Oklahoma Contemporary
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| Established | 1989 |
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| Location | 11 NW 11th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73103 |
| Coordinates | 35°28′48″N 97°30′44″W / 35.48°N 97.512222°W |
| 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.
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 (5,000 m2) marvel nestled into what’s been dubbed the Innovation District—a hotbed of creativity spanning industries from the arts to aerospace engineering.[1]
History
[edit]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 providing arts programming and education.
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 (5,009.0 m2) of space on four separate floors.[3]
In addition to the 8,000 square feet (740 m2) of galleries for visual art, the 4.6-acre (1.9 ha) grounds also include The Studios, a renovated warehouse that houses ceramics, fiber, painting, printmaking and sculpture classes, 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]
Exhibits
[edit]- HOME1947: Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy[6]
- Postcards from Home[7]
- Descendants of the Black 1000: Flight from Oklahoma Black Towns to Canada[8]
- Eva Schlegel: Multiple Voices[9]
- ArtNow: The Soul is a Wanderer[10]
- Patterns of Knowing[11]
- The Art of Food: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation[12]
- Fugitive Speech[13]
- Gonzalo Lebrija: Breve historia del tiempo[14]
- La casa que nos inventamos: Contemporary Art From Guadalajara[15]
- Destination Oklahoma[16]
- Off the Wall[17]
- John Newsom: Nature's Course[18]
- We Believed in the Sun[19]
- Ed Ruscha: OKLA[20]
- Abstract Remix[21]
- Open World: Video Games & Contemporary Art[21]
- Chakaia Booker: Shaved Portions[21]
- Maren Hassinger: Nature, Sweet Nature[21]
- Jen Lewin: Aqueous[22]
- Bright Golden Haze[23]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Waldek, Stefanie. "Oklahoma’s Light-Bending Contemporary Art Center Has Been Completed" March 27, 2020 https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/oklahoma-contemporary-art-center-completed
- ^ English, Mitch (3 April 2018). "Oklahoma Contemporary begins construction on New Downtown Arts Center". Fox News. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center Flagship". Architect Magazine. 1 August 2019. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Smithson, Aaron (1 August 2019). "Rand Elliott-designed Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center set to open in 2020". The Architect's Newspaper. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Awards, honors and nominations. Oklahoma Contemporary. https://oklahomacontemporary.org/discover/press/awards
- ^ "HOME1947: Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy". Oklahoma Contemporary. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Postcards from Home". Oklahoma Contemporary. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Descendants of the Black 1000". Oklahoma Contemporary. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Eva Schlegel". Oklahoma Contemporary. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "ArtNow 2023". Oklahoma Contemporary. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Patterns of Knowing". Oklahoma Contemporary. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "The Art of Food". Oklahoma Contemporary. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Fugitive Speech". Oklahoma Contemporary. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Gonzalo Lebrija: Breve historia del tiempo". Oklahoma Contemporary. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "La casa que nos inventamos: Contemporary Art From Guadalajara". Oklahoma Contemporary. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Destination Oklahoma". Oklahoma Contemporary. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Off the Wall". Oklahoma Contemporary. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "John Newsom: Nature's Course". Oklahoma Contemporary. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "We Believed in the Sun". Oklahoma Contemporary. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Ed Ruscha: OKLA". Oklahoma Contemporary. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ a b c d "Oklahoma Contemporary Exhibitions". Mutual Art. MutualArt Services, Inc. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Jen Lewin: Aqueous". Oklahoma Contemporary. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Bright Golden Haze". Oklahoma Contemporary. Retrieved 2024-03-19.