Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition (OVAC)

🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS - Kaleidoscope, A Showcase of the Female Perspective
Celebrate women with a dynamic exhibition at WOMPA featuring seven women artists working across painting, mosaic, sculpture, and mixed media.

📆 March 5th, 2026 | 6–9pm
📍 WOMPA Tulsa, Ok
🔗 RSVP: buff.ly/pGaF1w1

Apps are due NEXT WEEK for the #OVACMembersShow at Oklahoma Hall of Fame | Gaylord-Pickens Museum in Oklahoma City, celebrating the vibrant community of creatives that make up OVAC's Coalition of Artist Members from across the state!

🔗Learn more and apply at buff.ly/2jtj8qX

Donate $10 to #MOMENTUM bow until Mar 22 and you will be entered to win 2 VIP tickets to the event AND a basket of goodies donated by several artist Committee Members.

Donate online, or come visit us at one of our MOMENTUM pop-ups!

🔗 Ovac-Ok.Org/Momentum

✨ Meet Behnaz Sohrabian from Edmond, Oklahoma–our March Spotlight #OVACMember!

As an OVAC Member, Behnaz is part of a statewide network of artists, advocates and arts workers connected through resources, opportunities, and support that help creative practices grow in Oklahoma.

🔗 buff.ly/61QzUT9

Meet #MOMENTUM 25th Anniversary Survey Artists Elliot Ditto and Zoey Hughes ✨️

Elliot Ditto is a painter, sculptor, and textile artist based in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Zoey Hughes is an expanded media artist from Tulsa, Oklahoma.

📆 MOMENTUM, March 27–28
📍 The Yale Theater, OKC
🔗 Ovac-Ok.Org/Momentum

🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS - More February/March events and opportunities at Uncanny Art House!

4th Friday Films: David Lynch The Art Life - Feb 27
Mini Master Art Class Series with Chelle - Mar 7
What Creatives Should Know About Money - Mar 8

📍 Uncanny Art House, Norman, Ok
🔗 UncannyArtHouse.Com

🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS | "Sailing into Spring"
The Howell Gallery is pleased to announce "Sailing into Spring," a solo exhibition of new mixed media paintings by Suzanne Mears. The exhibition opens with an evening reception on Thursday, March 5th from 5-7pm.

📍 Howell Gallery, OKC
🔗 HowellGallery.Com

📰 #ArtFocus Read: MOMENTUM AT 25: // A LEGACY OF EMERGING ARTISTS
For 25 years, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition’s MOMENTUM has served as a launchpad for emerging Oklahoma artists.
✒️ Written by Zoe Elrod with collaboration from Lauren Schlepp and OVAC staff

🔗 Read online now: Ovac-Ok.Org/ArtFocus

🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS | Mycelium Sessions
Exmaxhina will be playing his lo-fi glitch music that will take you on a creative journey. Work tables will be set up to work on projects.

📍 Mycelium Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK
🔗 RSVP: buff.ly/UokRhNA

🎟️ LET'S CELEBRATE 25 years of #MOMENTUM! ✨️
The exhibition illuminates the creativity of visual artists ages 30 and under from across Oklahoma, providing a captivating glimpse into the state’s vibrant and diverse art scene while providing mentorship and skill-building.

🔗 Ovac-Ok.Org/Momentum

🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS | Enrollment Open Intro to Murals Class
Instructors Aditi and Dane Heins are a husband and wife muralist duo from Norman, Oklahoma.

$250 | Saturdays from 1-3pm over 8 weeks (March 28-May 16).
🔗 buff.ly/Aygxxgq

🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS - February Opportunities at Uncanny Art House!

Mini Master Art Class Series with Rose Bonheur - Feb 21
Audio for Video & Podcast Production - Feb 22
Uncanny Art Hang - Feb 22

📍 Uncanny Art House, Norman, Ok

🔗 Learn more at UncannyArtHouse.Com

🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS | Open Figure Session Led by Karis Chambers
This open figure studio provides a space for artists of all experience levels to practice drawing or painting from a live, unclothed model.

$50 | 5 spots left, so register in advance!

📍 Firehouse Art Center
🔗 buff.ly/Aygxxgq

🔷 March #GrantsforArtists applications are OPEN

💸 ALL grants types available:
Professional Basics Grants | Up to $500
Education Assistance Grants | Up to $500
Creative Projects | Up to $1,500
Community/Artist Partnerships | Up to $1,500

🔗 Learn more, reserve Office Hours, & apply: buff.ly/KCu2GfR

✨ This year's #MOMENTUM Survey Artists are officially here!
This wraps up our 25th Anniversary lineup. The diverse range of work is going to blow the roof off of this milestone year! Their practices reflect the range, care, and creativity that define Oklahoma’s evolving contemporary art community.

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📷 Sign ups are OPEN for our March #PhotoStudio session at @uncannyarthouse.bsky.social!
Artists can book a Photo Studio session to have their artwork professionally photographed. Create strong, accessible images for portfolios, exhibitions, grant apps, and online presence.

🔗 buff.ly/PRPW2Tz

Join us for a special #MOMENTUM edition of OKC Latina’s Lotería Night as we celebrate MOMENTUM’s 25th Anniversary alongside our community pals. Come out for a relaxed, all-ages evening of Lotería at Lively Beerworks. It’s free to play and a fun way to spend time together while celebrating MOMENTUM!

🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS | Call for Artists: Foodies
Get creative at Mycelium Gallery in OKC with making art of your favorite food, or imagine a wild combination of food and character mash up, or a cartoon version of food, or some fantastical food creation!
📆 Apply by Feb 16

🔗 MyceliumGallery.Com

Learn more about our final two Committee Members collaborating with us to plan the #MOMENTUM 25th Anniversary ✨

💛 Wesley Luster | Oklahoma City, OK
💛 Mark Larson | Oklahoma City, OK

🔗 Learn more about donating at Ovac-Ok.Org/Momentum

✨ Thanks to everyone who helped fill the house at last month's #ArtCritNight at Oklahoma Contemporary, especially our participating artists, Yulia Kim and Brian Bosworth! The conversation was led by Guest Curator, Annavittoria Pickett.

🎨 Stay tuned for updates on our March Art Crit Night in Norman

🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS | Art for Your Sweetheart
For every purchase of $500 or more at Howell Gallery during the promotional period, guests will receive a $100 gift card to The Metro Wine Bar and Bistro, the acclaimed fine dining restaurant located right next door.

📆 Feb 2–14

🔗 buff.ly/UF94PbO

✨ Meet Allison Stacey from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma–our February #OVACMember!

As an OVAC Member, Allison is part of a statewide network of artists, advocates and arts workers connected through resources, opportunities, and support that help creative practices grow in Oklahoma.

🔗 buff.ly/2lxy7sH

Learn more about the Committee Members collaborating with us to plan the #MOMENTUM 25th Anniversary ✨

💛 Udit Gorman | Oklahoma City, OK
💛 Lauren Riepl | Oklahoma City, OK

🔗 Learn more about donating at Ovac-Ok.Org/Momentum

We remember Tulsa artist Otto Duecker, whose work was a meaningful part of Oklahoma’s arts community. Otto shared his practice during the 2022 Tulsa Artist Studio Tour, welcoming folks into his world with openness and care. His legacy lives on through his art and the people it continues to reach.

Learn more about the Committee Members collaborating with us to plan the #MOMENTUM 25th Anniversary ✨

💛 Denae Smith | Oklahoma City, OK
💛 Jill Coleman | Oklahoma City, OK

🔗 Learn more about donating at Ovac-Ok.Org/Momentum

📢 Applications are OPEN for the #OVACMembersShow at OKHOF in OKC, celebrating OVAC’s statewide community of artist members!

📆 Deadline: Mar 9
🖼 Exhibition: Jun 2–Aug 1

Become an OVAC Member by the deadline to be eligible to apply:
buff.ly/2lxy7sH

🔗 Apply: buff.ly/E8Bpq2u

⚠️ #PhotoStudio at Paseo is sold out!
BUT, sign ups are OPEN for our March Photo Studio at Uncanny in Norman, OK with our Uncanny Art House photographer, Chase Spivey!

🔗 Learn more at the link in our bio or visit buff.ly/PRPW2Tz

⏰ TONIGHT is the last chance to submit a proposal for the 2027 #StepUpArtProgram!
The call is open for all visual artists and artist collectives residing or working in central Oklahoma or rural communities whose works are culturally or historically relevant to Oklahoma.

🔗 Ovac-Ok.Org/StepUpArt

🎉 Congratulations to this year's Governor’s Arts Awards recipients. We got to sit in on the celebration that took place this week.

We're so excited to celebrate awardees, Jean Ann Fausser, a past OVAC Board Member, and Jabee Williams, a longtime friend and collaborator with OVAC.