Conversations at The Cowgirl

Join host Madison Ward as she sits with award winning artist and 2023 Cowgirl Honoree, Gladys Roldan-de-Moras to discuss her career painting scenes of escaramuzas and charreria. Roldan-de-Moras shares her inspiring story of following her passion for art and her Mexican heritage and the impact it has made on her life. She also explains her processes when painting the colorful vestidos worn by the escaramuzas and the capturing movement of the dangerous sport. 

This week, host Madison Ward sits down for a conversation with the creators of Escaramuza, the Poetics of Home: photographer Constance Jaeggi, poets ire'ne lara silva and Angelina Saenz, and Dr. Marcela Fuentes.

This project combines original portraiture and ekphrastic poetry to delve into themes of family, identity, and gender within the escaramuza community. The exhibit will be accompanied by a fully illustrated catalog that can be purchased in the Museum gift shop.

Escaramuza, the Poetics of Home is currently on display at the National Cowgirl Museum as part of the newest exhibition Soldaderas to Amazonas: Escaramuzas Charras. For more information, visit www.cowgirl.net

In the final episode of the first season of the Museum’s podcast She Said What – Conversations at The Cowgirl we chat with the new 2021 Women’s Professional Rodeo Association President Jimmie Gibbs-Munroe. She is a 1992 Cowgirl Honoree and was born into the heritage of the 101 Ranch. She has recently been elected as the current WPRA president for a 3rd term. During her previous terms as president, she led the association in acquiring equal prize money, obtained national sponsors, advanced the use of electric timers, and better arena conditions. An all-around cowgirl, she has made 11 trips to the National Finals Rodeo and won the WPRA world titles in barrels, all-around, tie-down roping-all in 1975. We hope you enjoy this episode discussing her goals as the WPRA president and the legacy she has paved.

This podcast is made possible by the support of Nadine and Alan Levin. Thank you to Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center and Adam Levin for providing equipment to record and produce this podcast.

In today’s episode we talk with 1995 Cowgirl Honoree Barbara Van Cleve at The Resort at Paws Up in Montana for the Cowgirl Fall Roundup. Her photography work is renowned for realistically portraying ranch life in the modern West. Raised on the family’s Montana ranch, she learned ranch life as a participant, with photography as an avocation. Van Cleve taught English Literature and Photography at DePaul University in Chicago, becoming the youngest Dean of Women in the U.S. She later pursued photography full-time and had her first major exhibition in 1985. Van Cleve has had more than 50 solo photography exhibitions and a lifetime of experience in the West through photography and ranching. You may recognize her from her feature on CBS Sunday Morning that premiered in 2019.

Episode three of She Said What – Conversations at The Cowgirl podcast is formatted differently than our other interview episodes. We discuss both the public and private life of one of the most well-known cowgirls ever – 1984 Honoree Annie Oakley. In this conversation, we talk about aspects of Oakley’s life, beyond her world-acclaimed sharp shooting skills, which most listeners are not familiar with. If you want to see some of the Annie Oakley artifacts we have and you can't visit in person, check out our OnCell digital tour at cowgirl.oncell.com. This episode was recorded during the pandemic. 

In today’s episode we talk with incoming 2021 Patsy Montana Award Recipient Christina Voros, who is a cinemaphotographer. She has worked on the hit series “Yellowstone,” being the only female director and director of photography. She has also worked with industry leaders such as filmmaker Tate Taylor and producer Oprah Winfrey. We are excited for our listeners to learn who Voros is and how she went from being a bartender and fencing competitor to a cowgirl and cinemaphotographer.

This podcast is made possible by the support of Nadine and Alan Levin. Thank you to Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center and Adam Levin for providing equipment to record and produce this podcast.

Welcome to the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame new podcast – She Said What – Conversations at The Cowgirl! In our first episode we talk with cutting horse champion, 1997 Honoree Lindy Burch and western artist, 2007 Honoree Donna Howell-Sickles during Cowgirl Spring Roundup at The Resort at Paws Up in beautiful Montana. Burch holds the distinction of winning the National Cutting Horse Association Futurity in 1980, and the first female to do so, the first female president of the NCHA, and she continues to promote cutting internationally through clinics and competitions. Howell-Sickles has over 40 years of experience exploring the layers beneath the cowgirl’s engaging exterior, she was chosen as the first woman artist to create the collectible poster for the Pendleton Roundup, and her work has been featured in numerous exhibitions and publications. While both Honorees come from different backgrounds of the western industry, they both draw similarities that unite all of the women in our Hall of Fame.

The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame has a new podcast – She Said What – Conversations at The Cowgirl. I’m your host Madison Ward, the director of public engagement at the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. Dr. Diana Vela, the associate executive director will join me in conversations about cowgirls, history, and the West. We'll take deep dives into our archives and collections, talk to some of our Honorees, and bring you some on the spot interviews. The podcast will be released in seasons. This first season will include four episodes with one bonus episode, releasing episodes weekly. Be sure to support this podcast by subscribing, rating, and reviewing.