Arts

he flowing, fantastic lines of Mikesell’s work for bold, vibrant colors, Berry’s works are inspired by advertisements and commercial labels. His paintings typically take inspiration directly from photographs he snapped on metro streets. Using stripes, paisleys and plaids behind his city scenes, Berry’s work takes on a distinct 1950s and ’60s flair. An opening reception […]

A television glowing behind her, the silhouette of Matty Lynch’s roommate provided all the inspiration he needed. “She was watching ‘ER’ and I had a blank canvas I didn’t know what to do with,” Lynch said, with a laugh. He added flowing, “tentacle”-styled hair to his roommate’s profile before completing the piece several months ago […]

A historic Guthrie museum is celebrating Christmas as settlers did more than a century ago. The Oklahoma Territorial Museum has re-created Victorian-era Christmas dressings and decorations, giving visitors a glimpse of the how the holiday’s modern traditions have evolved. The museum is displaying several Christmas trees that have been decorated using materials and techniques popular […]

Like the Joads of John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath,” three generations of local poet Tracy Townsend’s family fled Oklahoma for California, beginning in the Dust Bowl. Unlike the Joads, the Townsends came back. That shift in states “? and back again “? informs the pieces of her first full-length book, “The Wrath of Grapes,” […]

Looking to the past, present and future is cause for change “? at least for one Scrooge. Pollard Theatre‘s most popular play, “A Territorial Christmas Carol,” returns for its 21st season and a series of performances that stage today through Sunday at the Guthrie venue. Ghosts of the past and present pay a visit to […]

It would be nice to report that if all the Christmas shows playing around town have you down, Oklahoma City Theatre Company is offering a respite in the jungles of India, which is about as far as you can get from the North Pole without being at the South Pole. Alas, OCTC’s production of Rudyard […]

Cutting-edge technology and scientific discoveries influence an Oklahoma City artist who creates artwork with a component of controlled chaos. Sarah Hearn’s “Connecting Constellations of an Intangible Universe,” on display at the North Gallery of the state Capitol, connects science and art to represent the natural relationship between science and photography. Hearn said her artwork “comments […]

If “The Nutcracker” is too creepy (all those mice) or “A Christmas Carol” is too depressing (Tiny Tim dies at the end, you know), you might try “A Tuna Christmas,” now being presented by Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre at the Civic Center’s CitySpace theater. You may rest assured that “A Tuna Christmas” is neither creepy […]

In the late 1920s and early 1930s, the nation’s Federal Indian Policy centered around the concept of assimilation.  During this time, programs were set up to provide vocational training for Indians, said Steve Grafe, curator of American Indian Art at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Several Indian artists “? mostly Kiowa “? were […]

he Plaza, said events like Friday’s are part of an effort to “promote the local artists” and to make the public aware of the district’s new businesses. A diverse array of new businesses have opened in the district, Vails said, reflecting the owners’ common affection for community and creativity. Collected Thread sells handmade and vintage […]