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December
31- January 6, 2008
New Art Kicks Off the New Year
Tulsa. The Great Leap Northward?
The Great Leap Northward
Acrylic
on canvas
40" X 48"
Courtesy
of Eric Humphries
What Humphries does is paint cartoonist renditions of true life
historical atrocities, such as the Mai Lai massacre, the bombing of
Hiroshima and the war in Iraq, just to name a few. "My goal is to
elicit sympathy for the victims and keep these horrific events in the
public's consciousness. Maybe if we remember that these terrible things
happened, then we will be less likely to repeat them in the future."
His canvases, complete with bright city scenes and big toothy grinned
soldiers blasting away at weeping civilian populations are a little
much for some, Humphries admits, but many people have been very
interested in his work lately. The self proclaimed Artistic Historian
has been able to sell nearly thirty of his colorful monstrosities in
just two years of exhibiting them and even earned a booth at last years
Festival of the Arts, which took many conservative OKC art fans by
surprise. The Living Arts show is sure to be much of the same as
Humphries will be showing, among many others, a four canvas series over
the September eleventh attacks entitled Heaven, Hell and the Earth,
which explores all aspects of the terrorists attacks on New York,
including the motives and perspectives of the terrorists themselves.
"People see my art in many different lights," Humphries said recently
about his paintings, "Some people get right away what I am trying to do
and congratulate me for my efforts. Others are appalled and afraid. And
then there are those who get angry. Sometimes I think they are angry
because the paintings force them to go places they would rather not be.
Real places they pretend don't exist. Really bad places."
The show, entitled Atrocities: Man's Inhumanities with a reception from
5p.m. until 8p.m. on Thursday , January 3, and runs through January 24
at Living Arts in Tulsa. Located at 308 S. Kenosha Ave. Tulsa Ok. For
info call (918) 585-1234. http://www.livingarts.org/
Next
Family Art Workshops
For ages: 5-10 and their caregivers. Kids and their caregivers may join
teaching artist, Allison Lackner and Libby Morgan for visual
explorations of art materials and techniques used by artists and
cultures in our collection. Galley visits are coupled with sketching
and an art project during each workshop. Sponsored, in part, by the
Oklahoma Arts Council and Gilcrease Museum Business Art Alliance
Members.
Pre-registration is encouraged. Space is limited. Registration for
Family Art Workshops is $5/members and $8/non-members. You may register
online here. Tickets may also be purchased through the instructor on
the day of each workshop. For more information contact Lanette Coppage
918-596-2737 or email at lcoppage@gilcrease.org
Last Chance
“Art from Fort Marion: The Silberman
Collection,” exhibit of drawings created by American Indian men
who were incarcerated at Fort Marion in St. Augustine, Fla., between
1875 and 1878, showing through Dec. 31. National Cowboy & Western
Heritage Museum , 1700 N.E. 63rd in OKC, 405-478-2250.
“Just the Girls,” featuring
work by Judith Anne Osborne, Carol Webster, Bobby Anderson and Sharon
Burchett, showing through Dec. 31. The Colonies, 1102 N.W. 51st in OKC,
405-842-1279.
“Everyday Beauty,” exhibit by
Cathy Rowten, showing through Jan. 4, 2008. Governor’s Gallery, State
Capitol, 2300 N. Lincoln in OKC, 405-521-2931.
January
7-13, 2008
Art for a Cause, the Past and
for Fun
Live4This
Vanessa Somerville, owner of the gallery and an
artist herself says, “This team of artists are truly hip and cutting
edge, they work well together and thus their work reflects many styles
and speaks to everyone differently.” SELF gallery is an alternative
place for Tulsa artists of all media to show their work. Somerville
feels it’s important to allow artists to express themselves however
they need to. Self is a place to foster and encourage creativity. SELF
gallery is located at 2012 E. 11th street, the opening will be held
from 7-10pm. For more information call Colleen McCarty at (918)
902-7798.
Artists Donates for a Good Cause
Oklahoma
Artist and Designer Kelie Myers Brown Supports St. Jude at The Melting
Pot Birthday Benefit. Please join us for The Melting Pot's third
anniversary and support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Oklahoma
artist and designer Kelie Myers Brown will be showcasing her work
during the evening with a special silent auction and donating a portion
of all her proceeds to St. Jude. Time: 5 to 8 p.m. Date: Tuesday, Jan.
22, 2008
Place:
The Melting Pot, 300 RiverWalk Terrace, RiverWalk Crossing, Jenks
Cost: $50
per person and includes a four-course fondue meal and a complimentary
gift from The Melting Pot. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to
St. Jude.
RSVP:
Please RSVP by calling The Melting Pot at (918) 299-8000.
Wishful Thinking
The art gallery at
the Bartlesville Community Center will display Wishful Thinking a collection of
paintings and mixed-media from OKC artist Greg Dimond. The show will
feature a number of large works of acrylic, charcoal, pastel, and
collage which focus on and pay tribute to the greatest influences on
his perspective and artistic intent. Greg Dimond is a self taught and
self represented artist who grew up in Bartlesville and now lives and
works in OKC. There will be a reception at the Community Center Sunday,
January 13 from 2-5pm. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from
8am -5pm and is free.
Newest
issue of the The Current available
now!!
"Northeast
Oklahoma's Alternative Source for News and Entertainment," The Current is
available at a location in Green Country near you. This
issue has your own GreenArtMag.com
writing for the Arts section. There are many articles for Green
Country.
Articles feature music, art, dining, theatre and more. Check out their
website at Currentland.com
for updates and locations to pick up a hard copy.
Last Chance
The Price
Tower in Bartlesville will soon be closing The Art and Design of
Olinka Hrdy , including over 70 works and will explore the work
and
development of Hrdy, whose Czech and Oklahoma roots influenced her work
as an artist and designer. Although largely forgotten to the history of
art and design, Hrdy led an accomplished career, exhibiting nationally
and working with distinguished architects Bruce Goff and Frank Lloyd
Wright. For more information go to pricetower.org.
January
14-20, 2008
Gallery Opening, Call4Art and
More...
Gallery Opening in Norman
Come out and
celebrate the opening of Norman's newest gallery The Standing
Buffalo. Join the GreenArtMag.com Staff at the grand opening
this Sunday from 4-7pm. There will be munchies, drinks and great Native
American Art. The Standing Buffalo Indian Art Gallery & Gifts is
located at 106 East Main Street in Norman, Oklahoma. We specialize in
Native American produced Fine Art and gifts from around Oklahoma. In
addition, we offer appraisal and brokerage services.
Call4Art
Edge
Art Now 2008 is Individual Artists of Oklahoma's 18th annual juried
exhibition of selected mixed media works with two categories of
competition—mixed media and installation art. For this exhibition,
"mixed media" is defined as two or more distinct—unquestionably and
readily distinguishable—media in one art piece. (For example:
working in two different painting media such as watercolor and oil will
not constitute mixed media.) Generally, "installation art" may include
three-dimensional, multimedia, or sculptural elements and engage
multiple senses as it strives to modify the way we experience a
particular space. The jurors will award $2,250 in prizes.
Eligible
artists must live in Oklahoma and be at least 18 years or older.
Full-time undergraduate students are not eligible, nor are works
completed as part of a university degree, workshop, or under private
instruction. Works must have been completed within the last two years.
Works included in previous Edge Art Now exhibitions are not eligible.
Consistent with IAO's mission, work that is intellectually and
aesthetically provocative or experimental in subject matter or
technique will be given priority.
The
Jurors for EdgeArtNow 2008 are D.J. Lafon and Rea Baldridge. Entry fees
are $15 for non-members $10 for current members. Entry deadline is
postmarked by Monday, Feb. 18, 2008. Delivery dates for accepted work
are Friday, Feb. 29, and Saturday, Mar. 1, 2008. Juror reserves the
right to reject any work that differs markedly from submitted images.
Juror's decisions are final. All works must be clearly identified by
artist and title, and ready to exhibit. Retrieval deadline for all
works in the exhibition is Saturday, Mar. 29, 2008.
Mail
digital images on CD ROM, entry form and fees to: Individual Artists of
Oklahoma, P. O. Box 60824, Oklahoma City, OK 73146–0824 or deliver to:
IAO Gallery, 811 N. Broadway, in Oklahoma City, Wednesday. Gallery
hours are Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday 12–5:30 p.m. and Fridays,
Noon–8 p.m.
Artists
may enter three 3 works. For mixed media entries, artists may submit 2
images for each work (for a total of 6 images). Images must be in
the form of digital JPEG files. Digital submissions must be jpeg files
of at least 3" x 5" with 300 pixels per inch (900 x 1500 pixels), and
minimally compressed ("high" or "maximum" quality). When naming digital
files, please use numbers corresponding to image list (for
example, "image-1.jpg").
For
installation entries, artists must submit a concept statement,
sketch/photo/video of finished installation, overview floor plan
showing required wall and floor space, a list of equipment, and other
three dimensional elements. Resume and slides of past art work
(installation or otherwise) are also encouraged. If
images or proposals do not meet the above standards, IAO will be
unable to show them to the juror.
Individual
Artists of Oklahoma will retain images and other documentation of
accepted art works for exhibition documentation. Digital files, and
support material of non-accepted work will be discarded unless artists
include a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
IAO
can assume no liability for replacement of damaged or stolen
art—artists must insure their own work. Artists are responsible for
safe delivery and timely pickup of art work.
Please
type or print clearly. Make check or money order payable to Individual
Artists of Oklahoma. • Send completed form, entry fee, or digital
images, support material, and self-addressed, stamped envelope to:
Individual Artists of Oklahoma,PO Box 60824, Oklahoma City, OK
73146–0824 • Postmark deadline for entries is Monday, Feb. 18, 2008.
Momentum: Art Doesn’t Stand Still!
Where can you go to see painting, photography, sculpture, film,
large-scale installations and more, all made by young Oklahoma artists?
The answer is the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition’s sensational event
Momentum: Art Doesn’t Stand Still. To be held at 3532 SW 2nd St., (view
map and directions here) the exhibition gives audiences an opportunity
to view, purchase and experience work by Oklahoma visual artists ages
30 and under amidst the talents of local musicians, performers, and
more.
Jennifer Barron, who serves as Co-Chair of the event along with
Christian Trimble, said “You truly never know what to expect at
Momentum. The variety of artwork means that there is something to
interest or inspire anyone. And maybe it’s most inspiring to know that
all that diverse creativity came out of our community!”
Curators for the exhibition are Paul Medina, Professional Artist and
George Oswalt, Professional Artist with an MFA from University of
Oklahoma. They selected the art, film and performances for the exhibit
from the more than 150 young artists that submitted work. The two
curators also selected the artists to receive the more than $2,000 in
awards.
The Momentum exhibition will be open to the public, with free
admission, through January 19. Hours are 5-8pm Wednesday-Friday and
10am-2pm on Saturday.
Last Chance:
Dreamer
7, exhibit
featuring seven artists, showing through Jan. 15. Dreamer Concepts
Studio & Foundation, 324 E. Main, Norman 405.701.0048.
Collecting Oklahoma
an
exhibit of Oklahoma treasures from the museum’s collection, including
paleontology, archaeology, life sciences and American Indian cultures
and languages, showing through Jan. 21. Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of
Natural History, 2401 Chautauqua, Norman 405.325.4712.
January
21-27, 2008
Body Paint, Education and Last
Chances this Week
Tulsa's Rockin' Body Paint Jam
Come have
fun being art at Tulsa’s Rockin’
Bodypainters jam! There are still openings for one to two more
Body-painters or henna artist to join in the Jam having fun with their
friends Also we could use some performance artist... Bellydancers, Fan
Dancers or other performance artist to help with entertainment, Great
Potential for promotion, not to mention you will have Body artist at
your beck and call. The Jam is Saturday, January 26 from 6p.m. to 1a.m.
at the Jones-N-Club on the second floor. The Jones-N-Club is located on
the second floor of the DownTown Plaza Hotel on 7th and Boulder in
Tulsa. For more information go to http://www.myspace.com/lartdevie
Jack Hokesah and Art of the Kiowa Five
This
show at the Jaconson House in Norman features works by Kiowa painter
Jack Hokeah. It shows through March 30. The Jacobson House Native Art
Center is located at 609 Chautauqua in Norman. 405.366.1667 or http://www.jacobsonhouse.com/
Art:21
Living
Arts will partner with Philbrook Museum of Art to present 2 workshops
for Educators using selected segments from the PBS special series Art
21. The workshops are designed for educators interested in
learning about contemporary art and engaging their students in
opportunities to use higher-level thinking. There will be 2 parts
to these two workshops: Wednesday, January 16, 4:00-5:30pm at
Living ArtSpace and Wednesday, January 23, 4:00-5:30pm participants
will meet at Philbrook Museum of Art. The sessions will be led by
Living Arts’ Artistic Director, Steve Liggett who will show some of
today’s most exciting artists’ works via the video and then engage the
participants in a hands-on activity allowing them to explore the
concepts themselves. Participants will receive Art 21 Inc.
educational materials. Enroll through Philbrook Museum of Art
Education Program – 748-5337 or email rtyner@philbrook.org
$10/members, $15/non-members. (partial scholarships are available)
Last Chance:
Tulsa. The Great Leap Northward?
The Great Leap Northward
Acrylic
on canvas
40" X 48"
Courtesy
of Eric Humphries
Emergent Artists Exhibition, featuring
the work of Jill Hogan, Trent Stills, Paul Kriley,
Amanda Weathers-Bradway and Paul Mays,
showing through Jan. 25. Mainsite
Contemporary Art, 122 E. Main, Norman ,405. 292.8095.
Jordan Vineyard, new exhibit, showing through Jan. 25. Individual Artists of Oklahoma , 811 N. Broadway,
405.232.6060.
Romy Owens and Tünde Darvay, new
exhibit, showing through Jan. 25. Individual Artists of
Oklahoma , 811 N. Broadway, 405.232.6060.
Youth Impressions Juried Art Show,
enjoy art by students, grades one
through 12, from across Oklahoma , showing through Jan. 25. Oklahoma Christian
University , 2501 E. Memorial, Edmond , 405.340.4481.
“Next,” featuring sculptures by Gary Hickerson and Sohail
Shehada, and paintings by Keegan
O’Keefe, showing through Jan. 26. JRB Art at The
Elms, 2810 N. Walker , 405.528.6336.
Starving Collector’s Exhibit,
a juried exhibition of small works
in all media by Oklahoma artists, showing through Jan. 26. Paseo Art
Space, 3022 Paseo, 405.525.2688.
“Color/Light/Vision,” featuring paintings by Brad Price, showing
through Jan. 27. The Performing Arts Studio, 200 S. Jones, Norman,
405.307.9320.
January
28- February 3, 2008
Erotic Art Wanted and New
Openings
ArtWorks Reception at OHM
“As an artist, it is
my desire to combine both the physical and emotional worlds in my
paintings. During this process of integrating the two through paint, I
find hope,” said Michelle Firment Reid,
a featured artist in the art on shARTel series at the Gaylord-Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum.
Tulsa
artist Reid is one of four Oklahoma artist groups whose works will be
on display during 2008 in the Tulsa World Gallery at the Oklahoma City
Museum. The series also features Paul Medina, Oklahoma City, a group of
Ponca City artists and Paul Mays, Oklahoma City. “The Gaylord-Pickens
Museum focuses on telling Oklahoma’s story through its people,” said
Karlee Chill, director of museum exhibitions. “The artists we are
privileged to showcase this year are a tribute to our state’s
creativity, talent and passion.”
While the
artwork remains in keeping with the Museum’s mission, it’s a sharp
contrast to other displays in the 22,000 square feet of exhibit space.
The high-tech, interactive Museum is filled with plasma screen
televisions, computer screens, touch screens and even sound recording
booths.
“We have
created a museum experience unlike anything else you’ll find in the
state,” said Chill. “Student and adult visitors alike have enjoyed
experiencing the history of our state’s people through very
unconventional means. Because visitors can touch and interact with the
majority of our exhibits, they become very engaged in what they’re
learning.”
Just as
visitors can get a unique look into the lives of famous Oklahomans like
Reba McEntire, Wiley Post and Shannon Miller through video displays,
they can get a glimpse into Reid’s soul through her series From Here to
There, which includes paint and mixed media. Reid’s work will be on
display at the Museum from Jan. 15 to March 20. A grand opening event
will be held for Reid’s show on Thursday, Jan. 31 from 5 to 7 p.m. at
the Museum. The event is free to the public.
Medina’s
series also will include mixed media and will show from May 10 to July
3. A variety of artists from Ponca City, whose art will include paint,
mixed media and sculpture, will show from July 8 to Sept. 24, and Mays’
mixed media art will be on display from Sept. 26 to Dec. 31. For
information on opening events for the remaining three shows in 2008,
visit www.oklahomaheritage.com.
The
Gaylord-Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum is located at NW 13th Street
and Shartel Avenue in Oklahoma City. The Museum is open Tuesday through
Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for seniors and students. Group rates
are available for groups of 15 or more. For more information about the
Museum, call 405.235.4458 or visit www.oklahomaheritage.com.
Office Art Opening
"Late"
by Maggie Taylor
JRB Art at The Elms
invites visitors to broaden their perceptions about artwork that is
suited to the corporate world with its February exhibit. Numerous
Gallery and guest artists will be featured in this exhibit including
Maggie Taylor and Gary Hickerson. OPENING RECEPTION: Friday,
February 1, 2008 6:00 - 10:00 p.m.
JRB is located at 2810 N Walker in Oklahoma City in the Paseo Arts
District. For more information call 405.528.6336 or go to www.jrbartgallery.com
Biting the Apple 2008 Call for Entries
Biting the Apple 2008: "Erotica
in Wonderland" Friday, April 11th & Saturday, April 12th
2008, 7-11p.m. at 811 North Broadway, Oklahoma City on Historic
Automobile Alley
CALL FOR ENTRIES
Individual Artists of Oklahoma announces the 17th Annual BITING THE
APPLE ART EXHIBITION to be hosted at our fabulous Gallery Space on
Historic Automobile Alley. This year's theme is Erotica in
Wonderland, and as the name suggests, we wish to provide, through the
artworks selected for exhibition, a "journey down the rabbit hole". IAO
is interested in erotic works, as well as art that deconstructs, or
investigates the mechanisms behind our perceptions of eroticism or
sexuality in individuals and culture.
Rainer Maria Rilke said, "Bodily Delight is a sensory experience…it is
a great, infinite learning that is given to us, acknowledge of the
world, the fullness and the splendor of all knowledge." Few
themes are persuasive and relevant as the role of erotica in human
culture, especially when perceptions of both what is erotic and what is
art fluctuate. Nude portraits of Boticelli's angels or
Mapplethorpe's photographs have been socially regarded as lewd or
obscene. As time progresses and various art movements or periods
replace each other, people's attitudes have altered to the extent where
the artwork is subjected to individual standards from both the audience
and the artist. Biting the Apple intends to provide a venue for
artists and audiences to explore and broaden this controversial, but
otherwise unresolved topic.
ELIGIBILITY
More all the rules to go http://www.iaogallery.org
Last Chance:
Art
Exhibit, featuring
new drawings by Skip Hill,
one-of-a-kind serigraphs by Alyson Atchison, showing through Jan. 31. Istvan Gallery, 1218 N. Western, 405.831.2874.
“Beauty and the Boots,” new exhibit by Barbara Starling and Maria Wollmann, showing through Jan. 31. Norman Arts Council
Gallery, 220 E. Main, Suite 101 , Norman , 405.360.1162.
“Eclectic Potpourri,” the imagery of
Ray Payn, showing through Jan. 31.
Midwest City
Library, 8143 E. Reno , 405.732.4828.
“Immersion in Emotion,” surreal portrayals by S.D. Miller, showing
through Jan. 31. LiT Lounge, 209 Flaming Lips Alley, 405.602.6246.
“Photographic Accumulation,”
photography exhibit by Jason Clark, showing through Jan. 31.
Shoe Gypsy, 6434 Avondale, 405.608.0931.
“Two Artists, Two Passions,” paintings by Bev and Bob Landdeck, showing through Jan. 31. In Your Eye Studio
& Gallery, 3005-A Paseo, 405.525.2161.
Art Show, paintings by Yun Hendricks,
showing through Feb. 2. Allaus Coffee
& Gelato, 1333 N. Santa Fe, Suite 114, Edmond, 405.285.5353.
“Oklahoma City Panorama,” black-and-white photographs by Mark Klett revealing a 360-degree panoramic view of
downtown Oklahoma City , showing through
Feb. 10. Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch,
405.236.3100.
February
4 - 10, 2008
Go to the Ball, Call4Art,
& a lot of Openings this Week
Mi Corazon Ball
Sat, Feb 9 Living Arts of Tulsa is pleased to
announce the Fourth Annual MI CORAZON, a
Valentine's Ball. The event will be held at Liggett
Studio, just east of downtown Tulsa. The ball is a dress-up
affair complete with dance demonstrations, dance lessons, dance
partners for solo attendees, cash bar, hors d'oeuvres by Just Catering,
valentine-related art works for purchase, and music by D J
Connection.
From 7:30
p.m. to 8:30 p.m., dance instructors from Strictly Ballroom will
demonstrate salsa and ballroom dancing and give group lessons.
The remainder of the evening will be open dance at leisure.
Past
attendees have made MI CORAZON an all-day event. Last year, one
group of friends started the day with a brunch, then continued with
pampering spa treatment, styling and manicure before returning home to
dress for the event. The cost for the event is $25 per person at the
door. Ballroom afficionados will DEFINITELY want to attend this
event! Go to www.livingarts.org for more.
ASK Workshops Scheduled
www.ArtistSurvivalKit.org
February
9: Writing Your Artistic Identity, The Goddard Center, Ardmore
For more
information visit website. All workshops are $20, $15 for OVAC members
unless otherwise noted. $5 discount if you are registered and paid in
full at least 3 days prior to the workshop. Register for any workshop
assistant@ovac-ok.org
Momentum Spotlight Call 4 Artists
www.MomentumOklahoma.org
Deadline: February 8
The
Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition is seeking proposals from Oklahoma
artists aged 30 and under for a new project as a part of Momentum Tulsa
2008 called Momentum Spotlight. Three artists will be selected for
Momentum Spotlight to receive a $1,500 honorarium and curatorial
guidance on a site-specific project or body of work for Momentum. To
view the full prospectus, visit http://www.ovac-ok.org/ForArtists/Momentum/SpotlightCalltoArtists.pdf.
ARTIST’S RECEPTION AND OPEN HOUSE
www.istvangallery.com
1218 N Western in OKC
Opening reception: February 8, 6-10
Open House: February 9, 11-6 and February 10, 11-5
Featured Artists: Annalisa Campbell and Shannon Crider. Open
House Istvan Gallery, Art Fusion Studio and Blue Sage Studio.
Current
Realities: a Dialogue
with the People
More
than 60 prominent artists will offer artwork that speaks to the current
realities of American Indians in Oklahoma, 100 years after statehood.
This invitational exhibition will feature members of the OklaDADA group,
as well as other contemporary Indian artists who have a relationship to
Oklahoma. The Oklahoma state centennial creates an opportunity for the
Native community to speak to the dichotomous relationship between the
tribal community and the state.
"We are
not in
a reactionary mode with regard to the Centennial. The state is
celebrating the past 100 years according to how they understand it. It
is essential that one of the many voices expresses during the
Centennial should be that of the American Indian artists." - Richard
Ray Whitman
oklaDADA
is a
collective of Indian Artists networking and promoting Indigenous
perspectives to create opportunities that give voice to Indian cultural
identities.
oklaDADA
began
as a meeting, in November 2005, of a group of American Indian artists
and other individuals from the community with the desire to support
Indian Artists and to establish a networking organization that would
help cultivate a fertile environment where Oklahoma Artists would no
longer feel the need to leave the state of Oklahoma to achieve success.
Opening
Reception and Art Event will be at Living Arts Thursday, February
7th from 5 to 8 pm with a special screening of video works by
artists at 8pm after the opening (No Charge) Dialogue/Reading on
Friday, February 8th at 8 pm with a second showing of the video works
at 10pm -suggested donation $7 ($5 Members) For Information contact:
Richard Ray Whitman or Vicki Monks 405-524-4506 or Steve Liggett,
Living Arts Gallery (918) 585-1234
Find out
more at www.myspace.com/currentrealities
Other Openings This Week
February 6-23: Eleanor Hays Gallery in Tonkawa: Gathered and
Given: Whitney Forsyth Meet the artist at noon and 12:30 slide lecture
February 6-29: Gardiner Art Gallery in Stillwater: Helen
O’Leary http://art.okstate.edu
February 7-28: Living Arts in Tulsa: We Live in a
World Configured by Square, But We See Circles: Several Channel
Installation by Postcommodity www.livingarts.org
February 7-28: Liggett Studio in Tulsa: The Art of Love
www.liggettstudio.com
February 8: Istvan Gallery in OKC: Annalisa
Campbell and Shannon Crider www.istvangallery.com
February 8-March 30: Price Tower Arts
Center in Bartlesville:
Hollyhock House and Olive Hill: Frank Lloyd Wright and
Edmund Teske www.pricetower.org
February 9-March 13: Los Milagros Print
Studio and Gallery in OKC: Metaphoric Illusions: SD Miller, Opening
reception February 9, 6-8
February 9-May 4: National Cowboy Museum in
OKC: Louise Serpa Photography www.nationalcowboymuseum.org
February 9-May 4: National Cowboy Museum in
OKC: Real Western Wear www.nationalcowboymuseum.org
February 9-May 4: National Cowboy Museum in
OKC: Stomp Dance and Stickball: Southeastern Imagery from the Silberman
Collection www.nationalcowboymuseum.org
Arts In
Tulsa's February
Virtual Gallery, entitled "Art form the Heart" is now open with art by 37
exceptional artists. Visit www.artsintulsa.com, click on the Virtual Gallery
banner and use the bottom scroll bar to view all 37 works on our 4
"Gallery Walls". Enlarge works or click on the Website links
to see more of your favorite artist's artworks.
While you're on Arts in Tulsa.com, be sure to
check out our Events Calendar
to see the other art events and openings happening in the next couple
of weeks to celebrate Valentine's Day.
February
11 - 17, 2008
Art
for your Valentine
Annual Erotic Show
The
annual Erotic Show will once again be on display to help spark up your
Valentines Day. The show is welcome to artists and art lovers. The
annual show has the artists display for romantic and erotic artwork to
the public. The show opens at 6p.m., but feel free to get there early
to find a piece of romance to take home. The show is located at the
Iguana Cafe in Tahlequah and is free.
For the Love of Art
Looking
for something Fun and Grown-up to do for Valentine's Day? Impress your
Friends and Loved Ones by treating them to a Romantic Evening filled
with Decadent Chocolate Desserts, Delightful Spirits, Enchanting Live
Music, and Pleasurable Mini-massages, while Embraced in the Alluring
Ambiance of Dazzling Fine Art! Go to Prairies Edge Gallery and Art
Center in Skiatook.
This is
an evening that will Drive your Senses Wild! (and maybe your Sweetie
too!) Come whenever you like and stay as long as you want. Get your
Tickets in Advance for the Best Value, then drop your ticket stub into
the bowl for a chance at dozens of Prizes to be given away during the
evening! You will also have the opportunity to Cast your Silent Auction
Bids for 3 Wonderful Grand Prizes - each one valued at over $100!
Grand
Prizes include a 1-hour Massage Session with Jeanne Lamb, an Art-Filled
Gift Basket from Prairie's Edge, and a One-Night stay in a Cozy Cabin
at Bridle Creek Horse Ranch & Resort! Now how Romantic is that!
Please
feel free to Forward this on to your Friends or anyone else who needs
some Romance in their life! Proceeds will go to fund our New Art Center
that serves the Art Needs of people in the Entire Area! Thank You in
advance for your Generous Support! We are located at the 4th stop light
(3rd light in the downtown area) on the corner of Rogers and Osage.
Turn left onto Osage. Parking is located in the lot behind the gallery
or on the streets. Call 384.9104 if you need further directions.
Four
Letter Word LOVE
The new
installation Four Letter Word L*O*V*E will feature an exhibition of
Mail Art from around the world. Please join us for a lunch time opening
reception Thursday, February 14th at 12PM Invited Artist Gallery, In
the Underground Downtown OKC.
The
Invited Artist Gallery, located in the Downtown Oklahoma City
Underground Tunnels, hosts quarterly exhibitions curated by art
professionals in Oklahoma. Four Letter Word: L*O*V*E* is curated by
Sarah Hearn.
This
exhibition will showcase a type of artwork rarely seen in Oklahoma and
encourages local participation in an international network. What is
mail art? Mail art is simply any original work of art sent through the
postal system. This movement gained momentum in the 1950’s and has a
rich history dating back to the early 1800’s. Although many well-known
artists have participated in the movement, critics and collectors often
overlook mail art. This is probably because to be a recipient of mail
art, one must also send it!
Regular
Underground and Gallery hours are 6 am- 8 pm, Monday through Friday.
The Gallery is located in the The Underground beneath Robinson Ave and
Robert S. Kerr. Enter through Broadway-Kerr Parking Garage or
Leadership Square. The exhibition remains on display through April
4 For more information call 235-3500.
“We
recognize that arts and culture serve as important economic drivers and
contribute to the vibrancy of our downtown renaissance, said Brett
Hamm, president, of Downtown Oklahoma City Inc. “We appreciate Devon’s
leadership, vision and support of the Underground’s Invited Artist
Gallery.” For More info go to www.downtownokc.com
Other
Openings This Week
February 15-March 14: East Central
University in Ada: Curtis Jones Prints www.ecok.edu
February 17-March 14: USAO in Chickasha:
Carolyn Faseler and Vicki Maenza www.usao.edu/gallery
Ending
This Week
Through February 15: Southeastern OK State
University in Durant: Grayson Connection: Donna Adams and Steve Black www.sosu.edu
Through February 15: The University of Tulsa
School of Art: Retro-Futuristic Flora Richard Herzog
Through February 16: The Goddard Center in Ardmore: Ardmore Art Guild
Exhibit www.goddardcenter.org
Through February 16: Edmond Historical
Society: Serving You: Edmond’s Family Owned Businesses www.edmondhistory.org
February
18 - 24, 2008
Anti-Valentine,
Panel Discussion & Call4Art this Week
"Former
Friends, Lovers and other Abstract Relations"
The
Anti-Valentine's Show! February 22nd 7-9pm & February 23rd
10am-2pm
At Myers
Gallery and Studio 117 ½ N. Muskogee St., Downtown Tahlequah, OK
-February 17th 12- 3pm or February 19th from 5pm – 7pm. Come as You Are
Opening Party will be held on February 22nd , 7-9pm.
Cash &
Carry Show runs February 22nd & 23rd ONLY. Original Artwork
starting at $20 and Nothing over $200. Light Food & Drink will be
provided as well as live entertainment with an acoustic performance
supporting local musicians. Musical Guest Kacey Walkingstick & the
Holly Leifs of Oklahoma City!
This show
is being promoted as a casual event and we hope to bring in much of the
general public as well the usual art viewing crowd. So be sure to make
plans to be there on Friday the 21st and bring your friends!
Questions?
Call or email Kelie Myers 918-207-9416, keliemy@yahoo.com & www.myspace.com/myers_studio
Dinner
in the Deuce Panel Discussion
The panel discussion will begin at 6:30 pm and will be followed by a
question and answer session. Anthony McDermid of TAParchitecture in
Oklahoma City will moderate the event. McDermid is a founding
principal at TAParchitecture and his portfolio includes The Factory in
Bricktown, the Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary
Medicine, the Oklahoma Judicial Center, the City Rescue Mission, and
Bethany First Church of the Nazarene. He received his Bachelor of
Architecture at the University of Manchester in England and is a member
of the Royal Institute of British Architects and American Institute of
Architects.
Dinner in the Deuce is an exhibition of fourteen dining environments
designed by artists from Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas. The exhibition
showcases how practical objects can develop into installation art. The
artists handcrafted everything from the silverware to the chairs to the
tablecloths and their work displays the ingenuity of design that can be
brought to everyday life. The exhibition closes February 23, the day
after the panel discussion.
Untitled [ArtSpace] is a not-for-profit arts organization in downtown
Oklahoma City committed to stimulating new ideas and creative thought
through contemporary art. Untitled [ArtSpace] is dedicated to providing
access to quality exhibitions, educational programs, performances, and
publications and to involving the community in collaborative outreach
efforts. The Dinner in the Deuce panel discussion is free and open to
the public.
For more information about Untitled [ArtSpace] or Dinner in the Deuce,
visit www.1ne3.org
or call 405.815.9995.
Hammerpress
ADCT
Presents Hammerpress was founded in 1994 by Brady Vest after attending
the Kansas City Art Institute. With a fascination of letterpress and a
completely motorless Chandler & Price Platen Press, he began
printing CD and LP packages for poor and penniless art school rock ‘n
roll friends.
Now, with
several presses (all of which have motors, thankfully) and hundreds of
drawers of lead type, Hammerpress operates with a small crew creating
everything from wedding invitations to custom artwork for national
restaurant chains, CD packaging, corporate identity, posters and art
prints, as well as an ever-growing line of letterpress stationery
products. Don’t miss your chance to see them all.
Thursday,
February 21st; Location: Tulsa Little Theatre 1511 S Delaware Ave,
Tulsa, OK
Social
6:30 - 7:30 PM | Lecture 7:30 - 8:30 PM Art Directors of Tulsa Members:
Free | Students: $10 | Non-members: $25. More info at http://www.artdirectorsoftulsa.org/
CALL4ART
Individual
Artists of Oklahoma announces the 17 th Annual BITING THE APPLE ART
EXHIBITION to be hosted at our fabulous Gallery Space on Historic
Automobile Alley. This year's theme is Erotica in Wonderland, and
as the name suggests, we wish to provide, through the artworks selected
for exhibition, a "journey down the rabbit hole". IAO is interested in
erotic works, as well as art and performances that deconstructs, or
investigates the mechanisms behind our perceptions of eroticism or
sexuality in individuals and culture.
Rainer
Maria Rilke said, "Bodily Delight is a sensory experience…it
is a great, infinite learning that is given to us, acknowledge of the
world, the fullness and the splendor of all knowledge." Few themes are
persuasive and relevant as the role of erotica in human culture,
especially when perceptions of both what is erotic and what is art
fluctuate . Nude portraits of Boticelli's angels or Mapplethorpe's
photographs have been socially regarded as lewd or obscene. As time
progresses and various art movements or periods replace each other,
people's attitudes have altered to the extent where the artwork is
subjected to individual standards from both the audience and the
artist. Biting the Apple intends to provide a venue for artists and
audiences to explore and broaden this controversial, but otherwise
unresolved topic. More at http://www.myspace.com/iaogallery
QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?
Call Jeff Stokes, IAO Executive Director (405) 232-6060
Other
Openings This Week
February 17-March 14: USAO in Chickasha:
Carolyn Faseler and Vicki Maenza www.usao.edu/gallery
February 20-March 29: The Goddard Center in Ardmore: Charles
Rushton Photography Exhibit www.goddardcenter.org
February 21-March 7: Alexandre Hogue Gallery
in Tulsa: Master’s Thesis
Exhibition, Opening reception February 21, 5-7 www.cas.utulsa.edu/art
February 21-March 20: Apertures Gallery in Tulsa: Greg Gray www.aperturesphoto.com
February 22: Shadid Fine Art in Edmond:
Bruce Cody www.shadidfineart.com
February 22-April 6: Mabee-Gerrer Museum in
Shawnee: Draughtsmen: Selected prints of James McNeill Whistler and Sir
Francis Seymour Haden www.mgmoa.org
Ending
This Week
“Café City Arts 2008: Circus Maximus,” annual
celebration and art sale featuring national, regional and emerging
artists benefiting City Arts Center, showing through Feb. 23. City Arts
Center , 3000 General Pershing, 405.951.0000.
“Dinner
in the Deuce,” exhibit showcasing how practical objects can be viewed
as artistic sculpture, showing through Feb. 23. Untitled [ArtSpace], 1
N.E. Third, 405.815.9995
February
25 - March 2, 2008
20
Years of Art, Call4Art and Lecture Plus More this Week
Oklahoma
Visual Arts Coalition Celebrates Twenty Years of Support for Oklahoma
Artists
OVAC: 20 Years of Support for Oklahoma
Artists will be on display February 28 – March 30, 2008 at
the Tulsa Performing Arts Center Gallery, 110 E. 2nd St. Admission to
the gallery is free and it is available for viewing Mon-Fri 10 am –
5:30 pm and during Chapman Music Hall events.
Since
1988, the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition (OVAC) has been working to
support visual artists living and working in Oklahoma and to promote
public interest in the arts. In an upcoming exhibition, OVAC will
celebrate its history with a showing of event posters and images that
reflect the excitement of the organization’s first twenty years. To be
held at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, OVAC: 20 Years of Support for
Oklahoma Artists will be on display February 28 – March 30, 2008.
“We
are proud of OVAC’s history of supporting artists all over the state,”
says OVAC Executive Director Julia Kirt. “This exhibition encapsulates
some of the important programs that help artists. Looking at the past
promotional posters, I am reminded of the amazing artwork that has been
exhibited, sold and viewed through the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition’s
programs.”
According
to OVAC’s Board President Pam Hodges, Ph.D., the Anniversary Exhibit is
“not only an excellent example of good graphic design, but also a
reminder of the excellent opportunities that OVAC has provided for
Oklahomans to participate in the visual arts during the past 20 years.”
The
many programs of the organizations are designed to support visual
artists living in Oklahoma. This includes grants, professional support,
exhibitions, publications and more. For more information about the
organization, please visit www.ovac-ok.org or call
405-232-6991.
CALL4ART
applications available for 2008 Red Earth Festival
The 2007
Red Earth Festival drew over 25,500 paid attendees (an increase in
attendance from 2006), experienced a sold out Art Market and Native
Exchange Market, and an increase in dance participants.
Independent polling, conducted by TouchPoll Tulsa, indicated 90% of
visitors rated the Festival as “having met or exceeded the ir
expectations.”
Nearly 300
juried artists from throughout the U.S. are expected to participate in
the art market at the 2008 Red Earth Festival. Art applicants must
submit the in artwork for jury into the show, and are required to
provide a tribal membership card, Certificate of Degree of Indian
Blood, official document certifying Indian artisan, or Federal, State,
or Tribal document establishing Indian lineage.
The Red
Earth Festival features competition and exhibitor divisions and
categories including Cultural Items (personal ornamentation, basketry,
utilitarian, diversified); Painting, Drawing, Graphics &
Photography; Jewelry (traditional, contemporary); Pottery (traditional,
contemporary); Sculpture (metal, wood, stone) and Clothing, Textiles
& Weaving. Red Earth will award more than $32,000 to the winners of
the juried art competition during an Artist Reception & Awards
Ceremony scheduled Thursday, June 5 at the Cox Convention Center
.
Red Earth
Festival art applications and guidelines can be obtained from the Red
Earth website at www.redearth.org or by calling
(405) 427-5228.
Untitled [ArtSpace]
to host lecture by Mary Margaret Jones of Hargreaves Associates
The
careful balance between structure and sustainability provides the
blueprint for the 2007-2008 Bruce Goff Lecture Series, “Blue Sky, Green
City.” Mary Margaret Jones, President and Senior Principal of
Hargreaves Associates, will speak at Untitled [ArtSpace]’s Art Forum on
Tuesday, March 4. Hargreaves Associates is a landscape architecture
firm with offices in San Francisco, Cambridge, Mass., New York City,
and London. The firm’s primary concern in all of its projects is the
connection between culture and the environment, whether its through
parks created atop reclaimed landfills or an entertainment and
commercial complex in China.
Jones’
presentation will be preceded by a reception at 5 pm followed by her
lecture at 5:30 pm. Her talk is organized in collaboration with the
Bruce Goff Chair of Creative Architecture in the College of
Architecture at the University of Oklahoma and AIA Central Oklahoma.
The Bruce Goff Lecture Series focuses on issues that are prevalent in
current design practice and theory, including the scale of buildings,
environmentally conscious design, interdisciplinary and interconnected
creative processes, and sustainability at every level of design.
Mary
Margaret Jones is a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape
Architects and received her Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from
Texas A&M. She served as the Senior Principal in Charge for the
Sydney Olympics Master Concept Design, the University of Cincinnati
Master Plan, Guadalupe River Park, and Crissy Field in San Francisco’s
Presidio. She is also a Fellow and member of the Board of Trustees of
the American Academy in Rome and has served as a Visiting Critic in
Landscape Architecture at the Harvard Design School. In 2005, she had
an exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York entitled
“Groundswell: Constructing the Contemporary Landscape.”
Untitled
[ArtSpace] is a not-for-profit arts organization in downtown Oklahoma
City committed to stimulating new ideas and creative thought through
contemporary art. Untitled [ArtSpace] is dedicated to providing access
to quality exhibitions, educational programs, performances, and
publications and to involving the community in collaborative outreach
efforts. Jones’ presentation is free and open to the public.
For
more information about Untitled ArtSpace, visit www.1ne3.org or call
405.815.9995. For more information about Mary Margaret Jones and
Hargreaves Associates, visit www.hargreaves.com.
Call4Art Deadlines this week
HORSE
IN THE CITY PUBLIC ART PROJECT
www.shawneeok.org
Application deadline: February 29
MEMORIAL SEEKS PHOTOS FROM
STUDENTS
www.oklahomacitynationalmemorial.org
Deadline: February 29
High School and college photographers can win a $250 cash prize and a
new digital camera in OKC National Memorial and Museum’s contest Images
of Hope.
IAO MONEY TALKS ART WALKS CALL
FOR ARTISTS
iaogallery@coxinet.net
Deadline: March 1
Deliver works no later than March 1. Need 100 artists to donate 2 works
no larger than 8 ½ x 11. Email Jeff with any questions.
EL RENO HERITAGE ARTS FESTIVAL
www.elreno.org
bonjor27@pldi.org
Deadline: March 1
Event: April 12
For more information call Bonnie Jordan: 405-823-0307 or 405-893-2342
All exhibits will be inside at Redlands Community College.
Ending
This Week
Abraham Lopez, Olivia Lopez and Marty Bernich, new
paintings, showing through Feb. 29. Norick Art Center , 1600 N.W. 25th,
405-521-5226.
“Altars” and “Recent Observations,” installation pieces by Narciso Argüelles
and prints by Michelle Martin, showing through Feb. 29. Individual
Artists of Oklahoma , 811 N. Broadway, 405-232-6060.
Art Exhibit, featuring mixed-media installation by Annalisa Campbell, collages by Shannon Crider, potter Paul Pfrehm and mixed-media painter
Ann Powell, showing
through Feb. 29. Istvan Gallery, 1218 N. Western, 405-831-2874.
E.K. Jeong and Ku-Ja Hong, new exhibition, showing through Feb. 29.
Individual Artists of Oklahoma , 811 N. Broadway, 405-232-6060.
“From on High,”
a national competitive exhibition
by the University of Oklahoma School of Art and Art History, showing
through Feb. 29. Lightwell Gallery, 520 Parrington Oval, Norman ,
405-325-2691.
“Office Art,” featuring works by several gallery and guest
artists, showing through Feb. 29. JRB Art at The Elms, 2810 N. Walker ,
405-528-6336.
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