We’re thrilled to have our teaching artists working with middle and high school students at the @bgcokc!

For this project, students made their masterpieces by drawing a design in crayons before breaking out the watercolors to take it to the next level. The classes give any student interested in art an opportunity to explore their creativity in a relaxed after-school environment. We can’t wait to see what these students come up with in the coming months! ...

Arts Council OKC is mourning the loss of Bert Seabourn, an artist who has been involved with Festival of the Arts since the very beginning. Bert was an Oklahoma City art icon whose work is on display in several locations both locally and around the world, including the Vatican in Rome, China’s National Palace Museum in Taiwan, the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., and more. Our thoughts are with Bonnie, Connie, and all of Seabourn’s friends and family. ...

As you’re doing your holiday shopping this year, we hope you’ll consider signing up for Amazon Smile, a free program that helps Arts Council OKC at no additional cost to you!

If you go to smile.amazon.com and choose Arts Council Oklahoma City as your charity of choice, a percentage of your purchase will be donated to us. Every little bit goes a long way in helping us continue achieving our mission of Bringing the Arts and the Community Together! ...

Our All Access Arts program is in full swing at Shidler Elementary, where students are hard at work preparing for their Winter Showcase with teacher @samanthasusandance.

Every Friday, the kids work on their moves, along with their coordination skills, focus, teamwork, creativity, and confidence. The class is available for any 4th grade student who wants to participate and is always a fun time for the kids!

This is part of our Arts in Schools initiative that aims to bring wonderful art experiences to underserved kids across OKC! ...

CALLING ALL PERFORMING ARTISTS: Applications to the 2023 Festival of the Arts are now open!

We’re looking for performers of all kinds to join us April 25 – 30 at OKC’s biggest art celebration. Over 100 acts will perform on multiple stages throughout the event, and we want you to be one of them!

Whether you’re a rock n’ roll band or a country singer, a dance group, or part of the school band - we want to see you on our stages! It’s free to apply, just click the link in our bio! ...

The 144 artists whose work will be showcased at the 57th Annual Festival of the Arts have now been selected! The event will feature plenty of returning favorites from around the world and new artists who have never participated in Festival before!

Three prominent art leaders from across the country sorted through over 250 submissions. This is a blind jury process, meaning the jurors made their selections with no knowledge of the artist: we wanted the art to do the talking!

This year’s jurors were:

Camille Marchese - Artist Director for the Coconut Grove Arts Festival in Miami, Florida, and member of Board of Directors for the National Association of Independent Artists.

José Guadalupe Garza - Museum Academic Programs Coordinator at Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, and member of the board of the Latinx Arts Network, Paul Artspace, and the Tarble Arts Center at Eastern Illinois University.

Nicole Moan – Environmentally conscious artist with over 20 years of experience, including creating wearable ceramic corsets, 3-dimensional wall sculptures incorporating mixed media, innovative up-cycled displays, and more.

We can’t wait for you to see the artists chosen! ...

We've reached week 3 of the Fresh Paint: OKC NYE Mural Project!

Our five artists are making incredible progress through their first three painting sessions. Their creations are taking form and we can’t wait to see the finished product! The artists have a few more weeks to work and in December, you’ll be able to vote on your favorite.

Thanks to the @okcthunder for their support of this event and @benjaminmoore for providing the paint. ...

Did you catch Art Moves at last night’s Brick-or-Treat event? Pumpkin carver David Holland and balloon artist Ron Vavak made sure everyone at the event was in the Halloween spirit!

Art Moves is bringing a variety of performances to places all across OKC over the coming weeks, including events for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Check the schedule to find out when a performance will be near you - https://www.artscouncilokc.com/art-moves/ ...

Thanks to @alliedartsokc and @prairiesurfmedia for filming one of our wonderful Creative Aging classes!

This initiative is part of our All Access Arts program and brings educational art classes to 12 senior living facilities across the OKC Metro. These classes offer a chance for seniors to relax and show off a bit of creativity. We can’t wait for you to see the video Allied Arts is creating! ...