The legend of the “American Greetings” card industry, Muriel Fahrion, recently revisited Tulsa Community College (TCC) with a workshop on cartoon drawing offered for all ages of Tulsans. The celebrity artist is known as the creator of Strawberry Shortcake, Care Bears, and The Get Along Gang characters, and as a person who never stops joking. […]
“I Can’t Sign” Workshop educates the community on American Sign Language
On June 17, Tulsa Speech and Hearing Association (TSHA), in partnership with the Thomas K. McKeon Center for Creativity (C4C), presented the “I Can’t Sign” workshop. Diana Emerson, community relations manager at TSHA, represents an organization that provides resources for deaf, hard of hearing, and all ranges of hearing loss for Oklahomans. Since 2016, TSHA […]
Oklahomans explore Native American beading with an artist from Seattle
On March 25, Cynthia Masterson, a self-taught beadworker from Seattle, Wash., conducted a seminar at the Tulsa Community College (TCC) Center for Creativity. She presented an off-loom three-drop gourd beading technique that Native Americans have practiced for centuries. The technique is used to wrap ceremonial, personal, and household objects with beads. The TCC Center for […]
The public learns wet-on-wet painting technique at the Center for Creativity
On March 6, “I Can’t Paint a Landscape” workshop attracted lovers of art to the Tulsa Community College (TCC) Center for Creativity. Maddy Witt, an instructor at Gilcrease Museum, gave a step-by-step lesson on how to paint a landscape with watercolors. First, the workshop participants drew a tree, defined the background, and foreground. Then the […]
“I Can’t Act” workshop brings a new character to Tulsa Community College
On Feb. 27, Tulsa Theatre, in partnership with the Thomas K. McKeon Center for Creativity (C4C), presented the “I Can’t Act” workshop. Travis Guillory, education and community outreach coordinator for Theatre Tulsa, began the workshop by explaining how Theatre Tulsa is one of the longest running community theater groups in the nation, currently celebrating its […]
Hands that Create:TCC partners with Inclusion in Art to present the work of Oklahoma-based artists of color
Tulsa Community College’s (TCC) McKeon Center for Creativity (C4C) partnered with Inclusion in Art to host a gallery featuring the artwork of seven artists. The gallery was “Hands that Create,” an exhibition that unites Oklahoma artists of color. The gallery ran from Oct. 3-28. Hands that Create held an opening reception, where the artists were […]
African American Student Association (AASA) installs 2022-2023 officers
The African American Student Association (AASA) elected its officers for the 2022-2023 academic year. The group held its annual Officer Installation Dinner on Oct. 24 at the Center for Creativity Event Center. The program, which was a potluck and a silent auction on paintings, included students, faculty, and staff from each of the four campuses. […]
Storytelling workshop equipped participants with tools for successful writing
The Oklahoma-based organization “OK, So” conducted a series of workshops about storytelling. One of the meetings occurred at Tulsa Community College’s (TCC) Center for Creativity on Aug. 4, 2022. “OK, So” is a part of a national movement of storytelling enthusiasts grouped around the non-profit organization, “The Moth,” which is based in New York. “The […]
“Feather on a Leather” brings joy to the participants of “I Can’t Leathercraft” workshop
On Sept. 10, Larry Simmons, creator of Divine Leather, in partnership with the Thomas K. McKeon Center for Creativity (C4C), presented the “I Can’t Leathercraft” workshop. With leather tools borrowed from Tandy Leather of Tulsa, a sponsor of the event and a leather workshop and leather-working supplies store, Larry Simmons led the participants on carving […]
“Rediscover the joy of creating” with the “I Can’t Write Poetry” workshop
On June 19, the Center for Poets & Writers, in partnership with Thomas K. McKeon Center for Creativity, presented the “I Can’t Write Poetry” workshop to get adults to reinvigorate their creativity. At the Zoom meeting for Tulsa Community College (TCC) students, in addition to the public, Crystal Patrick began the workshop by going over […]