It's Back! - Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition
It's Back! - Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition It's Back! - Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition
7 on the cover Artist: Mark Hatley title: Sorry Spot, Monotype, contents In IAO’s 24 Works on Paper Member of the National Association of Artists’ Organization. 10 3 6 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 20 18 13 profiles tulsa artists’ studio tour artists out of their element reviews/previews 24 works on paper 24 hours from tulsa sacred hybrids back to basics photography contemporary fiber art features history of competitive shows and oklahoma: centerfold OVAC news at a glance round up / momentum okc renewing members gallery guide member agency This program is supported in part by the Oklahoma Arts Council ArtFocus O k l a h o m a Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition P.O. Box 54416 • Oklahoma City, OK 73154 ph: 405.232.6991 • e: director@ovac-ok.org visit our website at: www.ovac-ok.org Executive Director: Julia Kirt director@ovac-ok.org Editor: Janice McCormick (918) 366-3394 artreview@mindspring.com Art Director: Anne Richardson anne@speccreative.net Art Focus Oklahoma is a bimonthly publication of the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition dedicated to stimulating insight into and providing current information about the visual arts in Oklahoma. OVAC welcomes article submissions related to artists and art in Oklahoma. Article proposals should be sent to the OVAC office either by mail or email. Quality images are also accepted with complete caption information. Deadlines are six weeks before the publication date. For instance, the deadline for the May/June issue is March 15. OVAC includes gallery listings for visual art exhibitions for which the entire content of the show remains intact for the duration of the exhibition. Every effort is made to include galleries and venues statewide that provide OVAC timely information. OVAC welcomes your comments. Letters addressed to Art Focus are considered for publication unless they include the note “Not for publication” and may be sent to the editor at the address above. Letters may be edited for reasons of space or clarity. Anonymous letters will not be published. Please include your telephone number if your letter is to be published. Editorial Board: Janice McCormick, Bixby; Stephen Kovash, Randy Marks and Sue Moss Sullivan, Oklahoma City; and Teresa Valero, Tulsa. Assistance from Edward Main, Bixby. Cecil Lee, Norman/ Chickasha is editor emeritus. OVAC Board of Directors 2004-05: Richard Bivins, Cleveland; Elliott Schwartz, Rick Vermillion, Edmond; Diana Brown, Lawton; Maya Christopher, Joan Goth, Norman; Thomas Batista, Ellen Berney, Carissa Bish, J. D. Merryweather (Treasurer), John Seward (Vice President), Carl L. Shortt (President), Lila Todd, Oklahoma City; Suzanne C. Thomas (Secretary), Spencer; Chris Ramsay, Stillwater; Pam Hodges, Claudia Doyle, Teresa Valero, Tulsa. The Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition is solely responsible for the contents of Art Focus Oklahoma. However, the views expressed in articles do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Board or OVAC staff. © 2005, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition. All rights reserved.
Explore Behind the scenes with ceramic cats, wooden tornadoes, and bronze children, visitors can see how artists work on the Art Studio Tour. Set for Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17 in Tulsa, the OVAC Art Studio Tour 2005 will feature nine artists demonstrating a variety of media, including wood, fiber, painting, landscape installation, and ceramics. creativity Art Studio Tour Exposes Artists in Tulsa The artists’ studios will be open to the public from noon until 5 p.m. each day of the self-guided tour, giving visitors the chance to talk with the artists, view and buy artwork and see art being made. Visitors are able to see inside the working spaces of both established and emerging artists, from basement to loft, individual and shared. The works range from abstract to representational, realistic to expressionist and traditional to cutting edge. Best of all, the viewing experience is relaxed and informal. Each artist will be present both days at their studios for demonstrations, questions and conversation. Participating Tulsa artists are: Roz Cook, sculpture; Janet Duncan, landscape installation; Cynthia Brown and Walt Kosty, ceramics; Bob Hawks, wood; Janet Hawks, fiber; Louise Higgs, painting; Kate Kline, fiber; and Matt Moffett, painting. continued page 4 Cynthia Brown from Brown Cat Studio with some of her ceramic creations. profile 3
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Explore<br />
Behind the scenes with ceramic cats, wooden<br />
tornadoes, and bronze children, visitors can see<br />
how artists work on the Art Studio Tour. Set for<br />
Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17 in Tulsa,<br />
the OVAC Art Studio Tour 2005 will feature<br />
nine artists demonstrating a variety of media,<br />
including wood, fiber, painting, landscape<br />
installation, and ceramics.<br />
creativity<br />
Art Studio Tour Exposes Artists in Tulsa<br />
The artists’ studios will be open to the public from noon until<br />
5 p.m. each day of the self-guided tour, giving visitors the<br />
chance to talk with the artists, view and buy artwork and see<br />
art being made. Visitors are able to see inside the working<br />
spaces of both established and emerging artists, from basement<br />
to loft, individual and shared. The works range from abstract<br />
to representational, realistic to expressionist and traditional to<br />
cutting edge. Best of all, the viewing experience is relaxed and<br />
informal. Each artist will be present both days at their studios for<br />
demonstrations, questions and conversation.<br />
Participating Tulsa artists are: Roz Cook, sculpture; Janet<br />
Duncan, landscape installation; Cynthia Brown and Walt Kosty,<br />
ceramics; Bob Hawks, wood; Janet Hawks, fiber; Louise Higgs,<br />
painting; Kate Kline, fiber; and Matt Moffett, painting.<br />
continued page 4<br />
Cynthia Brown from<br />
Brown Cat Studio<br />
with some of her<br />
ceramic creations.<br />
profile<br />
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