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Mushroom Hike Sunday October 3 at 12:30pm Meet at Otis Atwood Conservation Area Learn about nature's weirdest, most fascinating oranisms...MUSHROOMS Take a family friendly guided hike through the magical, mystical "third kingdom" with Mycologist, Wesley Price as he discusses the wonders of mushroom that exist all around us Registration is requested...email Christy at cmunier@clamsnet.org
Join us for a conversation with basketry artist Lynne Francis-Lunn who will discuss her artistic journey, from a young loom weaver to a master basket maker. Francis-Lunn’s deep love of textiles began at the age of four when she began knitting and sewing with her great-aunt and was encouraged during art classes at Falmouth High ...
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Artist Brenda Kingery’s paintings are full of vivid color and emotion. She draws upon her worldwide travels and Chickasaw heritage to create complex artworks. Join artist Brenda Kingery and Heather K. Lunsford, Director of the School of Visual Art, Oklahoma City University, in a conversation about Kingery’s artistic inspiration and process. Brenda Kingery is a ...
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Stop by the Museum to view the new art exhibitions, Brenda Kingery: Weaving Messages and Interwoven: Contemporary Basketry and meet the exhibiting artists. Bring your friends and be among the first to see the new shows, enjoy lively conversation, pick up something in the museum shop, and have a great time! Join us!
Join artist Brenda Kingery as she speaks about her recent large-scale painting, Copper Treasure, inspired by her Chickasaw heritage and the indigenous women weavers of Okinawa and their experiences with preserving their traditional culture in post-war Japan. Okinawa had a strategic role in military expansionism in Asia and the Pacific for the US, China, and ...
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History and culture play an important role in the materials artists choose to create their artwork. In this talk, Museum educator Michael McMahon will explore how an artist’s choice of a particular medium informs both the limitations and freedoms they have when creating a new artwork. By looking at the traditional and the innovative materials ...
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Join your host, Education and Programs Manager Michael MacMahon, as he presents a variety of artist talks, gallery tours, family friendly activities, lectures, and art demonstrations each Sunday afternoon in October and November.
Thursday, Oct. 14 What You Need to Know About Great Whites Speaker: Kristen Kibblehouse, Atlantic White Shark Conservancy The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy (AWSC) is a nonprofit organization supporting scientific research, educating the community, and improving public safety. AWSC strives to increase knowledge of Atlantic white sharks to change public perception and conserve the species ...
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Join artists of the Cahoon’s basketry show for a casual conversation about their inspirations, artistic process, and techniques. The artists will discuss how they employ basketry processes in imaginative and often unexpected ways using both conventional and innovative materials. Exhibiting artists of Interwoven: Contemporary Basketry are Pamela Becker, Jeanne Flanagan, Lissa Hunter, Jeannet Leendertse, Kari ...
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Join your host, Education and Programs Manager Michael MacMahon, for a casual tour of the exhibitions at the Museum. Michael will offer insight into the artist’s process, ideas, and artistic journeys. The discussion will include how the current exhibitions relate to trends in the art world today, and why the Cahoon is such an important ...
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Join your host, Education and Programs Manager Michael MacMahon, for a casual tour of the exhibitions at the Museum. Michael will offer insight into the artist’s process, ideas, and artistic journeys. The discussion will include how the current exhibitions relate to trends in the art world today, and why the Cahoon is such an important ...
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Join the Cahoon’s Executive Director Sarah Johnson for a tour of the Brenda Kingery: Weaving Messages exhibition. Attendees will have an opportunity to learn more about the artist’s Chickasaw heritage and how of her studies with a renowned sumi-e painter in Japan, and her travels to Mexico and Central America, have influenced her work. The ...
Read More about Sundays at the Cahoon: Gallery Tour with Executive Director and Curator Sarah Johnson
Join your host, Education and Programs Manager Michael MacMahon, for a casual tour of the exhibitions at the Museum. Michael will offer insight into the artist’s process, ideas, and artistic journeys. The discussion will include how the current exhibitions relate to trends in the art world today, and why the Cahoon is such an important ...
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