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Mabee-Gerrer Museum education director shares Native culture through her art Brandy McDonnell, Oklahoman © [Photo provided] Amber DuBoise-Shepherd, of Shawnee, is a Native American artist affiliated with the Navajo, Sac & Fox and Prairie Band Potawatomi. SHAWNEE — Amber DuBoise-Shepherd often enjoys the rare pleasure of introducing children to Oklahoma's only mummies, who reside at the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art.  "Growing up, my parents took us — Shawnee's my hometown — so I remember seeing Tutu when I was a little a little kid," she said, referring to the older and...

Museum program integrates art, nature, wellness SHAWNEE — The Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art presents “Art and Nature in Health and Wellness,” a new program that will provide participants a new creative process using arts and the natural world and develop “listening” skills for connecting and working with others. This certificate program is led by Madeline Rugh, an environmental art therapist. The curriculum is five modules that integrate a variety of art disciplines with primary attention given to visual art. It provides 200 hours of training in the arts, nature and wellness. The progra...

MGMoA new program: 'Art and Nature in Health and Wellness' MGMoA A new program is coming this spring to the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art. Art and Nature in Health and Wellness is a new program that will provide participants with the opportunity to learn a new creative process using arts and the natural world and develop “listening” skills for connecting and working with others. The program is being led by Dr. Madeline Rugh, an environmental art therapist. Madeline Rugh holds a Ph.D. in adult and community education and is a registered/board-certified art therapist (ATR-BC). For the past 3...

Special to the News-Star It looks like the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art has classrooms buzzing in Wisconsin and Illinois because of its virtual art tours. The MGMoA was excited to see virtual art tour requests from two schools that were from beyond Oklahoma. The first request came from the state of Wisconsin from the Milwaukee Scholars Charter School requesting a virtual art tour over the MGMoA’s Native American collection. The students and teachers saw the various Native American artifacts and art pieces in the MGMoA gallery as Amber DuBoise-Shepherd explained the various uses of the objects...

The Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition’s "Momentum" annually features Oklahoma artists ages 30 years and younger, working in diverse media. The program presents a diversified look at young artistic talent in Oklahoma.