Western Art Academy

Western Art Academy Proudly supported by the Houston Rodeo and Schreiner University. The Western Art Academy continued to grow and eventually returned to the university.

The Western Art Academy Scholarship Program is a rigorous 4-week program that teaches students the process in creating Western Art with painting and clay sculpting. From 1984 until 2009, the Western Art Academy was administered by the Cowboy Artists of America Museum, now the Museum of Western Art. As summer sessions continued, the academy changed from a six-week college drawing class to a non-col

lege-credit, three-week art workshop and was not always housed on the Schreiner University campus. For a brief period, it was housed at various Hill Country area summer camp ranches with classes held at the museum. Becoming a much more intensive course than what began as simply one summer drawing class, it expanded from the original eight seniors to include freshmen, sophomores, and juniors with the session size increasing to 48 students by 2010. From 2012-2015 WAA students had an option to purchase three credit hours for a modest fee. In 2016, Schreiner University and the HLSR made the decision to award all WAA students three hours of college credit without any additional fees. Art: 1340 Introduction to the Visual Arts. In 2018, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo began to allow former WAA students to return for a second year. These students earn an additional credit course ART: 1302 Principles of Drawing. Thus the academy has returned to the original goal of the founders.

Getting closer to welcoming our WAA Class of 2026👀🤠
05/16/2026

Getting closer to welcoming our WAA Class of 2026👀🤠

We are proud to call Eliza a former WAA student! 🎨🖼️
04/28/2026

We are proud to call Eliza a former WAA student! 🎨🖼️

Eliza Hoffman took the Director's Choice Award Painting for "The Draw" at last night's Roundup. Congrats to Eliza! If you want, this beautiful oil on panel will be for sale at Roundup tonight! Or - if you can't make it, call in proxy bid to 830-896-2553.

The countdown to WAA 2026 is on... 🤠🖌️🎨
04/15/2026

The countdown to WAA 2026 is on... 🤠🖌️🎨

Way to go, Joshua! 🧡🖼️🎨
03/16/2026

Way to go, Joshua! 🧡🖼️🎨

03/16/2026

So proud of our Class of 2024/2025 WAA student, Joshua Washington, for a record-breaking sale of his Grand Champion painting!

Wow! So proud of our student from the Class of 2025 and 2024! Go Joshua!! 😍
02/16/2026

Wow! So proud of our student from the Class of 2025 and 2024! Go Joshua!! 😍

Introducing the 2026 Grand Champion Work of Art 🎨
Between Boots and Moccasins by Joshua Washington, Age 18 | Pasadena Memorial High School

2026 Rodeo School Art Awards » https://htx.rodeo/schoolart26

WAA Art Auction 🎨July 12, 2025
07/23/2025

WAA Art Auction 🎨
July 12, 2025

WAA Graduation ~ July 12, 2025 🎓
07/22/2025

WAA Graduation ~ July 12, 2025 🎓

A BIG Thank You to our Houston Rodeo Art Program Committee members who made it to our Art Exhibit/ Auction this year. Ev...
07/22/2025

A BIG Thank You to our Houston Rodeo Art Program Committee members who made it to our Art Exhibit/ Auction this year. Even the ones that couldn't make it, we appreciate you all!! 🤠🤎

Our WAA Class of 2025 official group photo!The one posted last week had a few students missing 😅
07/21/2025

Our WAA Class of 2025 official group photo!

The one posted last week had a few students missing 😅

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Kerrville, TX
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