Arts

A year-long art idea has given seven local artists the time, money and freedom to create ambitious projects for a collective exhibit about the American identity. The seven finalists for “Art 365” were notified last March and each given a $10,000 “honorarium” and a full year to create projects for an exhibit which debuted last […]

In David Ives’ seven short, one-act plays currently performed by the Ghostlight Theatre Club, timing is indeed everything. Whether it’s skewing time to repeat conversations, performing words like musical notes, or waiting for monkeys to write Shakespeare, the evening is “All in the Timing.” Director Lance Garrett moves the evening along nicely, with quick, fluid […]

Local artist Jack Hill had a personality and lived a life that matched the vibrant colors he spilled onto canvases for more than 40 years. Hill died on Jan. 18 at the age of 77, after battling a long-term illness. For the entire month of March, the life and work of the beloved Paseo artist […]

Even before beginning a painting, Shelly Lewis Stanfield first visualizes its display environment. “I generally picture a room or a decor, because I used to be a designer,” Stanfield said. “I think of color trends, different colors that go together, the design of the room, and I go from there. I imagine a space the […]

While Oklahoma has produced its share of poetic legends, many people may not realize that Oklahoma City is a highly recognized outlet for the celebration of poetry as an art, through increasingly popular poetry readings at Galileo Bar and Grill, 3009 Paseo. Galileo is the site for weekly readings from the metro-based Home for Wayward […]

te. “While some people may find art itself as intimidating and pretentious, Lafon’s work is satirical, narrative and, above all, humanistic,” Stone said. BACKGROUNDBorn and raised in Utah, Lafon received a bachelor’s and master’s of fine arts from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, and worked as an illustrator and art educator before […]

With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner, the Istvan Gallery, 1218 N. Western, invites you to bring your best “green” story to Friday night’s “OKC StorySlam,” Oklahoma City’s premier competitive storytelling event. Drawing inspiration from leprechauns and shamrocks, the “green” theme requires the spoken-word artists to spin their color-related tales in seven minutes or […]

Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre’s Southern/Cajun adaptation of Moli

Instead of gambling your money at the slot machines this Saturday night, try your luck at art. But unlike at metro casinos or racetracks, just buying a ticket for the “Money Talks, Art Walks” fund-raiser at the Individual Artists of Oklahoma gallery makes you a winner.   “Everyone who buys a ticket gets a painting,” […]

American Indian artists, will be showcased beginning Friday at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, 555 Elm, on the University of Oklahoma campus in Norman.   The exhibit, titled “Highlights of the Adkins Collection,” includes more than 200 works. It will remain on display through December. Museum admission is free from Friday to Sunday.  […]