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CHICKASAWCULTURAL CENTER867 Cooper Memorial Dr., Sulphur, 580.622.7130chickasawculturalcenter.com

May 23-24  Spend Memorial Day Weekend with the family at the Chickasaw Cultural Center. Festivities include traditional games, archery, stomp dancing, cultural demonstrations and films.

May 23-Nov 30  The 1700s Southeastern Beadwork Collection special exhibit features historical Chickasaw and Southeastern tribal beadwork from pre-European contact through today, as well as 200-year-old artifacts.

June 27  The Chickasaw Cultural Center hosts the annual Children’s Festival featuring fun activities and events for the whole family.

CITY OF YUKON 405.350.8937

Apr 18 The City of Yukon and Yukon Public Schools host the United States Air Force Academy Band featuring the Falconaires Big Band, an 18-piece Glenn Miller-style big band consisting of full-time professional musicians from around the country. Get your free tickets at any Yukon Parks and Recreation location. 7:30 p.m. at the Fine Arts Center, 850 Yukon Ave.

May 2 Festival of the Child provides a a full day of wholesome fun and creativity for children ages 2 to 13 years. Your child will be inspired by 50 different activities including balloon animals, a magic

April 19-June 14 | 120 David L. Boren Blvd., Norman, 405.325.3095, nwcbiennale.orgNATIONAL WEATHER CENTER

show, petting zoo, a rock wall and more. Admission bracelets are $5 per child prior to the event and $7 the day of the event; adult admission is free. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Yukon City Park, 2200 S. Holly.

Jun 6 The City of Yukon and the Chisholm Trail Historical Preservation Society present the Chisholm Trail and Crawfish Festival, a family-friendly tradition that celebrates the Chisholm Trail with a bold Cajun flair. The festival is filled with inspired history re-enactors, Indian teepees, kids’ activities, food vendors, and genuine Cajun foods, music and dancing. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Kirkpatrick Family Farm, 1001 Garth Brooks Blvd.

EXHIBIT C1 E. Sheridan Ave., Suite 100, OKC, 405.767.8900exhibitcgallery.com

Now-Jun 30 This season’s featured artist is d.g. smalling, whose exclusive style features South Eastern iconography combined with contemporary technique to create images that are truly unique. His images evoke themes and stories that are central to his Choctaw culture.

Jun 6 Join Exhibit C during Red Earth for an open house, showcasing all of the amazing artists on display including featured artist d.g. smalling. To celebrate the event we will host a live paint featuring Chickasaw artist Brent Greenwood. The artist will be given a blank canvas and two hours to create an original piece of art live for the audience. This is a rare opportunity

to watch an artist at work and observe his technique. 6-8 p.m.

Jul 1-Oct 31 The season’s exhibit will feature Chickasaw artist Cale Chadwick, a multi-faceted artist who works in photography, painting and film. Her work brings a contemporary perspective to her Chickasaw heritage.

GAYLORD-PICKENS MUSEUM1400 Classen Dr., OKC, 405.235.4458oklahomahof.com

Apr 23 First Fifty Lecture Series “Oklahoma Art History, An Outsiders Perspective,” by Dr. Teresa Pac, an assistant professor of Global Art and Visual Culture coordinator at the University of Central Oklahoma. This lecture is the third in a three-part series in conjunction with the current temporary exhibit, The First Fifty Years of Oklahoma Art, provided by the Melton Art Reference Library and on display through April 25. 6-7 p.m.

May 7 Opening reception for America’s Road: The Journey of Route 66 delivered by Dolese Bros. Co. On display from May 7 through August 29, the NRG! Exhibit includes photographs, narrative, music and objects from the highway’s heyday. In keeping the museum’s mission of telling Oklahoma’s story through its people, the exhibit also will highlight Oklahoma’s Route 66 landmarks through the eyes of Newkirk artist Caryl Morgan. Her watercolor paintings will detail

the history of the Mother Road in Oklahoma. 5-7 p.m.

May 9 Anniversary Day Celebration: Guests will enjoy free admission, family-friendly activities and interactive crafts in celebration of the Gaylord-Pickens Museum’s 8th birthday. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

THE HOWELL GALLERY6432 N. Western Ave., OKC, 405.840.4437howellgallery.com

May 2 Painting in the Courtyard: Surround yourself with art-in-the-making at the gallery’s annual event. Over a dozen of the gallery’s artists will be set up inside and throughout the courtyard, painting and sculpting, providing a firsthand look at the creative process. Artists will include Nick Berry, W. Bennett Berry, Dennis Johnson, Ginger Myers, Linda Tuma Robertson and more. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Jun 14 Western and Historic Art Show and Sale: Join Howell Gallery for the first annual joint art show and sale with Acosta Strong Fine Art. Featured western artists Andrew Peters, Sonya Terpening, Kenny McKenna, Don Weller and Linda Tuma Robertson will be hanging together with historic artists such as Birger Sandzan, B.J.O. Nordfeldt, Nicolai Fechin, Eric Sloane, E. Martin Hennings and others. 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Sep 24 Explore the world of controlled, sophisticated abstraction in this one-man art show and sale featuring new paintings by Oklahoma artist Dennis Johnson.

The first exhibition of its kind – an international juried exhibition presenting art’s window on the impact of weather on the human experience. The 2015 exhibition is sponsored by the National Weather Center and the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at the University of Oklahoma, and the Norman Arts Council.

Public opening reception and awards ceremony at the National Weather Center in Norman on Friday, April 19, 3 p.m. Admission is complimentary with a valid ID.

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JRB ARTAT THE ELMS2810 N. Walker Ave., OKC, 405.528.6336jrbartgallery.com

Apr 3 First Friday Paseo Gallery Walk featuring “Shrines” by Siegfried Halus and Paul Medina, mixed media. Opening reception 6-10 p.m.

May 1 First Friday Paseo Gallery Walk featuring solo exhibits by Sallyann Milam Paschal, Holly Wilson and Behnaz Sohrabian. Opening reception 6-10 p.m.

Jun 5 First Friday Paseo Gallery Walk featuring solo exhibits by Billy Schenck and Bert Seabourn. Opening reception 6-10 p.m.

MAINSITE CONTEMPORARY ART122 E. Main St., Norman, 405.360.1162mainsite-art.com

May 8-22 In collaboration with the Pioneer Library System, the Norman Arts Council presents From Earthsea to Fantasy, an exhibit of amateur and professional artists whose work is inspired by the NEA Big Read book “The Wizard of Earthsea” and other fantasy themes. Featuring works by A.K. Westerman and G. Patrick Riley.

Jun 12-Jul 11 Four women artists of the Fringe Collective are featured in Illuminated, an exhibit about illumination – both literally and metaphorically. Inspired by light’s influence on moods and emotions, the works include painting and jewelry. Also showing is the work of Studio 1409 in an exhibit that takes us back to the roots of photography and science with a hand-built, extra large format camera and a one-of-a-kind dark room processing technique to produce large portraits of diversity.

Aug 14-Sep 12 Douglas Shaw Elder and Craig Swan: This artist pairing will feature the progression of a mentor and mentee as their works have progressed through a relationship of teacher/student to colleagues. This exhibit will also feature a unique arts educational project for children to participate in when visiting.

OKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL & MUSEUM620 N. Harvey Ave., OKC, 405.235.3313OklahomaCityNationalMemorial.org

Apr 19 20th Anniversary Remembrance Ceremony: Join the OKC National Memorial & Museum at 9:02 a.m. to observe 168 seconds of silence to honor the lives lost following the April 19, 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. Also, experience the newly enhanced museum – a life-changing pilgrimage through loss, resilience and the ultimate renewal of a city and its people. Admission is free on April 19 thanks to Cox Communications.

Apr 20 The 2015 Reflections of Hope award ceremony and luncheon will honor the prosecutors, defense attorneys and judges who fought for justice following the April 19, 1995 Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building bombing. Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick will be the keynote speaker. ReflectionsofHope.org

Apr 26 The annual Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon, A Run to Remember, with more than 25,000 participants running one of five races, honors the 168 lives lost in the April 19, 1995 bombing and helps raise funds to support the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum. Register at OKCMarathon.com.

OKLAHOMA CITY MUSEUM OF ART415 Couch Dr., OKC, 405.236.3100okcmoa.com

Now-May 10 Intent to Deceive: Fakes and Forgeries in the Art World, a groundbreaking exhibition that spotlights more than 60 works by some of the world’s most notorious con artists, illuminating their dubious legacies and examining how their talents, charm and audacity beguiled the art world of the twentieth century through the present day.

Apr 16-Jul 12 Warhol: The Athlete Series features a series of 10 portraits of famous athletes commissioned by Andy Warhol’s friend and collector Richard Weisman.

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ART’s window on the impact of weather on the human experience.

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2013 Best of Show WinnerElizabeth Patterson (Los Angeles, California)Pershing Square, Los AngelesColored pencil and solvent on Bristol vellum34.5 x 48.5 in

The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution. www.ou.edu/eoo. For information and accomodations on the basis of disability, please call (405) 325-3095.

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Jun 20-Sep 27 More than 230 rare and storied treasures created by the House of Fabergé will be celebrated in Fabergé: Jeweler to the Tsars. Drawn from the Collection of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, the museum will showcase Peter Carl Fabergé’s fine craftsmanship in pieces of jewelry and adornments once belonging to the Russian Imperial family.

OKLAHOMA CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER3000 General Pershing Blvd. and 1146 N. Broadway Dr., OKC, 405.951.1000oklahomacontemporary.org

Ongoing Stop by the newly opened Showroom at NW 11th and Broadway: an innovative shipping-containers-turned-downtown-destination as the organization plans a permanent home on the 4.5 acres across the street. The temporary location houses a reading room and exhibitions, starting with a new media project featuring “Annotated Plans for an Evacuation” and “Hit Wave II” by Alex Hubbard. While you’re there, explore “Terra,” Orly Genger’s outdoor installation made with more than a million feet of recycled rope.

Ongoing In the center’s new youth classes, students learn about contemporary arts and artists, develop basic visual or performing arts skills and experiment with an array of artistic mediums to gain confidence and self-expression. Most of the Saturday classes, for ages 5-12, are only $15.

May 26-Aug 7 Oklahoma Contemporary’s weeklong Summer Arts Camps are designed to spark the imagination and encourage the exploration of visual and performing arts activities for kids 5-12.

RED EARTHBroadway Ave. and Park Ave., OKC, 405.427.5228redearth.org

Now-Apr 24 A one-woman show, In the Spotlight: The Art of Linda Kukuk, features award-winning Choctaw artist Linda Kukuk and highlights the diversity of Native American artists. Kukuk is a lifelong resident of Oklahoma City and a self-taught artist who

specializes in detailed watercolor on scratchwork drawings done on black clayboard. The event is free and open to the public.

June 5-7 When the 29th Annual Red Earth Festival opens at the Cox Convention Center, over 1,200 American Indian artists, dancers and singers will gather to celebrate the richness and diversity of their heritage. For three exciting days, downtown Oklahoma City will be the center of Native American art and culture in America as more than 30,000 people gather to celebrate.

A grand parade, unlike any other in the world, opens the Festival on Friday morning as the streets of downtown vibrate in Native tribal spirit with participants in full tribal regalia. At Red Earth, guests can sample the work of some of the nation’s most celebrated artists, with opportunities to purchase contemporary and traditional art. Participants in the Red Earth dance competition represent the elite of Native American dance, some of the most gifted and accomplished in the world.

SAM NOBLE OKLAHOMA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY2401 Chautauqua Ave., Norman, 405.325.4712 SamNobleMuseum.org

May 15-Sep 26 Audubon and the Art of Birds: Today, the name Audubon is synonymous with birds and the conservation of nature. But who was John James Audubon, and what did he do to inspire such a following? This exhibition will give visitors the rare opportunity to view an extensive collection of the original “double-elephant” prints from The Birds of America, the work that made him famous. The exhibition will trace Audubon’s remarkable life, then puts his work in context with examples of earlier bird illustrations, works by his contemporaries and the continuation of our fascination with birds up to the present day. Sponsored by Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores.

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