ART WALK GUIDE

MAY 9, 2014

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FRIDAYCIRCUIT OF ART

NORMAN, OK

PRESENTED BY THE

NORMAN ARTS COUNCIL

ON THE COVER:

MELISSA GRAY AT STASH

PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES & ORGANIZATIONS

THE 419 ART ROOMBALL & MORSE

BELL’S MYSTICAL BEGINNINGS

BIGFOOT CREATIVED.M. WEALTH MANAGEMENT

FIREHOUSE ART CENTERDOPE CHAPEL

FRED JONES JR.MUSEUM OF ART

GALLERY 123GOLD ROOM STYLE + WAX

GRAY OWL COFFEELOCAL

MAINSITE CONTEMPORARY ARTMARIPOSA COFFEE ROASTERY

NORMAN ARTS COUNCILTHE PERFORMING ARTS STUDIO & DEPOT GALLERY

OPOLISSANDALWOOD & SAGE

SHEVAUN WILLIAMS & ASSOCIATESTHE SOCIAL CLUB

STASHSTUDIO E

THE STUDIOS AT 420 MAINSTART NORMAN

ON THE COVER:

MELISSA GRAY AT STASH

START NORMAN05.10.14

04.11.14

LET’S START SOMETHING

AFFECTING POSITIVE AND LASTING CHANGE THROUGH THE ARTS AND PLACEMAKING

CLOSING RECEPTION: 6-10 PM FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2014

FOR MORE INFORMATION: STARTNORMAN.COM

NONPROFITS

WHAT: Closing Reception for OU MFA Thesis ExhibitionWHERE: MAINSITE Contemporary Art, 122 E. Main

WHEN: 6 to 10 p.m.ABOUT: MAINSITE Contemporary Art: Home of the Norman Arts Council is proud to present the OU MFA Thesis Exhibition, featuring the thesis work of

artists Sarah Engel-Barnett, Christopher Fleming, Qiang Tracy Shi and Jessica Wilson, along with NAC Individual Artist Jamie Lim. Free refreshments from

LOCAL will be available as well!

WHAT: START NORMANWHERE: Old Lumberyard Site, 227 W. Main

WHEN: 6 to 10 p.m.ABOUT: START Norman closes out its month in the lumberyard site and threshold:

the promised land exhibit featuring live music, the Mariposa Mobile Coffee Shop, refreshments & more!

WHAT: All Fun & GamesWHERE: Firehouse Art Center, 444 S. Flood

WHEN: 6 to 9 p.m.ABOUT: Firehouse Art Center invites you to enjoy Artist Matthew Kaney’s exhibit All

Fun & Games, an innovative exhibition featuring the video arcade game as a medium of visual art. He present satirical commentary on contemporary political issues through this

collection of work.

WHAT: Oklahoma Colors: Earth, Sky and WaterWHERE: The Performing Arts Studio, 200 S. Jones

WHEN: 6 to 9 p.m.ABOUT: The Performing Arts Studio & Depot Gallery has Joey Frisillo celebrating Oklahoma and favorite landscape themes in her solo exhibition Oklahoma Colors:

Earth, Sky and Water, celebrated with an opening reception.

Going Dark 15 min/OKThe massive conversion from film projection to digital has theaters across the country being given the option to ‘Go Digital or Go Dark’. We follow one theater, due to lack of funds, being forced into going dark.

Lillian 12 min/LALillian, a period film inspired by Edna St Vincent Millay’s poem, ‘What Lips My Lips Have Kissed’ begins in 1940 where Lillian (Tony Nominee, Kathleen Chalfant) receives news that causes her to remember the summer of 1918 where she (Amanda Pennington) meets and falls in love with Frances (Toni Robison-May) a French painter of mixed descent. Starring Tony Nominee, Kathleen Chalfant.

5-7 p.m.

Films courtesy of

at the

Films should be considered for mature audiences.For accommodations on the basis of disability, please call (405) 325-4938. The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution. www.ou.edu/eoo

GALLERIES,

SHOPS & STUDIO

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WHAT: Featured Artist Melissa GrayWHERE: STASH, 412 E. Main

WHEN: 6 to 10 p.m.ABOUT: STASH welcomes featured artist Melissa Gray. Big Truck Tacos and The Loaded

Bowl will also be on hand!

WHAT: Featured Artist Marissa RaglinWHERE: The Social Club, 209 E. Main

WHEN: 6 to 10 p.m.ABOUT: The Social Club is open with a featured artist Marissa Raglin and drinks

from Mariposa Coffee Roastery.

WHAT: Featured Artist Summer LeeWHERE: Ball & Morse, 111 N. Peters

WHEN: 6 to 9 p.m.ABOUT: Ball and Morse hosts featured artist, photographer Summer Lee with

refreshments on hand.

WHAT: Featured Artist Bobby Atkins + Music from Frank LawrenceWHERE: D.M. Wealth Management in the Vista Building, 201 E. Main

WHEN: 6 to 9 p.m.ABOUT: D.M. Wealth Management welcomes the work of impressionist painter Bobby Atkins, along with music from Frank Lawrence out front!

WHAT: Featured Artist Jami HaleWHERE: Dope Chapel, 115 N. Crawford

WHEN: 6 to 10 p.m.ABOUT: Dope Chapel hosts a huge variety of printmaking pieces by Jami Hale!

WHAT: Featured Norman Artists + Art Walk ShirtsWHERE: Bigfoot Creative, 315 E. Main

WHEN: 6 to 9 p.m.ABOUT: Bigfoot Creative will be highlighting the work of several different local artists, selling a

limited edition Art Walk shirt designed for local artists and serving up free refreshments.

WHAT: Gallery 123 OpeningWHERE: Gallery 123, 123 E. Main

WHEN: 6 to 9 p.m.ABOUT: Gallery 123 invites you up to see what new creations its resident artists

have been working on!

WHAT: Sketches + Drawings by Steve BleschWHERE: Gray Owl Coffee, 223 E. Gray

WHEN: 6 to 10 p.m. ABOUT: Gray Owl Coffee is exhibiting a solo show from Steve Blesch, featuring his

new large series of small drawings.

WHAT: Featured Artist Scott BlandamerWHERE: The 419 Art Room, 131 E. Gray

WHEN: 6 to 9 p.m. ABOUT: The 419 Art Room is presenting a new sculpture “Wounded Tree” by Scott

Blandamer, along with artwork by a host of local and national artists.

WHAT: Art Auction Benefitting Campaign RwandaWHERE: LOCAL, 2262 W. Main

WHEN: 6 to 9 p.m. ABOUT: LOCAL is teaming up with Mariposa Coffee Roastery for a very special group art show and auction benefitting Campaign Rwanda in an effort to provide

clean drinking water to coffee producing communities.

WHAT: Guest Artist Louise JudgeWHERE: Sandalwood & Sage, 322 E. Main

WHEN: 6 to 9 p.m. ABOUT: Sandalwood & Sage is open with treats and refreshments, as well as special

guest artist, sculptor Louise Judge.

WHAT: Open StudiosWHERE: The Studios at 420 Main, 420 E. Main

WHEN: 6 to 9 p.m. ABOUT: Studios at 420 Main welcomes you to

visit their new retail space, which will feature work from resident artists, guest artists Charles Burnell & Madie Sallee. Nicole Garber is signing her new book Intercession, and you can buy a limited run shirt designed by Rick Sinnett, who is working on

a mural on the west wall of the building.

WHAT: Open House + Hall’s Pizza KitchenWHERE: GOLD ROOM Style + Wax, 104 S. Porter

WHEN: 6 to 9 p.m.ABOUT: GOLD ROOM Style + Wax will have the Halls Pizza Kitchen Truck parked out

front, as well as chair massages and specials for appointments booked during the art walk.

WHAT: Drum Circle + Featured ArtistsWHERE: Bell’s Mystical Beginnings, 207 W. Main

WHEN: 6 to 10 p.m.ABOUT: Bell’s Mystical Beginnings will have art from local artists on display, also playing host to a drum circle and belly dancing. Tarot and Oracle Readers, Healing

Touch Energy Therapy and Chakra assessments will be available as well.

WHAT: Masters In My Mind by Gary L. WicksWHERE: Studio E, 220 E. Main

WHEN: 6 to 9 p.m.ABOUT: Studio E is proud to feature the work of artist Gary L. Wicks. His display includes an experimental series entitled, Masters in my Mind: reimagining of master

artists’ self-portraits against a loose interpretation of their style. Come enjoy all that Studio E has to offer from local and regional artists with a coffee from Cool

Beans and some delicious snacks.

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WHAT: Comedy NightWHERE: Opolis, 113 N. Crawford

WHEN: 8 p.m.ABOUT: Opolis brings the laughs with a Comedy Night presented by

Oklahoma favorite Wampus.

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