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Gaylord News is a reporting project of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication

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Gaylord News is a reporting project of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication

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Three demonstrators hold signs in support of the Oklahoma Teacher Walkout on April 4. Attendees marched in solidarity for an increase in funding for public education.

Teachers, students gather outside Capitol to protest education funding

Sam Brown April 5, 2018

Teachers and students from across Oklahoma protested for more public education funding Wednesday outside the south end of the state capitol. The rally lasted approximately four and a half hours, but protestors...

Kristi Wyatt, preparator and associate exhibition designer, and Christopher Mackie, assistant preparator, wrap a painting and prepare to place it in a cardboard container. The painting joined a collection of artwork that was sent to Dallas for conservation Monday.

Norman art museum crew aims for perfection

Sam Brown March 23, 2018

Brad Stevens gets asked what exactly his job is more often than he’d like. “When I tell people what I do, they’re like, ‘Well, what is that?’ So I always have to explain them what a preparator...

 “LOVE”, a sculpture by pop artist William Obering, sits outside the University of Oklahoma’s Jacobson Hall. The sculpture is one of several across OU’s campus owned and upkept by the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art.

Norman art museum to add to outdoor collection

Sam Brown March 8, 2018

The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art plans to add a sculpture close to Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium later this year, adding to its outdoor collection. The statue, created by sculptor Tom Otterness,...

Space Burial, one of the Fred Jones Jr. Art Museums newest exhibits, is open to the public. The opening comes after over a year of work by the museums preparatory team, led by Brad Stevens.

Norman art museum sends paintings south for preservation

Sam Brown February 8, 2018

A team of preparators from Norman’s Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art sent a collection of paintings to Dallas for conservation on Monday afternoon. According to head preparator and exhibition designer Brad...

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