A True West Weekend

The Booth Western Art Museum will play host to Western authors and artists from across the nation during A True West Weekend, sponsored by True West magazine, April 10-12. This event is open to the public and price will be included with regular museum admission throughout the weekend.

To coincide with the True West Weekend, the Booth Museum will present Captured on Canvas! Gunfighters and Outlaws by Bob Boze Bell and Thom Ross, April 1-June 22 in the Theatre Lobby Gallery. Artwork by Bob Boze Bell and Thom Ross is routinely used on the cover of Western history books and magazines. Both artists are students of Western history; yet they choose to create their artwork in a stylized manner that separates it from traditional Western realism. This exhibition focuses on their work related to famous individuals such as Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, “Wild Bill” Hickok, Billy “The Kid” and many others.

The True West Weekend will begin on Thursday, April 10 and will feature artists Bob Boze Bell and Thom Ross. A Meet the Artists Reception and Opening for Captured on Canvas! Gunfighters and Outlaws by Bob Boze Bell and Thom Ross will be held in the Booth Theatre at 5:00 p.m.

Bob Boze Bell is an author and emerging artist for both the film and print industries and his work’s dramatic action and attention to detail is becoming a favorite for top producers, directors and editors. In addition writing several popular books, Bell's work has been featured on the covers of Wild West Magazine, True West Magazine, and Arizona Highways. Bell is the executive editor of True West Magazine, dedicated to “preserving the American West” since 1953 and providing readers with the best of Western history, travel, art, and more.

Thom Ross’ s life-long fascination with both the historical and the mythical West has directed his career. The majority of Ross's work is inspired by those moments in history, which are often transformed into events whose allegorical meanings seem to transcend their historical roots.
Join renowned authors throughout the weekend as they discuss various topics about their works. Sessions will be held on Friday and Saturday beginning at 10:30 a.m. in the Booth Theatre. Visiting authors include: Bob Boze Bell, James Donnovan, Dan Buck, Ann Meadows, Allen Barra, Gary Roberts and Paul Cool.

More details on the schedule of events can be obtained by checking the Museum website at http://www.boothmuseum.org/ or calling 770-387-1300.

Thank You!

The Booth Museum would like to thank everyone who came out for the 5th Annual Cowboy Gathering! The weekend was a great success and could not have been possible without the help of our staff, volunteers, sponsors, participants and our visitors!

For more information about the Booth Museum and the Cowboy Gathering Weekend, please visit http://www.boothmuseum.org/

The Booth Western Art Museum is pleased to announce the winners of the 2008 Youth Cowboy Poetry Contest. The contest was open for students in three age groups: grades five and six, grades seven and eight and grades nine through twelve. Students selected from topics relative to the theme The Spirit of the American West and submitted their entries to a panel of judges. The top fifteen finalists in each age group competed at the Booth Western Art Museum on Saturday, March 8 as part of the Cowboy Gathering.

The finalists will return to the Booth to compete for cash prizes in the final competition on Saturday, April 19, 2008 in honor of National Cowboy Poetry Week.



Finalists in the 2008 Cowboy Poetry Competition include:

Grades 5 and 6
· Joseph Nease from Cartersville, Ga., Bartow County 4-H
· Victoria Staley from Cartersville, Ga., Cartersville Middle School
· Lauren Nicole Seymour from Cartersville, Ga., Cartersville Middle School

Grades 7 and 8
· Ben Vagase from Cartersville, Ga., Cartersville Middle School
· Maria Cabanas from Cartersville, Ga., Cartersville Middle School
· Mallory Fleming from Cartersville, Ga., South Central Middle School

Grades 9 through 12
· Rachel Potter from Rydal, Ga., Adairsville High School
· Omicha Stapleton from Peachtree City, Ga., McIntosh High SchoolKayla Frazier from White, Ga., Adairsville High School