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
Watch live weekdays at 12:oopm cst!
Happy Pride Month! We’re thrilled to partner with our friends at @autismfoundationok for their first Spectrum of Pride event!
This inclusive and celebratory event to promote visibility, advocacy, and community will feature an art project where you can create your own tie-dyed t-shirt!
The Arts in the Park lineup for this summer is set and we can’t wait to start bringing FREE art classes to recreation centers across OKC!
This partnership with @okcparks brings our professional teaching artists to recreation centers to walk kids through hands-on art projects. They’ll work in a variety of mediums including clay, collage, painting, and more! Every Tuesday – Thursday there will be a new class, allowing kids to keep their creative juices flowing while they’re away from the classroom!
Click the link in our bio to learn more and come visit us at a recreation center near you this summer!
You still have time to register for this Saturday’s Artisans Gallery Crawl!
Join the Artisans, our group for art enthusiasts ages 21-40, this Saturday as we explore the incredible art the Plaza District has to offer! The night will feature plenty of fun activities for art lovers and novices alike. Complimentary food and drinks are provided while we stop in various galleries, theaters, and bars.
Attending the event is FREE to anyone between the ages of 21 - 40, but space is limited. Email info@artscouncilokc.com to register!
We’re less than one week away from the start of our summer programming!
Thanks to @news9 for allowing Angela to talk about the great times we have ahead with Neighborhood Arts and Arts in the Park! We can’t wait to bring FREE art classes and performances to libraries and recreation centers throughout June and July.
Click the link in our bio to see Angela`s interview, then head to our website to check out the full summer schedule!
Happy Memorial Day from the entire Arts Council OKC staff. Our offices are closed today.
We’re looking for a qualified candidate to join our team as the Art Moves Director!
The Art Moves Director is responsible for the coordination and implementation of Art Moves, a program that provides free arts programming throughout Oklahoma City. The program features artists of all disciplines including visual, musical, and dance, and takes place in over 20 sites.
Arts Council Oklahoma City features a 35-hour work week, the ability to work from home twice per week, and an extensive benefits package at no out-of-pocket costs to employees.
You can learn more about the qualifications for the position by clicking the link in our bio.
We’re just two weeks away from Neighborhood Arts and the start of our summer programming!
Neighborhood Arts is a partnership with @metrolibraryok that brings free family-friendly performances to 18 libraries across Oklahoma County! The performers change each week, so you’ll constantly have something new to check out at your local library throughout June and July.
We have an incredible lineup of performers ready to bring you interactive shows this summer. Click the link in our bio to see the full schedule.
Summer is here and that means it’s time for the return of the Sunday Twilight Concert Series!
We’re excited to bring free live music to OKC this summer, but this year we’re doing things a bit differently. Join us in the @myriadgardens on June 11 for a night of R&B and soul with Koolie High & Friends, and on June 25 for your classic rock favorites with The Wise Guys!
Then, we’ll take a quick break to avoid some of those brutal summer temperatures before starting back up just before Labor Day. We’ll continue the Twilight fun with free live performances in the Myriad Gardens into October!
Mark your calendars and start making plans to join us June 11!
As we wrap up this year`s Festival of the Arts, we want to thank our incredible volunteers! Thousands of volunteers worked tirelessly in the months leading up to Festival and at the event itself. We couldn`t do it without you!
If you’d like to learn more about volunteering at future events, click the link in our bio!
It’s time for an Artisans Gallery Crawl!
Join the Artisans, our group for art enthusiasts ages 21-40, on June 3 as we explore the incredible art the Plaza District has to offer! The night will feature plenty of fun activities for art lovers and novices alike! Complimentary food and drinks are provided while we stop in various galleries, theaters, and bars.
Attending the event is FREE to anyone between the ages of 21 - 40, but space is limited. Email info@artscouncilokc.com to reserve your spot!
We’re looking for a qualified candidate to join our team as the Art Moves Director!
The Art Moves Director is responsible for the coordination and implementation of Art Moves, a program that provides free arts programming throughout Oklahoma City. The program features artists of all disciplines including visual, musical, and dance, and takes place in over 20 sites.
Arts Council Oklahoma City features a 35-hour work week, the ability to work from home twice per week, and an extensive benefits package at no out-of-pocket costs to employees.
You can learn more about the qualifications for the position by clicking the link in our bio.
Festival of the Arts has once again won the Best of the 405 Award for Best Cultural Event!
Thanks to @405mag, everyone who voted for us, and everyone who joined us at this year’s Festival!
Thank you to everyone who supported the artists at the 57th annual Festival of the Arts! This year’s Festival resulted in over $1.76 million in art sales!
By purchasing art from the incredibly talented Festival artists, you allow them to pursue their passion as a career. A portion of that money also goes directly to our programs like All Access Arts, which brings art education to underserved populations. Thank you for allowing us to continue making an impact on our community!
It’s almost time for our summer programming! Neighborhood Arts is just over three weeks away from bringing performances to libraries across the OKC Metro and we can’t wait! These free, family-friendly performances will take place in 18 libraries, with each location seeing a new performer each week of June and July.
Whether you’re looking for a fun banjo performance from @lucasross, to dance with Clips & Hips, or to laugh with @okcimprov, you’re certain to have a blast! The full schedule is coming soon and the fun starts June 5!
The final activity for the 2022 – 2023 Teen Arts Council was a success!
We capped off the final TAC event of the year with a trip to the Art Fusion Studio, where the kids learned how to blend pieces of glass together to make a beautiful masterpiece. The students were encouraged to show off their creativity and the results were incredible! This was the perfect way to finish an art-filled year for these students. Want to get involved in next year’s TAC? Applications open in August!
Who got their face painted at the 57th annual Festival of the Arts? The lines for Face Painting were constant throughout the weekend, with the Bricktown Clowns doing incredible work for thousands of kids. Check out a few of our favorites and send us your face-painting pictures!
Hundreds of performers took the stage at the 57th annual Festival of the Arts!
Whether you caught a rock n` roll show or jammed to country, saw street magic, or a dance group, thank you to everyone who came out to support the talented local entertainers!
What an incredible Festival week it was! Check out some of our favorite sights from the 57th annual Festival of the Arts.
🎥 - @mzubach
Thanks to our friends at @paseopotteryokc for their incredible work in Pottery Place throughout the 57th annual Festival of the Arts. We loved seeing the smiling faces as people of all ages created their art!
That’s a wrap on the 57th annual Festival of the Arts! What a last six days it’s been! A massive thank you to all of our volunteers, sponsors, artists, food vendors, performers, and everyone who joined us in Bicentennial Park. Months of hard work went into making this week possible, we hope you had a blast!
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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
