ADULT PROGRAMS

Experience some mid-century modern design madness at Philbrook. In an event to celebrate creativity and design, Amy Wells, the former Set Decorator (Seasons 1-3) for the hugely popular AMC television show Mad Men, will be at the Philbrook to discuss the show, set design, and finding those perfect period pieces. Wells has also worked on high-profile films including Clueless, American Pie, There Will Be Blood, The People vs. Larry Flynt, and fashion icon Tom Ford’s directorial debut, A Single Man, starring Colin Firth.

The evening will include drinks, jazz, and all things mid-century. Guests are encouraged to don their best Mad Men-inspired outfits, take a peek at the objects in the George R. Kravis II design collection, and then immerse themselves in the stories of how a set designer creates an authentic - and fascinating - world for film and television.
Amy Wells’ appearance arranged through Gotham Artists.

Schedule:

6:00pm – Tickets available first-come, first-served. Seating is limited.
Mix, mingle and enjoy a drink at the cash bar. Heat up the night with some cool jazz, and then explore Philbrook’s design gallery.
7:00pm – Amy Wells presents in the auditorium. Simulcast available.

Break out of the matchbox with London-based collage artist Sarah Bridgland. From across the pond, Bridgland will be bringing her tricks and techniques for creating magnificent matchbox sculptures to Philbrook. Let your imagination go wild as you build your own sculpture using boxes, papers, images and glue. Then hear the artist speak about her work, her inspiration, and her process. Philbrook’s captivating work by Bridgland, Stopftwist Cotton Box (black, white and red), will be on view for the evening.

The Philbrook exhibition This Great Land: Contemporary America on Paper presents varying images and interpretations of what it means to be American, from regional views of landscapes to alternative (and sometimes humorous) perspectives of United States history. Join Kirsten Olds, University of Tulsa Assistant Professor of Art History, in an exploration of the ideas and the artwork by contemporary artists like Red Grooms, Fritz Scholder, and Larry Rivers and the elusive and evolving sense of American-ness in art.  

Ceramic artist Anita Fields translates her experiences and her deep connection to Osage traditions and beliefs into beautiful clay sculptures. In connection with the exhibition Seeking the Sacred, Fields will explore how she incorporates spirituality and sacred practices, as well as her memories of her Osage childhood in Oklahoma, into her work.
 

In the 1920s, five-and-dime-store magnate Samuel H. Kress began collecting Italian Renaissance art, ultimately assembling one of the most significant private collections of Old Master works of art. Even more remarkably, he eventually gave it all away – he dispersed his collection to museums across the country, including Philbrook. Join Edgar Peters Bowron, Audrey Jones Beck Curator of European Art at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, as he explores Kress’s remarkable legacy.  

Summer Film Series 2012

Four Fridays starting June 29
North garden gate opens at 7:30 pm; film begins at dusk
$5/member, $7/not yet member
Join in the summer tradition of films on the lawn! Bring your picnic basket, blanket, and friends and experience these great films in Philbrook’s beautiful gardens.
In the event of rain, the films will be shown indoors.

June 29: The Philadelphia Story (1940)
In this classic film full of witty dialogue and brilliant characters, socialite Tracy Lord searches for love – and must choose between her fiancé, a tabloid newspaper reporter, and her despised ex-husband.
Starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and James Stewart. Not rated.

July 6: West Side Story (1961)
Even amid the brawling of the Jets and the Sharks on the streets of New York City, two star-crossed lovers find each other in this magical film, which features lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, music by Leonard Bernstein, and choreography by Jerome Robbins. Starring Natalie Wood and Rita Moreno. Not rated.

July 20: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
In an Academy Award-winning film of incredible power and unflinching truth, Martha and George negotiate the battles and confrontations of marriage on the campus of a New England college.
Starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Rated PG.

July 27: Shakespeare in Love (1998)  Members Only
William Shakespeare, a struggling young playwright, suffers from writer’s block until he encounters the beautiful Viola – and then literature and life intertwine. Starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes. Rated R.
 

Open Mind Zen Tulsa is hosting a basic Zen class in the garden on Tuesdays. Register with Open Mind Zen Tulsa at 918-231-3036

For more information visit phibrook.org/outside.  

Carbon is hosting mat Pilates classes in the gardens on Tuesdays. Register with Carbon at 918-728-7447.

For more information visit phibrook.org/outside. 

For Members Only! Tuesdays and Wednesdays 7-10:00 a.m. Members may walk the garden paths as part of their morning workout throughout the year.

For more information visit phibrook.org/outside. 

The Yoga Room is hosting a class in the garden on Thursday mornings. Register with Yoga Room or just drop by the front door of the museum the morning of the class. Bring your yoga mat and a bottle of water! 

For more information visit phibrook.org/outside. 

Artists – take advantage of the morning light and Philbrook’s beautiful grounds. Each Saturday morning, artists who register can set up their easels amidst the Philbrook landscape and create their own depictions of Philbrook in bloom. These special plein-air painting mornings will celebrate the Philbrook Gardens and the tradition of painting en plein-air, or outdoors.

Call 918.748.5379 or email jfry@philbrook.org to register

For more information visit phibrook.org/outside. 

Join us the 3rd Tuesday of every month. 

Find a community of friends and fellow art enthusiasts in this program created especially for people with dementia and their families or caregivers. Each month explore a theme that sheds new light on an aspect of Philbrook's collection. After a brief tour, we'll head to the studios to create an art project. 

Presented in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association.