The 2024
TCAA Show
An Annual collection of the premier pieces in each discipline
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Our Story to Tell.
Our Heritage to Share.
Learn more about our history and purpose.
The Traditional Cowboy Arts Association is dedicated to preserving and promoting the skills of Saddlemaking, Bit and Spur Making, Silversmithing and Rawhide Braiding and the role of these traditional crafts in the cowboy culture of the North American West.
In the spring of 1998, a group of Western craftsmen gathered with a common goal - to ensure the continuation of their crafts for generations to come and to grow public awareness and education of the art. This meeting resulted in the formation of the Traditional Cowboy Arts Association.
The National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum of Oklahoma City partnered with the TCAA to host its inaugural group exhibition and sale in September 1999 as a benefit to the mutual mandates of both organizations. The exhibition showcased one-of-a-kind, handcrafted works exemplifying the finest skill possible in these traditional cowboy arts.
Since the initial success of the annual TCAA Show, many other events have been added to the yearly calendar including seminars, professional workshops, mentorships, and scholarships - all contributing to the success and expansion of the TCAA’s mission.
Affiliates
Passion for the Cowboy Arts. Entrusted in Capable Hands.
Mailing Address
DON R. BELLAMY
P.O. Box 1031 Salmon, Idaho 83467
P.O. Box 1031 Salmon, Idaho 83467
208-865-2006
DON R. BELLAMY
Mailing Address
DOMINGO E. HERNANDEZ
3855 SW 128 AVENUE MIAMI, FLORIDA 33175
3855 SW 128 AVENUE MIAMI, FLORIDA 33175
786-253-6639
DOMINGO E. HERNANDEZ
Mailing Address
DAVID SAMPSON
P.O. BOX 956 GAINESVILLE, TEXAS 76241
P.O. BOX 956 GAINESVILLE, TEXAS 76241
240-476-6248
DAVID SAMPSON
Mailing Address
JASON GABSCH
9695 CLAIBORNE SQUARE LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA 92037
9695 CLAIBORNE SQUARE LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA 92037
858-735-5128
JASON GABSCH
DANA PEERS
Partners
Hermann Oak Leather
TCAA is proud to partner with Hermann Oak Leather, sharing a common belief in the past and future of the cowboys arts. Since 1881, Hermann Oak has been tanning top-grain leather in St. Louis, Missouri. The tannery prides itself on its slow and careful tanning process. A process that produces the finest top-grain molding, stamping and tooling leather in the world. The Hermann Oak name has become synonymous with high quality!
Recognition
The TCAA website was developed thanks to the generous donation of benefactors Alan and Nadine Levin.
