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Poetry reading and signing with Nathan Brown. “Nathan Brown is a singer-songwriter, photographer, and award-winning poet. His mission is to take back poetry from the hard, academic grip of the ivory tower and the brooding, beret-sporting-village-types who all too often use poetry for personal therapy... both being good reasons audiences for poetry have run for the hills in the United States.
Nathan now travels widely, offering readings, creativity workshops, and photography exhibitions in an effort to bring back the hint of a smile and the hope for a good story in poems... poems unafraid of making sense... poems that carry us to better places.”

This is a continuation of Photoshop Elements I. Topics covered: enhancing and restoring photos, printing, scanning and organizing. Students are encouraged to bring their own photos and any related hardware such as cameras, printers and scanners. This class is for people 60 or older. 12 Hrs Cost $59

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.

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.

INTERNS ARE NEEDED FOR AN ALL DAY EVENT ON SUNDAY MAY 27, 2012.
THE EVENT IS A BEAUTY PAGEANT/ MODELING COMPETITION FOR AGES 3-26
LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION WILL BE PROVIDED AS PROOF OF SERVICE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT TIMEKA TYLER PUBLIC RELATIONS, LLC (347)389-3635 TIMEKA.TYLER@GMAIL.COM

All Day Furniture Finishing Workshop located at The Edmond Fine Arts Institute in Downtown Edmond, Oklahoma.

Workshop Fee: $175.00 $50.00 Deposit due upon reservation & remaining balance is paid the day of your workshop.

Class Limit: 8 Participants

B.Y.O.F.: Bring your own furniture! Please bring a piece that you are able to carry by
yourself – such as a small dresser, bookshelf, chair, side table, etc. We do provide a dolly the day of the workshop, but please limit your piece to less than "30 long. Furniture must be in good condition – prepped, clean, & ready to paint!

Techniques include: . Using CeCe Caldwell's All Green, NO VOCs, Paints you will learn aging, distressing, and old world finishing techniques, proper finishing with wax to create a durable, gorgeous finish and custom tinting with wax and paints as well as tons of furniture painting tips and tricks to save you time help you become more efficient in your creative process.

Workshop Details: Workshop includes instruction and furniture painting tips and tricks learned from owning our furniture painting business! We will be available to answer any questions you may have as you finish your piece of furniture with CeCe Caldwell’s Paints & Waxes. Classes are limited to 8 participants, so everyone gets one-on-one instruction! We provide a catered lunch, snacks, and drinks. *Workshop fee includes all paint and supplies. You simply show up with your piece of furniture, wearing your painting clothes, and be ready to Refunk!

Students will be offered a 10% off discount on any purchase of CeCe Caldwell's paints the day of the workshop.

New works from Oklahoma artist Abby Stiglets showing through June 7 at DNA Galleries, 1705-B NW16, Oklahoma City.

Presented by The Museums West consortium, this exhibition includes nearly 75 powerful images from the National Geographic Image Collection. A companion book is available through The Museum Store.

"Frame and Facade”
A Collaboration
Featuring: Ron Fleming and Linda Stilley

Paseo Originals Art Gallery
2920 Paseo, Oklahoma City, OK 73103
Exhibiting: May 3 - May 28

Cocktail Closing Reception: Saturday, May 26 from 6:30PM – 9:00PM

Opening Thursday, April 26, at the Gaylord-Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum, 1400 Classen Drive, Oklahoma City, is "Touching the Past," a retrospective of Enoch Kelly Haney's 40-year art career. The exhibit will showcase Haney's paintings and sculptures.

"Touching the Past" will remain on view through July 28. An opening reception is planned from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday.

Museum hours: Tuesday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. / Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

For more information, call 235-4458 or go to www.oklahomaheritage.com.

"Santa Clara Portraits: A Proud Tradition," an exhibition featuring stunning pottery from the Santa Clara Pueblo accompanied by the black-and-white photography of Neil Chapman, opens Friday, July 1, at the Red Earth Museum & Gallery in downtown Oklahoma City.

The exhibition showcases portraits featuring the images of Santa Clara Pueblo potters. The portraits are accompanied by pottery made by the artists featured in the photographs.

The Red Earth Museum & Gallery, 6 Santa Fe Plaza, Oklahoma City, is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and by appointment only Saturday.

Admission: Free
Information: www.redearth.org or 427-5228.

A collection of collaborative small paper collages titled after the original 31 flavors of ice cream at Baskin Robbins.

Join us for the opening reception of "Outside the Lines" June 1 from 6 to 10pm. The exhibit will also feature works by other gallery artists and be on display through July 1, 2012. The gallery is open Thursday through Saturday from noon to 5 pm, Sunday from 1 to 4 pm, and is closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

On canvases small and large, both artists build striking abstract compositions of dramatic shapes set off by distinctive lines and flamboyant color.

Word of Mouth is a nurturing, welcoming environment condusive to the creation and sharing of poetry and verbal or musical talents. Artists are encouraged to perform their original works and will be alloted time to grace the stage to share their talents! If you are looking for a change from the typical weekend scene, then this is the place for you!

Break out your poetry notebooks, short stories, songs, and instruments! We are excited to bring the Poetry Open Mic experience in Oklahoma City!

Shows take place the first Sunday of every month.

Price of Admission: $5
Performing Artists FREE before 9pm! Open Mic list opens at 8pm and closes at 9pm. You better get there early to reserve your spot!

We thank you for your continued support!

For more information, email WordOFMouthOKC@gmail.com, or call 405-882-1909.

The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum hosts its prestigious invitational art exhibit of over 300 Western paintings and sculpture by the finest contemporary Western artists in the nation with art seminars, receptions and awards banquet.

The exhibiting artists bring a diversity of styles to this prestigious art exhibition. Works range from historical pieces that reflect the early days of the West, to more contemporary and impressionist works of art. Landscapes, wildlife and illustrative scenes are always highlighted in the exhibition.

Reservations are required for opening activities. This annual exhibition kicks off with two days of seminars on art-related topics and art demonstrations. The weekend culminates with a fixed-price sale of all the exhibition pieces.

Exhibition and Sale continue through August 5, 2012.

Seminar information:

FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2012
9:00 a.m. Welcome
Chuck Schroeder
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
9:15 a.m. Hawaii’s Cowboy: The Paniolo
Don Reeves
McCasland Chair of Cowboy Culture
National Cowboy Museum
10:15 a.m. The Omaha Project
Blair Buswell, Edward J. Fraughton and Kent Ullberg
11:30 a.m Lunch Break
Author and Artist Book Signing
Noon to 1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. Katharine Richardson Wireman, Lady Illustrator
Mary F. Holahan, Ph.D.
Curator of Collections / Curator of Illustration
Delaware Art Museum
2:00 p.m. The Art of Robert Shufelt
Robert “Shoofly” Shufelt
Prix de West Artist
6:00 p.m. Preview and Reception in the Prix de West Galleries

SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2012
9:00 a.m. Landscape Artist Panel Discussion featuring
G. Russell Case, Francois Koch and Wayne Wolfe with Edna Mae Holden, Moderator
10:00 a.m. Art as Experience
George Carlson
2011 Prix de West Purchase Award Winner
11:00 a.m Lunch Break
2012 Prix de West Purchase Award Winner
Announcement at Noon
Author and Artist Book Signing
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
12:30 p.m Art Demonstrations by Prix de West Artists
Sherrie McGraw – Sandy Scott
5:00 p.m. Cocktails in the Galleries and Minimum-Bid Sale of Select Works
6:30 p.m. Prix de West Invitational Drawing for Sale of Art
7:30 p.m. Prix de West Invitational Awards Banquet and Special Live Auction

SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2012
9:00 a.m. Prix de West Perk

1700 NE 63 • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
405-478-2250 • Open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.