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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 30, 2025 visibility 15 link 5 artists, 3 galleries

Prix de West 2025 Celebrates Excellence In Western Art In Grand Tradition

The 53rd annual Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition & Sale took place in late June at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, featuring nearly 300 original works by nearly 100 artists. The event generated over $3.2 million in sales, with Utah-based artist James Morgan winning the prestigious Purchase Award for his oil-on-linen painting *White on White*, which will enter the museum's permanent collection. Morgan also received the Robert Lougheed Memorial Award for best display of three or more works.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 21, 2025 visibility 13 link 5 artists, 1 gallery

Oklahoma slam dunk: Indigenous artist invites visitors to shoot hoops as part of his latest show

Edgar Heap of Birds, a Cheyenne and Arapaho artist, presents a retrospective at Oklahoma Contemporary titled "Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds: HONOR SONG" (through 20 October). The exhibition features over 100 works, including monoprints, abstract paintings, glassworks, and sculptures, alongside two new public art installations—most notably a pair of basketball courts in Campbell Art Park that are open for public play for at least a year. The courts draw inspiration from his Neuf series and Native Hosts series, incorporating hand-painted murals and a scoreboard recreating a 1982 Times Square project. The indoor portion includes works such as "Most Serene Republics" (2007) from the Venice Biennale and "Surviving Active Shooter Custer" (2018).

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article culture schedule Jun 6, 2025 visibility 13 link 14 artists

secret mall apartment documentary michael townsend

A new documentary titled *Secret Mall Apartment*, directed by Jeremy Workman and produced by Jesse Eisenberg, tells the true story of eight artists who secretly built and lived in a hidden apartment inside the Providence Place mall in Providence, Rhode Island, for four years in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Led by Michael Townsend, the group—including Adriana Valdez Young, Andrew Oesch, Jay Zehngebot, Colin Bliss, James Mercer, Greta Scheing, and Emily Ustach—transformed a forgotten dead zone of the corporate complex into a living space and art collective headquarters, calling the project "Malllife." The film features never-before-identified participants and footage of their discovery by mall authorities.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 10, 2026 visibility 21 link 5 artists

PRESS RELEASE: ‘Paul Reed: A Retrospective’ closing April 12 at OKCMOA

The Oklahoma City Museum of Art (OKCMOA) has announced the final weeks of its comprehensive exhibition, ‘Paul Reed: A Retrospective,’ which is scheduled to conclude on April 12. This exhibition marks the first major museum retrospective of the Washington Color School painter since his death in 2015, featuring a wide array of works that span his career from early experiments to his signature shaped canvases and late-career explorations.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 4, 2026 visibility 18 link 1 artist

'Oklahoma should be proud:' OKC museum shows works by major artist

The Oklahoma City Museum of Art (OKCMOA) has opened a major exhibition of works by the celebrated American painter Wayne Thiebaud. The show, titled "Wayne Thiebaud: The Artist's Perspective," features over 70 paintings and drawings spanning his career, including his iconic depictions of pies, cakes, and San Francisco cityscapes.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jul 28, 2025 visibility 11 link 9 artists

53rd annual Prix de West exhibit brings works by top Western artists to OKC: See our photos

The 53rd annual Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition & Sale is on view through August 3, 2025, at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. The show features more than 270 original paintings and sculptures by over 90 leading Western artists, including works by Thomas Blackshear II, John Coleman, Dan Friday, Teresa Elliott, Dan Ostermiller, Joshua Tobey, and Paul Moore. Highlights include John Coleman's monumental bronze sculpture "Victory! Plenty Coups" and Sandy Scott's bronze "Yonder is Jackson Hole."

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museum exhibitions schedule May 1, 2026 visibility 17 link 1 artist

National Cowboy Museum's Route 66 exhibit is closing soon

The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City is closing its Route 66 exhibit soon. Chief Curatorial Officer David Davis explains that the museum's location on Route 66 was the original reason for its founding, and the exhibit explores the historic highway's deep connection to the institution.

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article local schedule Feb 12, 2026 visibility 12 link 8 artists

With Love OKC spotlights local Black artists at Fear of the Black Art Show

Rapper and entrepreneur Jonathan Williams Jr., known as Jabee, is presenting the third annual Fear of the Black Art Show on February 13 at the Plaza Wall Gallery in Oklahoma City. The event, organized under his initiative With Love OKC, will feature over 20 Black artists from across Oklahoma, showcasing diverse works without a strict theme, as part of Black History Month celebrations.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 6, 2026 visibility 20 link 4 artists

OCU exhibit turns old discs into immersive art

Artist Leticia R. Bajuyo presents "Signal Convergence," a large-scale installation at Oklahoma City University's Nona Jean Hulsey Art Gallery that transforms discarded CDs and DVDs into immersive sculptural works. The exhibition runs from May 15 through Sept. 18, featuring horn-like structures built from thousands of discs, and includes a special collaborative performance on Sept. 10 with OCU music theory professor Kate Sekula using a theremin to direct sound through the installation.

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article local schedule Jan 7, 2026 visibility 10 link 2 artists

Edmond Fine Arts Gallery presents group show, free reception to open 2026

Edmond Fine Arts Gallery in Edmond, Oklahoma, is launching 2026 with a group exhibition titled “Interesting Places, Interesting Faces,” featuring works by six Oklahoma artists: Clay Moore, Diane Goldschmidt, William Lentz, Glen Thomas, Cheryl Smith, and Charlotte New. The show, organized by the Paint Pushers group, will open with a free public reception on January 8, 2026, from 5 to 7 p.m., and remain on view throughout January. Artwork will be available for purchase, with a portion of proceeds supporting the gallery’s year-round arts programming.

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museum exhibitions schedule Feb 6, 2026 visibility 11 link 1 artist

Unfiltered and unapologetic: Black women artists step into the spotlight at a new Tulsa exhibit opening this weekend

A new exhibition titled "Permission to Breathe: A Black Woman’s Perspective on Living Life Unapologetically" opens at Positive Space Tulsa in midtown Tulsa, featuring nearly 30 works by Black women artists. Co-curated by Ebony Iman Dallas, Elizabeth Henley, and Jaiden Jiji McClellan, the multidisciplinary show explores themes of rest, resistance, joy, ancestral memory, and radical self-acceptance, with most artwork available for sale. The exhibition runs from February 7 to February 28, 2026, and includes both seasoned and first-time artists.

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article local schedule May 7, 2026 visibility 12

Northeast OKC art gallery will highlight Black Seminole art

A new art gallery in northeast Oklahoma City will focus on showcasing Black Seminole art, highlighting the cultural heritage of the Black Seminole community. The gallery aims to feature works that explore the history and experiences of Black Seminoles, including their settlement in areas like Sandtown, Oklahoma’s first Black settlement, where families built homes from scrap materials in the 1940s and 1950s.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 6, 2026 visibility 12

PRESS RELEASE: OCU art exhibit makes use of ‘digital debris’

Oklahoma City University (OCU) is hosting an art exhibition that incorporates 'digital debris'—discarded or obsolete digital materials—into its works. The show features pieces created by artists who repurpose e-waste, old screens, and other technological remnants to explore themes of consumption, memory, and the environmental impact of digital culture.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 2, 2026 visibility 9

Flaming Lips' frontman to show his artwork in hometown retrospective

Wayne Coyne, frontman of the Flaming Lips and a multidisciplinary artist from Oklahoma City, will present the first retrospective of his visual arts career in his hometown next year. The exhibition, announced by The Oklahoman, marks a significant showcase of Coyne's work outside of his music career.

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