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2009 Calendar: MAINSITE Contemporary Art
|December 11th-
Opening Reception
Emergent Artists 2009:
Danford Mitchell
Michael Lortz
Sarah Capshaw
Eric Wright
2nd Friday Circuit of Art Event, Friday June 12th, 7-9pm




|January 8th
Emergent 2009
Midway Reception 7-9pm

|February 12th
Opening Reception 7-9pm
Linda Warren
Don Holladay


MAINSITE Contemporary Art presents a new exhibition of work by artists
Linda Warren and Don Holladay, February 12th through March 27th, 2010.
Opening Reception: Friday, February 12th- 6-10pm,
Midway Reception: Friday, March 12th- 6-10pm.
Both events in conjunction with the Norman Arts Council's 2nd Friday Circuit of Art.

Linda Warren 'Bakery' Linda Warren's new work consists of her favorite
visual images of celebrations and family and faith in life.
The first of her imagery is the cake, or what she describes as the consummate
image of celebration and happiness. Warren has created many oil paintings of cakes
on fancy cake stands, with a straight forward vantage point, cake as still life.
Warren has been baking cakes for her family for the past 40 years and recounts her
family's favorite cake as the James Beard yellow cake, which she especially
enjoys creating with her new granddaughters.
"I love watching my granddaughter, Sarah, look at cakes with delight, and the
expectations she has associated with them. I feel they represent a tribute to life.
I hope she and her newborn sister will always be asking, "Let's bake a cake."
Warren will also be exhibiting clay dolls that she calls her 'customers'.
The dolls are influenced by her husbands grandmother and her collection of dolls.
Warren considers them a depiction of her family and her faith in the celebration of life.
Linda Warren has an extensive exhibition resume, locally, nationally and internationally,
including the National Gallery of Modern Art in Lisbon Portugal and the Museum of Fine
Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Linda Warren's work is included in many public collections
including the Kirkpatrick Bank, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the Cadillac Fairview Corporation,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Hunt Lowry Productions, Los Angeles, California.
Warren has won many awards with her work and was a Adolph and Esther Gottlieb
Foundation Fellow. She currently live with her husband of 37 years, a professional drummer,
and teaches hundreds of children the power of art as expression at Westminster Day School.

Don Holladay Don Holladay's new work consists of oil paintings and oil based mono-prints
using figurative and non-objective abstract imagery. Holladay's work has a personal connection
to events in his life, such as travel or remembered places and times. "I prefer painting directly
onto a paper surface that has already been altered. After many years of using an etching press,
I often begin a painting by first running an inked textured surface through the press.
These background traces give dimension and allow me to escape staring at a white surface."
Holladay began watercolor painting in 1972 and then beginning in the 1990's concentrated on
printmaking as a medium. Holladay has exhibited in numerous local and national venues.
His work is heavily collected by private corporations, individuals and businesses,
particularly the legal community.
http://donholladay.com/home.html

|March 12th|
Midway Reception: Friday March 12th 7-9pm Linda Warren, Don Holladay

|April 9th|
Opening Reception: Friday April 9th 7-9pm University of Oklahoma MFA Thesis Exhibition
Exhibit runs April 9th - May 8th

|April 24th and 25th|
Norman Music Festival 3

|May 14th|
Opening Reception: Friday May 14th 7-9pm Tom Toperzer and Paul Medina
Exhibit runs May 14th - July 10th

|June 11th|
Midway Reception: Friday June 11th 7-9pm Toperzer, Medina

|July 9th|
Closing Reception: Friday July 9th 7-9pm Toperzer, Medina

|August 13th|
2nd Friday Event TBA

|September 1st|
Emergent Submissions Deadline
Emergent Artists Opens December 10th 2010
Submissions should be made by artists who have not had the opportunity to
exhibit their work in a gallery environment in a solo show.
Artists will include on a disc:
Biography, Resume, 10-15 images of a consistent body of work, in a
digital format. For more information call the gallery.

|September 10th|
Opening Reception: Friday September 10th 7-9pm John Sweard and TBA
Exhibit runs September 10th - November 6th

|October 8th|
Midway Reception: Friday October 8th 7-9pm Seward, TBA

|November 12th|
DRAWING RALLY and FLAT FILES SALE
Friday November 12th 7-9pm, MORE INFO coming soon

|December 10th|
Opening Reception: Emergent Artists 2010-2011
TBA

2009...

|February 13th-April 4th
MAINSITE Contemporary Art presents New Work by Steve Breerwood,
and CoreEvidence Group Invitational,
featuring works by artists Sarah Atlee, Paul Mays, Todd Stewart and XVALA
OPENING RECEPTION Friday February 13th, 7-9pm
in conjunction with the Norman Arts Council's 2nd Friday Circuit of Art
Exhibition Dates February 13th - April 4th, 2009.|
Click here for a CART map and other details concerning the 2nd Friday
Circuit of Art Event.

|MARCH 13th-
5pm: Book Signing Event for Artist Todd Stewart, 'Placing Memory'
7pm: Artist Talk with Steve Breerwood
9pm: Anvil Salute, Experimental Folk Music
2nd Friday Circuit of Art|
|April 10th-
7-9pm, OPENING RECEPTION Friday April 10th
O.U. MFA Thesis Exhibition,
Exhibit dates: April 10th - May 2nd |
2nd Friday Circuit of Art|

|April 25th-
2nd Annual Norman Music Festival, featuring National,
Regional and Local Musicians|

|May 8th-
7-9pm OPENING RECEPTION Friday May 8th
Exhibit dates: May 8 - July 4th|
Paintings by Jeff Dodd
in conjunction with the unveiling of the Norman Regional Hospital
Public Art Installation by Jeff Dodd
Paintings by Derek Erdman
Experience the world of Derek Erdman
2nd Friday Circuit of Art|

|June 12th-
Continuing Jeff Dodd and Derek Erdman through July 4th
2nd Friday Circuit of Art Event, Friday June 12th, 7-9pm
|July 10th-
Closing Reception for Jeff Dodd and Derek Erdman,
2nd Friday Circuit of Art Event, Friday June 12th, 7-9pm

|July 11th-
Closing Day hours for the summer break-
Available for appointment: call 405-292-8095

|August 14th-
Phase V, Live Cinema Remix by Brian Hearn
MAINSITE Contemporary Art is pleased to announce the upcoming event:
August 14th, 2009, in conjunction with the Norman Arts Council 2nd Friday Circuit of Art,
MAINSITE will host a live cinema performance event: Phase V, a cinema re-edit installation
by Brian Hearn, with live musical soundtrack by Brad Fielder.
In 1973, legendary graphic designer Saul Bass directed his first and only feature length film.
Phase IV was a science-fiction film about a cosmic event that transforms the ant populations
of earth, an estimated 20% of the planets biomass, into super-intelligent species capable of
communication with humans.
Two scientists set up a research post in a remote location to engage the ant colony with
unexpected results that beg the question, which species is superior?
Phase V is a conceptual re-edit of the original film by Brian Hearn, emphasizing the conflict
between man and ant. Phase V will be projected in the gallery space with a live musical
soundtrack by Brad Fielder.
Screenings will be at 7:30pm and 9:00pm with an approximate running time of one hour.
showings- 7:30 and 9pm

2nd Friday Circuit of Art Event, Friday June 12th, 7-10pm

|September 1st-
EMERGENT ARTISTS submission deadline : please include a c.d with up to
13 images of a complete body of work, a bio/resume


|September 11th-
Flat Files Exhibition, featuring work
by artists John Seward, Debby Kaspari, Don Holladay, Sarah Atlee, Xvala,
Ruth Borum, Adam Stewart, and many more.

Flat Files Event

6-10pm, September 11th, 11:30-5pm September 12th.
MAINSITE Contemporary Art is pleased to announce the second
annual Flat Files Event. A Flat Files Event is designed to feature
unframed works on paper by participating MAINSITE artists.
Those artists will be available the night of September 11th from
6-10pm to help patrons choose works on paper for purchase.
Artists included in the MAINSITE's 2009 Flat Files Sale are
Debby Kaspari, Don Holladay, j. Michelle Martin Coyne,
The Dirty Fabulous, Xvala, John Seward and many more.

Daniel Edwards / Xvala:
Debut of new work associated with Domestic Bliss Project
Daniel Edwards:
Landmark for Breastfeeding
XVALA:
Glory Hole
Octomom

|October 9th-
Opening Reception
George Oswalt
Garrison Buxton
Melanie Seward
2nd Friday Circuit of Art Event, Friday June 12th, 7-9pm


|November 13th-
Midway reception
George Oswalt
Garrison Buxton
Melanie Seward
2nd Friday Circuit of Art Event, Friday June 12th, 7-9pm

Links to 2008 exhibits and events:

-|FEBRUARY.1 - MARCH.28: :Exhibit: :J.Michele Martin Coyne: :Jeff Dodd: :XVALA:

-|MARCH.22 :White Walls Event, 7pm:
White Walls Series is an exploration of sound with no reference to any stylistic sign posts
like tempo or genre. The nature of the white walls series is concerned with free playing
and improvisation. The event will be created at that instant for that instant and is
unreproducable. The performers will be full groups, and sub-groups, of both musical and
physical performers.
The White Walls Series, produced by local Sound Artist, Jon Mooneyham.

-|April.4 - April.26: :OU MFA Thesis Exhibit:
:opening reception April 4, 7-9pm. Artists exhibiting are: Brad Stevens, Carrie Fudickar
and Shane Brown.

-|April.26: :Norman Music Festival: :Music by Anvil Salute, 5pm:

-|April.26: :Norman Music Festival: :White Walls Event, by Jon Mooneyham, 6pm:
MAINSITE is pleased to be an official venue of the inagural Norman Music Festival,
featuring The Chainsaw Kittens and Polyphonic Spree, as well as many others.
The Norman Music Festival will be held in historic Main Street, in downtown Norman.
Festivities will begin at noon and go on until 11:30pm. Accompanying the White Walls Event,
MAINSITE will feature the dance troupe Kabaret Falschdantz.

-|May.2 - July.5: :Exhibit: :David Phelps: :Jose Rodriguez: :Michael Almaguer:
::opening reception May.2, 6-10pm:
in conjunction with the Norman Gallery Association's Annual Spring Art Walk
and The Norman Assistance League's Mayfair:

-|May.3: :Book Signing Reception for photographer TOM LEE, 2-4pm:
Photographer Tom Lee has created an anthology of his group of images titled
'History Repeats'. The images are photographs of quotations about politics and war;
no mention is made of current politicians. “The point of this exhibit is that
the nature of politics and war does not change. When we forget the lessons of history,
we will repeat the same mistakes over and over.”
This event is in conjunction with the Norman Gallery Association's Annual Spring Art Walk
and The Norman Assistance League's Mayfair.

-|August.29 - October.4: :NEW Show, Benjy Russel and Friends:
:opening reception August.29, 7-9pm:

-|Through November.29: :Curtis Jones: :Skip Hill: :Library room installation XVALA:
:opening reception October.10, 7-9pm:

-|November.20- 7pm, Artist talks with Skip Hill and Curtis Jones


-|December.5: :Emergent Exhibit:
:Artists Kolbe Roper, Yu Takebe, Jerrod Smith, and Dylan Bradway:

Special Installation in the Project Room by Craig Tompkins and Chris Hernandez,
work done through OU Honors Research Program under the guidance of
Professor Bob Dohrmann
click here for a preview-
:Davison Grant Genetics:
::Opening reception December.5, 6-10pm::
Special Saturday hours December.6th, 11:30-8pm
in conjunction with the Norman Gallery Association's Annual Winter Art Walk
and the Norman Arts Council's Winterfest.
click on the artist names to download a pdf of the mailing card
Book signing Events- Saturday December 6th