Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition (OVAC)

📢 Applications are OPEN for our next #ArtCritNight on Jan 21 at Oklahoma Contemporary in OKC, featuring Guest Curator AnnaVittoria Pickett.

🌟 Share your work
💬 Creative discussion
💸 $100 honorarium
🤝 Network with artists & advocates

App is FREE open to OK artists
📆 Deadline: Dec 22
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✨ Meet Udit Harper Gorman (@uditsartery) from Del CIty, Oklahoma–our December Spotlight #OVACMember!
Udit Harper Gorman, a former ICU nurse turned visual artist, creates across multiple mediums and will debut a solo show at Art House on 4th on 05/02/2026.

🔗 Learn more buff.ly/wwlZdUv

📆 OVAC is closed today and tomorrow in observance of Thanksgiving.
As we pause, we acknowledge that this holiday holds different meanings for different communities and we extend gratitude for the artists, cultures, and histories that shape Oklahoma’s vibrant creative landscape.

Join us in supporting OVAC’s mission by donating to our #EndOfYearCampaign. Every gift ensures that Oklahoma artists continue to have the resources they need to showcase their work, advance their careers, and make a lasting impact across the state.

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💡 Meet Exhibition Ready Workshopper, Chase Spivey!

Chase Spivey is a Norman-based multidisciplinary artist and Creative Director of Uncanny Art House. His work blends geometric abstraction, bold color, and interactive elements to create engaging visual experiences.

🔗 Register at buff.ly/vuKfmy1

🌟 Meet the Oklahoma artists selected during our October #GrantsforArtists cycle 🌟

Stay tuned for project updates from & grantees and get ready for the next Grants for Artists keep an eye on the next deadline on Jan 15!

🔗 Learn more about the grantees & our next Grant cycle at buff.ly/TYxRhww

🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS | Small Business Saturday at Howell Gallery
Celebrate Small Business Saturday at Howell Gallery and connect between businesses and customers, as well as entrepreneurs and their communities.

📍 Howell Gallery | Oklahoma City, OK
📆 November 29, 2025 | 10am–2pm

📰 #ArtFocus Read: THREADS OF UNTOLD HISTORY // BEADTELLING FREEDMEN AND FREEDMEN DESCENDANTS OF THE FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES
Jennifer Saenz and Vicky Watson honor Freedmen and their descendants with handwoven beadwork portraits in Threads of Untold History.

🔗 Ovac-Ok.Org/ArtFocus

✨ Thanks to everyone who joined us at last week’s #ArtCritNight at Oklahoma Contemporary, featuring artists Taylor Caraway and Jared Power (eatbadart), with the conversation led by our very own, Ariana Weir-Temoshok!

🎨 More details on our next session coming in January!
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🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS | Apps Open: Merry Kitschmas Holiday Group Art Show
Mycelium Gallery has a call for artists for their December group art exhibition featuring works inspired by nostalgic holidays. Local artists will create art, decor and ornaments.

📆 App Deadline: Dec 8
🔗 MyceliumGallery.Com

Thank you to the 700+ who joined #12x12ArtFundraiser at OKC Farmers Public Market! Together we sold 81% of 175 works, raised $78,533 for artists statewide, including $10,450 in tickets and $15,981 in commissions.

While our fundraiser is over, any time is a great time to donate.
🔗 Ovac-Ok.Org/Donate

📆 OVAC is closed today in observance of Veterans Day.
🔗 In the mean time, learn more about our upcoming programs Ovac-Ok.Org.

📷 Announcing our new #PhotoStudio Partnership with Paseo Arts Association! Folks can now book our Photo Studio sessions bi-monthly at the Paseo Arts & Creativity Center in OKC for same day service!

📆 Sign up Deadline: Dec 9
📆 Session: Dec 14
📸 Paseo Photographer, Chandler Watson

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📰 #ArtFocus Read: ARTNOW 2025 // PUSHING MATERIALS, CROSSING BOUNDARIES
Oklahoma Contemporary’s ArtNow 2025: Materials and Boundaries brings together 26 artists exploring identity, innovation, and materiality across mediums including fiber, sculpture, sound, and film.

🔗 Ovac-Ok.Org/ArtFocus

Applications are due ‼️ TONIGHT ‼️ for #MOMENTUM Spotlight Artists!
✨ $1,000 Stipend
✨ Featuring Guest Curator, Kristin Gentry!
📆 Deadline: November 8, 2025

🔗 Learn more and apply now at Ovac-Ok.Org/Momentum

‼️ Two days left ‼️ to submit #MOMENTUM stories to be featured in our Winter 2025 issue of #ArtFocus magazine! If you are a creative who has been involved either through exhibiting, volunteer/staff work or curating in MOMENTUM through the years, we would love to hear from you!

🔗 Ovac-Ok.Org/Momentum

🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS | The Girlie Show
Join in for an art show and party featuring all women makers and creators. 42 artists will have booths full of creative goodness as well as entertainment with DJs and live music.

📍 OKC Farmers Market
📆 Nov 14–15 | 7–11pm

🔗 Get tickets: TheGirlieShowOkc.Com

ONE WEEK LEFT to apply for a very special #MOMENTUM Committee! WE NEED YOUR HELP YA'LL!

📆 Application Deadline: Nov 14, 2025
First Committee Meeting: Dec 11, 2025

‼️ And YES, you can apply to be an artist AND a committee member!

🔗 Learn more and apply now at Ovac-Ok.Org/Momentum

🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS | Live Painting at Howell Gallery
Join in on November 8th from 11am–1pm for an exciting live painting event featuring multiple artists such as Dolores Purdy, David Holland, Nick Berry, and Aleksey & Olga Ivanov.

📍 Howell Gallery | OKC, OK
📆 Nov 8 | 11am–1pm

We are ECSTATIC to receive a Culture & Community Grant of $20,000 from the Oklahoma City Community Foundation to nurture our artist programs, provide financial and professional development, and bring even more accessible art experiences to the broader community!

💡 Prepare yourself for your upcoming exhibition! This hands-on workshop, developed by Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Paseo Arts Association, The Depot, and Uncanny Art House, explores everything from framing and installation hardware all the way to marketing prep.

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🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS | Terra Rosa Treasues Exhibition
The Terra Rosa Treasures Art Exhibition opens on Nov 8, from 5–8pm. Join in celebrating the spirit of the holidays! Enjoy live music and delightful refreshments as you explore art that speaks to the heart.

📍 Terra Rosa Art Gallery | Guthrie, OK

Art Crit Night is NEXT WEEK! Featuring Guest Curator, AnnaVittoria Pickett!

✨ The Artists:
Taylor Caraway
Jared Power

📅 When: November 12, 2025 | 5:30–8pm (Come early for artist networking from 5:30–6pm)
📍 Where: Oklahoma Contemporary | Oklahoma City, OK

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✨ Meet Narciso Argüelles from Edmond, Oklahoma–our November Spotlight #OVACMember!

Narciso Argüelles is a Chicano artist and art educator. Argüelles grew up in Tijuana, Mexico which had a lasting impact on his life and his art.
🔗 Learn more about the artist and OVAC Membership at buff.ly/DB6sqwy

🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS | Red Medicine: An Artist Showcase Featuring Dead Feather
An evening of storytelling and a vinyl listening/release party. Dead Feather is a concept compiled together by Joshua Garrett.

📍 Mycelium Gallery | OKC, OK
📆 Nov 8, 2025 | 7–9pm

🔗 Tickets: MyceliumGallery.Com

THRIVE Grantee, Alex Crain-Hayes is seeking models for her THRIVE Project, 'Soft Armor: A Woven Sanctuary for Black Femme Strength', an art installation and runway honoring the beauty, resilience, and softness of Black femme identity.

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We are so happy to see Artist INC is back in Oklahoma in the form of Artist INC Express, a program by Mid-America Arts Alliance!
✨ Check out our early days of Artist INC way back in 2013!

📆 Register by Oct 30 at 5pm CDT to receive hard copy workshop materials. That's TOMORROW!

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🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS: Paul Farrell Memorial Art Auction Call for Entries
‼️ REMINDER ‼️ The Oklahoma Panhandle State University Art Department is now accepting submissions for the 25th Annual Paul Farrell Memorial Art Auction, scheduled for Mar 6.
📆 Deadline: Dec 3

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