What do you value most about Oklahoma?
All Oklahomans are encouraged to answer these questions in a new survey currently being conducted by the Oklahoma Arts Council. Whatever your role is in Oklahoma, your opinion counts. We want to make certain that the programs of the Oklahoma Arts Council reflect the arts and cultural needs of our state. The survey will be accessible through May, 2008.
D.C. Minner,
Oklahoma Bluesman and Educator,
dies at 73
D.C. Minner, who founded and operated the Dusk 'Til Dawn Blues Festival, died on Tuesday, May 6. Oklahoma Arts Council Executive Director Suzanne Tate said D.C. was a highly esteemed artist included in both the Council’s Touring and Teaching Artist Rosters. More...
Paul McEntire
Photography Exhibit
Opens May 12
Tulsa photographer Paul McEntire’s exhibit, Life Reflected, displays images from his trips to Tanzania, Romania, Ecuador and Cambodia. He says he works as a photographer, as opposed to any other artistic medium, because “I like the idea of documenting moments as they are instead of creating a new, subjective version of them.” More...
Stillwater Student Among 12 Finalists at
National Poetry Out Loud Competition
Hannah Roark, a senior at Stillwater High School, represented Oklahoma at the third annual Poetry Out Loud national recitation contest in Washington, D.C. in April. From a field of 52 state champions, she advanced to be one of 12 finalists. The event was the culmination of competitions that began in classrooms last September and included more than 1,500 schools and 200,000 students around the country. More...
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 - Bill Williams thru May 11
North Gallery - Paul McEntire thru July 6
Governor's Gallery - ROOTS & TIES thru May 17
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
“Classroom Chihuly”
Arts Education in Schools Model Program
With a grant from the Oklahoma Arts Council, students from Crescent High School art department had an opportunity to learn, appreciate and produce glass works of art. “Classroom Chihuly” is an original program developed by Crescent High School Art Teacher Kristi Lovett. More...