Offer Made for Ex-City Hall

The Tulsa City-Hall, located at the historic civic center plaza, has had an offer made on the property by Tori and Macy Snyder of Brickhugger LLC. One can only hope the Snyder Family, who attended Preservation Oklahoma’s unveiling of the 11 Most Endangered Properties in Oklahoma in which the Tulsa Civic Center was highlighted, have plans for a sensitive and modern appropriate renovation of the property.

Pics to come…..

You don’t often see homes in Lortondale for sale. And even less often have they not been stripped of their charm. This may be an exception as it appears many of the original features are intact. Offered by Dustin Thames of Chinowth & Cowen Realtors.

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See the Virtual Tour

I’ve always been a huge fan of the Downtown Civic Center Plaza and found a quiet time to get some photos this past weekend. This is such a well designed facility in my opinion and it seems like such a shame to see it so underutilized. Many of these buildings are totally vacant since abandoned by the City of Tulsa.

Hans Hofmann

Circa 1950
February 21 – May 9, 2010

Hans Hofmann created an extraordinary body of work for architect Josep Sert’s 1950 Peruvian city plan called the Chimbote Project. The nine painting studies Hofmann produced for a series of murals form a concise and inspired example of the depth of Hofmann’s strengths as an abstract painter and modernist visionary and form the core of this exhibition, along with other major works from this important year in Hofmann’s career.

The opening will be accompanied by a lecture:

Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010
Times: 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Free with Museum Admission
Room: Patti Johnson Wilson Hall

1950 was a pivotal year in the history of art – and Hans Hofmann was at the center of the action. With exhibition curator Catherine Morris, explore the influence, experience, and expression of abstract artist and visionary Hans Hofmann.

Hope to see you there.

Modern Tulsa is excited to announce our partnership this month with Philbrook’s 3rd Thursday speaker series.

The popular 3rd Thursday series begins January 21st 2010 with a bang. Eames Demetrios, grandson of legendary designers Charles and Ray Eames and current director of the Eames Office, will join us for a discussion on design vs. style. For this event, Mr. Demetrios will be sharing a few treasures from the family archive as well as signing books and posters.

Date: Thursday, January 21, 2010
Times: 5:30pm to 8:00pm
Free with Museum Admission
Room: Patti Johnson Wilson Hall

The objects Charles and Ray Eames designed are legendary for their beauty and utility, but the ideas behind them are just as beautiful and useful. Eames Demetrios, author of An Eames Primer, director of the Eames Office and a member of the Eames family, will provide a personal look at the designers, their process, philosophy and influence on the design world.

Eames Demetrios is dedicated to communicating, preserving, and extending the work of Charles and Ray Eames. His projects include multimedia production, printed materials, toys, exhibition design, filmmaking and much more.

Schedule for the evening:

5:30 pm: Tickets available from the Admission desk. No advance reservations.
5:30-6:30 pm: Cash bar available and photographer on site for your chance to be a part of our new ad campaign.
6:30-7:30 pm: Lecture begins in Auditorium, Live simulcast near Restaurant.
7:30-8 pm: Free posters designed by Demetrios will be available for signing

Presented in partnership with Art Directors Club of Tulsa and in conjunction with Modern Tulsa, an organization of the Tulsa Foundation for Architecture. Made possible through the generous support of Z-104.5 The Edge, Ervin Photography and Urban Tulsa Weekly.