CURRENT EXHIBITS:
Admission is always free, open Tuesday-Friday 11a-5p and Saturday 12-5p. These three galleries highlight Oklahoma artists and rotate monthly!Paseo Arts & Creativity Center, 3024 Paseo 
GALLERY I
Play: Kristen Brown
This collection of pieces is inspired by the things my kids use to do the most important job they can do - PLAY! This is how they explore the world around them - stretch their bodies, learn how to work with others, and basically figure out how the world operates. I love watching it unfold in front of me. Swings, crayons, dress up shoes, Legos - they are all tools for learning and enjoyment. An underlying theme throughout is the passage of time…baby sandals become big kid gym shoes, Little Tikes swings become spider swings, the toddler slide that was dragged into a little plastic baby pool becomes a lawn chair lounging next to the pool.
While I was working on this collection, I was brought back to my childhood - Tinker Toys, my Razor scooter, our beloved backyard trampoline, Beanie Babies. As a parent, it is incredibly important to me that my children have an actual childhood like I did - something that seems to be more and more rare and difficult in our modern society. These pieces represent that desire. Whether they make you smile as you think of the things the children in your life have played with or make you nostalgic for your own favorite childhood experiences, I hope the bright colors and fun subjects make you smile…and maybe make you feel like a kid again.
GALLERY II
S.P.A.C.E. Artist Showcase
Explore the legacy of the Paseo Arts Association’s SPACE Artist in Residence program in this exhibition showcasing past SPACE artists in residence. This program operated for 10 years in it’s previous location at the Skirvin Hilton Hotel, and is now looking for a new location. It’s goal is to offer a working art studio with an artist stipend with space that is open to the public, with artists planning a special projects for the public to contribute to or interact with. During their residencies each of these artists made an impact on their local community.
Artwork is on display for the month of May and through the Paseo Arts Festival on Memorial Day Weekend in Gallery II. Artists include Jerry Bennett, Gayle Curry, Petra Germany, Marissa Raglin, LaQuincey Reed, Kerri Shadid and Jennifer Woods. Mediums include bronze sculpture, mixed media, illustration, encaustic, fiber, painting and jewelry. Come out to experience the creativity of the SPACE Artist in Residence program!
GALLERY III
MOTHMAN: Rick Sinnett
Rick Sinnett’s artwork is on display for the month of May in honor of his creation of the 2024 Paseo Arts Festival Featured Artwork and poster. Rick Sinnett of Mustang, Oklahoma, is a muralist, printmaker and curator. He is self-taught and has referred to himself as a folk artist. His artwork, which characteristically has bold lines, also typically includes vibrant colors and repeated patterns. His early artistic career took him to California where he adopted the moniker Mothman, due to the animals and natural elements which serve as the foundation of his compositions. There he sold his screenprints and ink drawings. He also began giving away hand-drawn artworks in exchange for the recipient expressing concern or kindness to others who they may encounter. This initial exchange became the basis for his “art for the people” approach to his career, including murals and “art drops” using social media, and often large helium-filled balloons, to give away prints.
Though he still produces silkscreened artworks and acrylic mandala paintings, Sinnett has become most known for his large murals that can be seen in Tulsa, Pauls Valley, Norman, El Reno, and other locations along Route 66, and most notably on the Rocktown grain elevator near Bricktown in Oklahoma City. The 100’ x 128’ mural titled “This Land” on the north side of the structure was completed in 2014. OETA filmed Sinnett and his crew during the more than two-year process of painting the 12,800 square foot mural. The process aired on an episode of Gallery about public art. In addition to his mural projects, Sinnett continues to exhibit his paintings and prints. In 2014, he had a one-person show Lotus Flowers and Butterflies at the Myriad Botanical Gardens Crystal Bridge Gallery in Oklahoma City.
