UPCOMING EXHIBIT AT FRED JONES JR. MUSEUM OF ART TO FEATURE INFLUENTIAL OKLAHOMA ARTISTS

September 12, 2007

As part of this year’s ongoing Oklahoma centennial celebration, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, Norman, and the Price Tower Arts Center of Bartlesville have collaborated to present Out of Oklahoma: Contemporary Artists from Ruscha to Andoe. The exhibit, comprised of over thirty-five paintings, sculptures, photographs and works on paper by artists born or trained in Oklahoma, demonstrates the influential role Oklahoma artists have played in the national art scene since 1960. Works by artists such as Ed Ruscha, Harold Stevenson, Leon Polk Smith, and Carolyn Brady will be on view at Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art starting October 5, 2007.

An opening reception will be held on Thursday, October 4, 2007 from 7-9 pm in the Sandy Bell gallery of the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. The public is invited to meet Ghislain d'Humières, the museum's new Wylodean and Bill Saxon Director and celebrate the opening of the exhibitions Out of Oklahoma: Contemporary Artists from Ruscha to Andoe and Reflections: Historic and Contemporary Works by the Martinez and Gonzales Families during this Museum Association-sponsored event. In addition to live music and refreshments, the evening will feature valuable door prize drawings for all 2008 Museum Association members who attend. Admission to this event is free.

Guest curator for the exhibit is Richard P. Townsend, Deputy Director for External Affairs for the Miami Art Museum. Out of Oklahoma: Contemporary Artists from Ruscha to Andoe opened at the Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville, 510 Dewey Avenue, on May 25 and will run there through September 16, 2007.

The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art is located at 555 Elm Avenue (Southeast corner of Boyd Street and Elm Avenue) in Norman, Oklahoma. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 am to 5 pm; The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 am to 5 pm; Thursdays, 10:00 am to 9:00 pm, Sundays from 1 to 5 pm. Closed Mondays. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for senior citizens (65+), $3 for children ages 6 to 17, and $2 for OU faculty/staff. Museum Association members, students with a valid OU ID and children under six are admitted free. The museum is free to the public on Tuesdays.

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