Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center got a lot out of its State Fair Park headquarters since it moved in nearly 30 years ago as the first-year organization City Arts Center. But wear and tear — along with growing community usage — necessitated a move. “We’ve loved this place into disrepair,” said artistic director Jeremiah Matthew Davis. […]
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Downtown tradition
Festival of the Arts April 24-29 Bicentennial Park 500 Couch Drive artscouncilokc.com 405-270-4848 Free There are plenty of reasons Arts Council of Oklahoma City’s Festival of the Arts, which attracts an average of 750,000 visitors to downtown Oklahoma City, has become the city’s unofficially official spring party: plenty of food, music and, of course, art. […]
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‘Point of change’
Five months ago, Art Group was no more than a vague idea shared between two friends. But as it prepares for a debut exhibition this week, the art collective boasts a roster of 30 artists representing nearly every visual medium. Virginia Sitzes, who co-founded the collective with fellow artist Katelynn Noel Knick, said the concept […]
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Motion pictures
Most Americans are likely unaware of Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s film work, and even fewer dare even attempt to pronounce the contemporary Thai filmmaker’s given name. But for those entrenched in the world of art-house cinema, the past winner of the prestigious Palme d’Or prize at Cannes Film Festival is a genuine superstar. Weerasethakul, often […]
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Hidden identity
Artist Ebony Iman Dallas has made it her life’s mission to learn as much about her birth father and his story as possible. She never had the chance to meet him in person, as he was killed by police before she was even born. There are many bits of information she has been […]
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The area’s best young art talent gathers inside historic Gold Dome for Momentum 2018
The area’s best young art talent gathers inside historic Gold Dome for Momentum 2018.
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Work by Harold Neal and other local artists brings literary characters to life in Off the Page
The exhibit opens 6 p.m. Friday during The Paseo Art District’s First Friday Gallery Art Walk.
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An OKCMOA exhibit explores the history of art in Oklahoma
The exhibition opened in November and runs through September 2018.
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“We do experimental, outside-of-the-box stuff. That’s where we want to be,” IAO board president David Smith said.
“We do experimental, outside-of-the-box stuff. That’s where we want to be,” IAO board president David Smith said.
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Artist Sarah Clough’s first solo exhibition finds a home at Norman’s Mainsite Contemporary Art
The free exhibit remains open through Jan. 12.