A Transylvania native currently has her artwork hanging in the Governor’s Gallery of the Oklahoma state Capitol, but don’t get your hopes up, “Twilight” fans: You won’t find a single vampire in her pieces. Tunde Darvay’s exhibit, “Serendipity in Color,” remains on display through Dec. 11. Capitol galleries’ curator Alyson Moses saw Darvay’s paintings in […]
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Sweet ‘Serendipity’
A Transylvania native currently has her artwork hanging in the Governor’s Gallery of the Oklahoma state Capitol, but don’t get your hopes up, “Twilight” fans: You won’t find a single vampire in her pieces. Tunde Darvay’s exhibit, “Serendipity in Color,” remains on display through Dec. 11. Capitol galleries’ curator Alyson Moses saw Darvay’s paintings in […]
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Fighting words
Elaborate belts, ridiculous costumes, fabricated rivalries, convoluted story lines. They’re all part of Rob Sturma’s vision for Extreme Championship Poetry, staged the fourth Friday of each month at the IAO Gallery. Tired of stale readings rife with petty politics, he created ECP as a way to present the earnest soul of slam poetry through the […]
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Did somebody say ‘wine’?
The Paseo Arts District’s newest gallery is the attempt of a married couple to showcase works in a wide variety of media from outstanding statewide talent. Summer Wine Art Gallery, which opened Aug. 24, will host its grand opening from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For the event, Summer Wine will display […]
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Womb to grow
Naturally, Womb demands curiosity and questions from more daring individuals. A few weeks back, it was a 70-something man in a U.S. Navy cap who knocked on what used to be Mel’s Towing, then opened the door. “I just wanted to know what you had here?” he asked co-directors and curators Rick Sinnett and Justin […]
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Just like a wavin’ flag
Opening Friday, [Artspace] at Untitled’s newest exhibit features 34 original pieces of photography. What makes that unique is they all were taken with phones, and the result is “Can You See Me Now: Photos Made on Phones.” More than 70 artists answered the gallery’s call for entries of photos — non-pornographic, mind you — taken […]
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‘Small’ wonder
The guild’s member show forces artists to keep their work within dimensions of 12-by-12 inches. Guild spokeswoman Natalie Friedman said the art is not limited to any specific genre, as long as it stays within the size confines. “There’s a huge diversity in terms of medium and also in terms of style,” Friedman said. Whether […]
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‘Walk’ this way
“In typical art shows, you purchase the artwork and wait for it come to you,” said Clint Stone, executive director. “What’s unique about this event is that it’s all about luck of the draw, and if you win something, you can go and pull the artwork right off the wall.” Attendees can buy $50, $75 […]
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“Whole” lotta love
Oklahoma City-based artist Don Narcomey’s newest exhibit of wall hangings, “Whole,” is currently on display in the Oklahoma state Capitol. The exhibit is one of the more unique ones that the Governor’s Gallery has hosted, said Alyson Atchison, curator of education and Capitol galleries for the Oklahoma Arts Council. “Narcomey is a meticulous craftsman who […]
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The art of crunch
Late-season scrambling is a Christmas tradition — almost a rite of passage as desperate customers rush to complete their shopping lists. Since not everyone can stomach the dense mobs packed into shopping malls, look for more unique finds at local-focused galleries and shops across the metro. “Everything you find in here is either from a […]