Oklahoma City – Festival of the Arts, presented by Arts Council Oklahoma City, announces that beginning in 2022, it will pay performing artists to appear at the six-day event.
Solo performers will receive a fee of $50 per performance; groups/ensembles will receive $100 per performance. This marks the first time in the Festival’s 56-year history that performers will receive compensation, a change Arts Council Oklahoma City is pleased to make.
Performers wishing to be considered must apply by February 11, 2022. Applications will be reviewed by the festival of the Arts Performing Arts Committee and those selected will be notified by February 25. Application may be made here: https://www.artscouncilokc.com/ .
The 56th annual Festival of the Arts returns to Oklahoma City’s Bicentennial Park April 19-24 with more than 140 of the nation’s finest artists, an expanded children’s art field, returning food favorites, culinary demonstrations and three performing arts stages featuring over 250 performances. Admission is free, and the festival is expected to attract more than 700,000 visitors.
More than 400 artists submitted visual art for the Festival jury process and 144 were selected with media including oils, water, drawing and printmaking, photography, ceramics, glass, sculpture, fiber, jewelry, wood and two and three-dimensional works. Continuing its celebration of the culinary arts, the Festival will feature 31 vendors in International Food Row, with proceeds benefitting local nonprofit organizations. All proceeds from Festival of the Arts support Arts Council Oklahoma City’s year-round, free and low-cost arts programming throughout the greater Oklahoma City community.
Arts Council Oklahoma City is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to bringing the arts and the community together through free or low-cost cultural events and a variety of arts outreach activities that impact underserved populations. Each year, Arts Council events, programs and services reach nearly one million Oklahoma City residents and visitors. Arts Council Oklahoma City is sponsored by Devon Energy Corporation, MidFirst Bank, Inasmuch Foundation, The Oklahoman and NewsOK.com, OGE Energy Corporation, Ozarka Water & Coffee Service, Sonic – America’s Drive-in, ICG, Toucan Production, Oklahoma City Thunder and Tyler Media. Arts Council Oklahoma City receives funding from the Oklahoma Arts Council, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Kirkpatrick Family Foundation and is an Allied Arts member agency. For more information, call 405-270-4848 or visit www.ArtsCouncilOKC.com.
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