Live performances, art activities and independent film are among the many activities in store for this month's Second Friday Circuit of Art.
The Norman Arts Council's next monthly art event is scheduled 6-10 p.m. Friday at art galleries throughout Norman.
The new arts loop is a monthly Cleveland Area Rapid Transit route that connects the Downtown Arts District, outlying galleries, performance halls and Campus Corner to accompany an art walk the second Friday of each month.
July's event features members of the Norman Studio Artists Association displaying artwork in studios along Main Street, live street musicians and other street performers such as the Prairie Folk Circus throughout the evening.
For 50 cents per ride or $2 for the whole evening, visitors can park and hop on a CART trolley at Republic Bank -- Trust on the corner of Main Street and University Boulevard, or any other stop on the route, and visit participating art galleries and organizations from 6 to 10 p.m. CART riders can get on or off at any of the multiple stops throughout the evening.
Several local galleries will be open throughout the evening, with most featuring free admission, live entertainment and other activities.
The first stop of the evening is the Firehouse Art Center's annual Midsummer Nights' Fair at Lions Park on the corner of Symmes Street and Flood Avenue. The arts festival features free children's activities, live music, artist booths and more. The festival continues 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday.
As part of its monthly "Art ? la CART" series, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art on the University of Oklahoma campus will offer hands-on art activities, live music and short films by the deadCENTER Film Festival 6 to 9 p.m. NormanMusicScence.com presents the acoustic Singer/Songwriter Showcase featuring Stephanie Rhynes, Ford Chastain and Tom Crider in the Sandy Bell Gallery throughout the evening.
Sonder Music, Dance -- Art at 225 E. Gray St. will spotlight a new exhibition, "Eye of Photography: Photos by David Parker," with live music by Penny Hill and The Workweek starting at 8 p.m.
Dreamer Concepts Studio -- Foundation, 324 E. Main St., will host an opening reception for a new exhibition, Dreamer 20: "When Barbie Met Siouxsie," 6 to 10 p.m. The exhibition explores the conjunction of two opposite personas: fashion queen Barbie and punk rock icon Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees.
The exhibition opens in conjunction with an annual fashion show beginning at 7:30 featuring designs by Dreamer 20's featured artists, outfits from Campus Corner's clothing boutiques and hair and make-up by Lollie's Beauty Bar.
MAINSITE Contemporary Art at 122 E. Main St. will end its exhibition of works by Jeff Dodd and Derek Erdman with a closing reception 7 to 9 p.m. Dodd's works display landscapes featuring the northern Oklahoma flatlands. Erdman's work is an array of brightly colored popular culture iconography using a super flat style of painting that looks almost like a print. His subjects range from a dolphin in a bed to a young Michael Jackson with a squirrel in his hair.
Other free activities and openings are scheduled by members of the Norman Gallery Association and its supporting organizations throughout the night.
A complete list of each participating gallery and member of the Norman Gallery Association, as well as a CART map for the evening and instructions for riding, can be found online at www.normangalleryassociation.com.
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