National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum — TCAA Exhibition And Sale Venue
Saddles with hand-carved mahogany bison. Silver bits polished to a mirror shine. Hackamores woven strand by strand from rawhide. These aren’t ranch tools gathering dust in a barn — they’re the centerpiece of an exhibition and sale running through Oct. 18, 2026, at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, where collectors can buy them purely as art.
A Decades-Old Partnership Rooted in Craft
The Traditional Cowboy Arts Association is holding its annual exhibition and sale at the museum, according to News 9, featuring one-of-a-kind work from leading Western artisans. The show runs from Sept. 12 through Oct. 18, 2026, per the Traditional Cowboy Arts Association, which lists saddlemaking, bit and spur making, silversmithing and rawhide braiding among the disciplines on display. The association was established nearly 30 years ago to set a standard for metalwork, leatherwork and rawhide braiding, according to KFOR.
This year’s lineup includes 14 active members and four emeritus members, the association notes. Two names are new to the sale floor: saddlemaker Marco Breitenbach and bit and spur maker Amy Erickson, both invited as recent recipients of the TCAA’s fellowship program, which pairs a novice craftsperson with an established TCAA artist for a year of mentorship, per the same source.
Mentorship at the Center of the Mission
The museum’s Seth Spillman said the partnership supports artists working to preserve traditional cowboy arts, according to News 9. The TCAA describes its mission as preserving the living craftsmanship and cultural heritage of the North American West — supporting master artisans, mentoring emerging makers and ensuring these rare traditions continue for future generations, the association states. The group also offers cash scholarships to a select number of up-and-coming traditional artists, according to the Oklahoman…