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Pop western artist Billy Schenck on display at Museum …

11/2/2023
Billy Schenck will only grudgingly acknowledge he’s from a little town outside of Columbus, Ohio. It was dirty, smelly and the people were ultra conservative, he said. So instead …

Avondale signs sister cities agreement with this …

10/6/2023
The city of Avondale has formally signed a sister cities agreement with Rocky Point, Sonora.

Scottsdale council approves Museum of the West …

9/21/2023
Scottsdale City Council unanimously approved on Tuesday expanding Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West. The museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate since its opening in January 2015 at …

Scottsdale council to vote on Museum of the West …

9/18/2023
Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West could be growing soon. The Scottsdale City Council is expected to vote during it’s Sept. 19 meeting on an agreement with the museum that …

Scottsdale museum recognized as the No. 1 western …

8/2/2023
Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West is honored with the prestigious title of “No. 1 Western Museum” for 2023 by True West magazine. The announcement is featured in …

New Andy Warhol pop art exhibit popping into …

6/16/2023
A special pop art exhibit with a rare collection from Andy Warhol and another from Billy Schenck — depicting myth and nostalgia of the American West — is soon to be showcased at Western …

Museum of the West to offer photo exhibition on …

5/22/2023
Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West, will feature Vaqueros de la Cruz del Diablo/Cowboys from the Cross of the Devil, a photographic exhibition by Werner Segarra starting June 20 …

New CEO of Scottsdale museum is chosen

5/17/2023
Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West has appointed Todd Bankofier as its new CEO and executive director, effective May 12. Bankofier has been a resident of Scottsdale for …

Museum of the West gets $250,000 infusion from …

4/6/2023
Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West will receive a $250,000 cash infusion from the city. The Scottsdale City Council voted unanimously April 4 to approve the money, which will …

Scottsdale to hear request from Museum of the West for …

3/2/2023
After missing out on it last year, the Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West is looking to collect $250,000 owed to it by the city of Scottsdale. The money is due to the museum by …

New exhibit at Scottsdale’s Museum of the West …

1/16/2023
A new exhibit featuring photographs of American ranchers and cowboys by Scott T. Baxter is now open at Scottsdale’s Museum of the West. Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West …

New photo exhibit to launch at Western Spirit in …

12/21/2022
Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West, announced the upcoming opening of The Gather: A Portrait of the American West by Scott T. Baxter, a new exhibition featuring 148 photographs from 1998-2023, chronicling American ranchers and cowboys (men and women) across the American West.