UNDER THE SPELL OF ADAPTATION

ALTER SOME BOOKS WITH US

We only have a few spots left for our upcoming ALTERED BOOKS class.

Nov. 6-7

Alter and Adapt! In this hands-on workshop, join book artist Milissa Burkart to create an altered book that will take an existing book and then manipulate, transform, and reconstruct it to create a three dimensional narrative. Go ahead – judge these books by their covers, and open them to discover even more! $64/members, $80/not-yet members. Call 918.748.5379 to register.

PHIL'S LAMENT

IS PHILBROOK ON YOUR BUCKET LIST?

We have some pretty loyal fans around the country. And it's always great to hear from former Tulsans or those who have traveled here before about how much they love and miss Philbrook. But who would have thought that we would end up as a "bucket list" item.

Check out what was posted on our Facebook today...

"I miss the Philbrook. From St. Louis to Los Angeles, the Philbrook is the museum of art that comes to mind when the subject comes up. Of all the things to do before one dies, going to the Philbrook should be on that list." -Tempie Roberts

Thank you, Tempie. What an honor.

FILM SCREENING AT PHILBROOK

Starting tomorrow we will begin screening films that tie-in with our current show, ADAPTATION. On Tuesdays and Thursdays (at Noon and 6pm respectively), we will show one film each day. The films will be Moby Dick (rotating versions), Francois Truffaut's The Wild Child, and the ballet Les Noces. The films are free with museum admission. We hope you'll join us.

HUMAN COMEDY @ PHILBROOK

Our new works on paper show opens Sunday. Come check it out!

Tonight's The Night!

Tonight is the night. Come out and join us for another great 3rd Thursday event.
Our guest is artist Thomas Allen, here to talk about his photographs of old pulp novels.
Don't miss it! 5:30pm

THE LOANER

We have just installed a wonderful new piece in our elevator lobby.
The work is a late, great (and big) black-and-white painting by American modernist Stuart Davis (1892-1964). It is on loan to us for two years from a foundation in New York City. The Vilcek Foundation supports the arts and biomedical research.

Next time you visit, take a moment and have a look. It is superb!

A TASTE OF ADAPTATION

It's here. Are you?

A RARE FIND

While visiting Gardener's today to pick up some books for our activity portion of the upcoming 3rd Thursday, we stumbled upon a little book called "Tenderfoot". We thought to ourselves, "That looks so familiar". Lo and behold, it was the same book Thomas Allen used for one of his pieces. What a strange coincidence!

We hope you can join is on Thursday at 5:30 to see how he goes from one thing to the other. It will be lots of fun.

ADAPTATION IS HERE

The wait is over. ADAPTATION opens this weekend. Don't wait. We hope to see you here!

BACONE @ PHILBROOK

Students from the Bacone Art Club recently visited the museum and met with one of our curators, Christina Burke.
Click the image below to read the full article.

BRUSH PAINTING THIS WEEKEND

We are having a wonderful brush painting class this weekend and we encourage you to sign up and give it a try.


Date: Saturday, October 16, 2010
Times: 1:00 pm to 4:00 PM
$32/member, $40/not yet

Artist: Yiren Gallagher

With inspiration from the autumn season in the Philbrook gardens, discover the joys of Oriental brush painting. Students will explore the beauty of the strokes and elegance of compositions in the creation of their own brush paintings.

Registration for adult studio classes is required. Call 918.748.5379 to register and for more information.

VITRA COMES TO PHILBROOK

A couple of days ago at our POWERS OF TEN event on 10/10/10, we announced an exciting new partnership with the Vitra Design Museum. See here for more...

A FEEL FOR MODERN DESIGN

At yesterday's POWERS OF TEN event, a big crowd came to enjoy films, talks and more in celebration of Charles and Ray Eames.
We even had some pieces in our lobby for the guests to see, touch and even sit in.

FREE DAY IS TOMORROW!

Tomorrow is FREE DAY! Bring the whole family, your friends and anyone else.

POWERS OF TEN IS COMING!

Our POWERS OF TEN CELEBRATION is coming this Sunday. It's 10/10/10 and time to celebrate all things EAMES!
There will be 5 films, 5 speakers, Eames objects on display and much more.

2pm. Free and open to the public.

A TREE "GROWS" IN PHILBROOK

PHIL'S PARISIAN VACATION

It's been a while since we heard from our old pal, Phil. Seems that he's been traveling the world. He just sent us some amazing images from his time in Paris and we are SO JEALOUS! What a life. He visited The Louvre, the Arc de Triomphe, and many other wonderful places. Have a look...

PAINTING BECOMES FILM

CREATING ADAPTATION

The Helmerich gallery is starting to come together as we move closer to the October 17th opening of ADAPTATION.

Here are a couple of "work in progress" images...