Baker was chosen for her innovation within the organization, and her commitment to furthering innovation in the future with new ideas and new programs. She has worked at the Council for 18 years, and takes over for Suzanne Tate, the retiring director. The organization is centered on issuing grants to local art groups. To expand […]
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Final Stage?
A consortium — the Oklahoma City Community Foundation, the Oklahoma City Cultural Development Council, the Oklahoma Arts Council and Devon Energy — commissioned a study earlier this year to assess Stage Center’s future prospects. The Stage Center site sits in the long shadow of the under-construction Devon tower. In the 33-page final report obtained by […]
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Pollard urges Oklahomans to contact Congress over proposed arts cuts
The House of Representatives has already approved some $45 million in cuts, but the Senate has not voted yet. The Pollard receives just more than $50,000 a year from the Oklahoma Arts Council, which receives 20 percent of its grant-making budget from the NEA. A cut to the OAC via cuts to the NEA would […]