Current & Upcoming Exhibitions

Traditions: Ernest Oberholtzer's Photographs of the Rainy Lake Ojibwa
Photography Exhibition: May 4 - June 16
Reception and Gallery Talk: June 7 

The Art of the Human Figure
July 13 – August 25, 2013

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Current & Upcoming Events

After-School Art Student Art Exhibit
Exhibit Reception & Cultural Connections Performance
1:00pm, Saturday, May 11
Free & Open to All! 

Cultural Connections Performance
Mahenwahdose "True Native American Theater"
1:00 pm, Saturday, May 11
Free & Open to the Public! 

Intuitive Painting with Linda Dixon
Fine Art Clinic
May 18, 2013: 2 Sessions
10am-1pm or 2pm-5pm
Registration Required.
Open to ages 12+ 

Printmaking Mania
Creative Art Camp
with Artist Educator Linda Dixon
June 3-7, 2013
Registration required. Ages 5-13. 

Exhibit Reception and Talk
featuring Dane Pollei, MGMoA Director and Chief Curator
Traditions: Ernest Oberholtzer's Photographs of the Rainy Lake Ojibwa
7:00pm, June 7, 2013 
Free and open to all. Hosted by the MGMoA Volunteer Society

Just Paint It!
Creative Art Camp
with Art Educator Lynn Pollei
June 10-14, 2013
Registration required. Ages 5-13. 

Journey in Time
Creative Art Camp
with Art Educator Lynn Pollei
June 17-21, 2013
Registration required. Ages 5-13. 

RHYTHM
Creative Art Camp
with SGU Dance Instructor, Dr. Jessica VanOort
June 24-28, 2013
Registration required. Ages 5-13. 

Connecting with color
Primary Partners
for ages 3-5+adult partner
July 9, 2013
Registration required. 

Fine Art Clinic 4 Tweens/Teens
with Artist Educator Linda Dixon
July 10-12, 2013
Registration required. Ages 11-18.

African Safari
Creative Art Camp
with Artist Educator Patrick Riley
July 15-19, 2013
Registration required. Ages 5-13. 

Bravo!
Creative Art Camp
with Kendra Watkins of Wayside Theater
July 22-26, 2013
Registration required. Ages 5-13. 

4-H Day at the MGMoA!
Open to Area 4-Hers of All Ages
10am-12pm, July 30, 2013
Registration required. 

Amazing Masks
Primary Partners
for ages 3-5+adult partner
July 31, 2013
Registration required. 

Past Events

Floating Jewelry Workshop with Patti Eayre
Fine Art Workshop
2-4pm, April 28, 2013
Registration Required. 
Open to ages 11+ 

Arts Trek: A Community Arts Adventure!
Festival Free and Open to Everyone!
Fine Art, Performances, Food, Art Activities!
10am-4pm, Saturday, April 13, 2013 

Off the Wall
A fun, fast-paced fundraiser benefiting Museum Special Exhibitions.
6:30 pm, Friday, April 5 

Nature in Prayer: Artwork from the St. Gregory's University Community
Fine Art Exhibition: March 1-24, 2013

A Sense of Purpose: A Collector’s Life with Art
African-American Art from the Arthur Primas Collection
Fine Art Exhibition: January 19-March 17, 2013 

Educators Workshop
Afrocentric Masks with Patrick Riley
Free for all teachers and educators
March 2, 1-4pm 

"Soul Sisters" Mixed-Media Art with Hillari Grimes
Fine Art Workshop
1-5pm, March 23, 2013
Registration Required. 
Open to ages 16+ 

Jewelry Studio, Basic with Patti Eayre
Fine Art Workshop 
10am-4pm, Saturday, February 23, 2013
Registration Required. Open to Ages 16+

Exhibit Reception and Lecture
A Sense of Purpose: A Collector’s Life with Art
African-American Art from the Arthur Primas Collection 
Gallery talk features Michael Eddens, Director of Arts Education Programs at the Oklahoma Arts Council and Alyson Atchison, Curator of Education and Capital Galleries. 
Friday, February 8 at 7pm 
Free and open to all. 

Community Art Day
Create a mixed media work with artist and art educator Suzanne C. Thomas.
Saturday, February 16, 1-3pm
Free and Open to the Public!  All Ages Welcome! 

Bringing the World to Oklahoma: Amazon
Annual Gala: 6:00 pm, Friday, December 7, 2012 

Tails of Cats & Dogs: MGMoA Regional 2012
Fine Art Exhibition: November 10-25 

Earth Chronicles Project, The Artist's Process: Oklahoma
Fine Art Exhibition: September 15 - October 28 

Opening Celebration
Tails of Cats & Dogs: MGMoA Regional 2012
November 10, 1:00-4:00 pm
This event is free & open to the public.

Red Dirt n' Red Velvet
2012 Membership Appreciation Party: 7:00 pm, Friday, October 12
Cupcakes and a concert featuring Melissa Hembree!
Free to All Current Museum Members
Join or Renew Your Membership Now! 

Exhibit Reception
Earth Chronicles Project, the Artist's Process: Oklahoma
This event is free and open to the public.
7:00 pm, Friday, September 14, 2012 

MGMoA Featured in Documentary! See the film on OETA!
Earth Chronicles, The Artist's Process: Oklahoma
Thursday, September 13, 2012 @ 7pm CST

After-School Art Class Begins!
Ages 7-10, September 4
Ages 11-18, September 6
Advanced registration required

Creatures of the World: Animals in Art
Fine Art Exhibition: July 14-August 26

Jewelry Studio, Basic with Patti Eayre
Fine Art Workshop 
10am-4pm, Saturday, July 28, 2012
Registration Required. Open to Ages 16+

Katherine Liontas-Warren: Oklahoma Perspectives
Fine Art Exhibition: May 4 – June 24, 2012

Puppets!
Creative Art Camp
with Artist Educator Lynn Pollei 
June 11-15, 2012 

Reception and Student Art Exhibit
Featuring artwork created in the MGMoA After-School Art classes
1:00 pm, Saturday, May 12  

Arts Trek: A Community Arts Adventure!
Free & Open to the Public
10:00 am- 4:00 pm, Saturday, April 21, 2012

Off the Wall 2012
A fast-paced fundraiser benefiting MGMoA special exhibitions.  
6:30pm, Saturday, March 31, 2012

Persian Pictorial Rugs
Fine Art Exhibition: February 3 – March 25, 2012

Earth Chronicles: Oklahoma
The intersection of art, environmental sustainability, and cultural preservation
7:00pm, Saturday, March 17, 2012 (Doors open at 6:30pm)
Film Premiere, Reception, Q&A with filmmakers Fran Hardy & Bob Demboski
Free & Open to the Public.  Seating is limited.  
Please RSVP online or call 405-878-5300. 

Cultural Connections Performance
JAHRUBA
African Drum Music & Storytelling
1pm Saturday, February 25 
FREE & Open to the public 

Exhibit Lecture and Reception featuring M. Mehdy Douraghy
Pictorial Rugs of the Orient
7:00 pm, Friday, February 17, 2012
This event is free and open to the public. 

The Nativity: 15^th -17^th Century Etchings, Engravings, & Woodcuts
Fine Art Exhibition: December 9, 2011 – January 22, 2012

Bringing the World to Oklahoma...Venice
Annual Gala: 7:00 pm, Friday, December 2, 2011 

Kids at Heart
2011 Regional Art Exhibition: November 4 – 20

Storyteller Priscilla Howe to present
Folk Tales From Around the World
1:00pm, Saturday, November 12
This Cultural Connections performance is
FREE & open to the public & appropriate for all ages. 

Unconventional Art
Educator Workshop
9:30am-12:30pm, Saturday, November 5
Free & Open to All Educators
Pre-Registration Required 

Opening Reception
Kids at Heart: MGMoA Regional 2011
7:00 pm, Friday, November 4th
Free & Open to the Public 

Leather Mask Making with Patrick Riley
Art Workshop: October 15, 10am-4pm
Registration Required. Open to Ages 16+

Community Art Day
Make Masks with Artist Patrick Riley
1-3pm, Saturday, September 24
Free & Open to the Public  

Pre-Opening Party, September 9, 4:00-6:00 pm
Wish artist G. Patrick Riley a Happy 70th Birthday.
Cake, entertainment, and prizes!
Free and Open to the Public.  Fun for All Ages!

Opening Reception & Artist Talk, September 9, 7:00 pm
Magical Mystery Masks: The Art of G. Patrick Riley
Free and Open to the Public

Wherever You Go: Maps from the Joe Marenghi Collection
Fine Art Exhibition: July 8 - August 21, 2011
Opening Reception, 7:00 pm, July 8 

Cultural Connections featuring:
Ballet Flamenco Espanol Folklorico Co.
performing traditional Mexican & Spanish dance.
Saturday, August 20 at 1pm
Free & Open to the Public! 

Volunteer Recruitment Salad Luncheon
August 15, 2011, 11:30 a.m.
All interested in volunteering are welcome!

2011 MGMoA Membership Social
Enjoy musical entertainment & yummy banana splits!  Dr. Karl Offen, Associate Professor of Historical Geography at OU, will give a talk complimenting the current exhibition, Wherever You Go.  
7:00 pm, Friday, August 12
All paid members are invited to attend.  Join or renew here. 

Mask Extravaganza
Creative Art Camp with Patrick Riley
For Ages 5-13; Registration Required
July 18-22, 2011 

Sea Monsters & Mythological Creatures
Creative Art Camp with Linda Dixon
For Ages 5-13; Registration Required
July 11-15, 2011 

All Things Paper
Teen Art Clinic with artist Linda Dixon
Registration Required.
July 6-8, 1:00-4:00 pm 

Rembrandt Etchings: States, Fakes, and Restrikes
Exhibit:  May 6 - June 26

Knights & Damsels
Creative Art Camp with Lynn Pollei
For Ages 5-13; Registration Required
June 20-24, 2011 

Recycled Art
Creative Art Camp with Lynn Pollei
For Ages 5-13; Registration Required
June 13-17, 2011

Unconventional Art  
Creative Art Camp with Linda Dixon
July 12-16; Ages 5-13
Registration Required.

Primary Partners: Art class for tiny tots
Saturday, July 10, 10:30-11:30am
Ages 3-6 accompanied by caregiver
Registration required

East Meets West: Mixed Media Wax Batiks with Beth Wilhelm
Adult Workshop, Saturday June 26, 10:00am-4:00pm
Registration required.

Storytime in the Gallery: How the Birds got their Colours
Saturday, June 26, 10:30 am
Ages 3-6 accompanied by caregiver 
Free!  No registration necessary.

Be a Modern Shakespeare 
Creative Art Camp with Sr. Marcianne Knapps
June 21-25; Ages 5-13
Registration Required.

Objects of Devotion: Spanish Colonial Religious Art, 1650-1950
Exhibit open during museum hours April 30 - June 13, 2010

Primary Partners: Art class for tiny tots
Saturday, June 12, 10:30-11:30am
Ages 3-6 accompanied by caregiver
Registration required.

Egypt, Mummies, and Masks
Creative Art Camp with Patrick Riley
June 14-18; Ages 5-13
Registration Required.

Primary Partners: Art class for tiny tots
Saturday, June 19, 10:30-11:30am
Ages 3-6 accompanied by caregiver
Registration required

Painting with Energy: Pastel Painting with Becky Way
Adult Workshop, Saturday June 5, 10:00am-4:00pm
Registration required. 

Storytime in the Gallery: Hailstones and Halibut Bones
Saturday, June 5, 10:30 am
Ages 3-6 accompanied by caregiver 
Free!  No registration necessary.

Arts Trek 2010
A new arts adventure for all!  Free & open to the public!
Saturday, May 22, 10:30am

Off the Wall 2010
A fun, fast-paced fundraiser benefiting the museum!
Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.

Ancient Bronzes of the Asian Grasslands from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation
Exhibit open during museum hours January 23 - March 28, 2010

Community Art Day
Featuring the Renowned Russian musical duo, Kalinka.  Free and open to the public.
Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 1:00 p.m.

Exhibit Opening for Ancient Bronzes from the Asian Grasslands
Refreshments provided by the MGMoA Volunteer Society.  Exhibit opening is free and open to the public.
Friday, February 5, 2010, 7:00 p.m.

Adult Art Workshop:  Gourd Baskets
with artist Tina Bly
Saturday, December 12, 10:00 a.m.

Educators Workshop:  The Art of Journaling
with Donna Merkt and Dianne Moore
Saturday, November 21, 9:00 a.m and 1:00 p.m.

Adult Art Workshop:  Watercolor Wax Batiks Wall Hangings
with artist Beth Wilhelm
Saturday, November 14, 10:00 a.m.

Exhibit Opening for the MGMoA Regional Art Exhibit:  Doing What We Can to Help!
Refreshments provided by the MGMoA Volunteer Society.  Exhibit opening is free and open to the public.  However, visitors can join in our efforts to help the hungry by bringing in canned foods.
Friday, November 6, 2009, 7:00 p.m.

MGMoA Regional Art Exhibit:  Doing What We Can to Help!
Exhibit open during museum hours November 6 - 22, 2009

Free Admission Available on Smithsonian Magazine’s 5th Annual Museum Day
Saturday, September 26, 2009, the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art will be open free of charge to Smithsonian magazine readers and Smithsonian.com visitors at museums and cultural institutions nationwide.

Exhibit Opening for Come and See: The Journeys of Linda Schaefer 
Featuring a discussion with Linda Schaefer and the premier of two new musical compositions by W.T. Skye Garcia.  Refreshments provided by the MGMoA Volunteer Society.  Exhibit openings are free and open to the public.
Friday, September 11th, 2009  7:00 p.m.

Come and See: The Journeys of Linda Schaefer
Exhibit open during museum hours September 11 - October 25, 2009

Community Art Day:  Moving Myths of India
Experience Moving Myths of India a performance and workshop with traditional Indian dancer Anuradha Naimpally.
Saturday, October 10, 2009, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

A Few of Our Favorite Things:  Rarely Seen Treasures from the Permanent Collection
Exhibit open during museum hours July 10 - August 23, 2009

Community Art Day: It's Alive! Flipbook Animation
Join multi-media artist Daniel Lay in learning the basics of animation by creating your very own flipbook.  This event is free and open to the public!
Saturday, August 22, 2009, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

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