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Explore creativity and contemporary art via free exhibitions and programs + classes and camps in downtown OKC. Admission is always free.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Katılım Haziran 2009
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Have you seen ArtNow: Materials and Boundaries? Get a glimpse inside the exhibition, featuring 26 Oklahoma artists exploring texture, tension and transformation. On view through Feb. 15, 2026, at Oklahoma Contemporary. Learn more: okcontemp.org/ArtNow2025 📷: Blake Studdard
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Thank to our friends @OKContemporary, we're honored to share these amazing photos from their exhibit ArtNow 2025 - and to offer some exciting programs this winter! Tap into your creativity with a take-home kit or at a hands-on program. Learn more: spotic.us/492IxQc
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Writer Sara Reisman interviewed artist Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds. His retrospective is on view at @OKContemporary. “Dealing with politicized ideas, I didn’t want to make bad figurative paintings.” —Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds tinyurl.com/mtzdrfwx
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Thank you @BOMBmagazine for this powerful conversation with Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds, where he reflects on ceremony, his artistic development and the meaning of culture. Read the full interview below and don’t miss your chance to view the last week of Honor Song at OCAC!
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Writer Sara Reisman interviewed artist Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds. His retrospective is on view at @OKContemporary. “Dealing with politicized ideas, I didn’t want to make bad figurative paintings.” —Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds tinyurl.com/mtzdrfwx

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The first major retrospective for internationally recognized artist Edgar Heap of Birds (Cheyenne and Arapaho Nation) opened on February 20, 2025, at @OKContemporary.
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"Neufs for Oklahoma Autumn," Edgar Heap of Birds' two half-size, hand-painted basketball courts outside @OKContemporary in Oklahoma City, reference the Cheyenne word for meaning and ritual around the number four, inspired by the wooded canyons around his mother’s home.
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The Black Land traces a lineage of endurance & celebration- where land, labor and identity converge in scenes of ritual, grace & reclamation. Drawing from personal history & community memory, Parks’s portraits restore visibility to a tradition deeply rooted, but often overlooked
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On the heels of this year’s Boley Rodeo, we’re honored to announce: Jakian Parks: The Black Land Rituals and Rejoicing in African American Rodeo Culture Nov. 6, 2025 – June 1, 2026
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In collaboration with guest curator Chloe` Flowers, photographer Jakian Parks presents a powerful meditation on Black rodeo culture in Oklahoma. 📷: 1.) 8 Seconds 2.) Porch Principles and 3.) Dad's Reflection
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.@OKContemporary Executive Director Trent Riley, Trustee Aimee Harlow, outgoing Board President Molly Tolbert, and Board Chairman Christian Keesee. Thank you to Ms. Harlow and Ms. Tolbert for your leadership and service!
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