Rendezvous Royale is an annual celebration of the arts held each September in beautiful Cody, Wyoming. Rendezvous Royale includes events organized by three prestigious organizations: The Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale, By Western Hands, and the Buffalo Bill Center of the West.

Schedule:

Monday and Wednesday September 16,2024-September-18,2024

9:00am - 1:00pm  Painting on the Porch w/ Charlie Hunter- A Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale Event at Cody Country Art League

Patrons of the arts are sure to enjoy this week-long melding of art, design, and dance. The Rendezvous Royale schedule offers Western art sales, the Patrons Ball, lectures, design classes, painting workshops, and more.

Join Charlie Hunter, a Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale Artist for Painting on the Porch! This workshop provides intermediate to advanced painters with personalized instruction and fellowship.

Workshop includes breakfast, lunch and instruction. Materials are the responsibility of participant. Workshop times are: Monday and Tuesday 9:00am-4:00pm and Wednesday 9:00am-1:00pm  

Cost $375. Reservations Required. Limited participation.

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Thursday September 19,2024

Rendezvous Royale is an annual celebration of the arts held each September in beautiful Cody, Wyoming. Rendezvous Royale includes events organized by three prestigious organizations: The Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale, By Western Hands, and the Buffalo Bill Center of the West.

Patrons of the arts are sure to enjoy this week-long melding of art, design, and dance. The Rendezvous Royale schedule offers Western art sales, the Patrons Ball, lectures, design classes, painting workshops, and more.

Schedule:

9:00 am - 1:00m Play in the Clay w/ LaQuincey Reed - A Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale Event at Cody Country Art League Classroom

Join LaQuincey Reed, a Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale artist for Play in the Clay! This educational class provides beginner to advanced sculptors personalized instruction and fellowship with a returning BBAS Artist.

Cost $140. Registration Required. Limited participation.

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12:30pm - 2:00pm Lunch & Lecture - A Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale Event at Buffalo Bill Center of the West

Join Park County Archivist Brian Beauvais for “Art Pioneers of Park County”, a presentation on the influential artists of the early Big Horn Basin, including Edward Grigware, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, James Bama, and others during this year’s Lunch & Lecture. 

Lecture location Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Lunch 12:30PM; lecture will begin at 1:00pm

Cost $65, limited participation. Registration required.

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1:00pm - 5:00pm Leather Restoration Class With John Blair - By Western Hands

Join By Western Hands artisan John Blair to learn how to restore leather treasures.

Do you have a leather item that needs some TLC? A purse, boots, belts, jackets or anything in between. John will be teaching a lesson on the “How To’s” of restoring these items to their natural beauty. Attendees are allowed to bring up to two (2) items that need to be restored. This class will not cover saddles, exotic leathers or suede so please do not bring those items. Treatment items will be sent home with each participant for future use.

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6:00pm - 8:00pm Downtown Cody Annual Art Walk at Downtown Cody

Join us for an evening on the town during our Annual Art Walk! Browse our unique galleries and shops featuring artist demonstrations, music, special activities and experiences, and more downtown Cody.

Open and free to the public.

Friday  September 20,2024

Rendezvous Royale is an annual celebration of the arts held each September in beautiful Cody, Wyoming. Rendezvous Royale includes events organized by three prestigious organizations: The Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale, By Western Hands, and the Buffalo Bill Center of the West.

Patrons of the arts are sure to enjoy this week-long melding of art, design, and dance. The Rendezvous Royale schedule offers Western art sales, the Patrons Ball, lectures, design classes, painting workshops, and more.

Schedule:

10:00 am - 4:00pm Supaya Gray Wolfe Workshop: Create Your Own Beaded Buffalo Hide Horse or Old Style Buffalo Doll at By Western Hands

Join By Western Hands artisan Supaya Gray Wolfe to create a beaded buffalo hide horse or old style buffalo doll

Create your own beaded buffalo hide horse or old Style buffalo doll. Participants will assemble, bead and decorate a buffalo hide horse or doll. Material provided will be split buffalo hide, buffalo and horse hair, aged trade cloth, glass and trade beads as well as turquoise. All day class, participants may finish early. Refreshments included.

Supaya, a Native American Beadworker, is instructing this step by step class teaching the methods and techniques to make a horse. Each horse can honor a particular horse close to your heart. Participants are encouraged to bring your own horse hair, and something special to place where the heart is to make it special. Participants that wish to honor a horse are asked to send a picture so Supaya is able to gather leather close to the color of the horse.

Materials to be used: Buffalo hide, Sinew, Horse hair, Glass and Brass Beads, Sweet Grass, Sage, Turquoise, Ghost beads.

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5:00pm - 11:30 pm 43rd Annual Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale at Center of the West

Join auctioneers Black and Associates for this riveting and fast paced Live Auction of original Western art! Enjoy our 100+ artists’ broad range of stylistic interpretations of the American West in mediums such as oil, watercolor, pastel and sculpture. 

Visit the Buffalo Bill Center of the West beginning August 16th to preview all the artwork available in the sale. You can also view our Live Auction Gallery online (available mid June).

Doors open at 5PM. Browse our Buy-It-Now works donated by BBAS artists and enjoy cocktails and conversation prior to our buffet-style dinner catered by Bravo! Catering. Our Live Auction event will begin at 6:30Pm

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Saturday September 21,2024

Rendezvous Royale is an annual celebration of the arts held each September in beautiful Cody, Wyoming. Rendezvous Royale includes events organized by three prestigious organizations: The Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale, By Western Hands, and the Buffalo Bill Center of the West.

Patrons of the arts are sure to enjoy this week-long melding of art, design, and dance. The Rendezvous Royale schedule offers Western art sales, the Patrons Ball, lectures, design classes, painting workshops, and more.

Schedule:

9:00 am - 1:00 pm Quick Draw & Brunch - A Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale Event at Center of the West

Watch 30+ artists of the Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale create a piece of art in ninety minutes. The unique pieces will then be auctioned on the runway while you enjoy a Champagne Brunch crafted by Chef Ryan Boehme of Bravo! Catering. In the party tent adjacent to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. 

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11:00 am -  3:00 pm Create A Leather Pouch with Chris Chapman - By Western Hands

Join By Western Hands artisan Chris Chapman to create a leather pouch.

Chris will be teaching the methods and techniques to make and decorate a leather pouch. Each participant will sew and decorate a leather pouch to take home.

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6:00 pm 11:55 pm 47th Annual Patrons Ball - A Center of the West Event at Center of the West

This elegant black-tie affair features live music, a silent auction, and exquisite cuisine from Bravo! Catering. Patrons from near and far gather to renew friendships, network with leaders of industry and government, and make new acquaintances. Immersed in Western art, culture, and the history of the West, this event allows patrons to enjoy companionable conversation and kick up their heels

Join us for this lively celebration! Cost $375, with Table Sponsorships available. Reservations required — please register online at centerofthewest.org/event/patrons-ball/

All proceeds benefit the programs and public activities of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. To find out more about Patrons Ball call 307-578-4025 or e-mail [email protected].  

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Date:September 16-21,2024

Location:Various Venue in Cody,WY

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