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05

Apr

April’s 2nd Friday Events

This month is chock full of amazing events.  Hope you can make it out, this should be a good Friday for an art walk.

  • Excited by the growing development of the arts district in downtown Norman, ten local artists have joined together to open a co-operative studio and gallery, Gallery 123, as a place to work and showcase their art. Located at 123 East Main Street, above Forward Foods, the space features work in a variety of mediums from painting and sculpture to quilting, photography, concrete vessels, bead-encrusted fabrics, jewelry and hand-felted items.  Celebrate the opening of this gallery during 2nd Friday Circuit of Art.   
  • The Performing Arts Studio embraces local talent with a jam session by members of the SongWriters of Norman (SWAN) as well as showcasing its latest exhibit, Body of Art.  An array of mannequin arms, legs, torsos, heads, hands and feet are being turned into works of art by such Norman luminaries as University of Oklahoma President David Boren, award-winning clothing designer Kayne Gillaspie, Norman Mayor Cindy Rosenthal and 1969 Heisman Trophy winner Steve Owens in an exquisite display.  These pieces will be put up for auction in mid-April and 2nd Friday serves as a great opportunity to pick out your pieces early. 
  • The History of Norman Music is the theme this month at Dreamer Concepts Studio & Foundation, featuring artwork, posters and flyers by Oklahoma musicians from the past and present….think Chainsaw Kittens, Defenestration, Flaming Lips and beyond.  This exhibit also features works by local artists who put a new spin on their favorite album cover or promotional poster.
  • As part of its monthly Art “à la CART” series, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art on the University of Oklahoma Norman campus will offer hands-on art activities, live music and a short film by the deadCENTER Film Festival from 6 to 9 p.m. The OU School of music will provide live performances by the OU Juggernaut Tuba Quartet, saxophone students of Dr. Gail Hall and a steel drum combo throughout the event. Visitors of all ages can create original origami art.  Admission is free all evening, and visitors can catch two new exhibitions, Revisiting the New Deal: Government Patronage and the Fine Arts, 1933-1943 and The Creative Eye: Selections from the Carol Beesley Collection of Photographs.
  • The University of Oklahoma School of Art & Art History hosts its 96th Annual Students’ Exhibition in the Lightwell Gallery during April’s art walk.  This competitive juried show highlights the diverse works of art created by art and art history students from the University of Oklahoma
  • The Firehouse Art Center presents the artwork of Douglas Shaw Elder and Elyse Bogart.  Douglas Shaw Elder is a Norman artist in a variety of mediums, most notably drawing, painting and sculpture. Elyse Bogart is a Norman jewelry artist.
  • Downtown Art and Frame, 115 S. Santa Fe, in Norman will present recent work by Tünde Darvay, with an opening reception Friday, from 6-10 p.m.  Local world-music legend Arabesque will entertain guests from 7 to 8 p.m.  Entitled “Tumbling Colors,” the show features Darvay’s familiar use of dramatic jewel-like colors in the service of new thematic material.
  • Open for dinner, The Pink Elephant joins in on the 2nd Friday fun with a live band playing in the background of your delicious meal.  April’s featured artist is Brody Mathias, a local artist. 

Keep checking back as more events are added daily!  Thanks!

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