The Norman Arts Council will be celebrating its second Anniversary for the 2nd Friday Circuit of Art this Friday, beginning at 6:00 p.m. Whether you visit the Performing Arts Studio, Dreamer Concepts Studio & Foundation, Sonder Music, or Awen Academy there is art, music, food, and fun available throughout Norman this Friday.

Norman Convention & Visitor Bureau will host the Norman Arts Council with the local Native Spirits Winery this Friday. The NAC will be having a membership sign up, and giving out tons of exciting information on events for 2011. Visitors will also be able to purchase wine bottles to take to the Norman Music Festival Wine Share.

The NMF is hosting a Wine Share at Five located behind STASH at 412 E. Main Street. So, bring your friends and a bottle of wine, and mingle with your fellow music lovers while supporting the Norman Music Festival. Visitors to STASH will be able to see the works of visual artist Thomas Shahan.

Other exciting events happening this Friday include an opening at MAINSITE with Steven Poster. Poster will be revealing photography spanning over 50 years. Visitors can also expect a fun exhibit from the Form+Function Lab with their dysFUNCTIONal Family Reunion located at 123 E. Main Street. Dreamer Concepts Studio & Foundation will open the Dreamer 31 exhibit at 324 E. Main Street. Sandalwood & Sage presents

2nd Friday Circuit of Art – a monthly, citywide celebration of art – is a collaboration between artists, art organizations, and businesses, brought to you by the Norman Arts Council.

Whether you like dance, painting, photography, or music, there will be something for you to see and hear during the 2nd Friday of this month in Norman.

All events are free and open to the public from 6:00 p.m. until at least 9:00 p.m.

More information is available online at www.2ndFridayNorman.com.

For information on other Norman Arts Council events, please visit www.NormanArts.org, or call the NAC office at 405-360-1162.

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2nd Friday Circuit of Art Events for February 11, 2011

Participating Nonprofit Organizations Events:

• Performing Arts Studio – (200 S Jones Ave, 405-307-9320) Will host an opening reception for artist C.J. Bradford from 7:00 to 9:00 pm on February 11 during the 2nd Friday Circuit of Art. The PAS Gallery Committee will provide refreshments. Bradford’s original work will be displayed in the Depot through March 2011. Both originals and prints of Bradford’s work will be available for sale.

• Fred Jones Jr Museum of Art – (555 Elm Ave, 405-325-3272) Presents Art “à la CART” – it will feature photo collage paintings, the Woody Poets – a small band of Oklahoma’s finest readers and performers from the annual Woody Guthrie Festival, and two short films by the deadCENTER Film Festival: A Fistful of Snow and Landlocked.

• Firehouse Art Center – (444 S Flood, 405-329-4523) Presents Family Fun Night during the 2nd Friday Circuit of Art, February 11, from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.  This come-and-go event is free and open to the public.

• Dreamer Concepts Studio & Foundation - (324 E Main St, 405-701-0048) Dreamer 31 is a unique exhibit that is intended to encourage art enthusiasts to purchase one-of-a-kind pieces for their loved ones for Valentine’s Day. A variety of items including handmade jewelry, ceramics, magnets, cards and dolls will be available for purchase during regular gallery hours.

• Jacobson House – (609 Chautauqua Ave, 405-366-1667) The Historic Jacobson House is located on the northwest corner of the campus of The University of Oklahoma at 609 Chautauqua in Norman.

• Norman Convention & Visitor Bureau – (223 E Main St, 405-366-8095) The NAC welcomes all to become members, renew memberships, and find out what the NAC is doing for 2011. Native Spirits Winery will also be on hand with their local wines for sale. Buy a bottle of wine to take to the NMF Wine Share!

NAC Community Partners Events:

• Awen Academy - (2203 W Main St, #16, 405-579-2700) Awen Academy will have a display of photography by Jana Carson from 6:30 to 8:30pm. Drawings for money off wedding photography and ballroom dance lessons will be available. Light snacks and wine will be served. 

 • Form+Function Lab – (123 E Main St, Suite 200, formfunctionlab@gmail.com) Presents dysFUNCTIONal Family Reunion.

• Gallery 123 - (123 E Main St) is welcoming new artists forFebruary. Come check them out!

• MAINSITE Contemporary Art - (122 E. Main, 405-292-8095) Please join us at MAINSITE Contemporary Art to welcome Steven Poster and his wonderful photography. Mr. Poster will be at the MAINSITE for the opening. http://www.stevenposter.com/

• Maggy’s Thread Design – (122 E Main St, 405-664-4634, above MAINSITE) the handmade and one-of-a-kind items on display and for sale.

• Sandalwood & Sage – (322 E Main St, 405-366-7243) will consist of treasures we bring back from the Tucson Rocks, Gem and Jewelry Shows, The theme is “Rock in the New Year - Artworks by Mother Nature” and we have a special guest  Sheryl Crumb will be offering mini “crystal therapy” session through out the evening.  Then at 8:30 pm Sheryl Crumb will give a 15-minute presentation called “Stone Basics” on how to choose, cleanse, charge and heal with your own crystals.  Below are excerpts from our Feb/Mar Newsletter.  Normally we would have a visual artist and/or live music.  This time it’s all about rocks.

• Sonder Music, Dance, Art - (225 E Gray St, 405-474-9734)  The Oklahoma Composers Association’s ongoing Composer Salon Concert series features music by area composers. After each piece, the composer answers audience questions about the work. Previous series served to highlight the incredible diversity of music being produced in our midst, including academic composers, instrument builders, electroacoustic music, jazz, improvisation, singer-songwriters, church music, children’s music, and more. There is no style of music-making that is not welcome, and every evening presents a variety. Sonder Music also presents the ongoing exhibition Immagini d’Italia. This is an entirely student-curated photography exhibition celebrating the Italian study abroad experience offered at the University of Oklahoma by displaying original works submitted by students from their time in Italy. The exhibition is presented by OU’s Baccano Club, a club dedicated to appreciation and enjoyment of Italian Culture. 

• STASH - (412 E Main St, 405-701-1016) is featuring the artist Thomas Shahan. From Shahan: “The images within my artwork are often attempts to materialize concepts or dreams I’ve had that I can’t quite verbalize. That said, the message is often secondary within my work as I feel art should be left up to the interpretation of the viewer. The artists Hieronymus Bosch, Albrecht Durer, Anders Zorn, Virgil Finlay, and Paul Landacre among countless others have all been large influences onmy work. Whether it be a screen-print, a woodcut, or a painting - a strong sense of design, composition, and value contrast are all key components to how I create an image.”