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This Week at the OKCMOA March 3, 2010

Second Floor Exhibition

Alfonso Ossorio: Gifts from the Ossorio Foundation
February 25 - July 11, 2010
This exhibit displays eleven works created by the artist between 1949 and 1984. The exhibit includes eight ink, wax, and watercolor paintings, a collage, and an etching, as well as the major assemblage piece, INXIT. The works were donated to the Museum by the Ossorio Foundation in 2008. Alfonso Ossorio was born in Manila, Philippines, in 1916. The son of a wealthy sugar refiner, he attended boarding school in England and the United States. Ossorio completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at Harvard University, where he explored interests such as anthropology and medieval art....Learn more online.

FILMS | Oscar® Tune-Up

The Cove
Thursday, March 4, 7:30pm
In the 1960s, former dolphin trainer Richard O'Barry captured and trained the 5 dolphins that played the title character in the international television sensation Flipper. In The Cove, O'Barry has renounced his former life and has come to set things right after a long search for redemption. This mission has brought him to Taiji, Japan, a town where hunting dolphins is a major part of the local economy. The fisherman involved in these activities will go to great lengths to halt anyone from seeing what is happening. Undeterred, O'Barry joins forces with filmmaker Louis Psihoyos and the Oceanic Preservation Society to get to the truth of what's really going on and why it matters to everyone in the world. Director: Louie Psihoyos 2009 USA 92min. PG-13 35mm. Official Website
Ex-OU student shaped 'The Cove' newsok.com by George Lang.

Best Documentary Feature

Academy Award® Nominated Animated Short Films
Friday & Saturday, March 5 - 6, 5:30pm
French Roast
Fabrice O. Joubert (France, 8 min.)
Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty
Nicky Phelan and Darragh O'Connell (Ireland, 6 min.)
The Lady and the Reaper
(La Dama y la Muerte)
Javier Recio Gracia (Spain, 8 min.)
Logorama Nicolas Schmerkin (France, 17 min.)
A Matter of Loaf and Death Nick Park (GB, 29 min.)

Official Website Read okgazette.com review from Joe Wertz

Academy Award® Nominated Live Action Short Films
Friday & Saturday, March 5 - 6, 8pm
The Door
Juanita Wilson and James Flynn (Ireland, 17 min.)
Instead of Abracadabra
Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström (Sweden, 18 min.)
Kavi
Gregg Helvey (USA/India, 19 min.)
Miracle Fish
Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey (Australia, 18 min.)
The New Tenants
Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson (Denmark/USA, 20 min.)

Sunday, March 7, 2pm
The Secret of Kells
Magic, fantasy, and Celtic mythology come together in a sweeping story about the power of imagination and faith to carry humanity through dark times. Young Brendan lives in a remote medieval outpost under siege from barbarian raids. But a new life of adventure beckons when a celebrated master illuminator arrives from foreign lands carrying an ancient but unfinished book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers. To help complete the magical book, Brendan has to overcome his deepest fears on a dangerous quest that takes him into the enchanted forest where mythical creatures hide. It is here that he meets the fairy Aisling, a mysterious young wolf-girl, who helps him along the way. But with the barbarians closing in, will Brendan's determination and artistic vision illuminate the darkness and show that enlightenment is the best fortification against evil? Director: Tomm Moore & Nora Twomey 2009 Ireland/France/Belgium 75min. NR 35mm Official Website Recent review on NPR.

Dinner & A Movie is $28 per person. Includes movie ticket

Next week
Carmen Opera in HD: La Scala Season Premiere Thursday, March 11, 7pm
Broken Embraces Friday & Saturday, March 12 - 13, 5:30pm & 8pm; Sunday, March 14, 2pm

For the film schedule through April, click here.

TRAVEL TOUR

Andy Warhol's last decade exhibit, Modern Art Museum, Ft. Worth, Texas
Join the OKCMOA and Journey House Travel on Wednesday, March 10, for a day trip to Ft. Worth's Museum of Modern Art to see the exhibit Andy Warhol, The Last Decade. This is the first U.S. museum survey exhibition to explore the work this seminal American artist produced during the final eight years of his life. Warhol entered a period of renewed vigor and enthusiasm in the 1980s that resulted in what was arguably the most productive period of his career.We will depart from All Souls Episcopal Church, spend the day in Ft. Worth with lunch on your own, and will stop at Babes in Sanger, Texas, for dinner. We will return to Oklahoma City at approximately 8p.m. The cost of the trip is $135.00 per person. For more information, please contact Brenda Kelly at Journey House Travel, (405) 463-5811 or 1(800)726-0051 or brenda@journeyhouse.com

EXHIBITION

JASON PETERS | Anti.Gravity.Material.Light
Through April 11, 2010
See OKCMOA president & CEO Glen Gentele speak about the Jason Peters exhibition on Cox Channel 7 at these times:
3/3 - 1pm & 4pm
3/4 - 1pm
3/5 - 1pm, 5:30pm & 9:30pm
3/6 - 5pm & 7pm

•Time lapse video of the installation
•Photos of the preview event
•Listen to the Jason Peters lecture, click here.

EDUCATION

For Families
To make the most of your family's visit to the Jason Peters | Anti.Gravity.Material.Light exhibit download and print off our family guide. This guide provides more information about artist Jason Peters, his process, and his artworks, and makes connections to sculpture in the Museum's permanent collection galleries. If you forget to bring a guide from home, feel free to ask for a copy at the Visitor Services desk.

Educators' Evening
This Thursday, March 4, 2010, 5 - 8 p.m.
The evening's activities include an opening program, visits to the galleries and exhibitions, the Teacher Resource Center, tour reservations, and exhibition information, priority reservations, for upcoming workshops, door prizes, and refreshments. Discounted admission, $5.00. For more information, or to sign up, please call (405) 236-3100, ext. 213, or e-mail reservations@okcmoa.com.

"Alfonso Ossorio: Gifts from the Ossorio Foundation"
Sunday, April 18, 2010, 2 p.m.
Alison Amick, curator for collections, Oklahoma City Museum of Art

Museum School
Winter/Spring 2010 classes are available for adults and children. Click here.Only 2 spaces left for Spring Break camps! STOP MOTION ANIMATION CAMP FOR AGES 11-13. Camps for ages 5-7 & 8-10 are sold out with waiting lists. Online registration now open for Adult Classes.

MUSEUM STORE FEATURED ITEM

RETRO 51 BAMBOO TORNADO ROLLERBALL / BALL PEN - $39.95.
The endangered rainforests cover only 2% of the earth's surface but support nearly half the world's known living species. With each purchase of the Bamboo Tornado ball pen, Retro 51 will make a donation to the Arbor Day Foundation to rescue 250 sq. ft. of rainforest and the habitat it protects. The Bamboo Tornado is made from solid bamboo, a fast growing, renewable wood that is beautiful, strong, and abundant. The ball pen features the Tornado clip and trim in antiqued metal finish with a cuddly panda's head etched on the back. The Museum Store is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm. Sunday noon-5pm. Museum Store open Mondays 10am-3pm.

Roof terrace to reopen May 6

The Roof Terrace will re-open May 6! Born in November has been booked as the opening band. We can all observe together the changing skyline with the new Devon Tower construction. It promises to be an great season for Cocktails on the Skyline! We'll keep you up-to-date on the latest.

Downtown Oklahoma City This Week!

Thurs., March 4

Noon tunes with Heather Nelson, Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library, 11:30am
The Cove, OKCMOA, 7:30pm

Fri., March 5

Oscar Nominated Short Films-Animated, OKCMOA, 5:30pm
John Mayer concert, Ford Center, 8pm
Oscar Nominated Short Films-Live Action, OKCMOA, 8pm
Lysistrata, CityRep Theatre Company, Civic Center, Freede Little Theatre, 8pm
Music from the Movies, OKC Philharmonic POPS, 8pm
Love Song, Carpenter Square Theatre, Stage Center, 8pm
Red Dirt Improv, IAO Gallery, 9pm

Sat., March 6

Drop-In Art, Junk Sculpture, OKCMOA, 1-4pm
Oscar Nominated Short Film - Animated, OKCMOA, 5:30pm
Red Tie Night 2010, Cox Convention Center, 6pm
Red Dirt Improv, IAO Gallery, 7 & 9pm
Oscar Nominated Short Films-Live Action, OKCMOA, 8pm
Music from the Movies, OKC Philharmonic POPS, 8pm
Love Song, Carpenter Square Theatre, Stage Center, 8pm
Lysistrata, CityRep Theatre Company, Civic Center, Freede Little Theatre, 8pm

Sun., March 7

The Kells, OKCMOA, 2pm
Lysistrata, CityRep Theatre Company, Civic Center, Freede Little Theatre, 8pm

Mon., March 8

Museum galleries are closed. The Museum Cafe is open 11am - 3pm. Click here for specials. The Museum Store is open 10am-3pm.