The audience clapped and cheered, and Wes Studi smiled as he watched from his seat. He watched as Tulsa Community College students and faculty unveiled a six-by-five-foot portrait of his face. The artwork depicted his 2019 Academy Award win. It was the moment he became the first Native American actor to receive an Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award. This unveiling was the climax of a multi-semester project. The project’s goal…
In the two previous columns on Art Deco, I introduced readers to events celebrating the 100th anniversary of Art Deco around the world and guided them through the Decopolis Tulsa Art Deco Museum. But the most significant Art Deco attraction in Tulsa is architecture! Tulsa has a historic Deco District located downtown along South Boston Avenue. The Deco District landmarks include 10 buildings, according to https://www.tulsa.tours/deco-district. These are Exchange National Bank…
In the previous article on Art Deco, I was diving into the depths of events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the sophisticated art style. Those events have spread from Europe to North America, where Art Deco was a dominating trend in the 1920s-1960s. Tulsa has a lot to offer art admirers interested in Art Deco. One…
Tulsa Community College (TCC) Connection invites the public to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Art Deco. The TCC Art Deco Fest is a bright start to the winter holiday season. The Art Deco Fest will be held at the TCC Metro Campus Student Life Commons area, Room MCSU234, 909 S. Boston Ave., Tulsa, on Dec. 12, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tatyana Nyborg, editor at the TCC…
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection, The New York Public Library. Stages in the design for the Chrysler building, page [525] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a6675350-a066-0130-c348-58d385a7b928
When four longtime friends began meeting on Zoom during the COVID-19 pandemic, they were not only catching up on life. They were quietly planting the seeds for “Still,” an exhibition that would bring their shared histories, studio practices, and perspectives together under one roof in Tulsa. “They’ve been friends for decades, and they started in…
Since Josh and Amanda Stout, owners of the RedFork Arts Foundry Tulsa, purchased The Sky Gallery, a gift, souvenir, and art shop at 1401 E. 11th St., Tulsa, the business has flourished. The shelves and walls of the store are filled with a variety of artistic, unusual Route 66 and Oklahoma-themed two- and three-dimensional art…
Green Country Watercolor Society (GCWS) conducted an opening of its annual exhibition at the Tulsa Community College (TCC) Center for Creativity in June. Dozens of works by watercolor artists were presented at the show. “GCWS has grown rapidly since its foundation in 2004,” the society’s website, www.greencountryws.com, states. “Our main purpose is to promote awareness…
Tulsa Community College’s Tulsa Children’s Summer Theatre Camp, in partnership with the college’s Theatre Department, presents a stage adaptation of the beloved children’s book, “Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse,” written by acclaimed author Kevin Henkes and adapted for the stage by Kevin Kling. The performances are scheduled for TCC’s Southeast Campus VanTrease Performing Arts Center for…
Tulsa Community College’s Children’s Summer Theatre invites young performers ages 6–17 to audition for the upcoming production of “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Musical.” Based on a novel series, the play is described as a hilarious and heartwarming stage adaptation of the best-selling books by Jeff Kinney. Auditions will be held at the TCC…
