May 18 Saturday
Join us for an evening of sartorial swagger where guests are encouraged to flex their individual creativity in a salute to personal style. Luxe Affair is a cocktail celebration of creativity, personality and contemporary fashion design, benefiting the educational programs of Oklahoma Contemporary. Mix, mingle and pose with designers, influencers and art enthusiasts while enjoying an evening packed with performances and dancing.
For more information: 405-951-0000, okcontemp.org/LuxeAffair
Image: Photo by Jaleccia Ates (Jalecciaatesphotos), Scott McDonald and Rudolph Tolar (So Focus Photos).
May 19 Sunday
Turn your passion for yoga into YOUR CALLING! Dig deep, discover your strength, and fire up your life!405 YOGA OKC has one of the highest alumni-rated Yoga Teacher Training programs in the nation.Our Spring 2024 Training starts March 9th! Join us for 4 months and graduate by the end of June...With our diverse, passionate and experienced teaching team, you will gain the skills to empower yourself and those around you, explore and deepen your own practice through a powerful athletic ashtanga-based practice and personally grow in a more authentic, sustainable way.TUITION includes full YTT investment AND a 4 month unlimited yoga pass at 405 YOGA for use during the program! Want to learn more? Visit www.405yoga.com/ytt200
"Magnificent Beauty: Georgia O’Keeffe and the Art of the Flower" examines explorations of flowers in painting and photography by O’Keeffe and Imogen Cunningham, highlighting their unique interpretations of the traditional subject matter.
Multiple Voices is the first public artwork in the United States by Eva Schlegel, the Austria-based artist known for engineering steel and mirrors into spectacular, architectonic sculptures. Working with materials similar to the arts center’s new building, Schlegel created a series of polished and translucent surfaces that catch and reflect light and parts of the surrounding environment, encouraging visitors to gather, play and learn. Poems by Steve Bellin-Oka, Kimberly Blaeser and Joy Harjo appear in blurred form on glass panels, registering each poem as part of the sculpture, but rendered cryptic to the viewer.
For more information: 405-951-0000, okcontemp.org/EvaSchlegel
Image: Rendering of Eva Schlegel's Multiple Voices at Oklahoma Contemporary. Rendering: Damjan Minovski, Architectural team: Valerie Messini.
Experience HOME1947: Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy! This immersive exhibition explores the lives and stories of the millions displaced in 1947 during the creation of two new independent nation-states, India and Pakistan. Through a series of short films, virtual reality, photographs, sound installations and more, HOME1947 recreates the long-lost sights, sounds and smells of what millions once called home. Visit okcontemp.org for gallery hours.
For more information: 405-951-0000, okcontemp.org/HOME1947
Image: Video still, Beila, 2017. © Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy. Photo courtesy of SOC Films.
Explore the galleries with the Museum mascots and the Kids Guide! Select which cowpoke and trail you would like to follow and learn more about all the fun and fascinating things at The Cowboy. Join Chester the Scissortail Flycatcher, Hopalong the Jackrabbit, Ma’ii the Coyote and Cisco the Mustang and solve the Cowboy Code.
Free for members or with Museum admission.
Presented by Heirloom Rustic Ales and Philbrook Museum of Art
Enjoy an afternoon of one-of-a-kind lagers from over a dozen of Oklahoma’s top breweries, featuring live music and local art in the beautiful Philbrook Gardens. General admission tickets include a commemorative tasting cup and unlimited pours of over 24 featured lagers. A limited quantity of VIP tickets are available and include early event access from 1-2pm and a premium commemorative tasting glass.
Proceeds support the Conservation Coalition of Oklahoma.
Gar Hole Records' Chris Acker will share his groovy tunes in a cozy living room!
May 20 Monday