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BOOKMARK US!!! Welcome to GreenArtMag.com This FREE online magazine is to inform the world about the exceptional artwork, galleries, museums and art activities in the Green Country of Oklahoma and surrounding areas. This front page will be updated with art reviews, articles, press releases and notes weekly. Have a show coming up? Let us know: info@greenartmag.com June 30 - July 6, 2008 Beyond Breast Cancer, Swingin' Art, plus a lot more openings this week Beauty Beyond Breast Cancer Opening  GreenArtMag.com
is proud to have a staff member Mickel Yantz, as one of the
participating artists who donated is time to paint one of the cast
donated by one of these brave women. Please join the models and artists
this Thursday at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center Gallery.  "Intertwined" by Mickel Yantz Breast
Impressions is a Non-Profit 501(c)3 Organization, and all gifts and
financial contributions are tax deductible. Our mission is to
increase breast cancer awareness and fundraising to support breast
cancer education, prevention and treatment. We donate breast cast
kits to women who have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer.
Swingin' Sculpture   Swingin' Sculpture by Russell Bellamy The Swingin’ Sculpture
of OKC artist Russell Bellamy Opens on July 3, 5-9pm and continues
through Aug 28My work over the past two years has documented my
personal observations and concerns about our society as well as
observations of communal behavior. I have discussed social anxiety
and political and consumer issues, in addition to social control. My
most recent body of work is an exciting and entertaining way for me
to view our culture, a culture that can learn from its mistakes and
overcome the sociological issues that are referenced in my work.
Local
Arts Director receives National Award  Americans for the Arts Presents Emerging Leader Award to Oklahoma’s Julia Kirt At its annual convention last weekend, Americans for the Arts presented its 2008 Emerging Leader Award to Julia Kirt, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition (OVAC). The Emerging Leader Award honors a new and/or young arts leader, and recognizes his or her extraordinary work in the field of arts administration. Recipients demonstrate innovative thinking, a commitment to the advancement of the arts, exemplary leadership qualities, and have had a significant effect on their local, state or national communities. “Americans for the Arts has been a strong proponent for the advancement of new arts leadership and this award is a reflection of our commitment,” said Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts. “Julia Kirt exemplifies the qualities needed to lead and advance the arts.” Kirt has served as Executive Director for the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition since 1999. During her tenure she has implemented Momentum, a hugely successful event held annually in both Oklahoma City and Tulsa, featuring Oklahoma visual artists aged 30 and younger. She has also been instrumental in instigating OVAC’s new exhibition Art 365, which gave six Oklahoma artists each a $10,000 honorarium and a year of curatorial interaction to create new bodies of work. Other OVAC exhibits include VisionMakers, featuring high craft and three dimensional works, the Oklahoma Visual Arts Biennial, featuring two dimensional media and the 12x12 Art Show & Sale, OVAC’s invitational fundraiser. OVAC programs also include an online gallery of Oklahoma artists, an art studio tour and professional development workshops for artists. More information about OVAC can be found at www.ovac-ok.org. Kirt completed an M.A. in Art History at the University of Oklahoma. Earlier this year, she was featured in the “40 Under 40” feature in Oklahoma Magazine. Organized in 1988, OVAC is a nonprofit organization that supports approximately 3,000 visual artists living and working in Oklahoma each year. OVAC promotes public interest in the arts by sponsoring exhibitions that help people of all ages understand the visual arts. OVAC helps artists connect with opportunities, market their art and raise money to support their careers. Americans
for the Arts is the leading nonprofit organization for advancing the
arts in America. With offices in Washington, DC, and New York City,
it has a record of 48 years of service. Americans for the Arts is
dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating
opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all
forms of the arts. Additional information is available at
www.AmericansForTheArts.org.
Object
Project Open
The
Philbrook Museum in Tulsa has opened the national touring exhibit
Object Project .
Opening
This Week “Dandelion Days Are Gone” and “The Full Spectrum,” works by Shelley Starnes and Ellee Fulton, showing through June 30. Leslie Powell Foundation and Gallery, 620 S.W. D, Lawton, 580-357-9526. “Wheels,” 10 artists imagine cars, bikes, trains, trucks, moving houses and tricycles in work on display, showing through June 30. Invited Artists Gallery, beneath N. Robinson and Robert S. Kerr avenues, 405-235-3500. Grand Opening and Red Earth Show, featuring new works by Troy Anderson, Dolores Purdy Corcoran, Adan Garcia and more, showing through July 1. Tribes 131, 131 24th Ave. N.W., Norman, 405-329-4442. “Simpatico,” works by Paul Medina, showing through July 2. Gaylord-Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum, 1400 Classen Drive, 405-235-4458. New Work, by David Phelps, Jose Rodriguez and Michael Almaguer, showing through July 5. Mainsite Contemporary Art, 122 E. Main, Norman, 405-292-8095. “First Time Around,” a selection from 4,800 photos taken by Emily Dutcher on her first trip around the world, showing through July 6. Performing Arts Studio, 200 S. Jones, Norman, 405-307-9320. “The Jerome M. and Wanda Otey Westheimer Distinguished Visiting Artist: Hung Liu: Now and Then,” stunning reproductions of historical photographs of Chinese life, showing through July 6. Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, 555 Elm, Norman, 405-325-4938. “Life Reflected,” photography exhibit by Paul McEntire, showing through July 6. North Gallery, state Capitol, 2300 N. Lincoln, 405-521-2931. “Visions Through a Plastic Lens,” photography by Lou Chapman, showing through July 6. International Photography Hall of Fame, 2100 N.E. 52nd, 405-424-4055.
June 23-29, 2008 Line Gallery Opening, some Jewish Graphics, plus more... Line Gallery "6x"  Located at 4623
N Portland Ave (Southwest Corner of 46th & Portland) in Oklahoma
City Featuring
Works by Sarah Hearn, Randy Marks, Paul Mays, Joe Slack &
Eric Wright and The
outdoor sculpture Garden will feature new works by Larry
Pickering & Joe Slack. Opening
Reception Saturday June 28th from 6-9 pm. Complimentary
food & drink 10% of all sales will be donated to IAO by the
artists. Call
405-812-7175 or email slack101@cox.net
for more info.
Youth
Services offers New Art Studios for Summer 2008 Their next class is Osage
Finger Weaving
The
Jewish Graphic Novel  The has opened their newest exhibit of original works of three generations of pioneering graphic novelists: from the late Will Eisner and Joe Kubert to second generation artists Peter Kuper and James Sturm, as well as newcomer J.T. Waldman. These artists express and assert the intensity of word and image in conveying narratives that speak to the contemporary viewer, illustrating Jewish social history, literature, traditional text, searing social issues, and mythical heroism. The show is curated by Hebrew Union College. Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art is located at 2021 East 71st Street in Tulsa, OK 74136 Ending This Week Annette Sinesio and Jean Keil, works by the local artists, showing through June 28. Paseo Art Space, 3022 Paseo, 405-525-2688. “Border Identities,” works by Narciso Argüelles, showing through June 28. Untitled [ArtSpace], 1 N.E. Third, 405-815-9995. “Invitational Glass,” glass art by nationally recognized craftsmen, and paintings by Ernesto Sanchez, showing through June 28. JRB Art at The Elms, 2810 N. Walker, 528-6336. “Text as Texture,” new works by Sarah Davison, showing through June 28. In Your Eye Gallery & Studio, 3005-A Paseo, 405-525-2161. American Indian Artists Exhibition, featuring works in a variety of artistic media by alumni, students, faculty and staff, showing through June 29. Jacobson House Native Art Center, 609 Chautauqua, Norman, 405-366-1667. “Form and Function: Wood Sculpture from the Collection of the Forest Heritage Center,” showing through June 29. Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art, 1090 W. MacArthur, Shawnee, 405-878-5300. “An Exhibition of New Drawings and Prints,” works by Katherine Liontas-Warren, showing through June 30. Leslie Powell Foundation and Gallery, 620 S.W. D, Lawton, 580-357-9526. “Dandelion Days Are Gone” and “The Full Spectrum,” works by Shelley Starnes and Ellee Fulton, showing through June 30. Leslie Powell Foundation and Gallery, 620 S.W. D, Lawton, 580-357-9526. “Wheels,”
10 artists imagine cars, bikes, trains, trucks, moving houses and
tricycles in work on display, showing through June 30. Invited
Artists Gallery, beneath N. Robinson and Robert S. Kerr avenues,
405-235-3500.
June 16-22, 2008 Momentum Tulsa 2008 This Saturday  ART MOVES MOMENTUM TULSA BRINGS ART TO THE STREET THIS SUMMER Art doesn’t stand still. Well, at least not
at the Oklahoma
Visual Arts Coalition’s annual event Momentum Tulsa: Art Doesn’t
Stand Still. Now in its fifth year, the exhibit and party will take
place on Saturday, June 21, 2008 from
8pm-Midnight. Once again, it
will take over Living Arts and Liggett Studio at 308 & 314 S.
Kenosha Ave., as well as the street, creating a block-party
atmosphere.  Gallery view of Momentum Tulsa 2007. With
a mission to highlight Oklahoma artists ages 30 and under, the
exhibition will feature a variety of media including painting,
photography, sculpture, film, performance, and large-scale
installations with an emphasis on the interactive. Music on the
outdoor stage is provided by local bands Ghosts, Recorder and
Guardant.  Momentum Tulsa artist Paul Mays stands proudly with his artwork at the 2007 event.
This
year, Momentum Tulsa will feature a special addition: Momentum
Spotlight. The Spotlight has given three selected artists $1,500 each
and three months of interaction with the guest curators. The three
artists, Liz Rodda of Norman, Tünde Darvay of Norman and Jordan
Vinyard of Oklahoma City, have created new works to be exhibited at
Momentum Tulsa for the first time.  A visitor to Momentum Tulsa 2007 blends in with the life-size, interactive lite-brite. The
art and awards for Momentum Tulsa are selected by guest curators.
This year, curators are Sunni Mercer, Artist and NEA Regional Fellow
and Jennifer Barron, Artist and Momentum Spotlight Emerging Curator.
Barron was selected from a pool of applicants to participate as an
emerging curator through the Momentum Spotlight program. Awards for
artists total over $1,000 and include Viewers Choice awards in both
Visual Art and Performance Art categories, selected by Momentum
attendees.  Momentum Tulsa 2007 fills the street on Kenosha Ave. between 3rd & 4th. OVAC expects 800 in attendance at the June 21 opening party. Tickets to the event are $7 in advance or $10 at the door. Tickets can be purchased online at www.MomentumOklahoma.org, or by phone at 405-232-6991. Advance tickets can also be purchased in person at Dwelling Spaces, 119 S. Detroit; Under the Mooch, 1423 S. Harvard; or Blue 7, 7518 N. May (OKC). The OFFICIAL MOMENTUM AFTER-PARTY will be held at the Tiny Lounge, just around the corner from the event, at 818 E. 3rd St. Momentum Tulsa is made possible with the generous support of Bank of Oklahoma, Urban Tulsa Weekly, Tiny Lounge, NONzine and the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information about Momentum Tulsa, please visit www.MomentumOklahoma.org or www.myspace.com/momentumtulsa. June 9 - 15, 2008 Art, Wine, Opportunities and Art for Dad this Week. Goddard Annual Juried Exhibit  Painting by Shell Tate Garner June brings to the Goddard Center our Annual Juried Exhibit. Artists from Oklahoma and surrounding states submit entries for consideration. Awards will be announced at the reception, Reception date - Saturday, June 14th from 2-4pm For more information about the juror go to http://www.shelleytategarner.com, for more about Goddard goto http://www.goddardcenter.org One Love Music Fest is looking for vendors  The 2008 Green Country Eco-Expo & Music Fest will feature two days of live music, exhibitors of art, products, resources, services, and information. The 4th Annual Green Country Eco-Expo & Music Fest will be held at Jenks Riverwalk Crossing & Amphitheater in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Friday and Saturday, July 11th and 12th. The 2007 event drew a diverse crowd of nearly 20,000, and this year we expect to our attendance to exceed that. Tulsa's River Walk Crossing is located along the Arkansas River, at the west end of the 96th Street river bridge at Jenks America. The facilities include a Amphitheater, Restaurants, Shops, River Walk Trail, and live entertainment. Located nearby is the Oklahoma Aquarium, antique shops, a bicycle and walking bridge across the river, as well as shopping and restaurants. Green Country Eco-Expo & One Love Music Fest is a peaceful music festival, aimed at educating the public about earth friendly living. For more info to go http://www.OneLoveMusicFest.com 8th Annual deadCENTER Film Festival  If you've enjoyed our previous festivals, you're sure to enjoy this one. As always, we will feature great independent films from around the world. For more info and tickets go to www.deadcenterfilm.org June 11-15 Oklahoma Art Walk & Wine Tasting Festival  Free Family Sunday - Daddy and Me  The Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville is offering free admission to fathers this Sunday June 15, from 12-5pm in celebration of Father's Day. For more info go to www.pricetower.org Live on the Plaza Live on the Plaza has several open Studios June 13, from 7-11am and fun things for all located at the OKC Plaza District For more info contact Kristen@plazadistrict.org HAPPY
FATHER'S DAY TO ALL THE DADDY-O'S from GreenArtMag.com Staff
June 2 - 8, 2008 Red Earth, 365, & Momentum Due this Week ART 365  Installations by:
Joseph Daun, Sarah Atlee, and Live4This, reception May 29, 5-7 at Liggett Studio, 314 S Kenosha Ave. and continues through June 14 Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition Gives Extraordinary Opportunity Gallery hours: Th 1-8pm after the opening Fri 1-8pm, Sat 1-4pm, Sun 1-4pm Art 365, a new exhibition from the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, offered six Oklahoma artists a year and $10,000 to hone their unique approaches to art and to develop a body of work that expresses their identities as artists. Sarah Atlee, Betsy Barnum, Joseph Daun, Ashley Griffith, Liz Roth, and Darshan Phillips and Aaron Whisner in a collaboration called Live4This were each selected from a statewide call for proposals. Their individual points of view combined with their artistic talents granted them a place in Art 365, an exhibition of art produced during their year of work. Portions of Art 365 will be exhibited simultaneously in two venues in Tulsa, beginning May 29. The Alexandre Hogue Gallery at the University of Tulsa and Liggett Studio at 314 S. Kenosha Ave. will each host parts of the exhibit. An opening reception will be held at both locations on May 29, 5-7pm. Following the opening, a film documenting the Art 365 project will be debuted at the Circle Cinema, 10 S. Lewis, at 7pm. Admission to both the opening receptions and the film screening is free and open to the public. Each of the artists worked individually with curator Diane Barber and used the opportunity to focus intensely on progressing their style of art. The artists represent a diverse cross section of art in Oklahoma, with painting, printmaking, mixed media and interactive sculpture are all represented. Ashley Griffith, for example, created detailed grids of images, one of which is a documentation of her life for 365 days. Betsy Barnum used twelve prints to document the growth and changes that took place in her life over the year. Sarah Atlee’s project is called Normal, OK, and includes portraits of fictional people inspired by the names of places in Oklahoma. Joseph Daun used consumer products to create functional and interactive large-scale sculptures that explore the ideas of drive and ambition. Darshan Phillips and Aaron Whisner (working collaboratively as Live4This) worked on wall-size paintings meant to trigger memories of childhood, ranging from freedom to the possibilities of play and fun. Liz Roth’s project is entitled America 101 and includes 100 small oil paintings of typical but not iconic images from all 50 states. Diane Barber, Co-Executive Director and Visual Arts Curator for DiverseWorks in Houston, curated the exhibition. Art 365 is funded in part by the Oklahoma Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities, Oklahoma Arts Council, Allied Arts, Kirkpatrick Foundation, and Jean Ann Fausser. For more information about Art 365, please visit www.Art365.org Red Earth Festival  When
the 22nd
annual Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival opens at the Cox
Convention Center Friday June 6, 2008 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 2008 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 6 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 7 on Regatta Park River Trails along the Oklahoma River in downtown Oklahoma City, is open to runners and walkers of all ages and abilities. Momentum 2008 Deadline Sunday The Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition (OVAC) is seeking artists now for a unique venue for the incredible talents of Oklahoma’s young artists at Momentum Tulsa: Art Doesn’t Stand Still. Scheduled for June 21, 2008, the event will be held at Living Arts & Liggett Studios, 308 & 314 S. Kenosha Ave. in Tulsa . Artists interested in submitting work for the exhibition can now find the call for entries at OVAC’s website, www.MomentumOklahoma.org or by calling 405-232-6991. Momentum Tulsa is open to all artists ages 30 and under who are living in Oklahoma . All media are accepted including 2-D and 3-D works, performance art, installation and film. Over $1,000 in awards will be given at the event in categories such as Curator’s Choice, Pushing the Boundaries, and a Viewer’s Choice, voted on during the event in both Visual Art and Performance categories. Curators for Momentum Tulsa are Sunni Mercer, artist and NEA Regional Fellow, and Jennifer Barron, artist and Momentum Spotlight Emerging Curator. The curator’s will select the art, film and performances for the exhibition from the more than 100 artists who are expected to submit. The deadline for entries is June 8, 1-3pm or June 9, 6-9pm. Submissions should be delivered to Living Arts, 308 S. Kenosha Ave. , Tulsa . For more information about Momentum Tulsa, please visit www.MomentumOklahoma.org or www.myspace.com/momentumtulsa. | ||||
