Reporter’s Notebook: Humorous character creator, Muriel Fahrion, talks about survival in the art business

Muriel Fahrion, designer of the Strawberry Shortcake and Care Bears cartoon characters, surprised TCC students with her visit. Fahrion is as humorous as the dozens of characters she has created for the greeting card and toy industries.  Strawberry Shortcake, Care Bears and Get-Along-Gang characters were animated. After the celebrity artist conducted a workshop at the…

Review: Tulsa Turkish Art and Food Festival holds 10th anniversary event

On November 9th, Raindrop Turkish House and Cultural Center hosted its tenth annual Turkish Food & Art Festival. The event was open to the public and free of charge. In order to keep the event organized for vendors local patrons were able to purchases tickets to use as currency for food and art. Some vendors…

“Shadow of Time” exhibit delights at Philbrook

Philbrook Art Museum welcomed artist Anila Quayyum Agha and her “Shadow of Time” installation to its main level on November 10th. The main installment of “Shadow of Time” is on display in the Helmerich Gallery and include Anila’s immersive award-winning piece “Intersections” and seven paper pieces. Agha also has two of her works in other…

TCC Connection News – Shadow of Time Exhibit – Dec 2019 Broadcast

Abbigail Dean and Teriza West report for TCC News, The TCC Connection’s student broadcast on Dec. 5, 2019. The Philbrook Art Museum welcomed artist Anila Quayyam Agha and her “Shadow of Time” installation to its mail level of November 10th. The main installment of “Shadow of Time” is on display at Helmerich Gallery and includes…

Tulsa Glassblowing School offers great opportunities for veterans

Tulsa Glassblowing School is a nonprofit art school, and hidden gem, in the heart of the Brady Arts District downtown. The art of glassblowing is not typical, to say the least. It involves heating glass up to 2,300 degrees in furnaces, softening it enough to be molded into another artistic creation. The nature of the…

Second-floor mural brightens the Center for Creativity Building

Bob MuellerContributing Writer After the Tulsa Community College (TCC) Art Department relocated from the Main Academic Building to the C4C, several members of the department commented on the interior of the building. “Words like ‘boring’ and ‘sterile’ may have been used,” said Dewayne Pass, associate professor of art. With the building’s fifth anniversary approaching, Center…