2025 Past Exhibits

Through January 18, 2026
Art For Lunch: October 1, 2025, 12:15 PM

The West in Focus: Women will showcase 30-40 photographs from the Booth’s permanent collection. This includes portraits by Dorothea Lange and Imogen Cunningham, California scenes by Cara Weston, and classic depictions of Western women by Barbara Van Cleve, among others. Featuring exceptional photography by both women and men, the exhibition celebrates women from diverse eras, backgrounds, and cultures.

Jay Dusard, Rose Mary Mack, Artist, Prescott Arizona, 1969, 7.5 x 9.5″, gelatin silver print, Booth Western Art Museum permanent collection, Cartersville, Georgia, ph2018.005.050

Through January 18, 2026
Member Opening: August 2, 2025, 4:00 – 7:00 PM

This exhibit will feature 50 photographs by Danny Lyon, a renowned 1960s documentary photographer and filmmaker who famously chronicled the activities of the Chicago Outlaws motorcycle club from 1963 to 1967. It features black-and-white photographs, text by Lyon and excerpts from transcribed interviews with his fellow club members. The images convey a sense of personal authenticity while offering a gritty and bittersweet portrayal of individuals living on the fringes of society. Some photos have a romantic quality, and all are honest, showcasing documentary photography at its best.

Danny Lyon, Route 12 – Wisconsin, 1966, 16 x 20” modern gelatin silver print, Copyright Danny Lyon / Magnum Photos,  www.instagram.com/dannylyonphotos, www.bleakbeauty.com, Courtesy of Etherton Gallery

November 11 – December 31, 2025
Borderlands Gallery
Opening Reception: November 13, 2025

This exhibit features artwork in a variety of media by members of the Cartersville Boys & Girls Club after school program.

August 12 – November 7, 2025

This juried exhibition features the work of photographers who are members of the Booth Photography Guild, a group that meets monthly for educational programs about photography. Opening reception Saturday, August 16, 2025.

On View July 5 – October 26, 2025
Member Opening: July 19, 2025

This exhibition will feature a range of iconic Western movie posters, Old & New, from the Booth’s permanent collection. From the beginning, promotional posters have been an essential part of the movie industry. Evolving over more than a century, movie posters are now seen as both a marketing tool and an art form, mirroring the history of cinema itself.

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On view May 10 – September 21, 2025
Member Opening: May 10, 2025

John H. Davey, a passionate collector of Hollywood memorabilia, began collecting in 1998, and has amassed an extraordinary collection of over 3,300 Hollywood-related items, including Western costumes, personal items from legendary movie stars and vintage fashion. Western Costumes from the Silver Screen: The Davey Collection focuses on the Westerns portion of his collection that helped shape Hollywood’s history. This exciting exhibition will feature a curated selection of 24 iconic pieces of clothing and accessories worn by famous actors and actresses in Western films. These rare costumes will be paired with Western movie posters, lobby cards and historical photographs, offering a fascinating glimpse into the golden era of Western cinema. The impressive range of Western costumes worn by film icons include the striped coat worn by John Wayne in “Dakota,” the green dress worn by Elizabeth Taylor in “Giant” and the leather jacket with fur collar worn by Jake Gyllenhaal in “Brokeback Mountain.”

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Don & Neva Rountree

May 13 – August 10, 2025

This juried exhibition features the work of painters and sculptors who are members of the Booth Artists’ Guild, a group that meets monthly for educational programs. Opening reception May 15 from 5 – 7 pm

© Rachel Eicholtz, Heart of Gold, 2024, oil, 11 x 14”

Through July 13, 2025
Member Opening: January 25

The Booth Museum began collecting photographs in the early 2000s, but the permanent collection and gallery were not formally established until 2017. Today, the museum has over 900 photographs, dating from the nineteenth century to the present. This retrospective will survey the Booth’s photography collecting activity and includes an eclectic array of historical and contemporary imagery by over forty photographers. The art ranges from antique images to contemporary mural-sized panoramas. Together, these images vividly depict the essence of the American West.

Exhibition Date: December 14, 2024 – May 4, 2025 – Special Exhibition Gallery
Member Opening: January 11, 2025, 4:30 – 7:00 PM

The exhibition marks the 110th anniversary of Houser’s birth and the 100th of Jackson’s. Curated by Booth Museum Executive Director Seth Hopkins, the exhibition delves into the captivating histories and artistic parallels of Houser and Jackson. In researching the exhibition, Hopkins came to believe Houser and Jackson are the two most important Western sculptors since Frederic Remington. Despite very different backgrounds, artistic training and philosophies these two titans of art traveled parallel paths to the top of the Western art scene and beyond. Carefully selected works, ranging from well-known to rarely seen, will illustrate how both men broke barriers, influenced many younger artists and brought new collectors to Western and Indigenous art.

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Thank you to our sponsors!

Don & Neva Rountree

November 16, 2024 – April 13, 2025
Member opening: November 16, 2024

Professionally trained as an artist, with study in Europe, David Wright has spent his life painting subjects he is most passionate about…landscapes and historical subjects: the American frontier, (hunters, soldiers, and American Indians), and the American Civil War. His work has been featured in television documentaries and as covers for numerous books and magazines. As an avid historian, his research has led him to write articles for various publications, as well as contributing chapters in some well-known books on the American frontier. The retrospective will feature highlights from his storied career.

Missed the Symposium and Member Opening? Watch it below!

Session 1 Real Life and Times of Mountain Men
Session 2 Tools of the Trade
Artist Talk with David Wright

Thank you to our sponsors!

Karen and Joel Piassick

The James Stokes Family

Anonymous Sponsor in Honor of TSgt Adrain T. Dukes, U.S.A.F (Ret.)

© David Wright, Up the South Slope, 1982, casein on board, 26 x 36”