February 25, 2014

Sojourner Truth Live!
Thursday and Friday, February 27 and 28
Oklahoma History Center |Oklahoma City, OK

Join the Oklahoma History Center for Sojourner Truth Live! Born a slave, Sojourner Truth was a preacher, suffragist, abolitionist, and more. With an emphasis on her most famous speech, "Ain't I a Woman," this program will introduce the audience to a variety of aspects through historical interpretation. Thursday the museum will open at 6 p.m. with the performance beginning at 7 p.m. Friday afternoon the museum will host an afternoon matinee at 2:30 p.m. In addition, the museum will host a special student program Friday morning at 10:30 a.m. This program is designed for 8th-12th Sonic Logograde students and registration is required for all programs.  This program is sponsored in part by SONIC, America's Drive-In.

Trappings of the Cherokee Strip
March 1-29, 2014
Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center | Enid, OK

During the month of March, the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center will host its second annual "Trappings of the Cherokee Strip" Show of Fine Western Art and Custom Cowboy Gear. The show features the works of 13 of Oklahoma's best Western artists and craftsmen expertly exhibited to showcase the beauty of each item. All works are for purchase, deliverable following the close of the show.

 

"Trappings of the Cherokee Strip" will open to the public on Saturday, March 1, and remain open through March 29. This invitational show brings together an impressive collection of fine works of art and handmade cowboy gear. On display this year will be paintings; sculptures; works of silver including jewelry, knives, belt buckles and spurs; leather works including hat bands, guitar straps and boots; and home d�cor items including pillows, gourd art and wooden bowls. The show is curated by David Kennedy, the Heritage Center's curator of collections. "The artists really outdid themselves this year. The works we are exhibiting definitely represent cowboy style, past and present," said Kennedy.

 

"The Trappings show is such a marvelous combination of beauty and brawn and is so respectful of our proud Western heritage," said CSRHC Director Andi Holland. "The Heritage Center is pleased to provide these remarkable Oklahoma artists with an opportunity to showcase their amazing works of art." Featured artists are Brenda Dewald, Ray Dorwart, Mike Eslick, Harold Hackett, Barbara Jacques, Stephen Jones, Ronnie Jones, Kathryn Leitner, John Rule, Kayla Rule, Lisa Sorrell, Sam Upton and Burneta Venosdel. Each participating artist can exhibit up to three works of art or gear.  These works are of fine quality, integrity and craftsmanship that will provide years of enjoyment and become treasured collectables.

 

Admission to "Trappings of the Cherokee Strip" is included in museum admission. The Heritage Center is open 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Tuesday - Saturday. For more information on the fine art and gear show or other CSRHC programs, please contact the Heritage Center at 580-237-1907 or www.csrhc.org. The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center is located at 507 S. Fourth Street in Enid, Oklahoma.

Born to Freedom: Allan Houser Centennial
March 13 to December 31, 2014
Oklahoma History Center |Oklahoma City, OK

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the internationally acclaimed Warm Springs Chiricahua Apache artist Allan Houser's birth, a first-ever, statewide collaboration of Oklahoma museums and cultural institutions is honoring his memory, works and legacy.  

 

The Oklahoma History Center will present the exhibit "Born to Freedom: Allan Houser Centennial" as one of the institutions participating in the statewide Houser celebration. The exhibit will open on Thursday, March 13, 2014, and run through December 31, 2014. Located in the E. K. & Thelma Gaylord Special Exhibits Gallery, the exhibit will feature sculptures composed of a variety of artistic media, watercolors, sketchbooks, and culturally significant historic treasures. Additionally the award-winning film "Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family" will be featured in the exhibit.   

 

Allan Houser was a renowned Native American artist who gained prominence with his excellent artistic work throughout the 20th century. As a testament to his work his iconic sculpture "Sacred Rain Arrow" is featured on Oklahoma's license plates. Houser was born on June 30, 1914, on the family farm in Apache, Okla. His parents, Sam and Blossom Haozous, both Apache, were brought to Fort Sill as prisoners of war. Finally after 27 years of incarceration, the Fort Sill Apaches were released from imprisonment. Allan Capron Haozous, later to be known by Houser, was one of the first Apache children born into freedom.    

 

The Oklahoma State Arts Council is another institution participating in the statewide Houser celebration, featuring the loan of five of Houser's monumental pieces including "Morning Prayer," "Singing Heart," "Spirit of the Wind," "Warm Springs Apache Man," and "Hunter's Vision." These pieces will be on display through December 2014. Additional Houser exhibits are planned throughout the state in 2014.   

 

"He changed Indian art in America," said Dr. Bob Blackburn, executive director of the Oklahoma Historical Society. "He's the pivot point from advocating Indian art as a way to make a living to an expression of their own imagination and observations."  

 

For more information on celebrating Allan Houser with an Oklahoma perspective, please visit http://www.okhouser.org. The "Born to Freedom:  Allan Houser Centennial Exhibit" is sponsored in part by OPUBCO in conjunction with the Oklahoma Museums Association.

 

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OHS EVENTS
2/27, Bessie Coleman Live, 10:30am, (405) 522-3602

2/27-28, Sojourner Truth Live!, 7pm/2:30pm, (405) 522-3602

3/15, Pinewood Wagon Class, 10am, (405) 522-3602

3/15, The Harvey Girls: Opportunity Bound, 2pm, (405) 522-3602

3/22, Fourth Annual Cowboy Round-Up, 10am, (405) 522-3602

3/29, "Born to Freedom" Gallery Walk, 10:30am and 2pm, (405) 522-3602

3/29, Beginning Tatting, 1pm, (405) 522-3602

3/1, Women and Wilderness - Keeping the Family Fed, 11am, (580) 765-6108

3/8, Living History Presentations with Barbara Byrd, 10am, (580) 765-6108

3/11, Make-It Take-It Lunch Break Craft, 11am, (580) 765-6108

3/15, Rodeo Cowgirls and Rural Feminism, 1pm, (580) 765-6108

3/22, Living History Presentation with Cortney Stone, 2pm, (580) 765-6108

3/29, Altered Books Crafting Class with Kiona Millirons, 10am, (580) 765-6108

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