After a year’s break and a rescheduling from its regular Memorial Day weekend slot, the Paseo Arts Festival will happen Labor Day Weekend. The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sept. 4 and 5 with live music until 10 p.m. both days, and Sept. 6 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. All […]
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TULSA: Philbrook Museum of Art
Nothing about the Philbrook Museum of Art makes sense, and that’s why it’s one of the best places in the state of Oklahoma. Nestled inside a south Tulsa neighborhood, the Philbrook looms before you as you enter the grounds. The story goes that wealthy oilman Waite Phillips abandoned the original 72-room Italian villa just years […]
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America Whistles
Like nearly everything else on the planet, the opening of the new Oklahoma Contemporary building, 11 NW 11th St., was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. But you couldn’t tell it while paying a visit, with each floor of the building buzzing with sound and people endlessly entering and leaving the exhibits. Access to the exhibits […]
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Tradition of Spring Arts
The Festival of the Arts has been a spring mainstay for Oklahoma City since 1967, and this year’s event will be bigger than it’s ever been. Literally. After its cancellation last year for only the second time in its history (the 1995 festival was scheduled to be held just days after the Alfred P. Murrah […]
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OKG Artist: Kenzie McFeely
As a professional artist, you have to manage a lot of roles. How much time do you spend on building your own brand? Being a full-time designer and artist, my whole business is centered around, well, me and the type of energy I emit into my work. So I spend a lot of my time […]
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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: Greg Pogue
Greg’s inspiration throughout this pandemic is to break down the weakest areas in his art and build it back up so he can capture the life and realism of what he’s drawing. His work gravitates around popular figures in the music, model, and social media industry. During this trying time, Greg has been determined to […]
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Artist of the Quarantine: Jared Kinley
“I am fascinated by the works created by photographers of the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s. Born in the ’90s myself, I find myself gravitating to themes relevant back in the time of Avedon, Newton, Lindbergh, Ritts, and Penn,” Jared Kinley said. “My work resembles the fashion statements and cultural breakouts of these decades, from hair bands to women’s […]
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Artist of the Quarantine: Tanner Frady
An Oklahoma native, Tanner Frady works full-time as a sign painter with a background in graffiti. You can find his work all over Oklahoma City as well as across the country, from windows to walls and metal sign panels. He and his girlfriend, Ashley Dawn, create large-scale typography murals done in spray paint, often featuring […]
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Artist of the Quarantine: Rebecca Pipkin
“I collect remnants of memories and architecture to capture the viewer in a suspended moment in time and space and investigate the role architecture plays in placemaking, memory, and displacement,” Rebecca Pipkin said. “I have learned that absence does not always equal loss but can create a new space for exploration and imagination. I use […]