“Because I’m a curious person and an educator,” Allswede said, “the goal for Project Box was always to have a venue that offered the opportunity to expose my audience to different materials, mediums or ideas through the arts.”
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Current Studio’s Utopia exhibit explores the concept of a perfect society
“Can utopia ultimately be achieved, or is utopia found in small moments within our everyday lives? Can utopia exist without dystopia?” she asked.
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Artist Jamie Pettis curates Backfire: A Cultural Explosion to retaliate against the establishment and negative state stereotypes
“I think we’ll see a lot of that realness and rawness have to come out again, because everyone’s going to be feeling it,” he said. “You can’t run away from it.”
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Letters to the Editor: Nov. 30, 2017
The vast chasm between what Trump says and does and the teachings of my childhood seem insurmountable.
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Artist Christie Owen’s work grew from a means of self-therapy
Owen’s Surroundings exhibit is on display through Jan. 7 at Oklahoma Hall of Fame at Gaylord-Pickens Museum.
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Cover Story: Fred Jones Museum’s Visage exhibit explores unspoken meaning in portraiture
Photographic portraiture comes hand in hand with a deceptive sense of reality. It is easy to understand how a painted portrait could be interpreted, how a commissioned artist might depict a wealthy dignitary without his double chin or with an enhanced, confident gleam in his eye. The truth is many photographic portraits are no more […]
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Whitney Ingram, Phebe Kallstrom find their artistic home at Studio Gallery
When she taught in Edmond Public Schools, Phebe Kallstrom spent most of her time imparting discipline to her middle school pupils. So, when Kallstrom retired after 31 years, structure was the last thing on her mind. “When I retired, I finally had time for myself,” said Kallstrom, who is featured through mid-November with bead artist […]
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Best Bar Name That Totally isn’t Nasty at All: Your Mom’s Place
Best Bar Name That Totally isn’t Nasty at All: Your Mom’s Place
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CONNECT THE DOTS: Most controversial public art mural that doesn’t yet exist
CONNECT THE DOTS: Most controversial public art mural that doesn’t yet exist
