Jennifer Scanlan

Curator, interested in art, design, food, and things that make the world a better place. Particularly excited when these intersect.

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@LangeAlexandra I think Black designer and architect Jack Travis worked on that. It seems to stem from an interest by a Black designer in creating a Black aesthetic https://t.co/aTH9QKaRtm

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Starting off my Latergram series with a gratitude post, with pictures of two works in the currently closed exhibition Bright Golden Haze at Oklahoma Contemporary, which I’ve been working on for four years now. 1)… https://t.co/A9CsU0YREf

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OKC is holding their women’s march next weekend. In the meantime, yesterday was packed with events celebrating some remarkable women past and present. 1) County Commissioner Carrie Blumert, Brigid Couch Cook and… https://t.co/bptjppJPN9

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Rothko says “Happy New Year! “ looking dapper in 2020’s first trend “wear a bear on your head”. 📷@brandon_seekins
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#happynewyear #happynewyear2020 #puppiesofinstagram #dogsofinstagram #puppylove #rothkothepuppy… https://t.co/sYFU39bqoT

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It was nice to be in Miami last week, but this week I really appreciated the friendliness of our OKC arts community. 1) Virginia Sitzes gets fierce in front of her art at Plaza Walls Gallery 2) holding down the fort… https://t.co/jS2eNvaCQD

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It’s that season again; time to put up our decorations for Princemas

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Lights on Broadway is happening in OKC and even though our building is still being constructed, we are right next door making prints and buttons, with free hot chocolate and cookies, info about our inaugural… https://t.co/XNezeIZTaf

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To get you through hump day

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A day spent connecting with organizations and people who are doing essential work in Oklahoma. 1) the amazing Bruce Waight won an Angel award for his community service centered on his barbershop Rooted (shown here… https://t.co/79aekqoK6y

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Just saw this amazing thread from the City of OKC.

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Fifty years ago today on Aug. 19, 1969, black sanitation workers in Oklahoma City went on strike to fight discrimination. Today we share and celebrate their story. Information here comes from @OKCarchives and @okhistory.

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@jkomarolivarez @Philbrook Ummm if you’re in Oklahoma maybe stop by OKC?

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Got a chance to check out the Editions/Artists Books Fair in NYC. 1) saw some awesome Oklahomans at the Crow’s Shadow booth, including this print by Yatika Fields 2) hey hey Marwin Begaye! 3) at the booth for… https://t.co/x43yy74ysh

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Visited the new MoMA and loved it. It was wonderful to see so many works by women and people of color (two solo shows of African Americans and a whole section on Latin American modernism just to begin with). I’m sure… https://t.co/ENHA8ZDirx

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Having fun at the IFPDA Print Fair. Great work @helentoomer ! 1) ArtTable director Jessica Porter admiring ArtTable member Rachel Selekman’s gorgeous work 2) love Pae White’s work so much 3) Babar and family… https://t.co/pcTVo3TXOk

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OKC celebrating Indigenous People’s Day, here with jnicolehatfieldart ‘s mural on Oklahoma Contemporary’s site. Curated by pablo.nbd , photos staged and taken by @doubleVeeBand Proud provide a platform for Native… https://t.co/YybeQClidi

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Such beautiful weather last night, we spent the evening at a series of outdoor OKC events 1) new restaurant Frida has a wonderful rooftop and all the beautiful people were out enjoying it 2) the Paseo art walk had… https://t.co/xMhsVRFYDm

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Big art happenings last night: 1) Opening and artist talk for Gyongy Laky at Artspace at Untitled. I have admired her text-and-fiber based work for so long, it was a surprise to hear she had spent part of her… https://t.co/XLD0Y9GhDr

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#tbt to last weekend’s visit to Tulsa to see all the great art. OKC people, my sense is that you don’t visit art spaces in Tulsa often (and vice versa). Am I wrong? 1) the amazing ‘Wondrous Worlds’ exhibition at the… https://t.co/7imbSTZtek

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I had fun today at the new Scissortail Park volunteering with the Oklahoma Contemporary team. People wrote about things they cared about, added them to our banner, and we connected them to other people. (I think the… https://t.co/e7zfiBGFBz

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Starting off the week with some thoughts about art, reposted from Studio Olafur Eliasson. Do you agree with them? How do you define art?
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#artthoughts #contemporaryart #challengingperception… https://t.co/yGpYoHCjzg