Passed by Congress in 2010, House Resolution 275 designates the week beginning with the second Sunday in September as National Arts in Education Week. During this week, the field of arts education joins together in communities across the country to tell the story of the impact and transformative power of arts in education. Arts Council Oklahoma City used […]
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Every weekday, in sites across Oklahoma City, professional teaching artists are working with an often-overlooked population: our seniors. Many of the individuals reached by the Creative Aging program are experiencing dementia, Alzheimer’s, and other physical and cognitive challenges, whereas others simply lack access to the feelings of confidence and pride that come from creating a
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Once a year, the Artisans gather together to visit several art galleries. Friday, July 20th, marked our 4th Annual Artisans Gallery Crawl. This year, we partnered with a few of the amazing artists, gallery owners, and restaurateurs of the Plaza District. We started the evening with delicious small bites and cocktails at The Pritchard, where
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Today is the last day of Festival of the Arts 2018! That means it’s your last chance to peruse Artist Square, indulge in favorites like Strawberries Newport, have your caricature drawn, and so much more. It might be the last day, but there’s still lots to do! The Culinary Arts Tent, located art the center
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The Festival of the Arts provides family-friendly fun for all ages. Check out our variety of lively activities for the whole family when you head to the Festival this weekend. The Youth Art Sale is a Saturday only Festival event held from 11am to 5pm, featuring art from diverse mediums including: painting, photography and multi-dimensional
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Oklahoma City, OK – Today, Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) announced the continuation of the Arts Partnership for OKCPS for the 2018-2019 school year. The partnership, which helps bring visual arts, theater, dance, and music into OKCPS classrooms, will have a budget of $160,000 for next school year thanks to the donations of Gardner Tanenbaum
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With Festival of the Arts 2018 less than three months away, preparations have kicked into high gear! While Festival Director Gilbert Magdaleno and this year’s event co-chairs, Molly McBride and Paul Tyler, have been hard at work since the summer, what truly marks the start of Festival season here at Arts Council Oklahoma City is
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In this week’s #Mosaic50 post, we sit down with Angela Hodgkinson, the founding Art Moves Director, and Patrick Riley, the first Art Moves artist, to discuss the program’s origins.
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In this week’s Mosaic 50 post, All Access Arts Teaching Artist Leslie Hensley presents a fun art activity for Fall Break! For over 30 years, All Access Arts has provided music, dance, and visual arts education to under-served schools, libraries, OKC parks, and community agencies. Today, the program serves approximately 20,000 people annually undertaking the initiative
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