Tony Beaulieu is a writer originally from Slaughterville, Oklahoma. He now lives and writes in Kansas City, Missouri. He has had fiction published by Tell-Tale Press, Collective Realms Magazine, Cirsova Magazine, and an article in MAD Magazine. “It is about two young people who go for a fateful hike on one of Oklahoma’s many abandoned cattle […]
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Artist of the Quarantine: Jake Beeson
Jake Beeson is a well-rooted Oklahoma native involved in his community. Beeson’s large-scale, vibrant work can be seen throughout Oklahoma and surrounding states. He is inspired by music, graffiti and comic book characters, and his work can be easily recognized. From mixed media to large scale murals, he takes pride in clean lines and vibrant […]
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PRESS RELEASE National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum announces exhibition extensions including Warhol and Lange
Now that the Museum has reopened to the public many of the current exhibitions have been extended to give visitors ample time to come and experience them. The exhibitions include: Warhol and the West, Dorothea Lange: Politics of Seeing and Find Your Western, all of which will now be on display through July 5, 2020 […]
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Artist of the Quarantine: Matt Lowery
“This deeply unsettling time has influenced the process I use to write music in ways I couldn’t have predicted,” Matt Lowery said. “I find myself exploring familiar textures in unfamiliar ways; taking pianos, guitars, and synths and processing them until they feel like new timbres altogether. I’ve been trying to release long-form music that helps […]
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Writer of the Quarantine: Averi Little
Hi, my name is Averi Little! I am a 14-year-old local poet. I have recently started to share my poetry through a project called BAFA zine and at an open mic night in Paseo. BAFA (by ALL(Averi Love Little) for all) is a zine that I’ve put together each month since March 2020 containing three […]
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Artist of the Quarantine: Claire Holloway
Claire Holloway is an emerging wildlife artist entering her senior year at the University of Oklahoma’s School of Visual Art as well as studying at the Oklahoma Academy of Classical Art. Since Claire is fascinated with the emotions, grace and power of animals, her paintings and sculptures revolve around the stories of wild species, particularly […]
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Artist of the Quarantine: Madelyn Amacher
“I crave authenticity and vulnerability. My photography and music are built on just that: raw emotion,” Madelyn Amacher said. “My favorite moments to capture are the completely candid ones. That’s why a lot of my work is shot at Ponyboy, where you’ll find a crowd full of the most accepting and joyful people dancing the […]
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Artist of the Quarantine: J. Lopez
“[I’m a] cartoonist, illustrator and designer (web, graphic) web designer for Serco Inc. currently, doing cartooning and illustrations purely as a hobby,” J. Lopez said. “I work entirely digitally and use a Wacom Cintiq or my iPad Pro. I can’t say that much has changed for those of us who were always stuck indoors working […]
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Writer of the Quarantine: Bobbie Franklin
Bobbie Franklin is a serial entrepreneur and current content director at Frank Creative. She moved to Oklahoma City in 2016 and lives in Edgemere Terrace with her boyfriend and mini-poodle. She has been writing ever since she had her first poem published in a children’s anthology in elementary school, though she tries to remain humble. […]
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Artist of the Quarantine: Rachel Stout
“As an artist, my goal is to create clean images that take the viewer to a balanced and reflective place. Thinking of artwork as a visual representation of the human condition greatly inspires me,” Rachel Stout said. “A lot of my work features women who are strong and goddesslike in nature but still at the […]