Oklahoma Contemporary

New Home

Oklahoma Contemporary has opened a spectacular new arts center on a 4.6-acre campus at NW 11th and Broadway in Oklahoma City. The 54,000 square foot building — home to a main gallery, classroom studios, performance spaces, community lounge, café — and outdoor spaces ensure there is always something new to see and experience.

Thanks to the generosity of more than 200 donors to date, Oklahoma Contemporary has raised more than $30 million for its Capital Campaign. Funds supported construction and opening-year programs — ensuring that admission to exhibitions remains free for all ages.

The new center, designed by architect Rand Elliott and built by Smith & Pickel Construction, is a spectacular new cultural resource for Oklahoma City. In addition to providing a world-class facility for exhibitions, performance and education and a breathtaking addition to the OKC skyline, it serves as a “creative commons,” a place for our community to gather, create and experience art. Our arts education programs encourage youth and adults to find their own creativity and learn new skills through classes and camps across multiple disciplines. Incorporating programming from our community partners, Oklahoma Contemporary is a hub for artistic experiences of all kinds and offer the city an event space like no other.

In its new home in a more-accessible location, Oklahoma Contemporary has increased program and class offerings for diverse audiences of all ages to meet the area’s growing demand for arts and culture. Two years after our opening was delayed due to the pandemic, classes and camps regularly sell out and programs like Second Saturday and exhibition openings continue to set new attendance records.

Three major visual arts exhibitions anchor annual programming — inspiring workshops, conversations and classes to connect diverse audiences to innovative ideas and creative experiences. These shows feature the works of world-renowned artists from Oklahoma and beyond. Admission to exhibitions — and much of the new public programming — remains free. And the art continues outdoors. A sculpture garden features rotating works, and Campbell Art Park hosts large-scale sculptural installations year round.

About the Center

The sun sets behind a silver building casting a warm, orange glow

The new building’s third floor, dedicated to performing arts, serves as a creative home for dance, theater, music, film and culture. Building on Oklahoma Contemporary’s tradition of supporting local artists and attracting the world’s best and brightest, the flexible performance space is home for creativity that moves.

Oklahoma Contemporary’s new Studio School offers an expanded suite of classes for adults and teens, online and in outdoor and socially distanced in-person settings. In addition to courses in visual arts, digital media, performance and literature, Oklahoma Contemporary’s flagship programs in ceramics and fiber arts expands their impact with cutting-edge facilities in The Studios building. Located in an historic renovated warehouse space adjacent to the 54,000 sq foot main building, The Studios house studios for Oklahoma Contemporary's flagship ceramics and fiber programs, as well as spaces for metal and wood sculpture.

From its founding in 1989 as City Arts Center by Christian Keesee and the late Marilyn Myers, Oklahoma Contemporary has been dedicated to keeping art accessible with free exhibitions and public programs, outreach to underserved communities and scholarships for youth in arts classes and camps. The new arts center continues and grows these programs as a cultural resource for our city, state and beyond.

Photo credit: Scott McDonald, Gray City Studios; Brandon Seekins; Rand Elliott.

Hours

Monday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Closed Tuesday

Wednesday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Thursday 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Friday - Sunday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

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Location

Visit us at 11 NW 11th St.
Oklahoma City, OK 73103
Phone: 405 951 0000
Fax: 405 951 0003
info@okcontemp.org

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Oklahoma Contemporary
P.O. Box 3062
Oklahoma City, OK 73101

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