June 2009
Art in Oklahoma Heats Up This June

Erotica
Works by several Oklahoma Artists who use the Erotic as their theme.Participating artists include:  Tom Conrad, Shane Scribner, Scott Hale, Joni Herzog, Lance Hunter, and Sylvia Nitti.
Gallery Hours for this short, but sweet, exhibit:  Thursday 5-9pm, Friday 12 noon – 5pm and Saturday 12 noon – 9pm. 
And don’t miss the new Video Installation artwork by Patrick Cunningham entitled “Jimmy”.

OVAC has a Busy June

CALL FOR MOMENTUM SPOTLIGHT EMERGING CURATORS
Deadline: June 5, 2009
Honorarium: $225
OVAC is seeking an emerging curator for Momentum Spotlight, a part of Momentum Tulsa 2009. The emerging curator will work side-by-side with guest curator Scott Perkins to select projects, work with artists as they create their artwork, and assist with exhibition set up. Must be Oklahoma residents, previous curatorial experience is not required. There is no age requirement for applicants.

CALL FOR MOMENTUM TULSA SPOTLIGHT PROPOSALS
Deadline: June 15, 2009
Event: October 10, 2009
Awards: Three awards of $1,500 each
The Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition is seeking proposals from Oklahoma artists 30 years of age and under for a project as a part of Momentum Tulsa 2009 called Momentum Spotlight, an opportunity for artists to receive an honorarium and curatorial guidance on a site-specific project or body of work.

ART 365 CALL FOR ENTRIES
www.Art365.org
Deadline: October 16, 2009
OVAC’s Art 365 is an opportunity for Oklahoma artists to create innovative artwork in collaboration with a nationally recognized curator. Five selected artist proposals will each receive a $12,000 honorarium. Exhibition opens in March of 2011 at Untitled [ArtSpace] in Oklahoma City.

"FLORA & FAUNA” EXHIBIT BENEFITS OVAC
Date: June 12, 6-9pm
Location: Quail Creek Golf and Country Club, 2501 Quail Creek Rd, OKC
Tickets: $50/general public, $40/QCGCC members. Call 405-232-6991.
A portion of ticket and art sales benefit OVAC.
15 artists are featured in this exhibit curated by Jennifer Barron. Enjoy complimentary wine, appetizers and live music.

OVAC ANNUAL MEMBERS MEETING
Date: June 20, 11am
Location: OVAC’s NEW Office, 730 W Wilshire Blvd, Suite 104
Join OVAC to celebrate the accomplishments of the past year and vote for new board members. Lunch will follow the meeting for $6/person. Please RSVP to 405-232-6991 or office@ovac-ok.org.

For more inforamtion on any of these OVAC events go to www.ovac-ok.org

Chinese Paintings
Head to the New Chinese Painting Exhibit at the Richardson Asian Art Museum, original paintings shipped from China featuring classic to modern works. Free entry, donations accepted. Thurs.--Sat., 10am-5pm; Sun.,1-5pm. 4770 S. Harvard, 918-747-9393.

Pottery Classes
Adult and kid's classes and studio space. Third Street Clayworks, 1001 E. 3rd St.; 918-585-CLAY.

The Stained Glass Guild
The group focuses on working with glass, mosaics, fusing, slumping, flame working, panel work & more. The second Saturday of each month. 10am. Martin Regional Library, 2601 S. Garnett. Call 918-665-3049 or 918-671-6701.

In the Galleries in OKC and surrounding counties

First Friday Paseo Gallery Walk
www.thepaseo.com
Between 28th and N. Walker to 30th and N. Dewey in OKC

“Best of the West,” exhibition featuring artwork with a western flair by several noted artists, opening reception, 6-10 p.m., June 5, showing through June 27. JRB Art at The Elms, 2810 N. Walker, 405-842-6336.

“Celebrating the Artists of Tribes 131 and Red Earth 2009,” art exhibit and jewelry trunk show, opening reception, 6-9 p.m., June 5; 10 a.m.-6 p.m., June 6; noon-4 p.m., June 7. Tribes 131, 131 24th Avenue N.W., Norman, 405-329-4442.

“Home and Away,” paintings, photographs and jewelry by gallery artists, opening reception, 6-10 p.m., June 5, showing through June 30. In Your Eye Gallery & Studio, 3005-A Paseo, 405-525-2161.

Dana Azar and Richard Herzog, paintings and sculptures, showing through June 6. Individual Artists of Oklahoma Gallery, 811 N. Broadway, 405-232-6060.

“Forms Large and Small,” paintings by Sue Schofield, opening reception, 2-4 p.m., June 7, showing through July 25. Performing Arts Studio, 200 S. Jones, Norman, 405-307-9320.

“Speak!,” children’s book illustrators brag about their dogs, showing through June 14. Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art, 1090 W. MacArthur, Shawnee, 405-878-5300.

“Western Landscapes,” pastel paintings by Clive R. Tyler showing through June 14. Adelante! Gallery, 3003 Paseo, 405-525-4039.

“The Darwin Shrines” and “Streets,” photographic and installation art by Walter Nelson and photographic prints of New York Streets by Phil Stein, showing through June 27. Untitled [ArtSpace], 1 N.E. Third, 405-815-9995.

“The Life and Legacy of Doel Reed: Master of the Aquatint,” collection of Reed’s works, interactive displays about his art process and interviews with his former students, showing through June 30. Gaylord-Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum, 1400 Classen Drive, 405-235-4458.

“Fantasy Sports,” new creations of absurdist peculiarity by Derek Erdman, showing through July 4. Mainsite Contemporary Art, 122 E. Main, Norman, 405-292-8095.

“New Landscapes,” work by Jeff Dodd, showing through July 4. Mainsite Contemporary Art, 122 E. Main, Norman, 405-292-8095.

“Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race,” showing through July 5. Science Museum Oklahoma, 2100 N.E. 52nd, 405-602-6664.

“Did She Kill ‘Em All?,” life and career of taxidermist Martha Maxwell, showing through July 12. National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 1700 N.E. 63rd, 405-478-2250.

Suzanne King Randall and Jennifer Barron, mixed-media art and acrylic hyper-realistic images, showing through July 31. Istvan Gallery, 1218 N. Western, 405-831-2874.

“Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family,” art and artifacts celebrating cultural survival and expression through generations of one Apache family, showing through July. Oklahoma History Center, 2401 N. Laird, 405-522-5248.

“One Hundred Summers: A Kiowa Calendar Record,” the art of renowned Kiowa artist Silver Horn, showing through Aug. 23. Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 2401 Chautauqua, Norman, 405-325-4712.

“Symbols of Faith,” collection of photos by Ann E. Clark, showing through Sept. 27. Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, 620 N. Harvey, 405-235-3313.

At the Capital
Oklahoma State Art Collection, featuring more than 100 works of art by artists born or trained in Oklahoma, ongoing. West Gallery, state Capitol, 2300 N. Lincoln, 405-521-2931.

Life and Other Attempts works by Shane and Sara Scribner, showing through July 12.

Unscarred by Spur or Rod paintings by Kristen Vails, showing through June 14.

In the Museums

Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch, OKC, 405-236-3100.
Dale Chihuly Exhibition, ongoing.

Oklahoma History Center, 2401 N. Laird, OKC, 405-522-5248.

“Oklahoma: Tierra de Mi Familia,” interactive exhibit using interviews, artifacts, documents, photographs, film and music to explore the impact of Latinos on the state of Oklahoma, ongoing.

“Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family,” art and artifacts celebrating cultural survival and expression through generations of one Apache family, showing through July 2009.

Doel Reed: Master of the Aquatint Opening reception January 15, 5-7 Showing through June 27

Philbrook Museum, 2727 South Rockford Road, Tulsa, 918 749-7941
The Eugene B. Adkins Collection
is widely considered one of the finest collections of Native American and Southwestern art ever assembled by a private collector. Selctions of the collectyion in display now.

People, Everyday Places
Prints From the Age of Impressionism
The prints in this exhibition focus on scenes of everyday life in France from around 1850 to around 1900. Responding to Charles Baudelaire’s (1821-1867) call to be of one’s own time, these artists were not bound to the past and as such, helped pave the way for Modern art. March 22 – June 14, 2009

Free 2nd Saturdays
Get free admission to the Philbrook Museum of Art, 2727 S. Rockford Rd., on the second Saturday of each month. Check out the fun activities for the kiddos. 10:30am-4pm. Call 749-7941 or visit philbrook.org for more.

Gilcrease Museum1400 North Gilcrease Museum Road, Tulsa, 918-596-2700

101 Ranch: The Real Wild West
Howdy partner. Come on out to and see more than 300 objects from the famous 101 Ranch which toured the world during the early 20th century. The items on display include historic firearms and costumes, photographs, posters and other curiosities.

Beadwork Storytellers, A Visual Language.

The Cherokee Heritage Center has assembled the largest and finest historical bead work pieces from around the word. The exhibition features approximately 30 rare historical southeastern beaded artifacts and 20 contemporary pieces by southeastern bead workers. In addition, there are historic photos along with other rare items that provide a view of Southeastern Indian craftsmanship. Heritage Center Curator Mickel Yantz and Guest Curator Martha Berry collaborated with private collections and numerous museums throughout the world including the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, Denver Art Museum, American Museum of National History, Denver Art Museum and many more. Funding is made possible in part by a grant from Cherokee Nation Enterprises, Robin Flint Ballenger, chief executive officer of Flintco and generous patrons of Cherokee arts.

Although the show features creations from hundreds of years ago, it also features contemporary artists. Yantz said the threads, textiles and beads have passed down stories and history through generations. He said he hopes the public will come away with special memories.

“I hope they see the uniqueness of Southeastern bead work from the Plains bead work that has been represented so much in the mass media and Hollywood,” he said. “This is one of the stereotypes we’re trying to break.”

The exhibit runs through April 19, 2009. For more information go to cherokeeheritage.org or call 918-456-6007

Art Under the Oaks

The museum is located at 1101 Honor Heights Drive in Muskogee. For more info call (918) 683-1701 or http://www.fivetribes.org/

Red Earth Museum, 2100 N.E. 52nd Oklahoma City, OK, 509-427-5228.

Red Earth Festival

When the 23rd annual Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival opens at the Cox Convention Center Friday June 5, 2009 in downtown Oklahoma City, OK, more than 1200 American Indian artists and dancers from throughout North America will gather to celebrate the richness and diversity of their heritage with the world.  For three exciting days Oklahoma City will be at the center of Native American art and culture in America.

Through the years Red Earth has matured into one of the most respected visual and performing arts event of its type – setting the standard for many of today’s Indian art shows held throughout the nation.  At Red Earth, guests can sample the work of some of the nation’s most celebrated artists, with opportunities to purchase contemporary and traditional examples of beadwork, basketry, jewelry, pottery, sculpture, paintings, graphics and cultural attire during the juried art show and market.

The dance competition at Red Earth is one of the rare occasions when dancers from America’s Northern and Southern tribes can be seen together in one venue.  Red Earth dancers represent the elite of Native American dance, some of the most gifted and accomplished in the world.  The masters, each in their own distinctive tribal dress, exhibit their originality and skills in one of the most prestigious of all native dance competitions.

A grand parade, unlike any other parade in the world, opens the 2009 Red Earth Festival on Friday morning.  The streets of downtown Oklahoma City will vibrate in Native American tribal spirit as representatives of more than 100 tribes, in full tribal regalia, make the Red Earth Parade one of America’s most unique. 

The Red Earth Art Market opens Friday, June 5 at 11 am and the first Grand Entry of

dance competitors begins at noon inside the Cox Convention Center Arena.  Grand Entries are scheduled at noon and 7 pm Friday and Saturday, and at noon on Sunday.  The Red Earth Run, a 5k run and 2 mile fun walk, scheduled at 8 am Saturday June 6 on Regatta Park River Trails along the Oklahoma River in downtown Oklahoma City, is open to runners and walkers of all ages and abilities.

Centuries of Progress: American World’s Fairs, 1853-1982

May 08, 2009 - July 19, 2009

From 1853 until the 1982 fair in Knoxville, TN, international expositions have celebrated progress, trade and goodwill - a marketplace of ideas and technological innovation. Many familiar consumer goods from Wonder Bread to Juicy Fruit gum were introduced or popularized at world's fairs. Learn through memorabilia how the fairs shaped both our American experience and our world view, while promising a better standard of living for all.

A Program of ExhibitsUSA, a national division of Mid-America Arts Alliance with the Oklahoma Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.

This exhibition is made possible in part by Arvest Bank and the Barnett Family Foundation. Media support provided by KJRH Channel 2 NBC.

This program is funded in part by the Oklahoma Humanities Council and the WE the People initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities.  Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in the Centuries of Progress exhibition do not necessarily represent those of the OHC or NEH. For more info: www.pricetower.org

Pedro Friedeberg Sculpture On Display

The Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art is pleased to announce a gift from Ms. Katharine Miller in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Sid Matles.

The sculpture consists of a pair of right and left hand Pedro Friedeberg Hand chairs, sculpted in Mexican mahogany,
33.75" x 17" x 20.50".

Friedeberg invented the hand chair in the 1960s and continues to create them to this day along with assorted chairs ranging from butterfly chairs to small stools and upholstered couches. His paintings range from small and relatively simple to tremendously large complicated ones. His art is periodically auctioned at auction houses such as Sotheby's and Christie's among others.

 Sherwin Miller Museum of Art, 2021 E. 71st St. Call 492-1818 or visit jewishmuseum.net for more.