On the Town: Check out Moving Vision, art of ’60s, ’70s By: Lillie-Beth Brinkman The Journal Record February 22, 2021
Lillie-Beth Brinkman
In spite of the recent snowstorm and record-cold temperatures in Oklahoma last week, it is an exciting time to visit one of Oklahoma City’s museums. Three of them launched interesting and major exhibits in the last week that you won’t want to miss.
I have already written about Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center’s “Ed Ruscha: OKLA” exhibit and will be writing more about the fascinating “Spiro and the Art of the Mississippian World” at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.
Plus, Native American actor Lily Gladstone, known for her roles in Kelly Reichardt’s acclaimed independent films "First Cow" and "Certain Women" as well as the Showtime series "Billions," has been cast in iconic filmmaker Martin Scorsese's long-awaited big-budget adaptation of "Killers of the Flower Moon," which is finally set to start filming soon in Oklahoma. And Tulsa native and deadCenter Oklahoma Film Icon Alfre Woodard is returning to the Marvel universe with her upcoming role in Disney Channel’s anim
Museum offers art kits to children
Thanks to the Sonic Foundation, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art will distribute 500 art kits through select Metropolitan Library System locations and Oklahoma Children’s Hospital at OU Health. Instructions and materials needed to make three sculptures at home are inside the box.
The projects take inspiration from the museum’s Dale Chihuly collection as well as the upcoming exhibition, “Moving Vision: Op and Kinetic Art from the Sixties and Seventies.” Kits also contain two complimentary adult admission tickets to the museum. Children’s admission is free.
Kits will be distributed Jan. 18-31 or while supplies last. A list of participating locations can be found at
Even when they were forced to close their physical theaters, art houses like the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Rodeo Cinema, Tower Theater and Tulsa's Circle Cinema have helped curate such promising titles through their innovative Virtual Cinema offerings.
On the Town: Kids encouraged to get creative with sculpture By: Lillie-Beth Brinkman The Journal Record January 14, 2021 Comments Off on On the Town: Kids encouraged to get creative with sculpture
Lillie-Beth Brinkman
It has been so neat to see all of the ways people are creating art at home, and now the Oklahoma City Museum of Art has joined the fray to spur children to get creative with sculpture.
Between Jan. 18 and 31 while supplies last, the museum will distribute 500 art kits through select Metropolitan Library System locations and the Oklahoma Children’s Hospital at OU Health. The free Family Art kits, made possible by the Sonic Foundation, include the instructions and materials needed to make three sculptures at home. They’re designed for children from 3 to 17.