Oklahoma Contemporary

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Oklahoma Contemporary
Oklahoma Contemporary
Established1989 (1989)
Location11 NW 11th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73103
Coordinates 35°28′48″N97°30′44″W / 35.48°N 97.512222°W / 35.48; -97.512222
Type Contemporary art
Architect Rand Elliott Architects
Website Website

Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center is a Contemporary Art Museum in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It is a non-profit arts center which was founded in 1989.

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Architectural Digest noted in 2020 at the new building's opening: "What was born in 1989 as a modest community arts center on the outskirts of Oklahoma City has since blossomed into the powerhouse art institution Oklahoma Contemporary, which desperately needed a new building to match its bigger and brighter goals...The result is a nearly 54,000-square-foot marvel nestled into what’s been dubbed the Innovation District—a hotbed of creativity spanning industries from the arts to aerospace engineering. [1]

History

Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, formed at the State Fairgrounds in 1989 [2] as City Arts Center by Christian Keesee and Kirkpatrick Foundation Director Marilyn Myers, is a nonprofit organization committed to providing the community with quality, accessible and affordable arts programming and education. Through corporate funding and private donations, Oklahoma Contemporary is able to educate Oklahomans through adult classes and workshops, art camps and classes for local youth, art exhibitions, lectures and additional educational programming. Oklahoma Contemporary was the recipient of the first grant ever awarded by the Kirkpatrick Family Fund and plays a key role in the development of Oklahoma City’s visual arts landscape.

Construction on the new building began in 2018. Rand Elliott Architects designed the new building, dubbing it Folding Light, with intention of the aluminum fins reflecting the Oklahoma sky. It was completed in January 2020 and has 53,916 square feet of space on four separate floors. [3]

In addition to the 8,000 square feet of galleries for visual art, Oklahoma Contemporary’s new downtown home includes a flexible theater, a dance studio and nine classrooms for Camp Contemporary, weeklong camps offering fun and creative studio experiences for 5- to 12-year-olds, and Studio School, which includes four- and eight-week classes and one- and two-day workshops in a variety of visual art mediums for adults. The 4.6-acre grounds also include The Studios, a renovated warehouse that houses ceramics, fiber, painting, printmaking and sculpture classes. Campbell Art Park, the Sculpture Garden and North Lawn lend outdoor space for exhibitions and installations, programs and performances. [4]

The museum's new facilities have been recognized with awards including selection as one of USA Today's Best New Museums, a nomination for an LCD New Cultural Destination and Architecture Masterprize, and winning a Creative Placemaking Award from Paseo Arts Association. [5]

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  13. ↑ "Fugitive Speech". Oklahoma Contemporary. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  14. ↑ "Gonzalo Lebrija: Breve historia del tiempo". Oklahoma Contemporary. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  15. ↑ "La casa que nos inventamos: Contemporary Art From Guadalajara". Oklahoma Contemporary. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  16. ↑ "Destination Oklahoma". Oklahoma Contemporary. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  17. ↑ "Off the Wall". Oklahoma Contemporary. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  18. ↑ "John Newsom: Nature's Course". Oklahoma Contemporary. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  19. ↑ "We Believed in the Sun". Oklahoma Contemporary. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  20. ↑ "Ed Ruscha: OKLA". Oklahoma Contemporary. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
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