Apply here for Leadership Arts 2009
With the success of the inaugural class of Leadership Arts, the Oklahoma Arts Council is excited to offer Leadership Arts 2009. Class members will learn how arts and cultural development can be harnessed to create economic opportunity, provide a high quality of community life and ignite the creative potential of Oklahoma’s youth.
Staff or board members of arts organizations, city economic and community development staff, school board members, community citizens and business leaders should apply for Leadership Arts. The Oklahoma Arts Council places a high priority on geographic and cultural diversity during the application process. A maximum of 35 people will attend Leadership Arts 2009. Apply NOW since the class will fill up quickly. More...
Down the Alley
The Artists of Mangum’s Artists Alley
In 2007, a group of artists petitioned the City of Mangum and were successful in changing the name of West Court Street, located just to the west side of the town square in their historic downtown, to Artists Alley. These artists worked successfully as a loose consortium and in conjunction with the area art club, Art on the Square Association, began to develop plans to add more arts and culture to their community. This exhibit presents works by the artists who started the studios and galleries that make up Artists Alley and who have brought regional and state recognition to Mangum and Greer County. More...
Down the Alley is currently on display at the State Capitol in the Governor's Gallery located on the 2nd floor and open Monday-Friday from 8:30-5:00.
Shelley Tate Garner
Beyond Modern: Acrylic on Acrylic Wall Sculptures
Durant artist Shelley Tate Garner considers each piece she creates to be an experiment, transformed from the idea originally created in a sketch book or mental notation on design.
“The physical properties of this body of work are inspired by the mediums of collage, sculpture, and painting with modern materials and diverse handling of the media. Each one is cut, shaped, cleaned, prepared for paint, painted, sealed, drilled, mounted and then hung. They are very much about the hands-on process of creation and the artistic formalities regarding shape, surface, brush strokes, color combination and patterning.” More...
Beyond Modern: Acrylic on Acrylic Wall Sculpture is currently on display at the State Capitol in the East Gallery located on the 1st floor and open daily from 8:00-5:30.
New deadline for Small Grant Support for Schools
Effectively immediately the Small Grant Support for Schools will have an ongoing 60-day deadline. For more information, please contact Arts Education Director Michael Eddens.
Oklahoma Artists' Work On Display at State Capitol
Curated by the Oklahoma Arts Council, three galleries
at the Oklahoma State Capitol showcase works of art by Oklahoma artists.
East Gallery - Shelley Tate Garner thru Jan. 25
North Gallery - Sarah Hearn thru Jan. 11
Governor's Gallery - Artists Alley thru Feb. 22
East and
North Galleries - open daily from 8:00-5:30 - 1st floor
Governor's Gallery - open Monday-Friday from 8:30-5:00 - 2nd floor