Meet #MOMENTUM 25th Anniversary Survey Artists Savannah Mitchell and Jaquelin Lopez ✨️
📆 MOMENTUM 25th Anniversary, March 27–28, 2026
📍 The Yale Theater in Calle Dos Cinco, OKC
🔗 Get tickets, donate and learn more at the link in our bio or visit Ovac-Ok.Org/Momentum
Meet #MOMENTUM 25th Anniversary Survey Artists Anneli Walsh and Rachele Cromer ✨️
📆 MOMENTUM 25th Anniversary, March 27–28, 2026
📍 The Yale Theater in Calle Dos Cinco, OKC
🔗 Get tickets, donate and learn more at the link in our bio or visit Ovac-Ok.Org/Momentum
@uncannyarthouse.bsky.social
🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS - Registration Open: Conceptual Photography - From Idea to Image (2-Session Workshop)
This two-session workshop explores how strong photographic ideas are formed and translated into finished images. Led by Alex Eischeid.
📍 Uncanny Art House, Norman, Ok
🔗 UncannyArtHouse.Com
📷 ONE WEEK LEFT and only 2 spots remaning for our March #PhotoStudio session at Uncanny!
📸 Photographer: Chase Spivey
📍 Location: Uncanny Art House, Norman
📆 Sign Up Deadline: Mar 16
📆 Session Day: Mar 21
Session Cost (Up to 10 artworks):
OVAC Members: $50
Non Members: $100
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Meet #MOMENTUM 25th Anniversary Survey Artists CerealGirl Live and Anna Humes ✨️
📆 MOMENTUM March 27–28
📍 The Yale Theateo, OKC
🔗 Ovac-Ok.Org/Momentum
💡 Join us for a three-part interactive virtual workshop, taught by Isa Rodriguez from Practice Practice on April 13, 20 & 27 from 6–7:30pm CT. This workshop supports artists navigating change and upheaval.
Registration Cost: Sliding scale starting at $20
📆 Register by April 9
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Meet #MOMENTUM 25th Anniversary Survey Artists Raynova Shelton and Paige Nguyen ✨️
Raynova Shelton is an artist based in Midwest City.
Paige Nguyen is a printmaker in the Oklahoma City.
📆 MOMENTUM, March 27–28
📍 The Yale Theater, OKC
🔗 Ovac-Ok.Org/Momentum
🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS - Down in the Dumps: Alex Eischeid Solo Exhibition
This solo exhibition explores a deeply personal journey toward self-acceptance and self-love through conceptual self-portraiture.
📆 Opening Reception: Mar 13th | 6pm
📆 Exhibition Dates: Mar 13–Apr 5
🔗 UncannyArtHouse.Com
🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS - Kaleidoscope, A Showcase of the Female Perspective
Celebrate women with a dynamic exhibition at WOMPA featuring seven women artists working across painting, mosaic, sculpture, and mixed media.
📆 March 5th, 2026 | 6–9pm
📍 WOMPA Tulsa, Ok
🔗 RSVP: buff.ly/pGaF1w1
Apps are due NEXT WEEK for the #OVACMembersShow at Oklahoma Hall of Fame | Gaylord-Pickens Museum in Oklahoma City, celebrating the vibrant community of creatives that make up OVAC's Coalition of Artist Members from across the state!
🔗Learn more and apply at buff.ly/2jtj8qX
Donate $10 to #MOMENTUM bow until Mar 22 and you will be entered to win 2 VIP tickets to the event AND a basket of goodies donated by several artist Committee Members.
Donate online, or come visit us at one of our MOMENTUM pop-ups!
🔗 Ovac-Ok.Org/Momentum
✨ Meet Behnaz Sohrabian from Edmond, Oklahoma–our March Spotlight #OVACMember!
As an OVAC Member, Behnaz is part of a statewide network of artists, advocates and arts workers connected through resources, opportunities, and support that help creative practices grow in Oklahoma.
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Meet #MOMENTUM 25th Anniversary Survey Artists Elliot Ditto and Zoey Hughes ✨️
Elliot Ditto is a painter, sculptor, and textile artist based in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Zoey Hughes is an expanded media artist from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
📆 MOMENTUM, March 27–28
📍 The Yale Theater, OKC
🔗 Ovac-Ok.Org/Momentum
🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS - More February/March events and opportunities at Uncanny Art House!
4th Friday Films: David Lynch The Art Life - Feb 27
Mini Master Art Class Series with Chelle - Mar 7
What Creatives Should Know About Money - Mar 8
📍 Uncanny Art House, Norman, Ok
🔗 UncannyArtHouse.Com
🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS | "Sailing into Spring"
The Howell Gallery is pleased to announce "Sailing into Spring," a solo exhibition of new mixed media paintings by Suzanne Mears. The exhibition opens with an evening reception on Thursday, March 5th from 5-7pm.
📍 Howell Gallery, OKC
🔗 HowellGallery.Com
📰 #ArtFocus Read: MOMENTUM AT 25: // A LEGACY OF EMERGING ARTISTS
For 25 years, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition’s MOMENTUM has served as a launchpad for emerging Oklahoma artists.
✒️ Written by Zoe Elrod with collaboration from Lauren Schlepp and OVAC staff
🔗 Read online now: Ovac-Ok.Org/ArtFocus
🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS | Mycelium Sessions
Exmaxhina will be playing his lo-fi glitch music that will take you on a creative journey. Work tables will be set up to work on projects.
📍 Mycelium Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK
🔗 RSVP: buff.ly/UokRhNA
🎟️ LET'S CELEBRATE 25 years of #MOMENTUM! ✨️
The exhibition illuminates the creativity of visual artists ages 30 and under from across Oklahoma, providing a captivating glimpse into the state’s vibrant and diverse art scene while providing mentorship and skill-building.
🔗 Ovac-Ok.Org/Momentum
🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS | Enrollment Open Intro to Murals Class
Instructors Aditi and Dane Heins are a husband and wife muralist duo from Norman, Oklahoma.
$250 | Saturdays from 1-3pm over 8 weeks (March 28-May 16).
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🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS - February Opportunities at Uncanny Art House!
Mini Master Art Class Series with Rose Bonheur - Feb 21
Audio for Video & Podcast Production - Feb 22
Uncanny Art Hang - Feb 22
📍 Uncanny Art House, Norman, Ok
🔗 Learn more at UncannyArtHouse.Com
🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS | Open Figure Session Led by Karis Chambers
This open figure studio provides a space for artists of all experience levels to practice drawing or painting from a live, unclothed model.
$50 | 5 spots left, so register in advance!
📍 Firehouse Art Center
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🔷 March #GrantsforArtists applications are OPEN
💸 ALL grants types available:
Professional Basics Grants | Up to $500
Education Assistance Grants | Up to $500
Creative Projects | Up to $1,500
Community/Artist Partnerships | Up to $1,500
🔗 Learn more, reserve Office Hours, & apply: buff.ly/KCu2GfR
✨ This year's #MOMENTUM Survey Artists are officially here!
This wraps up our 25th Anniversary lineup. The diverse range of work is going to blow the roof off of this milestone year! Their practices reflect the range, care, and creativity that define Oklahoma’s evolving contemporary art community.
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📷 Sign ups are OPEN for our March #PhotoStudio session at @uncannyarthouse.bsky.social!
Artists can book a Photo Studio session to have their artwork professionally photographed. Create strong, accessible images for portfolios, exhibitions, grant apps, and online presence.
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Join us for a special #MOMENTUM edition of OKC Latina’s Lotería Night as we celebrate MOMENTUM’s 25th Anniversary alongside our community pals. Come out for a relaxed, all-ages evening of Lotería at Lively Beerworks. It’s free to play and a fun way to spend time together while celebrating MOMENTUM!
🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS | Call for Artists: Foodies
Get creative at Mycelium Gallery in OKC with making art of your favorite food, or imagine a wild combination of food and character mash up, or a cartoon version of food, or some fantastical food creation!
📆 Apply by Feb 16
🔗 MyceliumGallery.Com
Learn more about our final two Committee Members collaborating with us to plan the #MOMENTUM 25th Anniversary ✨
💛 Wesley Luster | Oklahoma City, OK
💛 Mark Larson | Oklahoma City, OK
🔗 Learn more about donating at Ovac-Ok.Org/Momentum
✨ Thanks to everyone who helped fill the house at last month's #ArtCritNight at Oklahoma Contemporary, especially our participating artists, Yulia Kim and Brian Bosworth! The conversation was led by Guest Curator, Annavittoria Pickett.
🎨 Stay tuned for updates on our March Art Crit Night in Norman
