Allied Arts

This past Thursday, Allied Arts volunteers, member agencies and donors gathered at the Devon Boathouse to celebrate the successes of the 2011 annual campaign. Are you wondering how much success we had? 



$2,819,846 and counting!

A big THANK YOU is due to everyone who gave so that the arts community in Central Oklahoma can continue to provide vital, extraordinary programming and education to people of all ages.  It truly wouldn't be possible without you!

Our next THANK YOU is to our phenomenal campaign co-chairs, Brenda McDaniel and Ed Martin.  These two led an amazing group of volunteers and our campaign's success is due to their guidance and hard work. What can we say? Ed and Brenda are incredible!



Speaking of volunteers, THANK YOU to the 200+ who made phone calls and stuffed envelopes for the betterment of the arts community.  We are lucky to have you on our team and are grateful for your support!

And to our member agencies - we are proud to support each of you and the ways that you impact our communities.  THANK YOU for your help with the campaign and for your dedication to providing exceptional arts experiences to people in Central Oklahoma.

If you haven't taken the opportunity to get involved with the Allied Arts campaign, there's still time!  Join this fantastic group of people in supporting the arts by clicking here to make your gift today. 

More photos from the event are posted on Flickr. Go ahead, check them out!

Happy Cinco de Mayo!  Celebrate all weekend long with all of these fun arts activities!  Ole!

Maggie Casey: Bearing the Echo of Proving Ground
@ City Arts Center
http://www.cityartscenter.org/

University of Central Oklahoma Graduate Capstone Exhibit
@ Individual Artists of Oklahoma
http://www.iaogallery.org/

Film Screening: Hiding
@ Individual Artists of Oklahoma
http://www.iaogallery.org/

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Thelma Gaylord Academy Production
@ Lyric Theatre
http://lyrictheatreokc.com/

Rembrandt Etchings: States, Fakes, and Restrikes
Opens Friday!
@ Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
http://www.mgmoa.org/

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
@ Oklahoma Children’s Theatre
http://www.oklahomachildrenstheatre.org/

Last Call Event - George Nelson: Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher
Grand opening of the rooftop terrace with Cinco de Mayo specials and Born in November!
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/

Amy Blakemore: Photographs 1988-2008
Opens today!
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Film – Jewish Cinema
Ahead of Time
A Film Unfinished
Barney’s Version
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

OKCityCard Events

Americana
Monday and Tuesday evenings
@ Brightmusic
http://brightmusic.org/

In case you didn’t know, the arts are where it’s at.  I hope you’ll be checking out some of the fantastic events that are going on in the 405 this weekend.  I know I will!

Festival of the Arts
Celebrating visual, performing and culinary arts in downtown OKC
@ Arts Council of Oklahoma City
http://www.artscouncilokc.com/festival-of-the-arts.

Maggie Casey: Bearing the Echo of Proving Ground
@ City Arts Center
http://www.cityartscenter.org/

Harrison Chamber Orchestra, Sinfonia, and Festival Strings Spring Concert with Oklahoma Youth Orchestra
@ Guy Fraser Harrison Academy
http://www.harrisonacademy.org/

University of Central Oklahoma Graduate Capstone Exhibit
@ Individual Artists of Oklahoma
http://www.iaogallery.org/

Off the Wall
@ Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
http://mgmoa.com/

OK City Chorus Performance
Tonight at the Festival of the Arts
@ OK City Chorus
http://okcity.org/

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
@ Oklahoma Children’s Theatre
http://www.oklahomachildrenstheatre.org/

Friday Fun Night: A Royal Wedding Celebration
@ Oklahoma Children’s Theatre
http://www.oklahomachildrenstheatre.org/

Jill Downen: COUNTERPARTS
Closes Sunday
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Film Screenings
Certified Copy
The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Jane Monheit
@ Oklahoma City Philharmonic
http://www.okcphilharmonic.org/

 

Ticket Thursday is back!  Here’s your guide to the OKC art scene this weekend.

Angels and Friends Party
WEDNESDAY – We’re including it now so that you can make plans to go now!
Celebrate the start of the Festival of the Arts!
@ Arts Council of Oklahoma City
http://www.artscouncilokc.com/angels-and-friends-party

STARTING TUESDAY IN DOWNTOWN OKC – FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS!
Check out the artists, vendors, food & fun at http://www.artscouncilokc.com/festival-of-the-arts.

The Scarlet Letter
Final Weekend
@ Carpenter Square Theatre
http://carpentersquare.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

EVOLVE
A juried exhibition & fundraiser exploring sustainablility, resilience & community
@ Individual Artists of Oklahoma
http://www.iaogallery.org/

ART After 5 & Gallery Talk on Jill Downen
Tonight
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/

Tour de Quartz
Closes Sunday
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Bill Cunningham New York – Film Screening
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Art 365 Artist Talks
Tonight at [ArtSpace] at Untitled
@ Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition
http://www.ovac-ok.org/

Boeing Boeing lands today at Lyric Theatre!  This crazy comedy is about a pilot who's juggling three fiances between flights.  Throw the typical travel delays into the mix and it looks like it will be a bumpy flight!

Catch this comedy tonight, Wednesday, March 30th through Saturday, April 16th at the Plaza Theatre.  Visit www.lyrictheatreokc.com for show times and tickets.

Speaking of tickets, you can get them 2-for-1 with your OKCityCard!  You must present your card in person in order to get the discount, so hop over to Lyric's office in the Plaza District to pick your tickets up today!

I love this video Lyric created for the show.  Will the pilot's love life take a nose dive?  Your guess is as good as mine and I can't wait to find out!

Today we have a VERY special announcement for you about POP! ARTini that's coming up on April 9th! 

Not only will there be original martinis and appetizers from 11 of Oklahoma City's top restaurants...

Not only will there be 500 guests getting down on the dance floor to live music from HOOK...

Not only will there be an art auction featuring works from 50 of Oklahoma's talented artists...

Not only will there be a chance to win BIG prizes in Raffletini...

But...

Desmond Mason will be painting LIVE at the event!

That's right, Oklahoma City's favorite Thunder alum will be painting a piece at POP! ARTini that will be be auctioned off that night.  ARTini guests will have the unique opportunity to bid on a piece that not only is a Desmond Mason original, but that they watched him create.  Talk about an awesome experience!

Don't miss your chance to see Desmond Mason in action and take his work home.  Buy your ticket to POP! ARTini today at www.alliedartini.com!


        

Desmond and his wife Andrea are supporters of Allied Arts.  Here is a sample of his incredible work.  I hope you'll be at POP! ARTini to see it in person!

It’s a powerhouse weekend in the arts!  Robert Storr, curator and Dean of the Yale University School of Art is speaking tonight for City Arts Center and on Saturday and Sunday, Canterbury Choral Society, Oklahoma City Ballet and Oklahoma City Philharmonic will all take the stage together for the first time in history.  With events like these, you could call this post EPIC Thursday. 

Mozart’s Requiem
Saturday & Sunday
A collaboration between Canterbury Choral Society, Oklahoma City Ballet & Oklahoma City Philharmonic
http://www.canterburyokc.com/
http://okcballet.com/
http://www.okcphilharmonic.org/

Robert Storr Lecture
TONIGHT @ SandRidge Energy Auditorium
@ City Arts Center
http://cityartscenter.org/

Maggie Casey:  Bearing the Echo of Proving Ground
@ City Arts Center
http://cityartscenter.org/

Oklahoma Friendly
@ Individual Artists of Oklahoma
http://www.iaogallery.org/

Passed to the Present: Prehistoric Casas Grandes and Contemporary Mata Ortiz Pottery Traditions
@ Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
http://www.mgmoa.org/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Planet of the Perfectly Awful People
@ Oklahoma Children’s Theatre
http://www.oklahomachildrenstheatre.org/

George Nelson: Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Jill Downen: COUNTERPARTS
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

7th Annual Film Preservation Festival France
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Art 365
Opening Tonight at [ArtSpace] at Untitled
@ Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition
http://ovac-ok.org/

Upcoming Events:

Princesses, Dragons and one Magical Knight
Special Event on Saturday, April 2nd
@ Oklahoma Children’s Theatre
http://www.oklahomachildrenstheatre.org/

POP! ARTini
Benefiting Allied Arts
Saturday, April 9th
http://alliedartini.com
Tickets on sale now!

 

It’s Friday! Who’s ready for some fun?  I know I am!  Check out our list of arts events for this weekend!

Catalystic Rooftop Mixer
Wednesday
@ Allied Arts
http://alliedartsokc.com/catalyst
Join Allied Arts Catalyst for a happy hour on the rooftop patio on Automobile Alley.  Network with fellow young professionals, learn about Catalyst and preview POP! ARTini.  Plus, you could win tickets to that night’s Thunder game!

Maggie Casey:  Bearing the Echo of Proving Ground
@ City Arts Center
http://cityartscenter.org/

Oklahoma Friendly
@ Individual Artists of Oklahoma
http://www.iaogallery.org/

Passed to the Present: Prehistoric Casas Grandes and Contemporary Mata Ortiz Pottery Traditions
@ Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
http://www.mgmoa.org/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

George Nelson: Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Jill Downen: COUNTERPARTS
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Summer Wars
Evangelion 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
Film Screenings
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Upcoming Events:

Mozart’s Requiem

Buy your tickets now for one BIG collaboration between Oklahoma City Ballet, Oklahoma City Philharmonic and Canterbury Choral Society.  This dynamic trio is presenting Mozart’s Requiem next weekend, March 26th and 27th.  Tickets are 2-for-1 with your OKCityCard.  Buy now, because they’re going fast!
http://okcballet.com

Boeing Boeing
Opens March 30
@ Lyric Theatre
http://lyrictheatreokc.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard – tickets are on sale now!

Princesses, Dragons and one Magical Knight
Special Event on Saturday, April 2nd
@ Oklahoma Children’s Theatre
http://www.oklahomachildrenstheatre.org/

POP! ARTini
Benefiting Allied Arts
Saturday, April 9th
http://alliedartini.com
Tickets on sale now!

 

 

FRIDAY FUN-DAY!  Who’s with me?!  There are some great things going on in the art scene this weekend.  IAO is hosting Money Talk$ Art Walks which is a different spin on an art show.  You’ve also got another chance to see “Skin Deep” at Carpenter Square Theatre and the Maggie Casey exhibit at City Arts Center.  Not to mention, there are tons of things going on at the Museum of Art.  So, what’ll it be?  Take your pick!

Maggie Casey:  Bearing the Echo of Proving Ground
@ City Arts Center
http://cityartscenter.org/

Skin Deep
@ Carpenter Square Theatre
http://carpentersquare.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Money Talk$ Art Walks
Buy raffle tickets, race to choose a piece, raise money for IAO – sounds like a blast!
@ Individual Artists of Oklahoma
http://www.iaogallery.org/

Passed to the Present: Prehistoric Casas Grandes and Contemporary Mata Ortiz Pottery Traditions
@ Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
http://www.mgmoa.org/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

George Nelson: Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Jill Downen: COUNTERPARTS
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

The Woodmans
Con Artist
Film Screenings
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

OKCityCard events:

ShamROCK the Plaza
The Plaza District is full of OKCityCard partners – give them a visit!
http://plazadistrict.wordpress.com/

Grand Opening of wild.flower
At LIVE on the Plaza
http://wildflowerinspires.com/

 

Tonight and tomorrow, one of our OKCityCard partners, Brightmusic, presents three of the most distinguished works of 19th Century "German Romanticism."  The pieces are Franz Schubert's Fantasy in F Minor, Johannes Brahms' Piano Quartet No. 2 in A Major and Robert Schumann's Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major and will be performed by Brightmusic and guest concert pianists Ning An and Gloria Chien.

This is Brightmusic's first Mae Ruth Swanson Memorial Concert.  Catch the performances tonight at 7:30 at Casady School and tomorrow night at 7:30 at St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral.  For more information, visit http://brightmusic.org/.