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Explore the ins-and-outs of your new arts center virtually with our archive of video and writing about our inaugural exhibitions, education initiatives, public programming and so much more.
An Introduction to Oklahoma Contemporary
At the new, state-of-the-art Oklahoma Contemporary, visitors explore art and creativity through exhibitions, performances and a wide variety of educational programs. At its core, this is an inclusive space. Learn more about the arts center through this introductory video.
Exhibitions
The Art of Food: From the Collections of Jordan D. Shnitzer and His Family Foundation
Uncovering Oklahoma connects with Director Jeremiah Matthew Davis during the media preview to chat all things exhibition, insider details and hidden gems.
La casa que nos inventamos: Contemporary Art From Guadalajara
Hear from the exhibition's curator, Viviana Kuri, on the house these 19 artists invented.
Destination Oklahoma
Experience the thought-provoking artist talk discussing lived experiences, immigration, belonging and more.
John Newsom: Nature's Course
Join artist John Newsom and director Jeremiah Matthew Davis for a tour of Nature's Course.
- Nature's Course by John Newsom (artist- and curator-led tour)
- John Newsom: Nature's Course Artist Talk: John Newsom and Matt Dillon
- Painter John Newsom "Nature's Course" Museum Tour - Killah Priest LIVE Podcraft
Open World: Video Games & Contemporary Art
Take a tour of Open World with Artistic Director Jeremiah Matthew Davis as he highlights works that use video games as a catalyst for making art that addresses timely issues.
Off the Wall
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ArtNow 2021
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Read more about Ed Ruscha: OKLA
- Fieldworks: Beyond Measure tour with exhibiting artists Robert Bailey and Todd Stewart
- Virtual Gallery Talk: Fieldworks: Beyond Measure with Pablo Barrera
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Bright Golden Haze
- Illuminations with Leo Villareal
- Slow TV: Black glass eclipse
- Screen Age Dream: Inside Bright Golden Haze with the Oklahoma Contemporary Teen Arts Council
- #ThursdayThree with Camille Utterback: The Bright Golden Haze artist on the systems that shape us
- #ArtistSpotlight - Tavares Strachan: Exploring race, place and space with the Bright Golden Haze artist
Public Programs
Oklahoma Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra presents Art Matters, performed inside Oklahoma Contemporary's Te Ata Theater.
- Artist Talk | Off the Wall: Sarah Ahmad, romy owens and Marium Rana
- Unreal: Up Next in Gaming | Panel Discussion
- But... Is it Art? | Twitch talk with Samantha Blackmon and Miranda Due for GameFest OKC
- Oklahoma Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra: PYT performed by Chandra Graham and her band
- In Conversation: Robert Montgomery and Raymond Antrobus
- In Conversation: Amanda Horten and The Cauldron Press
New Building
Visitor Experience at Oklahoma Contemporary
Get to know the friendly Visitor Experience staff — and what visitors can expect to experience — at your new art center.
- Oklahoma Contemporary Virtual Tour, Part 1
- Oklahoma Contemporary Virtual Tour, Part 2
- Oklahoma Contemporary Virtual Tour, Part 3
- Oklahoma Contemporary Virtual Tour, Part 4
#AtHomeArt
Explore your creative curiosity through photography by combining some of your own photos to create one-of-a-kind works inspired by Shadow on the Glare artist, Sam Charbonneau.
- #AtHomeArt: Aqueous Mobile
- #AtHomeArt: Star Power
- #AtHomeArt: Folding Light Sky
- #AtHomeArt: Blackout Poetry
Studio School
Get creative this spring with online and socially distanced in-person offerings from Studio School!
