Archive for the Features Category
The Process behind the Peace
CultureWest catches up with Eric McGehearty, a celebrated an unique artist whose work has been on display everywhere from New York and the JFK Center in Washington, D.C. to the fields of West Texas. After struggling with dyslexia while studying at the University of North Texas, a college professor suggested Eric channel his frustrations into creating sculptures that gave life to aesthetic metaphors relating the books and words he could not read. What emerged were an artistic force and a brilliant voice in the art world that proved disabilities could not stifle true talent.
Looking Back
From Beatrix Potter to Harry Potter, July is a month of celebration.
Children’s Book Authors Celebrate Birthdays in July
By Shawna Windom
Summer is the time to reminisce of one’s childhood. A time of unlimited imagination, when fairy tales and make believe coincide, creating a world of dragons, mermaids, dinosaurs, knights and princesses.
For many, summer is a time [...]
Kember Crabb Connects
Redemption in the Christian Music Circuit with the Release of Reliquarium
By Amanda Deweese
Growing up in the Bible belt, the arts are generally accepted—make that merely tolerated—as an acceptable Christian hobby. A painting is pretty, but more importantly, a good exercise in patience and detail, and music is a good and worthy pursuit as long [...]
Digging for Gold
Watching a Hollywood film, sometimes it’s hard to see how it began as a written story and evolved into the finished, polished product seen at the theater. With silver-screen actors, talented and experienced directors and billion-dollar production budgets, Hollywood makes it look easy.
Art on a Pedestal
Art. It is a three letter word that has sparked an abundance of controversy and conversation for centuries. There have always been discrepancies about what it means to create art—and what it means to be an artist.
Crossing Artistic Borders
Cut, print and check the gate. It’s time for the much-anticipated deadCENTER film festival. The screening schedule has been finalized, and film enthusiasts everywhere will unite in downtown Oklahoma City for this exciting annual event. The festival will begin on historic Film Row June 10, and continue through June 14, celebrating its ninth birthday.
Small Town Beginnings, Big City Dream
The Statue of Liberty stands as a symbol of freedom, beckoning those weary spirits longing for renewed life to come within the comfort of its safe harbor. It assures them of their journey’s plight through the unspoken promise of triumph over trials. Standing amongst the tides of the Atlantic, this symbol of refuge was welcomed by many early adventurers who yearned for a chance in the land of opportunity. Setting foot in the great unknown, each dared to dream an extraordinary dream and seek the path in which they could attain it.
The Evolution of the Series: From Dickens to (gasp) Meyer
Book-release parties are a new phenomenon. However, in centuries past novels were published in magazines, one chapter at a time, creating a similar hype. Readers had to wait for the next installment to find out the twist in the plot. This intimate connection between author and reader created an environment where readers mattered. If a story wasn’t being read, a magazine not selling, then the story could be truncated.