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Arts Council Oklahoma City

Arts Council Oklahoma City is a nonprofit 501 (C)(3) organization that is dedicated to bringing the arts and the community together through free or low-cost large-scale downtown Oklahoma City cultural events and a variety of arts outreach activities that impact under-served populations. We are proud to expose our community to the full spectrum of art in its many forms. By focusing on teaching, learning, and appreciating the arts, our events and programs help the residents of our city learn to create, experience, and enjoy art.

Artspace at Untitled

ARTSPACE at Untitled is an environment designed to stimulate creative thought and new ideas through contemporary art. They are committed to providing access to quality exhibitions, education programs, performances, publications, and engaging the community in dialogue and a collaborative creative experience.

Aspiring Attitudes

Aspiring Attitudes got its start when the parents of a child with cerebral palsy were unable to find a dance studio that would accept special needs students. The parents were referred to Shannon Wrights, our dance instructor. Their daughter thrived under Mrs. Wrights’ teaching, gaining increased self-confidence and ease of movement. Over the next 10 years, more special needs individuals wanting the opportunity to dance were referred to Mrs. Wrights. As time passed, Mrs. Wrights sought to develop a dance program where special needs and typical students would take classes and perform side by side. Therefore, she also began accepting typical students. Currently, approximately half of Aspiring Attitudes’ students have special needs. All students now share the stage at an annual recital as well as performances at local assisted-living centers, arts festivals, and other community events. Mrs. Wrights had been teaching students out of her home in a room specially designed as a dance studio. This space became insufficient due to the ever expanding number of students wanting to take dance lessons from Mrs. Wrights. A new studio space was leased and we moved into our new studio in August, 2017.

Canterbury Voices

In its 20th year, the Canterbury Youth Voices (CYV) of Canterbury Voices is a curricular and performance-based youth choral program which stresses artistic and personal excellence by enhancing the singing skills and musical literacy of children through choral music training and performance opportunities. Children attending public, private and parochial schools, as well as those who are home-schooled, make new friends while experiencing the excitement of music in a supportive and nurturing environment. CYV values its unique role in central Oklahoma by actively seeking and supporting those young people of all races, ethnicities, and economic status who demonstrate a commitment to better themselves, their schools and communities through training as an auditioned youth singer in the CYV program. CYV offers several choruses, by audition, for children of all backgrounds. Apprentice Choir (grade range 2-6) focuses on building vocal techniques and expanding musical literacy. Chorale (grade ranges 7-12) works to refine and expand musical and vocal skills while learning more sophisticated music.

Carpenter Square Theatre

Carpenter Square Theatre is committed to entertain, educate, and enrich the community with live, unedited theatre. A unique blend of award-winning modern works, hilarious comedy classics and outlandish musicals make CST Oklahoma City’s premier year-round live theatre.

Cimarron Opera

Cimarron Opera fosters and encourages aspiring performers by: Providing performance opportunities for performers and to give the public an opportunity to see and hear the finest in operatic and lyrical productions Developing educational experiences in music for performers and audiences Enriching the cultural environment of our state and beyond Providing production experience for performers and creative technicians Providing workshops and staged performances for children and youth to stimulate enthusiasm and understanding to ensure a future for the art Providing an opportunity for arts management training Providing high quality music theater for parks, schools, community centers, churches, and small outlying communities

deadCenter Film

Statewide Education Program The crown jewel of deadCenter education is our award-winning, statewide education program. deadCenter visits 30 high schools, colleges, and technology centers each year to lead free film seminars. We use the process of making movies to help students think more creatively, work more collaboratively, and speak more confidently in front of their peers. DEADCENTER UNIVERSITY deadCenter University is another free program we offer to 60 high school students each June during the deadCenter Film Festival. Through our partnership with Metro Technology Centers, students take classes from the award-winning filmmakers in town for the festival, get hands-on experience shooting a movie with local filmmakers, network with other film enthusiasts, and enjoy a weekend of great films and panels. FALL BREAK SEMINARS deadCenter offers free fall break film seminars for metro area high school, tech center, and home school students in three locations: Norman, Edmond, and Oklahoma City. The seminars touch on every aspect of the filmmaking process and introduce the students to local working filmmakers.

KidsAlive!

The mission of KidsAlive! is to provide a youth theatre experience for children of all abilities designed to foster excellence in leadership, teamwork, and the ability to inspire other youth through the power of musical theatre.

Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma

Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma is a nationally-recognized, Broadway-caliber theatre. The mission of Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma is to produce quality professional theatre in Oklahoma; to encourage and educate talented individuals; to promote collaboration among the arts in our community; and to enrich the quality of life for the people of Oklahoma.

Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art

Founded in 1919, the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art is one of the oldest museums in the state of Oklahoma. Father Gregory Gerrer, for whom the museum is named, was a Benedictine monk of considerable artistic talent. During Father Gerrer’s travels to Europe, Africa and South America, he collected objects of artistic and ethnological value.

Metropolitan School of Dance

Metropolitan School of Dance, Inc. (MSDI), trains students in ballet, tap, jazz, modern, African, Pointe’, drumming and hip-hop. The ages of individuals training at MSDI are ages 3 to senior adult.The process of training at MSDI opens the mind to creative approaches in thinking and learning. Students who may have difficulty learning in a traditional classroom settings, now learn innovative ways in critical thinking and problem solving. For all participants the exploration of movement through dance inspires academic achievements by expanding possibilities, advancing their abilities in counting, mathematic equation, science, articulation, strengthening vocabulary and problem solving. Our artist are a passionate group of professionals who desire and strive to make a difference. Our organization is culturally diverse and in fact many families contact us because of that well balanced attribute.

National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum

More than 10 million visitors from around the world have sought out this unique museum to gain better understanding of the West: a region and a history that permeates our national culture. The Museum features a superb collection of classic and contemporary Western art, including works by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell, as well as sculptor James Earle Fraser’s magnificent work, The End of the Trail. The exhibition wing houses a turn-of-the-century town and interactive history galleries that focus on the American cowboy, rodeos, Native American culture, Victorian firearms, frontier military and Western performers. MISSION STATEMENT The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum preserves and interprets the evolving history and cultures of the American West for the education and enrichment of its diverse audiences of adults and children.

Norman Firehouse Art Center

Visual Arts Education for Children and Teens The FAC has been continually refining its children’s programming for the past decade, following the 2007 redesign of its children’s curriculum in a manner similar to nationally recognized programs of excellence. This curriculum was implemented in the Art After School and Children’s Summer Art Programs, operating under the title “Creating with the Masters.” This method of developing class programming utilizes the work of master artists to educate children about the history of the visual arts, artists, techniques, museums, self-expression, and creativity. All children’s art education programming follows the Oklahoma Academic Standards for Fine Arts: Visual Arts guidelines. Classes are structured by age groups, five to six, seven to nine, and ten to fourteen, and include a variety of mediums, including painting, drawing, ceramics, collage, and mixed media. The FAC augments this programming through a partnership with the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, which provides students with the opportunity to explore art in a formal museum setting and experience the work of master artists first-hand, while discovering the rich art resources available in their own community. Visual Arts Education for Adults Adult classes at the Firehouse are offered in a range of mediums, including painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, jewelry, printmaking, fiber, glass, and a variety of workshop opportunities. Classes are offered seven days a week, taking place throughout the day, beginning as early as 9 AM and ending as late as 10 PM. Courses are designed for individuals ages 17 and up, and focus on developing self expression, building technical skills, art history, and master artists, with particular attention given to the individual needs of the students. Students in the FAC’s adult classes come from diverse backgrounds and careers, with skill levels varying from beginner to professional artist, that enhance each class dynamic, while stimulating creativity and the production of unique works of art.

OK City Chorus

The OK City Chorus has a 60+ year history of providing outstanding, show-stopping entertainment across our great state and aroud the world. Made up of more than 80 women from cities throughout Oklahoma, our goal is to preserve the American art form of 4-part, a cappella, barbershop music by “harmonizing the world.” The OK City Chorus is a metro favorite. We have enjoyed singing at the Downtown Festival of the Arts, Edmond’s Hafer Park Summer Concert Series, and Oklahoma City’s Opening Night, in addition to our annual shows and other special performances. As an Allied Arts member agency, we have performed locally with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic as well as regionally, nationally and internationally in performance venues as far away as Royal Albert Hall in London and the Great Wall of China. The OK City Chorus provides educational outreach opportunities for youth in the metro area. Middle and high school students participate in A Capella Rocks, an in house program that introduces youth to four part a Capella singing. The annual Youth in Harmony Workshop gives young women an opportunity to sing and perform barbershop songs in a day-long event.

Oklahoma Children's Theatre

Oklahoma Children’s Theatre provides extraordinary live theatre and interactive educational experiences for young audiences. We inspire young people to visualize their potential, enhance family relationships and invest in the future of our communities. Each year we present a diverse season, with great show options for Pre-K through 6th grade. All productions are performed in one of three performance spaces on the OCU campus. We do approximately 70 performances per season, including both daytime weekday field trip performances and weekend performances for families.

Oklahoma City Ballet

Oklahoma City Ballet has been the city’s professional ballet company since 1972, when it was founded by Yvonne Chouteau and Miguel Terekhov. As the resident dance company of the Civic Center Music Hall, Oklahoma City Ballet currently boasts talented dancers from around the world. The company produces four main-stage productions per season in Oklahoma City, in addition to touring across Oklahoma and surrounding states. In addition to main-stage productions and touring, Oklahoma City Ballet offers classes for youth and adults through The Oklahoma City Ballet Yvonne Chouteau School, as well as multiple outreach programs to provide arts experience and education to students across the state.

Oklahoma City Museum of Art

The Oklahoma City Museum of Art—OKCMOA—is the namesake visual arts organization of Oklahoma City. The Museum’s 110,000 square foot facility, constructed in 2002, is located in the heart of downtown and is an anchor for a growing cultural district of the greater metropolitan area. The Oklahoma City Museum of Art is one of the leading arts institutions in the region. The Museum presents a dynamic range of exhibitions organized from prestigious museums and collections throughout the world. The Museum’s own diverse collection features highlights from North America, Europe, and Asia, with particular strengths in American art and postwar abstraction. The permanent collection also boasts one of the world’s largest public collections of Dale Chihuly glass, a major collection of photography by Brett Weston, and the definitive museum collection of works by the Washington Color painter Paul Reed. The Museum’s renowned Samuel Roberts Noble Theater screens the finest international, independent, documentary, and classic films.

Oklahoma City Philharmonic

The Oklahoma City Philharmonic was founded in 1988 and celebrates over 30 years of beautiful music in OKC. Under the direction of Alexander Mickelthwate, the orchestra performs Classics, orchestral Pops, and Discovery Family concerts, as well a variety of community engagements. Our Educational mission is to nurture talent and interest in music across our community. We do this through a variety of programs designed for people of all ages.

Oklahoma Contemporary

Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center offers progressive and innovative art exhibitions year-round in the Eleanor Kirkpatrick Gallery with free admission to the public. A variety of classes and workshops for adults and children are offered six days a week in the arts of drawing, ceramics, creative writing, fiber arts, painting, photography, sculpture and more.

Oklahoma Shakespeare

The Mission of Oklahoma Shakespeare is to produce bold, re-imagined, entertaining and accessible interpretations of Shakespeare and the classics. We are committed to promoting the highest level of artistic excellence, to cultivating the widest possible audience and to contributing to the economic and cultural growth of our community, state and region through the professional theatre experience and educational outreach programs. Our Vision is to become a fully professional regional theatre with a national reputation for excellence, while creating an artistic home for professional theatre artists that supports emerging actors and attracts the best artistic staff.

Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition

The Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition (OVAC) helps artists realize their potential through education, exposure and funding. Organized in 1988, OVAC is a non-profit organization that supports visual artists living and working in Oklahoma. OVAC promotes public interest in the arts and helps people of all ages understand the visual arts. Mission: Supporting Oklahoma’s visual arts and artists and their power to enrich communities. The Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition believes: art is essential, Oklahoma artists are worthy of support, Oklahoma artists can have vital and fulfilling careers, every artist pursues a unique path, artists and audiences flourish with opportunities to learn from one another.

Oklahoma Youth Orchestras

For 40 years, the Oklahoma Youth Orchestras has provided advanced music education and performance opportunities for talented young musicians from central and western Oklahoma. Oklahoma Youth Orchestras provides a challenging and exciting ensemble experience to students from all over central and western Oklahoma. With 400 students grades 3 through 12 in twelve ensembles and programs including string orchestras, full orchestras, a wind ensemble, guitar ensemble, and a summer camp, Oklahoma Youth Orchestras brings together outstanding students to make amazing music.

Prairie Dance Theatre

Prairie Dance Theatre is a small 40-year-old nonprofit arts organization that goes into elementary schools in Oklahoma City, during PE classes or in our after-school program, to teach kids the joy of moving their bodies in a fusion of dance and fitness. At the end of the school year, the students from the schools come together for community performances of the dances they’ve learned. We teach in schools that are underfunded at no charge to the school or dancers. Many of our students are exposed to drugs and gang violence regularly. Learning to dance encourages and inspires children to think about other things, like fun, physical activity, sharing and community. Many of the dancers in our program get no exposure to the arts except through Prairie Dance Theatre. We feel so lucky to watch our students blossom as they learn to express themselves through dance and as they gain experience and confidence in themselves. PDT helps change these students’ perspectives of the world around them, and what they can achieve.

Red Earth

Red Earth, Inc. promotes the rich traditions of American Indian arts and cultures through education, a premier festival, a museum and fine art markets.

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