Get creative this summer at Studio School! With four- and eight-week classes or single workshops—including traditional favorites and a variety of new subjects—options abound to hone existing artistic skills, create new ones or just have fun in the studio. Topics include 2-D and 3-D media, ceramics, fiber arts, leatherworking, jewelry making, and more. No experience...
Join Oklahoma Contemporary for the opening of Oklahoma City–based artists Denise Duong and Gabriel Friedman's Formless Matter and Its Devastating Gestures. Comprised of six sculptural forms, inlcuding a head, a hand, and four birdlikes spheres, this monumental outdoor work invites viewers into a world where order and chaos intertwine. Guests are invited to explore the...
Join Oklahoma Contemporary and the Oklahoma City Philharmonic for a special in-gallery performance inside Anthony McCall: Solid Light. Musicians from the Oklahoma City Philharmonic will be positioned throughout the exhibition as guests move through the space at select intervals. The performance invites audiences to experience music and light in dialogue—an intimate exploration of sound, space, and...
Join Oklahoma Contemporary’s The Garde, a group of art-minded young professionals, for a night of celebration open to all. We’re raising a glass to the hardworking individuals who keep our hospitality and service industries thriving, and yes, we picked Monday so they can kick back and celebrate too! Your ticket includes two free drinks, light bites,...
Join us at Oklahoma Contemporary as Metro Library Poet Laureate Hallie Waugh performs her new poem about Solid Light, a new exhibition from conceptual artist Anthony McCall. The poetry perfomance will take place in the Eleanor Kirkpatrick Main Gallery. Waugh will have other ekphrastic poetry (that's poetry about art) to share and attendees may choose to...
Join us for a baby storytime at Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center! One of Metro Library's skilled Early Childhood librarians will lead babies and their caregivers through an exciting, art-based storytime. After meeting in Oklahoma Contemporary's Early Childhood Studio to meet, play, and chat, babies and their grownups will head upstairs to the gallery for stories, songs,...
Enjoy a quiet morning of art-making with us! Sensory Friendly Hour offers visitors with sensory sensitivities the chance to explore our galleries and artmaking projects before we open to the public. Explore our exhibitions at your own pace and make a decoupage pot in one of our studios. A dedicated Quiet Space and sensory kit will also be available upon request. Participants of all...
Oklahoma Pride Alliance is pleased to announce our 5th annual Pride Prom in partnership with Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center. Pride Prom will be Friday, May 8, from 6 to 9 p.m. Registration is required. This event is to give Queer youth ages 16-20 a safe and inclusive experience they may not have had otherwise. This...
Help our feathered friends! Visitors will build and paint a birdhouse inspired by Oklahoma Contemporary’s iconic façade. The birdhouse project will take place at Campbell Art Park, next to the Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center. Please meet at North Broadway Drive and Northwest 11th Street. Free public event! Space is limited to twenty-five guests. Best suited...
In partnership with ArtPrize and Firehouse Art Center, we're bringing Pitch Night to Oklahoma! Five artists will take the stage for five minutes each on April 23, 2026, pitching bold, original concepts to a panel of five jurors—all competing for a $10,000 grant to bring their work to life at the 2026 ArtPrize event (September...
