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Title: Tulsa's Own "Art Car" Parade!
Post by: PonderInc on February 28, 2007, 02:35:17 PM
For those of you who have enjoyed the Art Car Parade in Houston, it looks like we've got one coming our way in Tulsa (sponsored by Living Arts)!  I can't wait!  Should be a hoot!

http://www.livingarts.org/artcar.htm

I hope that people will really get into this and make it fun and creative.  I'm sure that lots of people will travel here with their art cars (some of which take years to make).  But I hope local Tulsans will get on board as well. (I'm wondering how hard it would be to make a "Fred Flintstone" car that would be operated by foot power!...though my legs are significantly longer than Fred's...I'd probably get a hamstring cramp!)

Deadline for applications is April 1.  The parade will be the weekend of May 18-20.

Catagories are:

Art Car
Contraption
Cycle
Lowrider
Painted car
Skater(s)
Youth group
Performance
Political Statement
Title: Tulsa's Own "Art Car" Parade!
Post by: Double A on February 28, 2007, 04:02:10 PM
I think they need to include a bicycle category as well, cause you know he's gonna show up!

(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p315/TYProle/emperortay-2copy.jpg)

Title: Tulsa's Own "Art Car" Parade!
Post by: Porky on February 28, 2007, 04:46:45 PM
quote:
Originally posted by PonderInc

(I'm wondering how hard it would be to make a "Fred Flintstone" car that would be operated by foot power!...though my legs are significantly longer than Fred's...I'd probably get a hamstring cramp!)




May I suggest forgetting about the foot power and get an old golf cart to convert, it could end up looking just like Fred's old ride.

I also think this car show is an awesome idea. I can't wait to get there with my camera and get some shots of everyones creative humor and etc. It truly should be a hoot! [8D]
Title: Tulsa's Own "Art Car" Parade!
Post by: Ed W on February 28, 2007, 05:34:45 PM
Wow!  I might just enter this thing.  Let's see...how about a conceptual art piece....say, "Cycling middle aged pudgy guy desperately sucking up oxygen."

It's a work in progress.
Title: Tulsa's Own "Art Car" Parade!
Post by: Johnboy976 on February 28, 2007, 07:33:29 PM
Interesting. Soon enough humanity won't view artwork unless it's tattooed onto some fat guy's stomach (Futurama).
Title: Tulsa's Own "Art Car" Parade!
Post by: AMP on February 28, 2007, 07:43:55 PM
Cool

I love a parade

Dude in OKC has the coolest car, he hangs at the Waffle House East of Downtown.

He has this car that has a train with special wheels running around the hood, cowboys and indian figuers, Bobble Head Dolls in the back window, a ka-zillion jewels hot glued on and a huge assortment of other things he has found to stick on it.

If you are ever in OKC stop by that Waffle House and check out that car. Wish I could of seen the thing on a few special party nights that back in the 60's LOL
Title: Tulsa's Own "Art Car" Parade!
Post by: AMP on February 28, 2007, 08:11:31 PM
Photos from Houston's Art Car Parade

http://www.scehardt.com/photos/2005acp.html
Title: Tulsa's Own "Art Car" Parade!
Post by: Porky on March 01, 2007, 04:56:56 AM
quote:
Originally posted by AMP

Photos from Houston's Art Car Parade

http://www.scehardt.com/photos/2005acp.html



Those are great, they may of finally found sometime to replace the Great Raft Race. [^]