Thursday, July 3, 2014News PressStillwaterA6 The Arts

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FOR FRIDAY, JJULY 4

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You will befeeling out of sorts. Spend some quiet timecatching up on reading or research. Most ofall, distance yourself from an emotional situa-tion so that you can see things differently.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- An ideayou have been rebelling against could bemore lucrative than you thought. This may beyour lucky day, so make the most of it. Stopcriticizing and start contributing.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Don'tshirk your responsibilities. You will have a lotto answer for if you haven't been pulling yourweight at home or in the workplace. Cut yourlosses by taking care of business.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- With a fewminor adjustments, you can make greatprogress. If you let your intuition and creativi-ty lead the way, you won't be sorry. Romanceis highlighted.

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THE LIMELIGHTLIVE MUSICTHURSDAY

Gravel Road Duo,10p.m., Louie’s Grill andBar

MONDAYEly Howard, 10 p.m.,

Cross Eyed CricketTUESDAY

Carter Sampson, 10p.m., College Bar

Chad Sullins &Friends, 10 p.m., Willie’sSaloon

DANCINGMONDAY

Let’s Dance Stillwa-ter, 6:30 p.m. begin-ners lessons and 7:30p.m. intermediate les-sons, 208 W. 10th Ave.

VISUAL ARTSTHURSDAY

SummerCinema@the Library,10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.,Stillwater Public Li-brary

Van Gogh StarryNight Finger Painting,11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Okla-homa WONDERtorium

24 Works on PaperExhibit Reception, 5-7:30 p.m., OSU Gar-diner Art Gallery

JULY 10Reception for Althea

Wright, 5-7 p.m., Malin-da Berry FischerGallery at OSU PostalPlaza Art Museum.

PERFORMING ARTSTUESDAY

Fizz! Boom! Read!Animal Tales, 10 a.m.,1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m.,Stillwater Public Li-brary Auditorium.

WEDNESDAYSpark a Reaction

Teen Program, 2-3:30p.m., Stillwater PublicLibrary Auditorium

FOOD & DRINKFRIDAY

17th Annual FamilyFishing Tournament, 6-11 a.m., Boomer Lake

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Highlights from the Oklahoma State Capitol Senate CollectionBy Elizabeth Keysekeys@stwnewspress.com

When Charles Fordbecame a member of theOklahoma House ofRepresentatives in1966, there were fewembellishments to theOklahoma State Capi-tol. Early Oklahomahistory and some lead-ing people were fea-tured in photographsand inexpensive printshung on the walls.There were some paint-ings funded by oilmanFrank Phillips in the1920s and the Okla-homa Arts and Humani-ties Council had addeda few murals and por-traits.

Ford found little inter-est in fine art amongthe legislators but even-tually renovations wereneeded to the buildingitself. After serving 14years as a representa-tive, Ford was elected tothe Oklahoma StateSenate in 1980. Therewas momentum tochange the look of theCapitol and significantchanges occurred in1994 when the SenateChamber and Loungeand the House Loungewere restored. Ford, anart and antique collectorfor most of his life, initi-ated a program in 1997to replace the prints inthe Senate Lounge.

“I commissioned Okla-homa artist WayneCooper to paint Wash-ington Irving’s historicmeeting with the Osagein 1832,” he said. “Whenthe painting was dedi-cated, the idea of addingoriginal art by Okla-homa artists to theCapitol caught on.”

Ford created the Ok-lahoma State SenateHistorical PreservationFund. As the new centu-

ry dawned, more worksof art were commis-sioned each year as leg-islators saw what animportant differencethey created. Due toterm limits, Ford retiredfrom the Legislature in2004 but he still contin-ues in his mission tobeautify the Capitolwith the collection grow-ing to 160 pieces.

“This is the people’shouse. It is far morethan our seat of govern-ment – it represents theunique history of thisland and the people whomade it their home,”Ford said. “It’s impor-tant for us to ensure itis a source of pride forall Oklahomans.”

Ford, along with Ok-lahoma State UniversityArt Museum PostalPlaza Gallery DirectorVictoria Rowe Berry,has selected works fromthe Senate Collectionfor a new exhibit open-ing Monday in Stillwa-ter. “Framing History:Highlights from the Ok-lahoma State CapitolSenate Collection” cele-brates artists and theirprocess for capturingthe narrative.

After the borrowed ex-hibit leaves the PostalPlaza Gallery, the Okla-homa Senate Collectionwill be officially trans-ferred into the state’s

records and will nolonger travel. Manypieces will return tosome restricted loca-tions which can only beseen on private tours ofthe Capitol.

“This exhibition offersa rare opportunity toview so many selectionsfrom the OklahomaState Capitol Collectionhere at the Postal PlazaGallery in Stillwater,”Berry said.

The exhibit shares theculture of Oklahomawhile also celebratingthe process of makingart and telling stories.Several sculptures areincluded.

The 51 pieces broughtto Stillwater representvarious events and sev-eral of the state’s fa-mous residents includ-ing Mike Wimmer’s por-trait of T. Boone Pickensand Harold Holden’spainting of Frank Eatonwho was the man thatOSU mirrored for theschool’s mascot PistolPete.

PHOTOS BY OSU ART MUSEUMBarbara Vaupel created “Medicine Bluff at Ft. Sill, 1870s,” an oil on canvas.Vaupel, who died in 2006, studied landscapes because she wanted the horsesshe loved to paint to appear in a historically and geographically correct envi-ronment. The painting is part of the Oklahoma State Capitol Senate Collectionin the exhibit opening Monday.

Harold Holden of Kremlin painted “Frank Eaton –Pistol Pete,” an oil on canvas. Holden’s works areon display throughout the world with the exhibit dis-playing a bronze sculpture as well.

If you goWHAT: Framing History:Highlights from the Okla-homa State Capitol Se-nate CollectionWHEN: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.Monday-Friday, July 7 toOct. 18WHERE: OSU Art Muse-um Postal Plaza Gallery,720 S. Husband St.CONTACT: Visit www.mu-seum.okstate.edu or call405-744-2780

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