Museum seeks stories, photos of cowgirls

Watkins Museum will play host to an ExhibitsUSA traveling exhibit, “Cowgirls: Contemporary Portraits of the American West,” Dec. 15 through Jan. 19.

Museum staff is seeking photographs of Douglas County cowgirls with an explanatory essay up to 250 words. Please provide a photographic print or a digital image on a CD.

Images and essays may be e-mailed to Rebecca Phipps at rebeccap@watkinsmuseum.org. Include “Douglas County cowgirl” in the subject line.

Submissions are due Dec. 12. All participants and their families will be invited to the exhibit opening on Dec. 14.

For more information, call Phipps at 841-4109.