Oklahoma Arts Council News
October 2011
New Director Chosen to Lead State Agency
For Immediate Release
Oklahoma City ? Members of the Governor-appointed Oklahoma Arts Council today announced their selection of Kim Baker to head up the agency that supports and leads in the development of the state's arts and cultural industry. The Council made their selection after a nationwide search. Baker has served as the agency's deputy director for the past four years and takes over for retiring executive director, Suzanne Tate on November 1. Read the full news release...
Oklahoma Arts Council Announces 2011 Governor's Arts Awards Winners
For Immediate Release
Oklahoma City -?The Oklahoma Arts Council today announced the names of eleven individuals and five organizations that will be honored for their contributions to the arts at the 36th Annual?Governor?s Arts Awards.
The honors will be awarded on November 15 during a presentation ceremony at the Oklahoma state Capitol. The ceremony will begin at 4 p.m. in the 4th Floor Rotunda.
Click here to read the full release with the names of the winners...
Students Inspired by Capitol Field Trip Program
Q. Who was the first woman elected to any statewide Oklahoma office? (answer: "Angel Kate")
Q. Who was nicknamed "Little Giant from Little Dixie"? (answer: Carl Albert)
For some schools, the Oklahoma Arts Council's new Capitol Art Travel Subsidy (CATS) program has been a catalyst for an entire unit of study on Oklahoma such as it was for fourth grade students at Lindbergh Elementary in Tulsa who completed individual research projects on significant Oklahomans and created portraits of Will Rogers and Sequoyah after visiting the Capitol.
The Capitol is a popular destination for field trips, and our travel subsidies and online lessons and activities highlight the multi-faceted educational opportunities it offers. By touring the Capitol Art Collection, students learn about art making and art appreciation while also studying Oklahoma history through events, people, and places depicted in the artwork.
Launched in the spring of 2011, the CATS program has already made field trips possible for schools from Coalgate, Tulsa, Union City, Stillwater, and Fort Towsen among others. And, over one thousand students from thirteen different schools are scheduled to visit over the next few months. If your school is interested in taking part in the program, please contact us soon - funding is limited and granted on a first come, first served basis!
Click here to read the full article and learn more about the program.
October 14 Deadline for Conference Registration
The 2011 Oklahoma Arts Conference is only a few weeks away. We look forward to what will likely be our largest conference to date. The new Hyatt Regency Tulsa and the Tulsa community is rolling out the red carpet for the hundreds of attendees expected for the fifth annual event, taking place October 26 & 27. With a registration fee of only $50 we aim to make the conference accessible to the entire state arts & cultural industry. Please join us for networking and development opportunities in marketing, community development, fundraising, advocacy, and more!
Be sure to register for the 2011 Oklahoma Arts Conference by October 14! Click here to register.
Reserve your room at the Hyatt Regency when you register.
New Lessons & Activities Available for Educators
New resources for teaching Oklahoma history and art through the Capitol Art Collection are available on the Council's website. The new lessons and activities add to the growing catalog of Teaching with Capitol Art online resources educators can access easily at no cost for use in the classroom. New lessons will teach students about:
In addition, hundreds of educators statewide have already requested their copy of the DVD presentation, The People's Art: A Tour of the Capitol Collection, a free resource available for introducing students to the art at the Oklahoma State Capitol. Free copies of the DVD are available to educators in schools that have not yet received one. Please click here to register for your DVD.
2012 Leadership Arts Applications Available November 1
During the upcoming Oklahoma Arts Conference we will honor graduates of the 2011 class of Leadership Arts - the fourth class to complete the program since its inception in 2008. Each year the program equips 30 individuals from around the state to become arts leaders and advocates in their communities.
Beginning November 1, 2011 we begin accepting applications for the 2012 Leadership Arts class. If you are interested in learning more about how the arts impact community and economic development, education, and quality of life, and desire to a difference-maker in your community, please consider applying.
Learn more about the Leadership Arts program by clicking here.
See how one of our Leadership Arts graduates is impacting her community.
ArtPlace Grants for 'Creative Placemaking'
ArtPlace is a collaboration of top national foundations, the National Endowment for the Arts and various federal agencies to accelerate creative placemaking across the U.S. With the belief that art, culture and creativity expressed powerfully through place can create vibrant communities and increase economic opportunity, ArtPlace offers grants to organizations doing groundbreaking work in creative placemaking.
ArtPlace is now accepting Letters of Inquiry from initiatives involving arts organizations, artists and designers working in partnership with local and national partners to produce a transformative impact on community vibrancy. If you are interested or involved in a creative placemaking project click here to submit a Letter of Inquiry.
An October 3 ArtPlace webinar will provide more information about submitting a Letter of Inquiry. For more information click here.
See examples of creative placemaking projects on the ArtPlace website.