Department of Art
Nona Jean Hulsey Gallery

OVERVIEW

The Nona Jean Hulsey Art Gallery, located in the Norick Art Center, provides a teaching/learning space for the direct use of faculty and students in the Oklahoma City University Art Department and to further the overall mission of Oklahoma City University. The Hulsey Gallery also provides a link between the University and the community with scheduled exhibitions that are open to the public and free of charge. It has 2800 square feet and 290 linear feet of exhibition space.

To support its mission the Hulsey Gallery shows the work of artist and designers from Oklahoma and the region, as well as work by Oklahoma City University students. There are between eight and ten scheduled exhibitions during the academic year, with one show for graduating seniors at the end of each semester. A juried exhibition of student work, open to all Oklahoma City University students, is held each spring.

Artists interested in showing at the Hulsey Gallery are encouraged to send 35mm slides of your work, or Mac-compatible disks, to Burt Harbison, Norick Art Center, Oklahoma City University, 2501 N Blackwelder, Oklahoma City, OK 73106.

HOURS OF OPERATION
10am – 4pm Monday through Friday
2pm - 5pm on Sunday
(Closed Labor Day, Martin Luther King Day, and Semester Breaks)
P: 405.208.5230/5226

Admission is free for all events.


FALL 2007 - SPRING 2008 EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

August 26 – October 12, 2007*
Native Trout of the American West: paintings by Don Longcrier

Don Longcrier is a recipient of the prestigious Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition Award of Excellence and a regionally recognized mixed media artist. This season’s exhibit will comprise large-scale encaustic (wax) paintings.




September 19, 11-12 a.m.
Visit the Artist

Visit the Artist is a program sponsored by the Oklahoma City University Fine Arts Institute to provide interaction between exhibiting visual artists and the public. Artists give informal presentations about their work and invite questions and discussion. While these discussions are primarily intended for local high schools, the general public is invited and there is no charge. Both presentations will be in the Hulsey Gallery.


October 28, – November 9, 2007
2007 High School Print & Drawing Exhibition

The High School Print & Drawing Exhibition has been held annually, in the Hulsey Art Gallery, since 1986. This is a juried show of work done by Oklahoma High School students that includes photography, drawing, and various print media. An opening reception will be from 2:00 – 5:00 on October 28, with awards presented at 3:00.


November 18, – December 7, 2007
Graduating Seniors - Tsao Hsiang (graphic design), Laura Hunt (studio art), Chelsea Lennon (studio art), Chelsea Meyers (studio art), Shahla Reynolds (MLA), John Shelton, (graphic design).




January 13 – February 29, 2008*
Paintings by Olivia Lopez, Abe Lopez, Marty Bernich

Abe and Olivia Lopez are secondary school art teachers from Anadarko, Oklahoma, as well as artists. Their work will include paintings in water media, oil and acrylic. Marty Bernich teaches art at Putnam City High School and will be showing mixed media paintings and prints.






February 6, 11-12 a.m.
Visit the Artists




Visit the Artist is a program sponsored by the Oklahoma City University Fine Arts Institute to provide interaction between exhibiting visual artists and the public. Artists give informal presentations about their work and invite questions and discussion. While these discussions are primarily intended for local high schools, the general public is invited and there is no charge. Both presentations will be in the Hulsey Gallery.


March 9 – April 11, 2008*
Spring Student Exhibition

The show includes paintings, prints, mixed media and photography by students ranging from current-enrollment high school students to graduating OCU seniors. Jo Jo Franklin, Jessica McIntyre and Adam Jones have won awards for the work they are showing.



April 20 – May 9, 2008
Graduating Seniors




July 27 - August 22, 2008
Oklahoma Watercolor Association
Mixed Media & collage Exhibition

The Mixed Media and Collage Exhibition is sponsored by the Oklahoma Watercolor Association and is shown in the Hulsey Art Gallery. This is also a juried show that represents some of the states best known artists. As the title indicates, the work is all of mixed media and/or collage.