European history, art, culture live on the Web Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment BRUSSELS, Belgium — Attention all culture-craving couch potatoes: Cultural riches from over 2,000 years of European civilization are going digital. It’s part of a new European Union...

Art Exhibit: Phillips Collection likely to make an impression in Oklahoma City Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment The brilliant light and soft colors of American Impressionist paintings from the Phillips Collection again are illuminating the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. The museum’s latest special...

Mood, tone express impressionist art Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment There is only a little human drama but plenty of atmospheric mood, subtle tonality and lively brushwork in the "American Impressionism: Paintings from the Phillips Collection” exhibit....

Artwork depicts times in Washita River Valley Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment Tucked deep in the Washita River Valley in western Oklahoma is a hub of artistic expression, where tumbleweed meets canvas, and cowboys can be artists. The Metcalfe Museum in Durham brings to life...

Oklahoma poet, artists unite around ‘Girlhood’ Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Add a comment The universal themes of growing up, growing old and dealing with loss are binding 18 Oklahoma women artists and one of the state’s female poets. "Lessons from an Oklahoma...

University of Central Oklahoma students’ artwork on display Fri, Nov 7, 2008 | Add a comment EDMOND — A three-drawing triptych that captures the "Beauty of (an) Embrace” in chaste, deeply touching terms, has won $500 best of show honors in a juried student art show at the...

Cezanne show has only one stop Thu, Nov 6, 2008 | Add a comment PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia is preparing for an exhibit of works by post-impressionist painter Paul Cezanne and the artists he influenced. The show is called "Cezanne and Beyond”...

UCO art students to exhibit work Thu, Nov 6, 2008 | Add a comment UCO art students to exhibit work Three University of Central Oklahoma senior art students will present their exhibit, "Triplicity,” opening with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. today at...

Pioneer Library System seeks help identifying photos collected during the Oklahoma Centennial project Wed, Nov 5, 2008 | Add a comment NORMAN — Pioneer Library System officials are asking for help gathering more information about historical photos they collected as part of an Oklahoma Centennial project. The photos collected...

First impression brings encore exhibit in Oklahoma City Tue, Nov 4, 2008 | Add a comment The Oklahoma City Museum of Art will feature 54 works from the golden age of American impressionism Thursday through Jan. 18. "American Impressionism: Paintings from The Phillips...

Guthrie to hold fall version of its downtown Artwalk Sun, Nov 2, 2008 | Add a comment GUTHRIE — On Saturday, Guthrie will hold its downtown Artwalk. Artwalk takes place twice a year, and this fall’s schedule includes a variety of artists. For the whimsical, Lynn Colorio...

Artwork to ornament new office building Tue, Jul 4, 2006 Paintings of three famous Oklahoma lawmen and sculptures called “The Spirit of Justice” and “Wind Walker” will embellish the new attorney general’s office building when it opens in the...

Women's club to host artist at luncheon Wed, Jun 14, 2006 Artist Staci Stafford will be the special guest Thursday at the West Christian Women's Club's Summertime Luncheon. The luncheon will be from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Greens Country Club, 13100...

Artist's pastels have photographic quality Fri, Jun 9, 2006 G. Daniel Massad is accustomed to people regarding his artwork with a certain amount of disbelief. The lush plums he depicts look real enough to bite, the stone walls actually seem pocked with...

Review: Words, images depict friendship Fri, Jun 9, 2006 Oklahoma has much about which to boast: our American Indian tribes, our children, our multicultural history, our authors and artists. Tim Tingle is a writer of Choctaw heritage. His book,...

Prix de West artists take varied paths to success Fri, Jun 9, 2006 The loss of a job and the need to buy groceries pushed Bruce Greene into the professional art career he always craved. The Texas artist will have four paintings depicting the life of the...

Art happenings Fri, Jun 9, 2006 Wild thing "An Eye on the Wild: Paintings and Drawings From Nature" is on view through July 28 at the State Capitol's Governor's Gallery, 2300 Lincoln Blvd. The exhibit features images from...

Oklahoma-born artist to show work Wed, Jun 7, 2006 NORMAN -- Plans are under way at the University of Oklahoma's Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art for an exhibition of paintings by Oklahoma-born artist Leon Polk Smith. The exhibit will open June 24...

Western art to take spotlight Sun, Jun 4, 2006 Bob Kuhn has been a professional artist for more than 50 years, but he did not turn to fine art, which he prefers to call "easel painting," until 1970 when he was 50. One result of that decision...

Art exhibit Fri, Jun 2, 2006 SANTA FE - Santa Fe native and artist Frederico Vigil is known for his luminous wall paintings created in celebration of Hispanic culture. He is credited with sparking a fresco renaissance in the...