College-level arts courses renew veterans’ confidence, purpose and identity.
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Budget woes put Oklahoma arts in jeopardy
Oklahoma Arts Council once again faces consolidation, putting arts programs all across the state in danger of funding cuts.
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Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park oversees poetry contest
Oklahoma Arts Council has chosen Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park to run the state’s portion of the 2016 nationwide Poetry Out Loud competition.
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OKC arts groups have persisted, prospered for decades
Oklahoma was one of the first states to establish a state agency for the arts, which it did in 1965.
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No bull’s-eye
I wrote to Amber Sharples, OAC executive director, and asked what study or report backs up that statistic. She didn’t reply, so I suspect it is one of those things “everyone knows” for which there is no proof. —Carl Hall, Edmond Editor’s note: The statistic comes from a 2008 Oklahoma economic impact study conducted by […]