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Bethany 66 Festival is an annual free, fun, family event on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend. It includes the Diffee Motor classic car Show, musical entertainment, children's activities, art/craft/retail/food vendors - all in downtown Bethany just off Route 66 across from Southern Nazarene University's campus.


May 26, 2012 Program Schedule (tentative)

-Diffee Motor Company Car Show
-Downtown Merchants Sidewalk Sale
-Food and retail venders on College Avenue
-Tinker Federal Credit Union Children's SpaceWalk Inflatables
-First Bethany Bank's Children's Activities Tent with games, balloon animals, and facepainting
-Bethany's Got Talent! 99.7/1640 Radio Entertainment Stage in downtown parking lot: Edgar Cruz, Jazz band, Rock and roll, Native American dancers, Bluegrass Group, and others
-3:30 / Trophies awarded at Diffee Motor Company Car Show
-4:00 / Diffee Motor Company Car Show Cruise

For more information or to participate in the Diffee Motor Car Show, contact Dr. Arlita Harris 405-312-0155 aharris@snu.edu;

Sponsors: Gloria Quaid 405-787-3222 gloriajquaid@yahoo.com;

Venders: Diana Hamby 405-495-7091 diana@thebethanyantiquemall.com;

Performers: David Anderson, 405-245-4429 davidinokc45@yahoo.com.

Join us for the opening reception May 4 from 6pm to 10pm. The exhibit will also feature works by other gallery artists and be on display through May 28, 2012. The gallery is open Thursday through Saturday from noon to 5 pm, Sunday from 1 to 4 pm, as well as Memorial Day weekend during the Paseo Arts Festival. The gallery is closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

In recent works, both featured artists explore strong contrasting relationships of color and shape. Smith builds her silhouetted horse forms against a backdrop of intriguing collage elements, teasing the eye from one area to another. Bewley’s striking compositions of bold shapes and vivid colors suggest figures in various settings.

Plaza artists will be with us all week!

Plaza artist will be with us all week!

Plaza District artists will be with us all week!

Explore the principles of art along with the seven art elements—space, form, texture, line, shape, color, and value—as part of a structured, written curriculum and hands-on art activities. Discover various media, as we create our own artworks, and learn how to distinguish each element, as we view paintings in the galleries.

$30 members/$40 nonmembers (materials provided)
Maximum enrollment is 12 students.
Kelly Smith

Art Works

Summer Arts Fun for 8-12 year olds

Fun arts classes, daily recreation, cookouts, guest artists

Session 1 / June 11-22
Session II / June 25-July 6
Session III / July 9-20

Weekdays / 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Extended Hours / 7:30-9:00 am and 4:00 -5:30 pm

Visual Arts, Dance, Theatre, Music and Lego Creations

For brochure and information, call 405-329-0170 or register online at www.artworksok.org

Scholarships available.

Partially funded by the Oklahoma Arts Council.

Everyone has a story to tell. That's why the contemporary memoir has become such a popular phenomenon. In this workshop, you will learn how to focus your life stories, give them purpose and apply such craft elements as character, plot, dialogue and setting, especially pertaining to Oklahoma history. Whether you attend one or all twelve sessions, this workshop will show you how to best tell the stories of your life.

Pre-registration required. Class limit - 12.

Co-Sponsor: City Arts Center

Families, artists and onlookers will be picking up pieces of chalk to express their creativity at the first "Chalk the Walk" Festival on Saturday June 16, 2012 (Father's Day weekend) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oklahoma City's first chalk art event will offer fun activities and amateur art competitions, all in support of Parents Assistance Center, a local non-profit that has been working to strengthen families since 1976.
For only $15 (before May 16, and $20 after!), you can register as an artist and try your hand at creating a sidewalk masterpiece in chalk. Register up to 4 artists per sidewalk square.
For only $5 a family can participate in all the fun activities--live music, hands-on kids fun, and of course, watching the artists create sidewalk masterpieces! Fantastic food from local restaurants is also available!

Master Class with SCOTT WADDELL

Painting the Portrait

June 6 - 10, 2012
Wednesday - Sunday
9am to 4 pm


$625

This workshop will begin each day with an ongoing portrait demonstration by Scott, during which he will describe his process. Students will then work from the live model, first drawing and then painting the portrait. Throughout each day, students will receive personal critiques from Scott. All skill levels are welcome.

When the 26th annual Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival opens at the Cox Convention Center downtown Oklahoma City, OK, more than 1200 American Indian artists and dancers from throughout North America will gather to celebrate the richness and diversity of their heritage with the world. For three exciting days Oklahoma City will be at the center of Native American art and culture in America as more than 30,000 people gather to celebrate.

$10 adults; $7.50 senior/child; Under 5 Free

Large selection of beads, Find jewelry, Silver jewelry, diamond, and gift item etc.

Dramatic Still Life Painting

Saturday and Sunday, June 16 & 17 | 10am - 4 pm | $120

INSTRUCTOR: KELLI FOLSOM

With still life as the subject matter, this course will focus on painting in the chiaroscuro tradition by way of “alla prima,” or working wet into wet. The focus will be to achieve the maximum amount of depth and brilliancy of light, maintain rich color and achieve a sense of air in the paintings. Students will learn to utilize brush handling and paint quality to their advantage as they lay down the paint. A look at the masters of chiaroscuro painting, both past and present, will allow for discussions on compositional design, value control and color strategy. All levels welcome.

ALICIA PONZIO

Sculpting the Portrait

Wednesday - Sunday
July 25 - 29, 2012

$625 (supply fees additional and will be announced)

During this 5 day workshop, Alicia Ponzio, a Florence Academy trained sculptress, will guide students through the process of modeling a portrait from life in traditional water based clay, on a wooden armature. Using a specific 4-plane method of direct observation, students will learn to read and describe the structural elements of the portrait; and then explore the form, likeness, and expression of the individual sitter. The focus will be on improving observation skills and ability to work from life: practices that will lead to a more refined understanding of structure and form. Composition as it relates to portrait sculpture will also be discussed.

Each student will work on a life size portrait for the duration of the course. At the end of the course, the piece can be photographed, or students may opt to cast it or fire it themselves if they have access to those facilities.

Teaching methods will include brief lectures and discussions. Alicia will work alongside students, demonstrating key steps in the process and offering feedback to individual students during each class. Appropriate for all levels.