Carpenter Square Theatre continues its 30th anniversary season with a production of Is He Dead?, a fast-paced comedy penned by American humorist Mark Twain and adapted for modern audiences by David Ives. Set in 1846 France, Is He Dead? tells the story of gifted but still-starving artist Jean-Francois Millet, who is in debt to nefarious art […]
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Written on the wall(s)
The OKC Police Department’s Graffiti Unit was quick to point out that these criminals aren’t like other criminals, gang members who “tag” public property to mark territory. These criminals are much more serious — they do it for the thrills. A NewsOK report stated, “[They] are drawn to the excitement of almost being caught.” These […]
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Flying in unison
Barbara S. Scott When speaking about topics close to one’s heart, sometimes passion makes up for polish. Michael Collins, marketing and promotions director for Special Care Inc., might not blow anyone away with his presentations, but when he starts to talk about the program that helps children, good luck finding anyone with his level of […]
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OKC Film Club celebrates one year
Three silent short films will be accompanied by local musicians and a cinema art show, organizers said. It is free and open to the public. Doors open 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Films run each hour, starting at 7 p.m. OKC Film Club is a community organization that presents free film screenings the first Tuesday of each […]
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Adding culture
Photo: Mark Hancock At the end of last year, Jonathan Fowler, vice president of operations at Fowler Holding Co. Inc., got the project green-lighted. Since then, Fowler VW has licensed 28 songs through 28 different musicians, and it’s working with 32 other interested artists to create an even more comprehensive database. “It’s not even so […]
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LIFE
Contemporary Art Gallery invites art lovers to admire the work of two artists who are sharing the Featured Artist spot this month. KB Kueteman’s exhibit is called The Medicine Man’s Pictures and will feature his piece “Alikchi in Holba Toba” (above). The artist’s style is inspired by his spirit guide. Stephen Webber turns his photography […]
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Charging forward
Elliot Robbins This weekend, approximately 2000 people are expected to attend Momentum, now in its thirteenth year in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition (OVAC) organizes the event in order to expose emerging local artists to newer and larger audiences. Beyond paintings, drawings and sculptures, attendees will also find new media, performance pieces, film, […]
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Unordinary people
Cathleen Faubert Oklahoma’s artists are leaping forward with a larger scope in the latest installment of the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition’s (OVAC) Art 365, which aims to be one of the most ambitious exhibits Oklahoma City has seen yet. Starting February 28, Oklahoma spectators will have the opportunity to visit the highly anticipated exhibit at […]
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Sense of ‘Selfie’
Brendan Williams Selfies are, indeed, an art form. From the self-portraiture by Rembrandt and Raphael during the Renaissance to the age of perpetual social media feeds and disappearing Snapchats, selfies have been a thing — a beautiful, culture-enriching thing at that. In Selfies: An Exploration on Identity, curators Mary Kathryn Moeller and Krystle Brewer — […]
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The space between
Kyle Golding The new show at Mainsite Contemporary Art in Norman, Balance, strives to illustrate the line that separates what falls into a category of either fine art or design but finds that line to be arbitrary at best. The show was created by Narciso Argüelles, a California native artist who has been in Oklahoma […]