Oklahoma Gazette’s OKC Restaurant Week returns next week, and every $1 spent at lunch or dinner with a participating restaurant benefits Allied Arts. Founded in 1971, Allied Arts provides financial and hands-on support for 40 arts and cultural organizations in Oklahoma in addition to providing grants for non-member groups. Allied Arts announced its community-wide campaign […]
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Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally talk Oklahoma and deadCenter Film Festival with Oklahoma Gazette
Mullally was raised in the Oklahoma City area and is a graduate of Casady School.
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Oklahoma Arts Institute celebrates 40 years of encouraging artistic students
Arts students work with industry professionals and train in their craft at Quartz Mountain Resort as part of Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute.
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Commentary: Arts funding isn’t optional
Oklahoma benefits by more than $1 million in federal and regional funding and services. Consolidation would not save money.
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Oklahoma City Public Schools reallocates arts funding
Oklahoma City Public Schools is reassessing its A+ schools and redistributing its arts funding to better serve students.
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News briefs: Givitt, Mayor’s Development Roundtable and more
Charity shopping Supporting local makers of handcrafted products while also assisting area-based charities is the mission of Givitt, an online store. “We started by putting together a network of local artists, makers and brands and putting their products on our site,” said Tristan Torres, a co-founder of Givitt, which launched last November. “We then give […]
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Artful dodge
State appropriations are vital to the agency, which funds more than 300 organizations and programs throughout Oklahoma. House Bill 1895, by Rep. Josh Cockroft, R-Tecumseh, would have cut funding to the arts council by 25 percent each fiscal year until 2017. Cockroft placed HB 1895 as his ninth priority bill, he said. In the House, […]