8 9 www.fwssr.com 2025 Texas FFA FWSSR Scholarship Recipients: • Elizabeth Brown • Macayla Burnett • Claire Cantwell • Kaylee Dunn • Hallie Foret • Baylee Gray • Patrick Higgins • Avery Moreland • Linda Norwood • Kailynn Peugh • Jac Shrontz • Makenzie Taylor Blue and Gold was easy to spot in Fort Worth during the first week of July as nearly 17,000 FFA students traveled there for their annual convention. Alongside the competitions, leadership workshops, and networking opportunities, FWSSR proudly awarded $96,000 in scholarships to 12 outstanding Texas FFA members on July 3. Each student received an $8,000 scholarship to support their educational goals. This presentation was part of the Stock Show’s ongoing commitment to investing in the next generation of leaders. In total, FWSSR awarded more than $1.1 million in scholarships during its 2025 fiscal year, continuing a tradition of supporting youth across Texas through education and opportunity. BLUE AND GOLD SHINES BRIGHT: FWSSR AWARDS $97,000 TO TEXAS FFA SCHOLARS Returning to Fort Worth for the fifth consecutive year, the Cowboy Artists of America (CAA) Exhibition & Sale, will be held in the Amon Carter Exhibits Hall’s Roundup Inn at the Will Rogers Memorial Center November 7 and 8. With two days full of activities that celebrate and highlight the CAA’s dedication “to authentically preserve and perpetuate the culture Western life in fine art” it’s a weekend that shouldn’t be missed. Tickets can be purchased now at CowboyArtistsOfAmerica.com. This year’s exhibition will feature more than 100 remarkable works ranging from sketches and watercolors to oils and bronze sculptures all beautifully capturing the spirit, stories and traditions of the American West. The 2025 catalog will be available on the CAA website in October. COWBOY ARTISTS OF AMERICA RETURN TO FORT WORTH 59TH ANNUAL EXHIBITION AND SALE SET FOR NOVEMBER 7-8, 2025 The weekend will begin with a preview reception and awards ceremony on November 7 at 5:30 p.m. The public is invited to a featured artists autograph session at 10 a.m. on November 8 with live demonstrations by the artists following at 11 a.m. The art sale will begin at 5 p.m. A portion of the sale proceeds will support the Joe Beeler Foundation, which helps fund CAA’s educational programs. Through the organization’s educational outreach, CAA will host local youth art students to preview the exhibition and interact with the professional artists before opening to the public. The event will also host the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Youth Art Sale, where in 2024, seven students earned more than $13,000 in cash awards for their winning art works. CAA members will conduct a one-day youth art workshop during the 2026 FWSSR as well as a two-week summer youth educational program in partnership with the local nonprofit, Imagination Fort Worth. LEFT: Protected - 22” x 24” (Oil) by Tyler Crow RIGHT: The Winds of Change - 30” x 36” (Oil) by Ron Rencher In addition to the 12 $8,000 scholarships, FWSSR also awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Olivia McFadden, the Texas FFA state winner in Equine Science Placement, recognizing her outstanding achievement during the 2025 convention in Fort Worth. BOTTOM PHOTO: Left to right: Lauren Lovelace Murray, Ashton Dunkel, Olivia McFadden and Gus Mushinski.
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