Calendar of Events Must-see museum exhibits
Closing soon THROUGH JAN. 25
Opening soon OPENING JAN. 18 Wild Creativity at Sam Noble Museum (2401 Chautauqua Ave, Norman) is a Spanish/ English exhibition that explores biomimicry and engineering concepts through hands-on, interactive design and engineering challenges inspired by our natural world. Learn how our human-made world is inspired by the natural world and how we can continue to use nature’s inspirations to solve new and pressing challenges. Free with admission. Adults, $12; kids (4-17), $7; kids (3 & under), free. Tuesday-Saturday, 10am- 5pm. samnoblemuseum.ou.edu OPENING JAN. 30 FREE Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds: Honor Song at Oklahoma Contemporary (11 NW 11th St) features the first retrospective for internationally recognized artist Edgar Heap of Birds (Cheyenne and Arapaho) in his state of residence. See multimedia works from an impressive
FREE Voices and Votes: Democracy in America at Bethany Library (6700 NW 35th St, Bethany) covers the revolution and suffrage to civil rights and casting ballots, highlighting the story of democracy in America. Learn about the nearly 250-year-old American experiment of a government “of, by and for the people.” Monday-Thursday, 9am- 9pm; Friday, 9am-6pm; Saturday, 9am- 5pm; Sunday, 1-6pm. metrolibrary.org Into the Mirror at Oklahoma History Center (800 Nazih Zudhi) features a view of Indigenous people from the perspective of Indigenous artists. The works range from 1878 to the present and include oil, acrylic, watercolor, casein, pencil sketches, lithographs and bronze sculpture. Adults, $12.50; students, $9; kids (under 5), free. Monday- Saturday, 10am-5pm. okhistory.org THROUGH JAN. 27 FREE Outré West: The American School of Architecture from Oklahoma to California at Oklahoma Contemporary (11 NW 11th St) explores the works of a group of architects who were educated and mentored in Oklahoma in the 1950s and 1960s and who later developed groundbreaking design practices in California. Wednesday-Monday, 11am-6pm; Thursday, until 9pm. oklahomacontemporary.org Recently opened THROUGH SEPT. 28 Land Use: Humanity’s Interaction with Nature at Oklahoma City Museum of Art (415 Couch Dr) features modern and contemporary paintings, photographs, video art and digital art that relate to humanity’s use of and interaction with the environment. Adults, $12.95; kids (17 & under), free. Wednesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm; Thursday, 10am-8pm; Sunday, noon-5pm. okcmoa.com
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and lauded 40-year career. Wednesday- Monday, 11am-6pm; Thursday, until 9pm. oklahomacontemporary.org OPENING FEB. 8 From the Vault: The 80th Anniversary Exhibition at Oklahoma City Museum of Art (415 Couch Dr) features more than 150 paintings, prints, photographs, drawings and sculptures from the museum’s permanent collection, including never- before-displayed acquisitions by Preston Singletary and Georgia O’Keeffe. Adults, $12.95; kids (17 & under), free. Wednesday- Saturday, 10am-5pm; Thursday, 10am- 8pm; Sunday, noon-5pm. okcmoa.com
EDGAR HEAP OF BIRDS, UNTITLED , 2007. MURANO GLASS. 16 X 14 X 14 IN. MADE FOR MOST SERENE REPUBLICS, 2007, EXHIBITION ON THE OCCASION OF THE 52ND VENICE BIENNIAL IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, WASHINGTON, D.C. © EDGAR HEAP OF BIRDS. IMAGE COURTESY OF THE ARTIST.
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