Art Car

Pics from the Art Box Car Parade

One of the ARTBOXCAR Winners, Emily Saferight
	Matt & Vinny

With generous support from: The Raymond and Bessie Kravis Foundation; George Kravis II; and the Oklahoma Arts Council.

5th ANNUAL TULSA ARTCAR WEEKEND 2009 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
THURSDAY, MAY 14: 6-9p: ARTCAR ARTISTS' RECEPTION AND "WILD WHEELS," PHOTOGRAPHY BY HARROD BLANK Come welcome the ArtCar Artists as they roll into T-Town and catch the first sight of their amazing works! The exhibit will feature both Harrod’s photos of some of the world’s most unusual ArtCars and photos that his ArtCar, the Camera Van, has taken. Liggett Studio,314 S. Kenosha Ave. Gallery hours are: Thurs & Fri, 6-9p; Sat 12p-8p and Sun 10a-2p.
FRIDAY, MAY 15: 8:30a-1p: ARTCARS TOUR TULSA SCHOOLS Living Arts will lead groups of ArtCars to several schools in the Tulsa area to show students these amazing works of art. 7:15p: ARTCARS AT THE ADMIRAL TWIN DRIVE-IN The ArtCars will be traveling to the Admiral Twin Drive-In to show off before and during the first feature of the night.
SATURDAY, MAY 16: 8:30a-11:30a: ARTCAR CONVOY The ArtCars will have stops along the following route: 8:30a: The Coffee House on Cherry Street; 10a: BOK Parking Lot, 33rd & Peoria; 11a: Whole Foods, 41st & Peoria. 2p: ARTCAR PARADE, DOWNTOWN TULSA A new addition to the weekend’s events—the route begins at the Blue Dome, 2nd & Elgin, to Cincinnati by Mayfest, to 3rd St., and then back to the Blue Dome where they will be on display until 9p at the Blue Dome Arts Festival. 4p: ART BOX CAR PARADE And then it’s the kids’ turn! Watch as students from several Tulsa area schools show off their own ArtCars—made out of boxes—and parade around the Blue Dome Arts Festival. Winners will be awarded and announced at the Blue Dome Arts Festival music stage. 9p-12a: ARTCAR ROCKABILLY BALL Party with the ArtCar Artists at the Roadhouse in the Blue Dome Diner, 313 E. 2nd St. The party will feature musical guests, Bill Holden and the Nighthawks. $5 cover, cash bar. Proceeds benefit the Tulsa ArtCar	click above for more parade pics
SUNDAY, MAY 17: 2p: TULSA PREMIERE OF HARROD BLANK'S ARTCAR DOCUMENTARY, “AUTOMORPHOSIS” We will have two screenings of Automorphosis this Sunday at 2 pm and at 3:45 pm with the Q&A between starting around 3:20-ish. Those attending at 2 pm can stay for the Q&A and those coming for the 3:45 screening can come early for the Q&A.Visit www.circlecinema.com for more information and updates on other showtimes. Circle Cinema, Admiral & Lewis. www.circlecinema.com
THURSDAY, MAY 21: 5:30 pm HARROD BLANK'S ARTCAR DOCUMENTARY, “AUTOMORPHOSIS” Circle Cinema, Admiral & Lewis
THURSDAY, MAY 28th 7pm. We will also show HARROD BLANK'S ARTCAR DOCUMENTARY, “AUTOMORPHOSIS” at the Closing of the Wild Wheels Exhibit at Liggett Studio. 314 S. Kenosha Ave.
“AUTOMORPHOSIS” A Film by Harrod Blank What if you could morph your car into a mobile work of art, and drive it down the road for all to see? What would it look like? What would the world think of you? How would you be changed? AUTOMORPHOSIS looks into the minds and hearts of an inspiring collection of eccentrics, visionaries, and just plain folks who have transformed their autos into artworks. On a humorous and touching journey, we discover what drives the creative process for these unconventional characters. And in the end, we find that an art car has the power to change us—to alter our view of our increasingly homogeneous world. Subjects featured include: Harrod Blank and his “Camera Van”; world-renowned spoon bender Uri Geller and his fork-and-spoon-covered “Peace Car”; Howard Davis’s “Telephone Car,” an obsession-driven telephone collection; and Leonard Knight, a religious folk artist who’s painted his vehicles as well as most of an entire mountain in the desert as a testament to his faith. Weaving his own tale amidst the others, Blank, as narrator, is the glue that binds these vibrant portraits. About the Director: Born February 4, 1963, Harrod Blank is a California native who grew up in the Bonny Doon Mountains of Santa Cruz where he attended high school and college. In 1989 he moved to Berkeley, where he currently lives part time.