Sponsorship
We are now welcoming new sponsors to join us in building a strong and active coalition to transform the future for traditional cowboy trades. We invite businesses, organizations, and individuals who share our passion for Western culture and history to partner with us. Your sponsorship helps preserve traditions, support skilled professionals, and strengthen our community across the region.
Become a Sponsor
A Legacy Worth Investing In
The Cowboy Trades Association invites individuals, businesses, and foundations to support the preservation and future of traditional Western trades. Your sponsorship helps ensure that the skills, knowledge, and craftsmanship that built the American West continue to be practiced, taught, and passed on.
Who We Are
The Cowboy Trades Association (CTA) is a national coalition of master artisans dedicated to preserving, teaching, and advancing traditional Western trades—while creating meaningful opportunities for apprentices, small businesses, and rural communities.
Why This Matters
As master craftsmen retire, the skills behind saddle making, silversmithing, hat and boot making, rawhide braiding, and blacksmithing are at risk of being lost. CTA exists to ensure these trades remain alive, relevant, and economically viable for future generations.
What We Do
• Produce the touring exhibition Saddle Up! Western Handmade Art & Gear
• Host hands-on workshops led by master artisans
• Support paid apprenticeships and mentorship
• Document techniques and stories through video and oral history
• Create economic opportunity in rural communities
Proven Impact
• 100+ artisans featured across five Western states
• Confirmed museum and cultural center tour stops
• $150,000 secured for exhibit fabrication and storytelling
• Thousands of visitors engaged at the Jackson Hole opening
• Apprenticeships and workshops already underway.
Sponsorship Levels
Legacy Apprenticeship Sponsor — $100,000+
Supports extended or multiple apprenticeships, including tools, materials, and instruction.
Premier recognition on exhibit signage, printed materials, and CTA website.
Apprenticeship Sponsor — $50,000
Sponsors one full CTA apprenticeship.
Prominent recognition on exhibit signage, printed materials, and CTA website.
Presenting Sponsor — $25,000
Supports the Saddle Up! exhibit, artisan honoraria, and educational programming.
Logo or name on major signage, printed materials, and CTA website.
Education & Scholarship Sponsor — $10,000
Funds training, tools, and materials for emerging craftsmen.
Recognition on printed materials and CTA website.
Artisan Support Sponsor — $2,500
Supports scholarships and program expenses.
Name listed on CTA website and donor materials.
Supporter — Up to $2,499
General support benefiting CTA scholarships.
Donor listing optional.
How to Give
Online:
Contribute securely through Zeffy using the online sponsorship form (below).
By Mail:
Make checks payable to:
Cowboy Trades Association
1200 Sheridan Ave
Cody, Wyoming 82414
Join Us
Your support sustains workshops, funds apprenticeships, and ensures Western trades endure. We invite you to be part of this living legacy.