Art Moves
Art Moves artists perform and demonstrate their artistry daily from popular downtown locations or livestreaming from their studio or homes! Help us support our local artist by joining us weekdays at Arts Council Oklahoma City’s facebook page and check out the weekly line up below.
Art Moves is an Arts Council OKC initiative that provides free arts events in various Oklahoma City locations. The line-up features a wide range of artistic mediums including musical and theater performances, live art demonstrations, short film selections, and more.
Art Moves Lineup
Did you know we have a YouTube channel full of instructional art videos?
We have over 500 videos offering lessons in subjects like hip-hop and jazz dance, clay jewelry, vibrant watercolors, and so much more! Click the link in our bio to check out our channel and start working on one of the hundreds of projects that are great for artists of all ages and skill levels!
We’re less than one week away from this season’s final edition of the Sunday Twilight Concert Series, and this week’s show is the annual Artisans Twilight Takeover!
Join us Sunday night for an outstanding live performance from @iamlabrys, mixed with a fun networking opportunity from the Artisans!
The Artisans is a group of people ages 21 – 40 who have a passion for the arts and are interested in becoming more involved in our community. Throughout the year, they’ll attend various events like gallery crawls, art workshops, happy hours, and more. The Artisans Twilight Takeover is the perfect way to introduce yourself to the group!
The concert is free, and free food and drinks will be provided to anyone who RSVPs for the event to mhendryx@artscouncilokc.com. We’ll see you at 6 p.m. on October 8!
Fall is here for students in our Creative Aging classes! This week’s class is always a favorite at senior living facilities as students created pumpkin decorations that can be displayed in their rooms, turned into jewelry, or made into a magnet. These pumpkins are the perfect size to fit anywhere and help get residents in the fall spirit!
The pumpkins were molded with polymer clay and painted with pigments before being baked to allow them to harden. Working with clay is a great exercise for the artists’ hand dexterity and allows them to visualize a project in 3D!
We still have one more Twilight Concert left this season! Join us October 8 at the Sunday Twilight Concert Series for a performance from @iamlabrys.
Click the link in our bio to check out more of their work and join us in the Myriad Botanical Gardens for a night of FREE entertainment that you won’t want to miss!
You`re running out of time to submit your application for the 58th annual Festival of the Arts!
Oklahoma City’s biggest celebration of the arts returns to Bicentennial Park April 25 – 28, 2024 and we want YOU to be a part of it! We’re looking for OKC’s top restaurants, performers, and artists to join us for four days of nonstop art and entertainment! Over 550,000 people visit Festival of the Arts each year, making this the perfect opportunity to shine a spotlight on your art.
Applications close this Friday, September 29. Click the link in our bio to learn more and submit yours today!
We’re just hours away from the Sunday Twilight Concert Series presented by @chickasawnation!
We have a great lineup set for tonight`s show, starting with magic from @joe_coover_magic and face painting from The Bricktown Clowns at 6 p.m. The main event starts at 7 p.m. when the Latin music of @lee_hernan will fill the air at the @myriadgardens.
The event is free and outside food and drinks are allowed, so come join us tonight for a fun night of live music and entertainment!
Students in our Art Shaping Character class at Hawthorne Elementary School completed a project this month that helped them visualize a brighter future through the arts.
Art Shaping Character is an arts-based life skills program that aims to address the negative societal factors that weigh on Oklahoma County youth every day. Many OKC children are facing challenges that are tough for anyone, let alone an elementary student. Art Shaping Character believes that by introducing kids to different ways of thought, new possibilities and choices can be created.
For this class, students were asked to draw a picture of what their life will look like at 30 years old, with the encouragement that there’s no such thing as dreaming too big. We love seeing the big visions these kids are building for their futures!
Have you submitted your application to join us at the 58th annual Festival of the Arts next April?
Applications are open for any artists, food vendors, and performers looking to showcase their artistic abilities at OKC’s biggest celebration of the arts! Over 550,000 people visit Festival of the Arts each year, making this the perfect opportunity to shine a light on your creativity.
Whether you’re a talented artist looking to sell your masterpiece to the community, a performer looking for a lively crowd, or a food vendor ready to sell your culinary creations during the epic Festival lunch and dinner rushes – we want to hear from you!
Applications are open until September 29, click the link in our bio to submit yours!
We’re less than one week away from a night of Latin music at the Sunday Twilight Concert Series presented by @chickasawnation!
Join us on Sunday, September 24 for a night of music from @lee_hernan! She’ll have the @myriadgardens rockin’ from 7 – 8:30 p.m., but make sure to get there early for fun family activities!
We’ll have @joe_coover_magic performing magic tricks across the Devon Lawn and The Bricktown Clowns painting faces near the stage from 6 – 7 p.m.
The entire event is FREE so load up your lawn chairs and come join us for a great night of live entertainment!
CALLING ALL ARTISTS – You’re running out of time to submit your application for the 2024 Festival of the Arts!
Each spring, 144 fine artists from around the country line the streets of Bicentennial Park at Festival of the Arts, and we want YOU to be one of them!
We’re looking for artists representing 12 mediums, including painting, sculpture, watercolor, photography, and more, interested in displaying and selling their masterpieces at OKC’s biggest celebration of the arts. Every application will be reviewed through a jury process to ensure the highest quality art is displayed for the over 550,000 Festival guests.
Applications are open now. Click the link in our bio to learn more and submit yours today!
It’s National Arts in Education Week, an annual tradition that aims to shine a spotlight on the importance the arts play in providing a well-rounded education. Under the direction of our All Access Arts Department, teaching artists are placed in classrooms where they create hands-on projects to help fill the gaps in art education.
Today, students at Western Gateway Elementary created beautiful art as they learned how to work with shapes. Teaching artist Margaret Salazar says shapes, and the art they can create, are all around us in our daily lives. She hopes the students left today’s lesson with a better understanding of how they can use different shapes to create a masterpiece.
Click the link in our bio to learn more about our art education programs in schools, community centers, and senior living facilities.
It’s time to start dreaming of the delicious food at Festival of the Arts!
We’re looking for food vendors ready to serve their culinary creations at the 2024 Festival of the Arts! Whether you love to satisfy that sweet tooth or specialize in making a savory dinner, we want to see what you’re cookin’ up! International Food Row routinely offers a wide variety of foods to ensure there’s a tasty treat for all preferences and dietary restrictions at Festival.
It`s free to apply and every applicant will be invited to the annual Food Jury, where your food will be taste-tested and scored by a panel of judges to determine who will join us April 25 – 28, 2024!
Click the link in our bio to submit your application today!
Calling all young artists – this is your last chance to sign up for the 2023 Teen Arts Council!
Each year, the TAC offers high school students an inside look at OKC’s exciting art scene, including exclusive visits to galleries and exhibits, hands-on art workshops, and a behind-the-scenes look at events like Festival of the Arts. The TAC is open to any Oklahoma County student ages 14 – 18, is free to apply, and looks great on a college application!
Click the link in our bio to learn more and submit your application!
We’re just one day away from our Artisans Happy Hour event! Join us Thursday night at the @fordsonhotel for Pool Bar & Poems!
The party runs from 5 – 7 p.m. with personalized poetry from Kerri Shadid from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
This is the perfect opportunity for people ages 21-40 to network and make friends with others who are passionate about the arts! The event is free to attend, but each individual will be responsible for purchasing their own drinks. Please RSVP to mhendryx@artscouncilokc.com.
Another great edition of the Sunday Twilight Concert Series presented by @chickasawnation is in the books!
Thanks to everyone who joined us for a night of fun in the @myriadgardens. We hope you had a blast enjoying magic from @joe_coover_magic, face painting from The Bricktown Clowns, and the incredible concert from @145band.
The Sunday Twilight Concert Series is taking a week off, but we’ll be right back at it on September 24 with a concert from @lee_hernan that’s sure to make you want to dance! We’ll see you then!
Today’s the day! We’re just a few hours away from the Sunday Twilight Concert Series presented by the @chickasawnation!
Join us tonight from 6 – 8:30 p.m. for a night of mind-blowing magic from @joe_coover_magic, beautiful face painting from The Bricktown Clowns, and outstanding live music from the @oklahomanationalguard @145band.
All of the activities are FREE, so grab the whole family and come hang out in the @myriadgardens tonight!
Are you a young professional looking to get involved in OKC’s exciting art scene? Join us next Thursday at Pool Bar & Poems, an Artisans Happy Hour event!
The event is September 14 from 5 – 7 p.m. at the Fordson Hotel, with personalized poetry from Kerri Shadid from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
This is the perfect opportunity for people ages 21-40 to network and make friends with others who are passionate about the arts! The event is free to attend, but each individual will be responsible for purchasing their own drinks. Please RSVP to mhendryx@artscouncilokc.com.
CALLING ALL PERFORMERS – We want to see YOU on our stages at the 58th annual Festival of the Arts!
The Festival of the Arts is OKC’s biggest celebration of the arts, taking place April 25 – 28, 2024 in Bicentennial Park. We’re looking for talented performers of all styles to showcase their skills throughout the event. Whether you’re a country singer or a magician, in a rock n’ roll band or a dance group, Festival of the Arts is the perfect opportunity to earn a paycheck while performing for the OKC community!
Applications are open until September 29 and it’s FREE to apply! Click the link in our bio to submit your application today!
We’re just two days away from another edition of the Sunday Twilight Concert Series!
Join us this Sunday night for an outstanding performance from the @oklahomanationalguard @145band! They’ll be playing your favorite hits from 7 – 8:30 p.m., but the family fun starts at 6 p.m. with @joe_coover_magic performing magic tricks across the Devon Lawn and @ronnievavak with The Bricktown Clowns painting faces near the stage. Every aspect of the event is free and perfect for the entire family!
Outside food and drinks are allowed, so pack the ice chest with lots of food and drinks, load up your lawn chairs, and come join us in the @myriadgardens for a night you won’t want to miss!
Click the link in our bio to see the full schedule for this year’s Twilight concerts!
CALLING ALL DIGITAL ARTISTS – We’re hiring a part-time teaching artist looking to make a difference in the lives of the next generation of young artists.
This position will require 5+ hours in the classroom each week with a starting pay of $35/hour for a qualified artist who can teach the basics of digital art using the app Procreate. Interested candidates can send their resume to ncaudle@artscouncilokc.com.
Interested in becoming an Art Moves artist?
Art Moves News
Art Moves to expand beyond daily lunchtime performances
Arts Council Oklahoma City is thrilled to announce the expansion of Art Moves, which currently brings daily art performances to popular lunchtime destinations across Oklahoma
Art Moves March Performance Lineup
March will be a month to remember for Art Moves with a wide variety of live-streamed and in-person performances. Check out the full lineup below
Art Moves Celebrates Black History Month
Art Moves is celebrating Black History Month by showcasing some of the amazing talents in the metro’s African American community. With artists of all backgrounds
