Touchy-Feely 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday through Nov. 10 Mainsite Contemporary Art 112 E. Main St., Norman mainsitecontemporaryart.com 405-360-1162 Free Mainsite Contemporary Art opened its doors Oct. 12 to the new Touchy-Feely exhibit, featuring artists “who exploit the objectivity of paint in unexpected ways.” As the name suggests, the works challenge the concept of traditional painting […]
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20th-century treasure
American Indian Artists: 20th Century Masters 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 1, 2018-May 12, 2019 National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 1700 NE 63rd St. nationalcowboymuseum.org 405-478-2250 Free-$12.50 Sept. 1, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum opens one of its most meaningful and illustrious exhibitions to date. American Indian Artists: 20th Century […]
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Artistic Celebration
Celebration of Life 5:30 p.m. Thursday-Sept. 7 Integris Cancer Institute 5911 W. Memorial Road integrisok.com/celebration-of-life 405-773-6400 Free Surviving cancer can be a difficult experience to convey to other people. Joe Holcomb, director of Oncology Wellness at Integris Cancer Institute, said that the institute’s art show Celebration of Life helps many cancer survivors communicate their feelings. […]
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Permanent trademark
A Sense of Time and Place: Work by Greg Burns 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-SaturdayThrough September 29 Oklahoma History Center 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive okhistory.org 405-521-2491 Free – $7 The ability to capture the essence of a certain setting is a unique talent few artists possess. In Oklahoma City, a lifelong painter is tracing his roots […]
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Achieving resonance
A staple of Norman’s artistic community migrates closer to the city’s epicenter this month. Founded in 2016 out of the remnants of Dope Chapel, Resonator Institute has challenged artists and cultivated creative growth through engaging programing and art education. Though the nonprofit grew exponentially in its past home, a converted fabrication warehouse, the recent move […]
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Evolving West
Prix de West 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 1700 NE 63rd St. pdw.nationalcowboymuseum.org 405-478-2250 Free-$12.50 The “prix” in Prix de West is French for “price,” but Susan Patterson, curator of special exhibits at National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, doesn’t want people to see the annual art exhibition and sale […]
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Full palette
¡Viva Sabor! 6-10 p.m. June 15 Exhibit C Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. okchispanicchamber.org 405-616-5031 $45-$100 After a brief period of relative inactivity, Inclusion in Art reemerged earlier this year with CHROMA: Artists of Color, an art exhibition exclusively featuring local artists of color. Narciso Argüelles, executive director of the nonprofit that advocates for […]
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Glass glow
Museums all over the world display works by influential glass artist Dale Chihuly, but part of Oklahoma City Museum of Art is specifically built to house one. Chihuly’s 2002 work Eleanor Blake Kirkpatrick Memorial Tower is 55 feet tall, and the museum commissioned it as a signature piece, installing a sky-lit atrium to display the […]
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Key collection
HERD 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday-Saturday through May 31 Nault Fine Art 816 N. Walker Ave naultfineart.com 405-642-4414 Free Brian Nault has a strong passion for collecting African tribal art, and his goal is to share that passion with the rest of Oklahoma City. His tool for spreading that love is Nault Fine Art, a gallery […]
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Ryan revisited
In the Principal’s Office: Tom Ryan the Art Student 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 11 National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 1 E. Sheridan Ave., Suite 100 exhibitcgallery.com 405-767-8900 Free It’s no great surprise that education is often the catalyst for great artistic production, whether it means following in the […]