September / October 2008
FOR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF THE OKLAHOMA CITY MUSEUM OF ART
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Oklahoma City Museum of Art Executive Staff Carolyn Hill, President & CEO Hardy George, Ph.D. , Chief Curator Rodney Lee, Finance Director Kenneth H. Lindquist, Development Director
Editorial Staff Alison Amick, Associate Curator Chandra Boyd, Education Curator Jim Eastep, Membership Officer Nicole Emmons, Editor Brian Hearn, Film Curator Matthew C. Leininger, Registrar Leslie A. Spears, Communications Manager
Board of Trustees Officers Frank D. Hill, Chairman Virginia Meade Fox, Immediate Past Chairman Elby J. Beal, Chairman-Elect Leslie S. Hudson, Vice-Chairman Judy M. Love, Vice-Chairman Duke R. Ligon, Vice-Chairman Peter B. Delaney, Treasurer John R. Bozalis, M.D., Secretary *James C. Meade Katy Boren Frank W. Merrick William M. Cameron *Charles E. Nelson Teresa L. Cooper Maurice C. Nickell, D.D.S. *Marion DeVore Morris Permenter Theodore M. Elam John P. Porter *Nancy Payne Ellis Christopher P. Reen *Shirley Ford Marianne Rooney Preston G. Gaddis II Robert J. Ross David T. Greenwell Amalia Miranda Silverstein, M.D. Kirk Hammons Darryl G. Smette Suzette Hatfield Jeanne Hoffman Smith K. Blake Hoenig Denise Semands Suttles Joe M. Howell, D.V.M. Jordan Tang, Ph.D. The Honorable Willa D. Johnson Lyndon C. Taylor Penny M. McCaleb Wanda Otey Westheimer Katie McClendon Charles E. Wiggin Frank McPherson Marsha Wooden *Lifetime Trustee Donald W. Reynolds Visual Arts Center 415 Couch Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73102 (405) 236-3100 Fax: (405) 236-3122 www.okcmoa.com Readers’ comments are welcome. E-mail nemmons@okcmoa.com. Requests for permission to reprint any material appearing in this publication should be sent to the address above.
Director’s Letter Boards make a difference, and the Museum’s Board of Trustees is a testament to vision, responsibility, commitment, and profound dedication to the Museum and its mission. Among their deeds are building the Donald W. Reynolds Visual Arts Center, acquiring the Chihuly Collection, and most recently bringing Roman Art from the Louvre to Oklahoma City. Far from resting on their laurels, this board, now led by Chairman Frank Hill, has secured yet another blockbuster to keep Oklahoma City at the top tier of international exhibitions. Thus, we can look forward to such artist titans as Cézanne, Corot, Millet, Monet, Renoir, Turner, and van Gogh with Turner to Cézanne: Masterpieces from the Davies Collection, Naitonla Museum Wales, opening June 25, 2009. In an environment of high benchmarks and mutual respect, the Museum’s board and staff enthusiastically sustain excellence and bring to members and visitors the invaluable benefits of continued strengths in programs and leadership.
Carolyn Hill President & CEO
On the Cover
Inside Exhibitions..............................................................Pages 3-7 Calendar...................................................................Pages 8-9 Film.......................................................................Pages 10-11 Education...........................................................Pages 12-13 News....................................................................Pages 14-15
Mission statement The Oklahoma City Museum of Art enriches lives through the visual arts. Fragment of Mosaic Paving. Ca. 300 A.D. Gillbert-Martin gift, 1893 (MA 4129-INV. MNC 1696)
Emperors Gallery in Roman Art from the Louvre. Photo by Christina Hicks.
Great Expectations
Roman Art Defines our Future
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oman Art from the Louvre has exceeded all expectations. Since opening in June, the exhibit has averaged over 500 daily visitors from more than 130 cities in all 50 states and countries from across the globe. Travelers have come from Canada, England, Nova Scotia, Germany, Argentina, Spain, India, Rwanda, and even Italy. Their comments have been full of praise and exciting to hear from those living so close to the native resting place of many of the exhibit’s objects. However, nothing has been more rewarding than the comments from the Museum’s own community, expressing wholehearted gratitude for bringing Roman Art from the Louvre to Oklahoma City. While stimulating pride in the Museum and Oklahoma City has been one of the exhibit’s greatest accomplishments, it continues to outdistance all previous facts and figures. Not only is Roman Art the largest exhibit ever to be held at the Museum but also it is on track to become the highest
A few weeks ago, I stood in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City surrounded by Monet, van Gogh, and Seurat paintings...the only way to surpass the things we saw there, was to visit the Louvre. Thank you for making that possible! ~ Oklahoma City, OK We went to Paris this March and found that the Roman art exhibit at the Louvre was mysteriously closed... but now we know what happened! What a treat to have these things displayed right here. ~ Edmond, OK FANTASTIC! I’m so glad that Oklahoma’s continuing interest in the ancient world is alive and strong. As an ancient history major specializing in the Greco-Roman and Hellenistic world it’s very difficult to get access to excellent exhibits and art from that wonderful time period. Please keep them coming! ~ Overland Park, KS
grossing with record-breaking attendance. Already, with more than a month left, Roman Art has surpassed the success of Temples and Tombs and Millet to Matisse and is on track to outdistance the visitation of the Museum’s opening exhibition, Dale Chihuly: An Inaugural Exhibition, with more than 50,000 visitors. Adult and school tours also have experienced a jump in numbers. Booked solid, and with just over a month left of the exhibit, education tours will serve nearly 5,000 students. Additionally, nearly 2,000 adults from churches, Red Hat groups, senior homes, etc. have participated in docent-led tours. The exhibition has also generated a host of successful promotional tie-ins, including coupon promotions with Key Magazine and the Oklahoma City Convention and Visitors Bureau through metro area hotels. Cox Oklahoma and OG&E bill insert coupons reached more than 200,000 homes in the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area, and for Continued on page 7
Exhibitions
The Collection Film
Education News
Williams Glackens. Bathers at Bellport, ca. 1912. Oil on canvas, 25 x 30 in. The Phillips Collection, acquired 1929
2008-09 Exhibition Season Brings Impressionism and American Masters Following the success of Roman Art from the Louvre, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art continues its 2008-2009 exhibition season with 50 works from the golden age of American impressionism. On view November 2, 2008, through January 18, 2009, American Impressionism: Paintings from The Phillips Collection includes celebrated American artists Childe Hassam, Maurice Prendergast, John Henry Twatchman, and J. Alden Weir. During the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century, these artists transformed the heroic American landscape into a modern idiom with a style of impressionism that blended European approaches to painting with American sensibilities and preferences. Organized by The Phillips Collection, the exhibition presents some of the finest examples of American impressionism from one collection.
Harlem Renaissance showcases artistic diversity Organized by the Museum and curated by Associate Curator Alison Amick, Harlem Renaissance opens February 5 through April 19, 2009, and explores the artistic developments that occurred in African American art during the 1920s and 1930s. Approximately 100 paintings, prints, sculptures, drawings, photographs, and books, as well as films showing performances by Josephine Baker and Duke Ellington, represent this culturally rich period. Key artists include Richmond Barthé, Aaron Douglas, Palmer Hayden, Malvin Gray Johnson, Sargent Claude Johnson, William H. Johnson, Archibald Motley, Augusta Savage, and James VanDerZee. Don’t miss the opportunity to examine the diversity of influences upon the period – from European modernism to African art to music and cultural history. Additionally, Harlem Renaissance examines Oklahoma City’s thriving African American community during this period, which included musician Charlie Christian, vocalist Jimmy Rushing, the young author Ralph Ellison, and the area known as “Deep Deuce.”
Exhibitions
The Collection Film
James Jacques Joseph Tissot (1836-1902). Le Hamoc (The Hammock), 1880. Etching and drypoint on old laid paper. Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; gift of Alfred H. Holbrook. GMOA 1966.1554
American Impressionism from The Phillips Collection
Education News
Archibald Motley. Jockey Club, 1929. Oil on canvas, 25.7 x 32 in. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art & Artifacts Division, New York Public Library
Passport to Paris celebrates 19th-century French Prints
Turner to Cézanne, the next Blockbuster
Highlighting 46 works from the Georgia Museum of Art’s collection, Passport to Paris: Nineteenth-Century French Prints from the Georgia Museum of Art goes on view April 30 through June 7, 2009. This exhibition embodies the variety of illustrious prints made in the nineteenth century that rival the prominent paintings of that period. Many of the masters presented in this exhibition are renowned for their accomplishments in sculpture and painting, while others, rediscovered in this century, are receiving recognition once again for their prints. These works draw attention to the artists’ experimentation with and refinement of earlier techniques, such as lithography, etching, and woodcut. Also of particular significance, printmakers of the nineteenth century furthered the imaging of a variety of themes, finding inspiration in the countryside, peasant life, and the urban landscape.
Propelling the Museum into its next season is the highly anticipated Turner to Cézanne: Masterpieces from the Davies Collection, National Museum Wales. Featuring 53 works, collected between 1908 and 1923 by sisters Gwendoline and Margaret Davies, this blockbuster exhibition includes masterpieces by Cézanne, Corot, van Gogh, Monet, Millet, Renoir, and Turner, among others. Look forward to seeing Renoir’s La Parisienne, Monet’s Water Lilies and Palazzo Dario, van Gogh’s Rain-Auvers, J.M.W. Turner’s Morning after the Wreck and The Storm, and Cézanne’s Provençal Landscape and The François Zola Dam. Organized by the American Federation of Arts and the National Museum Wales, Turner to Cézanne debuts these works for the first time in the U.S.
Exhibitions
The Collection Film
Paul Cézanne. The François Zola Dam, ca. 1877–78. Oil on canvas, 21 3/8 x 29 1/4 in. National Museum of Wales; Miss Gwendoline E. Davies Bequest, 1951 (NMWA 2439). Courtesy American Federation of Arts
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Coming June 25 - September 20, 2009
TURNER TO CÉZANNE
Masterpieces from the Davies Collection, National Museum Wales
Paul Cézanne. The François Zola Dam, ca. 1877–78. Oil on canvas, 21 3/8 x 29 1/4 in. National Museum of Wales; Miss Gwendoline E. Davies Bequest, 1951 (NMWA 2439). Courtesy American Federation of Arts
Pierre-Auguste Renoir. La Parisienne, 1874. Oil on canvas, 64 1/2 x 42 5/8 in. National Museum of Wales; Miss Gwendoline E. Davies Bequest, 1951 (NMWA 2495). Courtesy American Federation of Arts
Joseph Mallord William Turner. The Storm, ca. 1840–45. Oil on canvas, 12 3/4 x 21 1/8 in. National Museum of Wales; Miss Margaret S. Davies. Bequest, 1963 (NMWA 509). Courtesy American Federation of Arts Edouard Manet. Argenteuil–Boats, 1874. Oil on canvas, 23 x 31 1/2 in. National Museum of Wales; Miss Margaret S. Davies Bequest, 1963 (NMWA 2467). Courtesy American Federation of Arts
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The Collection Film
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one week in August, Panera Bread’s Caesar Salads and Caesar Sandwiches benefited the Museum. Roman Art from the Louvre also inspired several media initiatives, including an exhibit-specific microsite, interactive computer stations, and audio and video projects. Well received, these new technology ventures will continue to expand with future exhibitions. As the Museum comes to the close of its greatest exhibition ever, it looks forward to an exciting upcoming season that promises to culminate with another exhibit of similar magnitude. Turner to Cézanne here’s looking at you.
I can’t believe the quality of the exhibits -- exquisite! Most of the artifacts look like they were sculpted only yesterday, not 2,000 years ago. Fantastic! ~ Oklahoma City, OK Outstanding! What a dynamic exhibition. I will return before it closes to again view these exquisite pieces. ~ Fort Worth, Texas My second time into the museum, and the second ancient antiquities display. I really like these travelling shows you get. (First was the Egyptian display). ~ Wichita, KS
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Allied Arts Foundation Chesapeake Energy Corporation Devon Energy Corporation Kirkpatrick Foundation Oklahoma Arts Council SandRidge Energy, Inc. MidFirst Bank • OGE Corporation Quest Energy
Dial and Discover Roman Art from the Louvre Learning more about Roman Art from the Louvre is now just a phone call away. Barely a month after opening the colossal exhibition, the Museum began offering its audio tour via cell phone. “The popularity of the Roman Art audio tour is what prompted us to initiate this exciting service,” said President and CEO Carolyn Hill. “We wanted to be able to offer the tour to every visitor but were unable to accommodate more than 28 people at a time.” The new cell phone audio tour provides unlimited listening potential. All the visitor needs is a cell phone. Provided by OnCell Audio, the tour is accessible anytime by dialing 445-4794. The only cost involved is minute use. Similar to the Museum’s audio wand tour, the cell phone tour highlights 41 art objects in Roman Art from the Louvre and is led by Dr. J. Rufus Fears, professor of classics at the University of Oklahoma. Visitors have the option to listen to these stops in sequence or at random by entering the numbers 1 through 41.
Cox Oklahoma | The Oklahoman Thatcher Hoffman Smith Film Endowment EDUCATION SPONSORS
Sarkeys Foundation and Sonic, America’s Drive-In Arts Education Endowments
EXHIBITION SPONSORS PRESENTING EXHIBITION SPONSORS
The City of Oklahoma City Crawley Petroleum EXHIBITION SPONSORS
McCasland Foundation Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau AT&T • Bank of Oklahoma H.A. & Mary K. Chapman Charitable Trust Meinders Foundation • Merrick Foundation Oklahoma City Community Foundation The Oklahoman Foundation Ad Astra Foundation • American Fidelity Foundation Meade Investments • B.R. Polk, Inc. James H. & Madalynne Norick Foundation Oklahoma Humanities Council Oklahoma City Clinic • Phillip Boyle Charitable Foundation Clements Foods Foundation • Love’s Travel Stop
“We are very excited about the overall positive responses to the cellular tour,” said Hill. “In less than a month, we’ve had nearly 400 people use the service.” With the success of the tour, the Museum hopes to make cell phone audio tours a permanent service to its visitors.
Exhibitions
Jean I. Everest Foundation • Macklanburg-Hulsey Foundation
The exhibition is organized by the American Federation of Arts and the Musée du Louvre. This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
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Education News
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The Museum is open until 9pm
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TUESDAY School • Teddy & Me, 4-5p
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WEDNESDAY School • Glassblowing Two-Day Intensive, 6-9p
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The Museum is open until 9pm
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EVENT • Cocktails on the Skyline, 5-10:30p FILM • Man on Wire, 7:30p
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Enriching Lives Through the Visual Arts!
The Museum is open until 9pm
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School • Home School Art: Mixed Media, 1-2:30p EVENT • Cocktails on the Skyline, 5-10:30p FILM • Man on Wire, 5:30 & 8p
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The Museum is open until 9pm
DROP-IN ART • Roman Crowns & Jewels, 1-4p FILM • Man on Wire, 5:30 & 8p
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EVENT • Cocktails on the Skyline, 5-10:30p FILM • Tell No One, 7:30p
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School • Fabulous Frescoes, 10-11a • Cartoon Drawing, 10a-noon DROP-IN ART • Fall Mobiles , 1-4p FILM • Tell No One, 5:30 & 8p
school Home School Art: Mixed Media, 1-2:30p EVENT • Cocktails on the Skyline, 5-10:30p FILM • Tell No One, 5:30 & 8p
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SUNDAY EVENT • Roman Art Family Day, noon-4p FILM • NO FILM SCREENING, 2p
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SUNDAY School • Introduction to Drawing and Painting, 1-4p • Roman Sculpture, 2-4p FILM • Tell No One, 2p
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School • Munchkin Mosaics, 10:3011:30a
LECTURE • “Lessons of the Roman Empire for America Today,” 6:30-7:30p School • Glassblowing Two-Day Intensive, 6-9p
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School • Play-Doh Creations, 4-5p EVENT • Cocktails on the Skyline, 5-10:30p Film • To Be Honest, 7:30p
School • Home School Art: Mixed Media, 1-2:30p EVENT • Cocktails on the Skyline, 5-10:30p FILM • If I Were You, 5:30 & 8p
School • Introduction to Drawing and Painting, 1-4p • Mosaics, 2-4p FILM • Letters from the Sahara, 2p
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School • Colorful Mosaics, 10-10:45a • Colorful Mosaics, 11-11:45a • Handbuilding Roman Pottery, 10a-noon • Mosaics, 1-4p DROP-IN ART • Roman Buildings, 1-4p FILM • The Second Wedding Night, 5:30 & 8p
FRIDAY
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School • Dancing Fingers, 10:30-11:15a
EVENT • Educators’ Evening, 5-9p • Cocktails on the Skyline, 5-10:30p FILM • Manhattan Short Film Festival, 7:30p
School • Home School Art: Mixed Media, 1-2:30p • The Art of Wine, 6-9p EVENT • Cocktails on the Skyline, 5-10:30p FILM • Doxita, 5:30p • Manhattan Short Film Festival, 8p
DROP-IN ART • Leaf Prints, 1-4p FILM • Doxita, 5:30p • Manhattan Short Film Festival, 8p
School • Introduction to Drawing and Painting, 1-4p • Make a Mosaic, 2-4p FILM • Manhattan Short Film Festival, 2p
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The Museum is closed on Mondays. Museum Cafe is open 11am-3pm.
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WEDNESDAY School • Glassblowing Two-Day Intensive, 6-9p FILM • Red Heroine, 7:30p
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THURSDAY School • Puddle Art, 10:30-11:15a EVENT • Cocktails on the Skyline, 5-10:30p FILM • My Winnipeg, 7:30p
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School • Home School Art: Mixed Media, 1-2:30p EVENT • ART on TAP, 7-10p FILM • NO FILM, 5:30 & 8p
School • Roman Clay Frieze, 10a-noon • Squishy, Squeezy, Sculptures, 10-10:45a • Squishy, Squeezy, Sculptures, 11-11:45a DROP-IN ART • World Card-Making Day, 1-4p FILM • My Winnipeg, 5:30 & 8p
School • Introduction to Drawing and Painting, 1-4p • Handbuilding Roman Pottery, 2-4p FILM • The Barber of Seville, 2p
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School • Roman Architecture for Preschoolers, 10:30-11:30a EVENT • Cocktails on the Skyline, 5-10:30p FILM • TBA, 7:30p
School • Home School Art: Mixed Media, 1-2:30p EVENT • Last Call Friday, 5-8p • Cocktails on the Skyline, 5-10:30p FILM • TBA, 5:30 & 8p
DROP-IN ART • Roman Pendant Necklaces, 1-4p FILM • TBA, 5:30 & 8p
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School • Fall Break Camp, 9a-4p EVENT • Cocktails on the Skyline, 5-10:30p FILM • TBA, 7:30p
School • Fall Family Trees, 4-5p
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The Museum is open until 9pm
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School • Fall Break Camp, 9a-4p EVENT • Cocktails on the Skyline, 5-10:30p FILM • TBA, 5:30 & 8p
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The Museum is open until 9pm
School • A is for Apple, 10-10:45a • A is for Apple, 11-11:45a • Japanese Ink Painting, 10a-noon • Glassblowing - Level 1, 10a-2p DROP-IN ART • Autumn Leaves, 1-4p FILM • TBA, 5:30 & 8p
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School • After School Art, 4:30-6p EVENT • Cocktails on the Skyline, 5-10:30p FILM • TBA, 7:30p
School • Home School Art: Mixed Media, 1-2:30p EVENT • Cocktails on the Skyline, 5-10:30p FILM • TBA, 5:30 & 8p
School • Pee Wee Picasso, 10-11a • Glassblowing - Level 1, 10a-2p • Paper Marbling, 10a-4p Drop-in ART • Picasso Cubism, 1-4p FILM • TBA 5:30 & 8p
EXHIBIT • Roman Art from the Louvre, closes FILM • TBA, 2p
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SUNDAY School • Basics of Drawing, 1-4p • Drawing 101, 2-4p FILM • TBA, 2p
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SUNDAY School • Basics of Drawing, 1-4p • Digital Photography for Absolute Beginners, 1-4p • Painting 101, 2-4p FILM • TBA, 2p
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THURSDAY School • Monoprint Masks, 4-5p • After School Art, 4:30-6p • Watermedia for the Serious Beginner, 6-9p EVENT • Cocktails on the Skyline, 5-10:30p FILM • TBA, 7:30p
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FRIDAY School Home School Art: Mixed Media, 1-2:30p EVENT • Cocktails on the Skyline, 5-10:30p FILM • TBA, 5:30 & 8p
Thursday, September 4, 7:30 p.m. Fri. – Sat., September 5 – 6, 5:30 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Man on Wire
On August 7, 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between New York’s twin towers, then the world’s tallest buildings. After nearly an hour dancing on the wire, 1,350 feet above the sidewalks of Manhattan, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, and brought to jail before he was finally released. James Marsh’s documentary brings Petit’s extraordinary adventure to life through the testimony of Philippe himself and some of the co-conspirators who helped him create the unique and magnificent spectacle that became known as “the artistic crime of the century.” Director: James Marsh 2008 USA/GB 90min. PG-13 35mm
NO FILM Sunday, September 7 Thursday, September 11, 7:30 p.m. Fri. – Sat., September 12 – 13, 5:30 p.m. & 8 p.m. Sunday, September 14, 2 p.m.
Tell No One
This film is based on Harlan Coben’s international best selling thriller about a pediatrician, Alexandre Beck, who still grieves the murder of his beloved wife Margot eight years earlier. When two bodies are found near the scene of the crime, the police reopen the case, and Alex becomes a suspect again. The mystery deepens when Alex receives an anonymous e-mail with a link to a video clip that seems to suggest Margot is somehow still alive and a message to “Tell No One.” Director: Guillaume Canet 2006 France 125min. NR 35mm
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Exhibitions
Nuovo Cinema Italiano Thursday, September 18, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 20, 5:30 p.m. & 8 p.m.
To Be Honest (Se devo essere sincera)
The Second Wedding Night
In this quirky comedy/police thriller, Adelaide is a high school teacher whose seven-year marriage is on the rocks. Suddenly a co-worker who was not well liked is killed, and she meets the handsome police commissioner, Gaetano, who has been assigned to investigate the case. Using the investigations as an excuse, loving feelings soon develop between the two of them. From the novel “La collega tatuata” by Margherita Oggero. In Italian with English subtitles. Director: Davide Ferrario 2004 Italy 107min. NR HDdigital Friday, September 19, 5:30 p.m. & 8 p.m.
If I Were You (Se fossi in te)
In this fantasy comedy, three very different men are accidentally brought together for a drunken night on the beach. Andrea is an unfulfilled family man; Bernardo is an angry corporate businessman; and Christian is a nice, yet broke, DJ. When each one wishes to be in another’s place, they magically switch identities. However, problems arise and they miss their old lives, causing them to reevaluate their initial wishes. In Italian with English subtitles. Director: Giulio Manfredonia 2001 Italy 97min. NR HDdigital
In collaboration with the Consul General of Italy (Houston, TX)
The Collection Film
(La seconda notte di nozze) At the end of the Second World War, Liliana, a widow, leaves her hometown Bologna, along with her son, Nino, because of severe financial hardships. The two of them move to Puglia and go to live in Giordano’s farmhouse. Giordano, the brother of Liliana’s late husband, had been madly in love with her in his youth. Their arrival upsets both the life of the fragile Giordano and the usual farmstead routine; it also awakens the bitterness of two elderly aunts, who still bear a grudge against Liliana’s family. In the hands of veteran filmmaker Pupi Avati, this comedic melodrama gently captures both sweet and sour slices of life. In Italian with English subtitles. Director: Pupi Avati 2005 Italy 103min. NR HDdigital Sunday, September 21, 2 p.m.
Letters from the Sahara (Lettere dal
Sahara) In this emotionally charged drama, a young man leaves his old life behind to start over again in a new land. Assane was born and raised in Senegal, but convinced that greater opportunities await him, he stows away on a ship headed to Italy only to be thrown overboard not far from his destination. He makes his way to Sicily where he works a variety of punishing odd jobs. Living in fear of the police, Assane makes a valuable friend in Caterina, a social worker, until he falls deeply in love with her. In Italian with English subtitles. Director: Vittorio De Seta 2006 Italy 100min. NR HDdigital
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Thursday, September 25, 7:30 p.m.; Fri. – Sat., September 26 – 27, 8 p.m. only; Sunday, September 28, 2 p.m.
Thursday, October 2, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, October 4, 5:30 p.m. & 8 p.m.;
My Winnipeg
Manhattan Short Film Festival
In what has become the biggest competitive short film festival in the world, this edition will screen across Europe, North America, Central and South America. This global audience can vote for their favorite short films at each of the venues, including Oklahoma City. The winner will be announced in New York on Sunday night after the final screenings and votes are tabulated. The festival aims to unite the world via creative short films. You be the judge! 120min. HDdigital Fri. – Sat., September 26 – 27, 5:30 p.m. only
Doxita
Doxita is a traveling festival of short documentary films. The program represents a wide variety of documentary – domestic and foreign, super-short and longer format, serious and funny. It is designed to profile the great content and artistic vision that non-fiction short films provide but that people don’t often get a chance to see. 100 min. HDdigital
Vángelo Monzón A visit with Vángelo Monzón who’s been making bricks in Argentina since he was a boy.
Cross your Eyes, Keep them Wide An invitation into San Francisco’s “Creativity Explored,” a workspace for artists with developmental disabilities.
The Guarantee Through animated drawings, a man tells how he considered plastic surgery for his ballet career.
El Cerco A breathtaking look at tuna fishing in the Mediterranean Sea where the fight is a ritual of blood and death.
Shit and Chicks A portrait of a traditional method of feeding chickens in Ghana, done with gentle restraint.
Martin Thomas
SPECIAL EVENT ONE NIGHT ONLY
Live music performance with a virtually unknown classic silent Chinese Kung Fu film! Wednesday, October 1, 7:30 p.m.
Red Heroine
Red Heroine, the only surviving episode of a 13-part serial, is also one of the few complete silent martial arts films. A band of outlaws raids a village and kidnaps a maiden, causing the death of the young woman’s grandmother. The captive maiden is rescued by a mysterious Taoist hermit and reemerges three years later as a full-fledged warrior, flying to the sky to avenge her grandmother’s death. While generously sprinkled with anachronisms, the film remains a robust telling of a young woman’s transformation from abject victim to resolute warrior. The Devil Music Ensemble* composed an original score for the film and will perform live in the Noble Theater. In Chinese and English intertitles. Director: Wen Yimin 1929 China 94min. Silent Special price $12 no discounts apply. Advance tickets go on sale Tuesday, September 23. Call 405-278-8237, Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. *The Devil Music Ensemble, formed in Boston in 1999, is comprised of Brendon Wood on guitars, lap steel, and synthesizer; Jonah Rapino on electric violin, vibraphone, and synthesizer; and Tim Nylander on drums, percussion, and synthesizer.
The sometimes painful yet ultimately joyous journey of one man’s quest to stop his stammer.
Have you ever wanted to relive your childhood and do things differently? Guy Maddin casts B-movie icon Ann Savage and his domineering mother in an attempt to answer that question in My Winnipeg, a hilariously wacky and profoundly touching goodbye letter to his childhood hometown. The film is a “docu-fantasia,” as Maddin proclaims, that blends local and personal history with surrealist images and metaphorical myths that cover everything from the fire at the local park, to pivotal, sometimes traumatic scenes from Maddin’s own childhood. Winner of the Best Canadian Film at the Toronto International Film Festival. Director: Guy Maddin 2007 Canada 80min. NR HDdigital
NO FILM Friday, October 3 GO TO ART ON TAP!
Italian Opera in HD Sunday, October 5, 2 p.m.
The Barber of Seville
Rossini completed all the music for Il Barbiere di Siviglia in less than three weeks. This “Opera Buffa,” hated at its first performance only to become a hit within a week, is one of the most performed operas worldwide, and certainly Rossini’s most famous and beloved one. It tells the story of Rosina who refuses to marry Doctor Bartolo, her guardian, as she is in love with Lindoro (the Count Almaviva in disguise). After many twists and turns, and the strategic help of Figaro, Lindoro and Rosina finally succeed in getting married. Conducted by Antonino Fogliani and directed by Bepi Morassi at the Teatro la Fenice in Venice staged April 2008. Sung in Italian with subtitles in English. Approximate running time: 2hrs. 37min. plus one intermission SPECIAL PRICE: $20 Adults/ $18 Members, Students, Seniors. Advance tickets go on sale Tuesday, September 23, 2008. Call 405-278-8237, Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Museum School
CHILDREN’S CLASSES
FOR HOMESCHOOLERS
Designed for homeschoolers, these classes will encompass many art forms and experiences with a structured, written curriculum and hands-on art activities. Each week we’ll explore various media and create our own works of art, as we learn from paintings and sculptures in the galleries. $45 members/$55 nonmembers (materials provided)
CHILDREN’S CLASSES
ADULT CLASSES
COLORFUL MOSAICS Saturday, September 20, 10-10:45 am
CARTOON DRAWING Saturday, September 13, 10 am-noon
COLORFUL MOSAICS Saturday, September 20, 11-11:45 am
HANDBUILDING ROMAN POTTERY Saturday, September 20, 10 am-noon
GLASSBLOWING TWO-DAY INTENSIVE Wednesdays, September 10 and 17, 6-9 pm $78 members/ $96 nonmembers (materials provided)
Ages 15-36 months (with parent) $7 members/$9 nonmembers (materials provided)
Ages 6-9 $10 members/$15 nonmembers (materials provided)
DANCING FINGERS Wednesday, September 24, 10:3011:15 am
MAKE A MOSAIC Sunday, September 28, 2-4 pm
HOME SCHOOL ART: MIXED MEDIA (AGES 6-9) Fridays, September 5-October 10, 1-2:30 pm (6 classes)
PUDDLE ART Thursday, October 2, 10:30-11:15 am
ROMAN CLAY FRIEZE Saturday, October 4, 10 am-noon
HOME SCHOOL ART: MIXED MEDIA (AGES 10-13) Fridays, October 24-December 5, 1-2:30 pm (6 classes; no class November 28)
SQUISHY, SQUEEZY SCULPTURES Saturday, October 4, 10-10:45 am
JAPANESE INK PAINTING Saturday, October 18, 10 am-noon
SQUISHY, SQUEEZY SCULPTURES Saturday, October 4, 11-11:45 am
AFTER SCHOOL ART Thursdays, October 23-November 20, 4:30-6 pm (4 classes; no class November 13) $30 members/ $35 nonmembers (materials provided) Maximum enrollment is 12 students. Debbie Langston
FALL BREAK CAMPS
Ages 5-7 & 8-10 Thursday and Friday, October 16-17, 9 am-4 pm $60 members/ $65 nonmembers per child (materials and snacks provided – bring a sack lunch) Before and after care is available from 8–9 am and from 4–5 pm at a charge of $5 per child per day. Maximum enrollment is 12 students. Children must meet the minimum age requirements for each class to participate. Spend two days exploring the galleries in search of bold, bright paintings and abstract sculptures and learning how to create your own fun, colorful works of art! On Friday, October 17, at 4 pm, students will display their masterpieces in the main lobby, enjoy a reception with punch and cookies, and take their families on a tour of the Museum.
A IS FOR APPLE Saturday, October 18, 10-10:45 am A IS FOR APPLE Saturday, October 18, 11-11:45 am
CHILDREN’S CLASSES
Ages 3-5 (with parent) $7.50 members/$10 nonmembers (materials provided) TEDDY & ME! Tuesday, September 9, 4-5 pm FABULOUS FRESCOES Saturday, September 13, 10-11 am MUNCHKIN MOSAICS Tuesday, September 16, 10:30-11:30 am PLAY-DOH CREATIONS Thursday, September 18, 4-5 pm ROMAN ARCHITECTURE FOR PRESCHOOLERS Thursday, October 9, 10:30-11:30 am FALL FAMILY TREES Tuesday, October 14, 4-5 pm
For descriptions, visit www.okcmoa.com/education/ museumschool. Pre-registration is required. To register by phone, call (405) 236-3100, ext. 213.
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Exhibitions
CHIHULY BOWLS Tuesday, October 21, 4-5 pm PEE WEE PICASSO Saturday, October 25, 10-11 am
Study the work of artists featured in the Museum’s collection and special exhibition, American Impressionism: Paintings from The Phillips Collection, as you spend four weeks learning drawing and painting techniques. Each week, we’ll visit the galleries and then return to the classroom to create unique artworks using a variety of media.
CHILDREN’S CLASSES
Ages 10-13 $10 members/$15 nonmembers (materials provided) ROMAN SCULPTURE Sunday, September 14, 2-4 pm MOSAICS Sunday, September 21, 2-4 pm HANDBUILDING ROMAN POTTERY Sunday, October 5, 2-4 pm DRAWING 101 Sunday, October 19, 2-4 pm PAINTING 101 Sunday, October 26, 2-4 pm
MONOPRINT MASKS Thursday, October 30, 4-5 pm
The Collection Film
Ages 14-adult
INTRODUCTION TO DRAWING AND PAINTING Sundays, September 14-October 5, 1-4 pm (4 classes) $80 members/ $100 nonmembers (materials provided) MOSAICS Saturday, September 20, 1-4 pm $20 members/ $25 nonmembers (materials provided) THE ART OF WINE Friday, September 26, 6-9 pm $40 members/ $50 nonmembers (materials provided) GLASSBLOWING TWO-DAY INTENSIVE Wednesdays, October 1 and 8, 6-9 pm $78 members/ $96 nonmembers (materials provided) GLASSBLOWING – LEVEL 1 Saturdays, October 18-November 22, 10 am-2 pm (6 classes) $244 members/ $298 nonmembers (materials provided) BASICS OF DRAWING Sundays, October 19-November 16, 1-4 pm (5 classes) $90 members/ $110 nonmembers (limited supply list) PAPER MARBLING Saturday, October 25, 10 am-4 pm $40 members/ $50 nonmembers (materials provided – bring a sack lunch) DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS Sunday, October 26, 1-4 pm $20 members/ $25 nonmembers WATERMEDIA FOR THE SERIOUS BEGINNER Thursday, October 30, 6-9 pm $20 members/ $25 nonmembers (materials provided)
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Programs
Lessons of the Roman Empire for America Today
Roman Art Family Day
Focusing upon the achievements and legacies of the Roman Empire, Dr. Fears will highlight how America’s founding fathers interpreted those legacies and created a system of government based upon them. Comparisons will be made between the two systems, illustrating how America has mirrored Rome in both success and failure. Expect a lively conversation challenging notions of how future generations will perceive us and judge our actions. J. Rufus Fears is the David Ross Boyd Professor of Classics at the University of Oklahoma, where he holds the G.T. and Libby Blankenship Chair in the History of Liberty. He earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University and is a fellow of many distinguished organizations, such as the American Academy in Rome, the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, and the Guggenheim Foundation. Professor Fears is the author of four books, including The Cult of Virtues and Roman Imperial Ideology, and has published a three-volume edition of Selected Writings of Lord Acton, the great British historian of liberty. He has also published more than 100 articles and reviews.
In celebration of Roman Art from the Louvre, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and the Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library are teaming up to present Roman Art Family Day on Sunday, September 7, 2008. From noon to 4:00 p.m., families can visit the Museum of Art to view the exhibition and enjoy fun-filled activities for all ages, including hands-on art, face painting, a dress up area, mini-tours, and scavenger hunts in the galleries, door prizes, and free Little Caesars® Pizza from noon to 1:00 p.m. Then, beginning at 1:00 p.m., the Romans will invade the Downtown Library with more family fun! Both the Museum and Library will host a gladiator parade and Roman play, presented by Oklahoma Children’s Theater, as well as puppet shows and storytelling. More fun surprises are in store for Family Day, so be sure not to miss this once-in-a-lifetime event! Event sponsors include the Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library; Oklahoma Children’s Theatre; Little Caesars® Pizza/ Magnum Foods, Inc.; Remington Park; and others. All activities at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art are included in the price of Museum admission: $12 adults, $10 students/seniors, and free to members and children ages 5 and under. There is no charge to participate in activities at the Downtown Library.
J. Rufus Fears, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma September 17, 2008 Noble Theater, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
September, 7, 2008 Noon - 4 p.m.
Lectures are free to the public with paid Museum admission and are free to members. Reservations are required. Please call (405) 236-3100, ext. 213, or e-mail reservations@okcmoa.com.
Join our guest artists in the Education Center every Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. as they help families to create extraordinary works of art inspired by the Museum’s collection, exhibitions, and special occasions throughout the year. No advance registration is required for you and your children to drop in and make and take a unique creation home with you. Free with paid Museum admission. September 6 – Roman Crowns & Jewels (Debbie Langston) September 13 – Fall Mobiles (Debbie Langston) September 20 – Roman Buildings (Debbie Langston) September 27 – Leaf Prints (Debbie Langston)
Summer Camps 2008 9 weeks… 21 camps… 249 kids!
October 4 – World Card-Making Day (Linda Busha) October 11 – Roman Pendant Necklaces (Linda Busha) October 18 – Autumn Leaves (Linda Busha) October 25 – Picasso Cubism Collage (Linda Busha)
Educators’ Evening
Thursday, September 25, 2008, 5-9 p.m. The evening’s open house activities include an opening program, visits to all galleries and exhibitions, the Teacher Resource Center, tour reservation and exhibition information, priority reservations for upcoming teacher workshops, door prizes, and refreshments. Reservations may be made by calling (405) 2788213 or 1 (800) 579-9278, ext. 213. Discounted Museum Admission: $5.00
Exhibitions
The Collection Film
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Museum Announces Trustees and Officers Frank D. Hill Chairman
The Oklahoma City Museum of Art has elected trustees and officers for 2008-2009, Museum officials announced. Trustees re-elected to a three-year term are John R. Bozalis, M.D., Peter B. Delaney, Suzette Hatfield, Duke R. Ligon, Frank McPherson, Frank W. Merrick, and Denise Suttles. Officers are Frank D. Hill, chairman; Virginia Meade Fox, immediate past chairman; Elby J. Beal, chairman-elect; Leslie S. Hudson, vice-chairman; Duke R. Ligon, vice-chairman; Judy M. Love, vicechairman; Peter B. Delaney, treasurer; and John R. Bozalis, M.D., secretary. Nancy P. Ellis and Charles E. Nelson were elected lifetime trustees.
Marsha N. Wooden New Trustee
New trustee Marsha N. Wooden was elected for a three-year term. A native of Oklahoma, Wooden currently serves as Vice President of Administration for SandRidge Energy, Inc. She is a double graduate of Oklahoma State University, earning her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 1977 and Master of Business Administration in 1982. She is also a Certified Public Accountant. Marsha supports numerous local civic and nonprofit organizations by serving on the Board of Downtown OKC, the Board of Trustees for the National Memorial, the Board of Advisors for the Oklahoma City Chamber, and the Education Committee for Lyric Theatre Academy.
Fourth Annual Members’ Open House and Behind-the-Scenes Tours Join the Museum for the Fourth Annual Behind-the-Scenes tours Thursday, October 23, 5-7 p.m. Meet staff and get to know the Museum on a special behind-thescenes tour just for members and their friends. Ride the freight elevator, walk through the collections vault, visit the exhibit design studio, and much more for an in-depth look at what it takes to envision , prepare, and present an exhibition. Tours will depart from the Museum’s main lobby every 15 minutes and last approximately 30 minutes. The final tour will depart at 6:45 p.m. For more information, call 236-3100, ext. 215.
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Fifth Annual Art on Tap Friday, October 3, 7 – 10 p.m.
Join the Museum for the fifth annual Art on Tap. This exciting beer-tasting event features more than 70 import and domestic beers. Spend the evening sampling beverages from across the globe along with heavy hors d’oeuvres from area restaurants, including Adobe Grill, Old Germany Restaurant, Sophabella’s, and the Museum Cafe. Enjoy tastings throughout the Museum’s main lobby and theater lobby, listen to the group Who’s Joe Fazzio?, and visit the special exhibition, Roman Art from the Louvre. Seating and live music also will be provided on A BEER TASTING EVENT! the Museum’s roof terrace at the Bud Light Lime Rooftop FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2008 Beer Garden, sponsored by 7:00-10:00 p.m. Premium Beers of Oklahoma. To become a sponsor of this exciting annual event, contact Whitney Cross, event and tour coordinator, at 236-3100, ext. 207, or wcross@okcmoa.com.
ART TAP ON
Featured Sponsor
Stout Sponsors include Republic National Distributing Co. and First Mortgage Company, L.L.C. Lager Sponsors are Garrett & Company Resources, L.L.C.; Colleen Hatfield; PSA Consulting Engineers; and Journey House Travel. Pilsner Sponsors are OKC Town Center; First Commercial Bank; A Better Lawn Weed Control & Fertilization; Hal Brown; Ron & Alyce Page; Page Concepts, Inc.; Keas Stainless Steel Fabricators; and Silvia Small. Advanced ticket prices are $40 for members and $45 for nonmembers. Tickets the night of the event will be $50. For more information or to purchase tickets by phone, contact Jim Eastep at 236-3100, ext. 215. Tickets also may be purchased at the Museum’s admission desk or in the Museum Store.
Jeanette and Dick Sias, with guest speaker Tyler Jo Smith, and Carolyn and Terry Tyler before the lecture, Make Mine Roman Wine.
The Collection Film
Education News
Contact Information Visitor Services (405) 236-3100, ext. 237 Administrative Offices (405) 236-3100, ext. 0 www.okcmoa.com
Panera Bread Roman Art Promotion a success!
Museum Admission
The Oklahoma City Museum of Art and Panera Bread teamed up in support of Roman Art from the Louvre for the week of August 4 through 11. Proceeds from the purchases of Caesar Salads and/ or Caesar Sandwiches at the eight Oklahoma City metro area Panera Bread restaurants were donated to the Museum. In addition to a check for $860, the Panera Bread promotion exposed the Museum to approximately 55,000 people in one week.
Members, Free Adults, $12 Seniors (62+), $10 College students (with ID), $10 Children (ages 6-18), $10 Children (ages 5 and under), Free Tours (15 or more), $10 per person School Tours (15 or more), $3 Audio Tours, $3.50 ($2.50 members)
Museum Hours.
Tuesday, Wednesday, & Saturday, 10am-5pm Thursday & Friday, 10am-9pm Sunday, noon-5pm Closed Mondays and Major Holidays
Aubrey Iasiello, Market Relations Manager, Panera Bread, Oklahoma City Bakery, Inc. Franchise, presents a check to Leslie Spears, Communications Manager, in the Roman Art exhibition.
Film Admission Members, $5 Adults, $8 Seniors (62+), $6 College students (with ID), $6
2008-2009 Annual Fund Begins Now!
Membership (405) 236-3100, ext. 215 or 200
Facility Rentals (405) 236-3100, ext. 207
Group Tours (405) 236-3100, ext. 207
. Go online or call to make your tax-deductible donation today. www.okcmoa.com/membership/ annualfundgiving or 236-3100, ext. 286.
School/Teacher Programs (405) 236-3100, ext. 212
Museum School School Tours/Reservations (405) 236-3100, ext. 213
Public Programs (405) 236-3100, ext. 231
Museum Store (405) 278-8233
Museum Cafe
Exhibitions
The Collection Film
Photo by Chandra Boyd
In July, the Museum offered an outreach program as part of the Hearts for Hearing Summer Enrichment Program. Children, ages 5-12, worked with artist Debbie Langston to create mosaic-tiled pottery, following a tour of Roman Art from the Louvre.
(405) 235-6262 Sunday Brunch, 10:30am-3pm Monday, 11am-3pm Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-10pm
OKCMOA offers docent-guided and self-guided tours to prescheduled adult and school groups of 15 or more. Call (405) 236-3100, ext. 207 for details.
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last call
Fridays Friday, October 10, 2008, 5:00-8:00 pm
Museum Cafe urban. elegant. unforgettable.
Attending a performance at the Civic Center Music Hall this fall? Make the Museum Cafe your choice for dinner! Reservations recommended. Menus are online. Monday 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Roman Art From the Louvre Join us as we celebrate the closing weekend with cocktails, live music, tours, art-making, door prizes and other fun surprises!
Museum Store
Tuesday-Saturday
11:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.
High Tea Tues.-Thurs., 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday Brunch
10:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
For more information, call (405) 235-6262. Make reservations or view menus at okcmoa.com/cafe
Cocktails on the Skyline
ROOF TERRACE, THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS, 5-10:30 p.m.
surprising. sophisticated. special.
LAST MONTHS OF THE SEASON!
GROUPS WELCOME. CALL (405) 235-6262.
• Books & Multimedia • Jewelry, Apparel, & Accessories • For Home & Office • Prints & Posters • For Kids of All Ages • From OKCMOA Collections & Exhibitions • Complimentary Gift Wrap • Personal Shopper Service • Gift Cards for All Occasions Christen Conger, store manager (405) 278-8232
Photos by Christina Hicks