Press & News
2020 Press Coverage
2020 Coverage
Oklahoma Contemporary opens its doors
Rand Elliott Architects Plays with Diurnal Rhythms for Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center
Interior Design
Groundbreaker: Into the Fold
Azure Magazine
Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center opens its doors with luminous exhibition
designboom
Engaging Programs and Exhibitions at Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center
New Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center Reflects Ever-Changing Light
YurView / Cox
Arts in OKC: Interview with Eddie Walker at Oklahoma Contemporary
VeloCity
Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center by Rand Elliott Architects
Retail Design Blog
Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center begins offering limited public access
The Oklahoman
5 reasons to visit Oklahoma Contemporary with kids
MetroFamily Magazine
Inside Oklahoma Contemporary
Oklahoma Today Magazine
Oklahoma Contemporary arrives with opening in Automobile Alley
Oklahoma City Free Press
Not Your Grandma’s OKC: A Travel Guide to Oklahoma City: Where to Museum
Fort Worth Magazine
Around Town: Oklahoma Contemporary to allow limited access
The Journal Record
El Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center de Rand Elliott Architects abre sus puertas
Room Magazine
Oklahoma ScissorTales: Another OKC arts option opens its doors
The Oklahoman
2020 Labor Day Family Fun Guide
Metro Family
Our Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center tour
Tony Gaeddert
Our visit to the NEW Oklahoma Contemporary!
Lila Tigerclaw
Ed Ruscha: OKLA
Why Ed Ruscha’s Art Has Enthralled Collectors for Nearly Six Decades
Artsy
New Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center announces details of landmark exhibit by Oklahoma Cultural Treasure
The Oklahoman
Oklahoma Contemporary wins $25,000 NEA grant for Ed Ruscha exhibition
artdaily.com
Oklahoma art organizations share creative plans for NEA grant funding
The Oklahoman
Oklahoma Contemporary awarded $25,000 grant
The Journal Record
Fieldworks: Beyond Measure
“Fieldworks: Beyond Measure” exhibit intimately terrestrial in focus
Oklahoma City Free Press
Café Contemporary
Staff Features
Nominations and Awards
Oklahoma Contemporary among seven in global shortlist for 2020 World Architecture News Awards in Civics category
World Architecture News
Bright Golden Haze announced as 2020 Best of Year Award finalist in Exhibition/Installation category
Interior Design
Oklahoma Contemporary selected as Editor’s Pick in Cultural category in 2020 Best of Design Awards
The Architect’s Newspaper
Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center named in Top 10 U.S. architecture projects of 2020
Dezeen
Oklahoma Contemporary named in shortlist for Blueprint Awards 2020 in Best Public-Use Project, Privately Funded category
Blueprint Magazine
Blueprint Awards 2020 Shortlist Announced
Design Curial
Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center among 2020 winners of Architecture MasterPrize in Cultural category
Architecture MasterPrize
Oklahoma City architecture firm selected as a finalist for a Blueprint Award
OU Daily
Bright Golden Haze
Bright Golden Haze: Reflections
OKC Ballet planning free outdoor performance at Scissortail Park
The Oklahoman
New sculpture taking shape at Scissortail Park
KFOR News 4
Oklahoma City Museum of Art opens new exhibits ‘Art with a History’ and ‘The Art of Light’
The Oklahoman
Shortt Dogg launching Arts Council OKC’s Spotlight Concert Series in honor of Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center
The Oklahoman
Oklahoma History Center partners with Oklahoma Contemporary for Bright Golden Haze: Reflections
Oklahoma Gazette
Meet the Artists – Denise Duong and Gabriel Friedman creators of “The Unexpected Us”
Scissortail Park
Shadow on the Glare
Jen Lewin: Aqueous
New York-based artist Jen Lewin’s ‘Aqueous’ lighting up outside new Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center
The Oklahoman
Here’s six temporary outdoor art installations worthy of your next road trip
The Wichita Eagle
Oklahoma Contemporary features outdoor installation
The Journal Record
Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center debuting interactive outdoor light instllation ‘Aqueous’ by NCY artist Jen lewin
The Oklahoman
The Odyssey
Live-stream epic: Oklahoma Contemporary to broadcast marathon reading of ‘The Odyssey‘
The Oklahoman
Livestream Reading of Emily Wilson’s Translation of The Odyssey: Interviews with Bethany Joy Collins, Lee Ranaldo and Raffi Barsoumian
Los Angeles Review of Books
A Livestream Reading of Emily Wilson’s The Odyssey Translation
Kottke
Oklahoma Contemporary’s star-studded Odyssey
Gallery America – OETA
Week Ahead for Aug. 14 | Homer Run
The Oklahoman
Oklahoma Contemporary to Present Odyssey Livestream
VisitOKC
It’s Not All Greek After All
Oklahoma Today
FREE Odyssey Livestream with Oklahoma Contemporary
Metro Family Magazine
Now Competing with the International Convention
Brinker Toastmasters
Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center planning epic live-stream reading
News Break
Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center planning epic live-stream reading of ‘The Odyssey’ with Bebe Neuwirth, Peter Coyote, Feist and more
News United
Preview: Oklahoma Contemporary to live-stream epic marathon reading of ‘The Odyssey’
News Break
Studio-in-Place
Oklahoma Contemporary gives artists opportunities to address current events though Studio-in-Place
The Oklahoman
AR App Reintroduces Native Ecology to Oklahoma
KGOU
Studio-in-Place artists to work on projects tied to creativity, community & resilience during COVID
Oklahoma City Conventions and Visitors Bureau
Meet Tess Elliott & VR OKC
Gallery America – OETA
Creative While Quarantined
Phased Opening Plan
Oklahoma Contemporary delays opening of new arts center to at least mid-July
The Oklahoman
New Plans Set For Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center After Virus Delays Opening
News 9
Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center delays new home’s opening, cancels summer classes and camps
The Oklahoman
OKC museums prepared to welcome guests
VeloCity
Pandemic forces art center to adjust opening plans
ion Oklahoma
Virus ruins opening of two major museums
OKC Friday
Oklahoma Contemporary Launch
Light is a recurring motif inside and out of Oklahoma City’s new cultural landmark
Metropolis
Oklahoma’s Light-Bending Contemporary Art Center Has Been Completed
Architectural Digest
Dawning of a new day: Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center opens long-awaited new home
The Oklahoman
New arts space finds its muse in the atmospheric Oklahoma sky
The Art Newspaper
Architect Rand Elliott talks about Oklahoma Contemporary’s new home
Gray Magazine
Zigzagging aluminium walls wrap Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center
Dezeen
Oklahoma Contemporary Opens New Arts Center Inspired by Ever-Changing Light
Hypebeast
New Oklahoma Contemporary draws on the region’s light and sky
Wallpaper*
Rand Elliott completes light-bending Oklahoma Contemporary Art Center
The Architect’s Newspaper
Tour and Tell: The new Oklahoma Contemporary is going to be amazing!
The Lost Ogle
An inside look at the finished Oklahoma Contemporary arts center in downtown OKC
KFOR News 4
The arts in Oklahoma City are to be celebrated, and accessible to all
Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center opens its new building in Oklahoma City
World-Architects
Oklahoma Contemporary and a Façade Reflecting the Open Skies [English Version]
Il museo di Oklahoma City e quel fronte che riflette i cieli del Midwest [Italian Version]
Elle Decor
リニューアルした「Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center」「Folding Light」が街の新しいビーコンに
Axis Web Magazine
Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Centre por Rand Elliott Architects
Ambientes Digital
New Museums and Expansions Opening 2020
Oklahoma Contemporary featured in new and revamped museums around the globe
Travel + Leisure
New museums and major expansions opening in 2020
The Art Newspaper
Inside the Leading Design-Forward Museums Opening This Year
Architectural Digest
The 22 Most Beautiful Architectures of 2020 [English Version]
Le 22 architetture più belle del 2020 [Italian Version]
Elle Decor
Oklahoma Contemporary named in top 10 global list
Monocle
New museums and major expansions opening in 2020
Washington Latest
50 Best Places to Travel in 2020
The Best Places to Travel in 2020
TODAY
Oklahoma City Named in 50 Best Places to Travel in 2020
Travel + Leisure
The 2020 Uproxx Travel Hot List
Uproxx
Here are the 6 U.S. destinations experts recommend you visit in 2020
Northern Virginia Magazine
Every State’s Best Travel Destination for 2020
MSN
Want a quick 2020 getaway from Kansas City? Some road trip ideas for the whole year
The Kansas City Star
2020 Uproxx Travel Hot List
Breaking U.S. News
The 50 Best Places to Travel in 2020
uTurn
10 Best Places to Travel in April
Travel + Leisure
Oklahoma City: A City on the Rise
Select Traveler
