Again this year, the official poster for the 36th Montana Cowboy Poetry Gathering & Western Music Rendezvous, August 12-15, 2021 will be created by the gifted mult-media creativity of award-winning Montana artist, Shari Jenkins Schmit. Sharijenkins.com

For years, Shari has faithfully collected historical snippets, artifacts, buttons, pamphlets, maps and most often vintage photographs. “History is fascinating. It’s so worth preserving,” says Schmit. Shari has honed her unique approach to historic preservation, via her distinctive, multi-media art.

Shari’s ranching family is originall...