19th Annual Cowgirl Up!

March 22 - September 1, 2024
Cowgirl Up! Art from the Other Half of the West Invitational Exhibition & Sale The Desert Caballeros Western Museum (DCWM) is proud to present the 19th annual “Cowgirl Up! Art from the Other Half of the West” exhibition and sale, a…
Bill Anton

Bill Anton Paints the West

December 18, 2021 - March 6, 2022
“I do not see myself as a biographer of the “cowboy.” I know some artists feel they are recording a historical portrayal of ranch life today in the American West. But the focus of my work has always been mood and passion. If I’m recording anything,…

Apache Stories

October 30, 2021 through October 9, 2022
Desert Caballeros Western Museum is proud to host the exhibition “Apache Stories” curated by guest curator Janet Cantley and Dr. Eduardo Pagán, the adjunct curator of history at Desert Caballeros Western Museum, in the Cultural Crossroads Learning…

Made in Arizona

Now through November 28, 2021
  The Desert Caballeros Western Museum is pleased to present, “Made in Arizona”, an exhibition with over 100 objects that include paintings, sculpture, quilts, weavings, cowboy boots, saddles and other treasures from the permanent collection and…

Cowgirl Up! Art from the Other Half of the West

March 28 - September 5, 2021
With more than 200 paintings, drawings and sculptures created by women artists, the 16th annual Cowgirl Up! exhibition and sale embraces the full spectrum of Western American art today. Artist information to come. Visit the Artists Pages Open during…

Collectors’ Legacy: Wickenburg’s Treasures

Through March 7, 2021
Over the years, the Desert Caballeros Western Museum has been the recipient of generous gifts from many benevolent benefactors, entrusting the Museum to preserve the art, history, and culture of the West. Their donations slowly grew into an impressive…

Questers Women’s Suffrage Display

October 3-29, 2020
The Arizona Questers’ Women’s Suffrage Traveling Exhibit will be in the Cultural Crossroads Learning Center. from October 3-29, 2020. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of American women’s right to vote, the Questers have prepared a traveling…

Four Corners, Many Hands: Historic Navajo Textiles from the Collection of Sam and Brenda Crissman

Summer 2020-Summer 2021
Four Corners, Many Hands: Historic Navajo Textiles from the Collection of Sam and Brenda Crissman tells the story of Navajo weaving in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Trading posts were centers of cultural exchange between Navajo weavers and Anglo…

Trappings of the American West

November 9 - December 1, 2019
The Desert Caballeros Western Museum and the Dry Creek Arts Fellowship present the 27th annual exhibition of contemporary painting, photography, bronze sculpture, and exquisitely crafted gear of the working cowboy. All work is available for purchase.     As…

Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

October 26 - November 8, 2020
The Museum collaborates with Wickenburg High School students to create an exhibit celebrating the tradition of Día de los Muertos, featuring a community ofrenda and over 50 decorative ceramic "sugar" skulls.