Art Museums and Galleries
Cimarron Circuit Opera Company
Website
www.ccocopera.orgLocation:
555 S University BlvdDriving DirectionsPhone:
405-364-8962Description:
The Opera Company regularly performs in Norman. For scheduled performances, see our events calendar. (Pictured above: performers from the Cimarron Circuit Opera group)
Firehouse Art Center
Website
www.normanfirehouse.comLocation:
444 S. Flood Ave.Driving DirectionsPhone:
405-329-4523Description:
Gift galleries with unusual items including paintings, glass items, furniture, blown glass, pottery, fine jewelry, and much more are in this center for visual arts education. Art classes, exhibits and special events for adults and children are year-round.
Fred Jones Jr Museum of Art
Website
www.ou.edu/fjjmaLocation:
555 Elm AvenueDriving DirectionsPhone:
405-325-3272Description:
The University of Oklahoma's Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art is one of the nation's finest university art museums. Featuring a new wing designed by architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen, the museum's extraordinary collection includes major works by some of the most beloved artists of all time, such as Van Gogh, Degas, Renoir, Monet, Gauguin, Hopper, O'Keeffe, Ansel Adams, Allan Houser, Nicolai Fechin, Leon Gaspard and others.
The museum houses the Eugene B. Adkins Collection, one of the most important private collections in the nation of works by the Taos artists as well as Native American works of art. The collection features approximately 3,300 objects, including more that 400 paintings by such distinguished American artists as Maynard Dixon, Worthington Whittridge, Andrew Dasburg, Alfred Jacob Miller, Victor Higgins, Charles M. Russell, John Marin, William R. Leigh and Joseph H. Sharp.
Current exhibits include:
- Pablo Picasso?s Woman in the Studio (1956)... through June 30th the work will be on loan from the St. Louis Art Museum. Several works by Picasso from the FJJMA permanent collection also will be on view as a compliment to this featured exhibition.
- James T. Bialac Native American Art Collection... The multi-million dollar collection of more than 4,000 works represents indigenous cultures across North America, especially the Pueblos of the Southwest, the Navajo, the Hopi, many of the tribes of the Northern and Southern Plains and the Southeastern tribes. On display through December 30 in three additional locations on campus. See the events calendar on VisitNorman.com for more.
Admission is now FREE year-round thanks to a generous donation from the University of Oklahoma athletic department! Group tours and event rentals are available. The museum store is home to many fun and collectible items as well. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Gallery 123
Location:
123 West Main StreetDriving DirectionsDescription:
Gallery 123... is a cooperative studio/gallery with ten artists working in a variety of mediums and materials. On second floor above McNellie's Pub and Guestroom Records.
Jacobson House Native Art Center
Website
www.jacobsonhouse.comLocation:
609 Chautauqua AveDriving DirectionsPhone:
405-366-1667Description:
Former home of Swedish-born Oscar Brousse Jacobson (1882-1966) who, with The Kiowa Five artists, mounted the seminal exhibits of American Indian fine art in the 1920's. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Host of year-round cultural exhibits and events like the May Indian Market and The Scandinavian Indian Christmas. Free admission.
MAINSITE Contemporary Art: Home of the Norman Arts Council
Website
www.mainsite-art.comLocation:
120 E MainDriving DirectionsPhone:
405-360-1162Description:
The gallery is home to the NAC and features year-round exhibits, community events, art critique sessions, a NAC Featured Artist space, a student curated space, and much more.
Norman Ballet Company
Website
www.normanballetcompany.comLocation:
1312 South Berry RoadDriving DirectionsPhone:
405-364-1818Description:
The Marjorie Kovich School of Balley, also known as The Ballet Company, regularly performs in Norman. For scheduled performances, see our events calendar.
Norman Philharmonic
Website
www.normanphil.comLocation:
500 West BoydDriving DirectionsDescription:
The Norman Philharmonic is "an innovative and standard-setting instrumental ensemble representing the progressive energies of Norman, Oklahoma, the strong faith of our spiritual community, and the pursuit of knowledge by public education and the University of Oklahoma community."
Performing Arts Studio
Website
www.pasnorman.orgLocation:
200 S. Jones Ave.Driving DirectionsDescription:
Located in the Historic Santa Fe Train Depot, the studio features rotating gallery exhibitions, two live music series - the Summer Breeze Concerts and Winter Wind Concerts - and the "Second Sunday" poetry readings.
The full 2012-13 Winter Wind season includes:
October 7 - Slaid Cleaves
October 21 - MilkDrive
November 4 - Radoslave Lorkovic ($15)
November 18 - Peter Mulvey
December 2 - Sam Baker
January 6 - Ellis Paul
January 27 - Gretchen Peters
February 17 - Terri Hendrix and Lloyd Maines
March 3 - Tish Hinojosa
All shows start at 7:00 p.m. and tickets are $20 unless otherwise noted. See our events calendar for upcoming performances. The Depot is also available to rent.
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
Website
www.snomnh.ou.eduLocation:
2401 ChautauquaDriving DirectionsPhone:
405-325-4712Description:
Six breathtaking galleries give you an in-depth tour of more than 500 million years of Oklahoma's fascinating natural history. Explore Oklahoma's indigenous people, native landscapes and dinosaurs including the worlds largest Apatosaurus and a Guinness-World-Record-Holding Pentaceratops. Then enjoy the hands-on exploration and fun of the discovery room. The Special Exhibitions Gallery offers several traveling exhibitions through the year, so there is always something new to see.
Admission: $5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 youth ages 6 to 17. Free for children ages 5 and under. It is also open Labor Day, Martin Luther King Day and Memorial Day. Group tours, event rentals, educational programs and birthday parties are available. Please check their website for information on special exhibitions, events and programs for children and adults.
Open Monday-Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Sunday 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
(Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, & New Year's Day)
Sooner Theatre
Website
www.soonertheatre.comLocation:
101 E. Main StreetDriving DirectionsPhone:
405-321-9600Description:
In the heart of downtown Norman sits the Grande Dame of the city, the historic Sooner Theatre. The Spanish Gothic theatre is the year-round host for concerts, movies, theatrical shows, and more.
The 2012-13 season is underway! This year, the Sooner Theatre will present:
White Christmas - November 23-25, November 30-December 2, & December 7-9
Asleep At The Wheel in Concert - January 4
Hello Dolly - April 5-7 & 12-14
Delbert McClinton in Concert - May 3
For scheduled performances, visit our events calendar.
The Crucible Foundry, Gallery and Sculpture Garden
Website
www.thecruciblellc.comLocation:
110 E. TonhawaDriving DirectionsPhone:
405-579-2700Description:
See a graceful mix of bronze sculptures by artists from around the country at this foundry and outdoor sculpture garden. The Crucible is responsible for some of Oklahoma's most important art pieces, including the Guardian, which sits atop the state capital building, and all 46 Land Run pieces, which celebrated the state's centennial in 2007.
University of Oklahoma Arts District
Website
www.ou.edu/finearts/eventsLocation:
540 Parrington Oval Driving DirectionsPhone:
405-325-7370Description:
The OU Arts District showcases more than 350 annual dramatic and dazzling presentations from talented and gifted students and world class, faculty professionals. The Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts performance season offers ballet and modern dance, dramas, operas, broadway musicals, concerts, art exhibitions and recitals. The OU Arts District is home to nine performance venues, 1,100 students and 200 faculty and staff to offer hundreds of events and artistic experiences that are sure to enlighten and delight.
Highlights of the 2012-13 season include:
Iphigenie en Tauride (opera) - October 17-19, 21
Avenue Q the Musical - November 2-4, 8, 9 and 11
Oklahoma Festival Ballet - November 30, December 1, 2, 6-8, 9
Young Choreographers' Showcase - January 24-26, 27
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui - February 8-10, 14-17
Falstaff, based on Shakespeare's "The Merry Wives of Windsor" and "Henry IV" (comedic opera) - March 7-10
Contemporary Dance Oklahoma - April 5-7, 11-14
Leonard Bernstein's On the Town - April 26-28, May 2-5
For scheduled performances, visit our events calendar.
More in this section
- Art Museums and Galleries
- Cimarron Circuit Opera Company
- Firehouse Art Center
- Fred Jones Jr Museum of Art
- Gallery 123
- Jacobson House Native Art Center
- MAINSITE Contemporary Art: Home of the Norman Arts Council
- Norman Ballet Company
- Norman Philharmonic
- Performing Arts Studio
- Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
- Sooner Theatre
- The Crucible Foundry, Gallery and Sculpture Garden
- University of Oklahoma Arts District
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