OKCMOA RECEIVES GRANT
FROM SAMUEL H. KRESS
FOUNDATION

Oklahoma City Museum of Art Receives Grant from Samuel H. Kress Foundation 

OKCMOA first institution in Oklahoma to receive Kress Provenance Research Fellowship

OKCMOA has been awarded a grant from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation to support a one-year provenance research fellowship, becoming the first institution in Oklahoma to receive this grant. Beginning Sept. 9, 2019, OKCMOA will welcome Dr. Bryn Critz Schockmel, a 2019 Ph.D. graduate of Boston University’s History of Art & Architecture program as a new fellow. Schockmel will research a series of objects from the Museum’s permanent collection to establish a more complete record of their provenance. 

“The museum will celebrate our 75^th anniversary in 2020,” said Dr. Michael Anderson, OKCMOA interim president and CEO. “For this major anniversary, the Museum is undertaking a yearlong focus on our permanent collection, our institutional history and our vision for future. We are thrilled to be selected for this competitive fellowship during this important year for our institution. We look forward to seeing the in-depth research Dr. Schockmel will complete on our collection this year and to helping her grow in her career as a provenance researcher.”

Kress Fellowships provide mentored professional development opportunities for promising candidates in the art history field. The Samuel H. Kress Foundation Provenance Research Fellowship provides essential funding for a researcher to investigate a permanent collection, or part of a collection, of an Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) museum. The funding makes it possible for the museum to take a more comprehensive approach to conducting in-depth research and delving into the full provenance, ownership and exhibition histories of works from the collection.

Schockmel comes to OKCMOA with an impressive background, including an Italian Renaissance concentration, knowledge of French, German and Italian and experience in the acclaimed Mapping Titian project. She received her B.A. in Art History from Skidmore College, M.A. in History of Art from the Courtauld Institute of Art in London and Ph.D. in History of Art & Architecture from Boston University. She will be mentored by Nancy E. Edwards, curator of European art at the Kimbell Art Museum. Schockmel will work closely with OKCMOA staff to present her findings on a new section of the okcmoa.com website next year. 

OKLAHOMA CONTEMPORARY
MOVING SALE AUG. 6 - 9 / FAIRGROUNDS

Massive Moving Sale at Oklahoma Contemporary  

One sale, four days, so many memories. Don't miss out on these steals! 

 

Drop by our fairgrounds location (3000 General Pershing Blvd.) Aug. 6-9 to purchase some of the countless treasures we have accumulated over 30 years. We uncovered a gallery's worth of useful items and hidden treasures while combing through closets and back rooms in preparation for our move to NW 11th and Broadway.

• art supplies (many FREE to educators)
• office equipment, event supplies, electronics
• wine fridge, keyboards, pop-up tents
• lights, fans, mirrors, so many frames
• easels, light table, pianos, small kiln
• disguise and rock-carving kits
• shelves, chairs, tables, barstools
• weaving supplies (including looms)
• so many other hard-to-describe treasures from our 30 years at State Fair Park

Don't wait, items are priced to move.

 

To show some love, each educator will get a bag to fill with select art supplies for FREE, while they last. 

 

10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6 -- OPEN LATE  

10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday - Friday, Aug. 7-9  

 

Click here for a video of our "sales floor" and a list of all available looms.  

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MISS BROWN TO YOU
PLAY DATES FOR JULY 30th
AND AUGUST

Art Moves: Tuesday, July 30th

Downtown Folks: We'll be at Robinson Renaissance (119 N Robinson) from Noon to One.

Back at the Full Circle Book Store, Saturday 8/3

After a month off to help promote the Woody Guthrie Festival. We had a blast in Dallas, but we love being back with our peeps at Full Circle. As always, downbeat at 7:30, snacks, coffee or a little something stronger available.

The Lobby Bar, Saturday, August 10th

Our regular Second Saturday date at our neighborhood hang. 8:30 - 10:30, great food and drink specials.

Jazz Lab Saturday, August 31st!

The Miss Brown Quartet returns to the Lab. 8:00 - 10:00, $10.

...and then, it's September...

...and Saturday, September 7th brings us back to the Full Circle.

Thank you for reading the Pigeon!

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SOUTHLAND NOW
FILMING IN OKLAHOMA

“Southland” Now Filming in Oklahoma

Lucidity Entertainment, SSS Entertainment and Southland Movie, LLC, in association with the Oklahoma Film + Music Office (OF+MO), are pleased to announce production is underway for “Southland”, an independent feature film utilizing the Oklahoma Film Enhancement Rebate Program administered by OF+MO.

Written and directed by Joshua Caldwell (“Layover”), “Southland” is a gritty, crime drama that tells the story of two young lovers who rob their way across the southland, posting their exploits to social media and gaining fame and followers along the way. The film stars Bella Thorne (“Famous in Love”, “Assassination Nation”), Jake Manley (“The Order”, “A Dog’s Journey”), Amber Riley (“Glee”, “Nobody’s Fool”) and Michael Sirow (“Jack Goes Home”, “Above the Shadows”).

“I could not have shot ‘Southland’ anywhere but in Oklahoma. Its geographical diversity allows it to stand in for a multitude of other locations, including Florida and Texas, and the land on which this state rests is both haunting and beautiful,” said Writer/Director Caldwell. “Furthermore, I have found in the people here a warmth and desire to help and contribute. They have opened their homes and their businesses to us, lending the film an authenticity you could never fake, and for that I am forever grateful.”

“Southland” began principal photography in Guthrie on July 12, 2019, and will continue throughout the month filming in multiple communities in the central Oklahoma region.

“For many producers who are unfamiliar with filming in Oklahoma, it’s simply a matter of getting them to our state to see firsthand the diversity of our locations, the hospitality of our communities, and the skilled talent of our local industry members,” said OF+MO Director Tava Maloy Sofsky. “These valuable factors, paired with the necessity of the Oklahoma Film Enhancement Rebate Program, provide the ideal setting for films such as ‘Southland’ to work in our state, and we’re incredibly grateful to all who have graciously accommodated the production thus far.”

For more information about the Oklahoma Film Enhancement Rebate Program, visit okfilmmusic.org.

About the Oklahoma Film + Music Office:
Created in 1979, the Oklahoma Film + Music Office strives to share all that Oklahoma has to offer by welcoming filmmakers and music professionals to the state and by creating a network of support to develop Oklahoma's film and music industries. For more information about the Oklahoma Film Enhancement Rebate Program or the Oklahoma Film + Music Office please visit okfilmmusic.org.

 

OKLA HISTORY CENTER:
NEW CAFE, SUMMER SALE,
BEST MUSEUM

July 24, 2019

New cafe at the Oklahoma History Center   The Oklahoma History Center (OHC) is pleased to announce the opening of its new in-house restaurant, Farmstead Cafe at OHC. Patrons may be familiar with its parent restaurant in Luther, Farmstead Cafe at 116 South Main Street, which is a Made in Oklahoma location that features locally sourced products and scratch-made menu favorites like biscuits and gravy for breakfast, house-made chicken salad for lunch, and more.   Located on the third floor of the OHC with a stunning view of the Oklahoma State Capitol, Farmstead Cafe at OHC offers fresh baked goods including gluten-friendly items, soups, salads, sandwiches, and locally roasted coffees Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cafe is accessible to the public as well as museum guests and has ample parking. Farmstead Cafe is also available to cater meetings, events, and other gatherings at the museum. For more information please call 405-522-2321.     Learn more >

Museum Store Summer Sale   Visit the Oklahoma History Center Museum Store for its annual Summer Sale on Friday, July 26, and Saturday, July 27, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Stop in during the sale and save on a large selection of books--all about the history and culture of the great state of Oklahoma! Visitors will find an expanded inventory in several categories, including children's books, women's history, and African American history. The OHC Museum Store also carries a wide variety of vintage-style items, including toys, sodas, snacks, and housewares. As part of the Made in Oklahoma line, shoppers can find food, art, cosmetics, and household items to share with friends and family. Find unique gifts and save!   The general public will receive 10% off regularly priced items during the sale. OHS members always receive a 15% discount on all Museum Store purchases, but will receive an additional 10% off regularly priced items during the sale. That's 25% off! State of Oklahoma employees will also receive an additional 10% discount. Please call 405-522-5214 with any questions.       Learn more >

Pawnee Bill Ranch named Top Museum   Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum has been named the Top Museum in the category "Cowboys, Indians, Lawmen, and Outlaws" by True West magazine. The September 2019 issue of the magazine contains its Annual Guide to the Best Western Museums, and Pawnee Bill Ranch is honored to be included as the number one attraction in its category!   More great news from Pawnee: The mansion at Pawnee Bill Ranch will reopen on Friday, July 26, after nearly a year of stabilization work to address damage from recent earthquakes. The impressive Arts and Crafts-style home was completed in 1910, and includes the family's original furnishings. The reopening comes just in time for Pawnee Bill's Original Wild West Show on Friday, July 26, and Saturday, July 27. This year's show will feature reenactments of acts from Pawnee Bill's Original Wild West Show along with new attractions to commemorate "Women of the Wild West Shows." Preshow entertainment begins at 7 p.m. and the Wild West Shows start at 7:30 p.m. To purchase tickets or for more information, please call 918-762-2513.          Learn more >

OHS Calendar of Events Click event listings below for more information. July 2019    24 - Okietales, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City    25 - National History Day Boot Camp, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City    26 - Will Rogers Movie Night, Will Rogers Memorial Museum, Claremore    26-27 - Pawnee Bill's Original Wild West Show, Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum, Pawnee    26-27 - OHC Museum Store Summer Sale, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City     27 - "The Revolutionary War Your Mother Didn't Tell You About" living history program by Mike Sheriff, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City    27 - "My Family Tree" Family Fun Day, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid    27 - National Day of the Cowboy celebration, Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum, Pawnee    29 - Blacksmithing Demonstrations, Cherokee Strip Museum, Perry    31 - Okietales, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City    31 - Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!: The Origin of Modern Musical Theatre exhibit closes, Museum of the Western Prairie, Altus    August 2019    1 - Vintage Snack Sets exhibit opens, Fred Drummond Home, Hominy   1 - Back to School Bash, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City   3 - "Finding the Girls" genealogy program by Dr. Debra Spindle, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City   10 - Will Rogers and Wiley Post Fly-In, Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch, Oologah   10 - "Civil War Weapons and Artillery" Second Saturday Demo, Fort Towson Historic Site, Fort Towson   10 - Victorian Tea Party at Horizon Hill, Chisholm Trail Museum and A. J. Seay Mansion, Kingfisher   10 - Quilting workshop with Martha Ray, Sod House Museum, Aline    14 - "Aviation and Vance Air Force Base" Brown Bag Luncheon Lecture, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid   15 - Mysteries of the Mansion tour, Henry Overholser Mansion, Oklahoma City   15 - Oklahoma Landscapes: Watercolors by Derald Swineford premiere program, Museum of the Western Prairie, Altus   16 - Living History Interpreter Training class, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City   16 - Sign of the Times: The Great American Political Poster, 1844-2012 exhibit closes, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid   17 - Aviation Day, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid   17 - "Judge Parker's Court" presentation by Dr. Aaron Mason, Sod House Museum, Aline   17 - "Corn Husk Dolls" Family Day at the Ranch, Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch, Oologah   21 - "UCO: The Best-Kept Secret in the OKC Metro Area" program by Nicole Willard, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City

PERPETUAL MOTION
TO HOST OKLAHOMA
CONTEMPORARY 
DANCE FESTIVAL

                     Perpetual Motion Dance is hosting the 13^th annual

Oklahoma Contemporary Dance Festival July 26^th at 8pm and July 27^th at

2:00pm at Rose State College  HB Atkinson Theater located at 6420 SE 15^th St., Midwest City, OK, 73110. The 2019 Oklahoma Contemporary Dance Festival is a collaborative event between professional choreographers across the Midwest region and local performers in OKC. The Oklahoma Contemporary Dance Festival will feature 33 performers in contemporary and modern dance works by Cassi Craig (APEX Dance Studio, OKC, OK), Devon Hill (University of Central Oklahoma graduate, Edmond,

OK), Danielle Ricci (Borealis Dance, Minneapolis, MN),

Riley Daniel (Perpetual Motion Dance, OKC, OK)

Tonya Kilburn (Prairie Dance Theater, OKC, OK), Jessica Fulllerton (St. Gregory’s University, OK) Amy Nevius (Perpetual Motion Dance, OKC, OK), Rachel Hendricks (University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK) and Hui Cha Poos  (R.A.C.E. Dance, OKC, OK)     Perpetual Motion Dance has been awarded a matching grant from the Oklahoma Arts Council to assist in funding the local group’s collaborative dance event.  Through state appropriations and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Oklahoma Arts Council funds over 1,200 events annually with an estimated total attendance of over 3.5 million.  Projects funded by the Oklahoma Arts Council generally account for over $20 million in grants and matching funds distributed throughout Oklahoma’s economy throughout the state’s rural and urban communities.

                     Tickets for the Oklahoma Contemporary Dance Festival are available at

www.perpetualmotiondance.org or at the HB Atkinson Theater box office one hour prior to show time.  Ticket prices are $20 for adults with discounts for Students, children and Seniors.

                Perpetual Motion Dance is a locally-based dance company dedicated to bringing innovative dance performance and education to Oklahoma City and the state. Learn more about Perpetual Motion/Modern Dance Oklahoma at www.perpetualmotiondance.org.  For information regarding the Oklahoma Arts Council, contact OAC’s Public Information Director, at 405-521-2931, e-mail: okarts.state.ok.us.