An exhibition of paintings and sculpture by Norman natives and siblings Martin Holland, Bets Holland Lundeen and Catherine Holland “Kit” Petersen will open with a reception for the artists at 2 p.m. Dec. 6 at the historic Santa Fe Depot, 200 S. Jones Ave.  Electronic keyboardist Dennis Borycki will provide musical entertainment.
 
Presented by The Performing Arts Studio, “It’s All Relative – An Art Exhibition” will run through Jan. 24, 2010.  There is no admission charge.

SANTA FE DEPOT CENTENNIAL, NOV. 14-21, 2009
All events are free and open to the public

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Cecil Lee, whose Roman garden-inspired “The Garden as Art” exhibition is currently on display at The Performing Arts Studio in the historic Santa Fe Depot, will demonstrate his digital photographic art as part of the November Second Friday Circuit of Art.

The demonstrations are scheduled for 7:15 and 8:15 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 at the Depot, 200 S. Jones Ave.

Lee, a University of Oklahoma professor emeritus and current Regents Professor of Art at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma in Chickasha, designed the garden at his Norman home as a work of art influenced by one he had admired in Rome.  He uses digital photography to dictate the direction of a new aesthetic.

“Everything in the exhibition comes originally from either our one-acre garden or from the mysterious realm of the personal computer,” he said.

For more information about PAS programs, call 307-9320.

One of Norman’s most beloved landmarks, the historic Santa Fe Depot, will celebrate its centennial with a full schedule of exhibitions and activities during Depot Centennial Week, Nov. 14-21 at the Depot, 200 S. Jones Ave.  The celebration is sponsored by The Performing Art Studio’s Centennial Committee.
 
The first Santa Fe Railroad passenger train came through what would become Norman on June 13, 1887.  As train travel gained popularity, the original modest frame depot became increasingly inadequate.  In early 1909, the editor of The Norman Transcript, along with Norman’s mayor, city council and the Chamber of Commerce’s railroad committee convinced the Santa Fe Railroad general manager that Norman needed a larger and more modern depot.  On Nov. 18, 1909, the contractors of the new red brick station handed over the keys.
 
In 1999, Amtrak service returned to the Depot with the Heartland Flyer, which runs daily from Norman to Fort Worth, Texas and back.  In the past decade, thousands have ridden the Flyer for both business and pleasure.