2016

S8.E1 ∙ Miami Mural Fest

Wed, Jul 06, 2022

Since 2017, the Miami Mural Fest 66 in Northeast Oklahoma has made an impact on the town that goes beyond art for art's sake. OETA's Gallery America spends a day in the life of this April festival - taking in art, music, food vendors and a car show right on Route 66 -- to find out how the dozen new murals are bringing back a sense of pride to a town that struggled to find that not long ago.

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S8.E2 ∙ Oklahoma Outback: Western Oklahoma Road Trip

Wed, Aug 31, 2022

Gallery America's art roadtrip of the Oklahoma Outback and Western Oklahoma aims to expand the understanding of a region often seen only from the interstate. Aiming for backroads, the hosts visit art co-ops in Clinton and burgeoning mural districts in Woodward. Local lore is turned too often (from windmills to Bruce Goff and WPA-era Kiowa murals) as are natural attractions like the Black Mesa.

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S8.E3 ∙ Slow Ride: Lowriding Oklahoma City

Wed, Oct 05, 2022

Gallery America explores South Oklahoma City's lowrider community and finds out that vintage cars is not just a hobby. This tradition is a way of life, where car clubs meet for weekly cruises for friends and family. On the show, car clubs like Rollerz Only 'hit the switches' (aka the cars' hydraulic systems) to make the cars dance -- and explains how lowriding is a positive for all generations.

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S8.E4 ∙ Gallery America: Archives Unlocked!

Wed, Nov 02, 2022

Gallery America team travels back in time to revisit (and reclaim) past episodes from over 20 years. This episode features excerpts of stories of great Oklahoma artists who use unexpected, alternative materials to create their works. See how youtuber Cowboy Cook Kent Rollins first found love for poetry, as well as art made from car parts, bones and fire.

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S8.E5 ∙ The Food Show!

Mon, Jan 02, 2023

Gallery America explores the art of food and drink in Oklahoma. Brenda Chapman of Broken Arrow's Just Dough It has been creating her own fake food for film sets, furniture stores and gift shops for a quarter century. Oklahoma City's Ma Der Lao has won national praise for reviving Laotian cuisine. And Oklahoma's Prairie Artisan Ales craft brewery shares the cartoon-inspired plan of their beer cans.

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S8.E6 ∙ Robert Peterson: Stamp of Approval

Sun, Jan 29, 2023

Lawton, Oklahoma artist Robert Peterson's oversized portraits have been collected by stars and shown around the world. But his latest work is found at any US post office. It tributes writer Ernest J Gaines, as part of the US Postal Service's Black Heritage Series. On Gallery America, Robert explains how he got into art and how he hopes his work tells the truth of Black America not always told.

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S8.E7 ∙ The Comic Book Show

Sun, Apr 02, 2023

Gallery America explores Oklahoma's thriving and surprising comic book scene to find that comics aren't just for kids. This episode meets publisher Charles Martin of Oklahoma City's Literati Press, Glamorella's Daughter creator Jerry Bennett, Shape-Man Comics creator Breyden Boyd, manga artist in Broken Arrow Ogawa Burukku (Brooke Stephenson) -- the next Netflix hit could spring from their pages.

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S8.E8 ∙ Peter Bedgood: The Human Bean

Wed, May 03, 2023

Tulsan actor/cartoonist/comedian Peter Bedgood wakes every morning and makes a joke for his comic strip he calls "Human Beans." He feels he has too, even when it takes four hours. Gallery America, of Oklahoma PBS member station OETA, meets him to find out why. To answer, Peter reenacts a moment in his career where his life's purpose becomes clear. The episode also revisits Oklahoma City comedians.

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S8.E9 ∙ Bobby Cornelsen: Hair Apparent

Wed, May 31, 2023

Bobby Cornelsen painted "Joan Jett 4 Prez" on his garage facing I-40 in Weatherford, Oklahoma. The goal was to simply make people smile. Since then, over 20 million vehicles have passed by -- some honk, some wave, some likely turn up the radio. Twenty years later, a local art professor wonders if Bobby's message is actually art. OETA's Gallery America meets the man behind the message to find out.

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