2012 Summer Camps!
8:00 am -5:00 pm
Daily
JUNE 4-8, Kids Cowboy and Cowgirl Camp
Relive the dust and glory of the American West! Learn about the West with musicians, ranchers, trick ropers, trained riders, rodeo cowboys, along with fun projects and more! Ages 5-12
JUNE 11-15, Western Art Camp
Professional artists lead students in the exploration of Western and traditional folk art. Kids will enjoy a wide variety of creative projects and produce their own art show! Ages 5-12
Pre-registration required. Registrations available online. 30-Day cancellation policy. Space is limited! Cost per student: $100 museum members; $125 non-members. Sack lunches and water bottles required.
For more information or to register please contact Arts Development Director, Wendy Fanning at wendy.fanning@oldwestmuseum.org, call 778-7289 or go to the Children's Programs and Camps page.
2012 Free
Kids Cowboy Festival
Bring the kids Saturday June 9th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm for interactive western entertainment and crafts, including hide painting, quilting, beading, branding, arena wagon rides, old fashioned games and so much more. Free Admission
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Paul Gregg:
Caught in Cartoons!
April 27, 2012 - July 8, 2012
The Museum is proud to present the Paul Gregg: Caught in Cartoons exhibit. We are delighted with this opportunity to pay tribute to a notable artist who captured the humor and energy of Cheyenne Frontier Days.
Paul Gregg was born in Baxter Springs, Kansas in 1876. At the age of seventeen he left his home to go
to St. Louis, Missouri where he attended the
St. Louis Art Museum’s School of Fine Arts, an affiliate of Washington University. After he graduated he was hired by the St. Louis Republic newspaper and later with the St. Louis Post –Dispatch. During this time, newspaper photography was in its infancy and he like other artists, was hired to illustrate news stories, draw political cartoons and to create decorative scenes for the press. Gregg had to rely on his memory, details from reports or even visiting the scene of an event to capture the moment. When he wasn’t working for the newspaper, he was constantly striking out for the West where he made several pack-trips through his favorite countryside.
In 1902, Gregg started working for the Denver Post. and continued to do so until 1949. His talent in capturing the scenery and people of the West proved to be a great asset for the paper which asked him to paint a new cover for the Sunday Denver Post’s magazine The Rocky Mountain Empire every week. Throughout his long 40 year career with the Post, Gregg painted over 2,000 paintings.
Gregg painted scenes celebrating Cheyenne Frontier Days for the Denver Post, which had a special relationship with the rodeo from its beginning. The Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum is proud to offer this unique look at the humor, attention to detail and care Paul Gregg used in bringing the excitement of the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo to the people of the Rocky Mountain Front Range.
The Paul Gregg Exhibit can be seen from April 27, 2012 through July 8, 2012. Select pieces will be on display through Frontier Days in the Museum rotunda.
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