau Compton, buckle, border comprised of fully filigreed scrolls and leaves, rose gold flowers, yellow gold centers, and yellow gold horns on hand-sculpted skull, with heavy-gauge sterling silver base, 2 x 3½ in.
The association returns to the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City on September 25 and 26. The organization is dedicated to preserving the living craftsmanship and cultural heritage of the American West.
“It’s the greatest celebration of fine craftsmanship and Western art,” TCAA founder, fifth-generation stockman, and silversmith and engraver Scott Hardy says. “The people that come there to be inspired—the craftsmen, the artists, the collectors, the public—we all stay at the same hotel. There’s two different events where everybody has time to talk about the art, to mingle, to tell that story [of the cowboy], to celebrate the culture of the cowboy.”
Scott Hardy, bolo tie, sterling silver bolo features a large 14K yellow gold sculpted bucking horse surrounded by filigreed, sculpted and hand-engraved flowers (each with different centers) and scrolls, with braided leather string by Jay Adcock
Those events are the reception on September 25 and the art sale the following night. Both events are ticketed. The exhibition opens to the public on September 12 and remains on view through October 18. Unsold pieces will be available for purchase through the close of the exhibition.
Wilson Capron, bit, steel with gold and flower scrollwork
Nineteen cowboy artisans from across the Americas will exhibit more than 60 original works uniting function, beauty and skill in saddlemaking, bit and spur making, silversmithing and rawhide braiding. All items are handcrafted and one-of-a-kind, the best work the TCAA members have produced over the preceding year. —
Cowboy Arts Association Exhibition & Sale
September 25-26, 2026
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
1700 Northeast 63rd Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73111
(405) 478-2250, www.nationalcowboymuseum.org
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