Learn more about the Committee Members collaborating with us to plan the #MOMENTUM 25th Anniversary ✨ 💛 Curtis Jones | Norman, OK 💛 Allison Stacey | Oklahoma City, OK 🔗 Learn more about the exhibition at Ovac-Ok.Org/Momentum

New year, new featured OVAC Member! 🟡 Meet Margaret Aycock, a Tulsa, OK artist & #OVACMember. As an OVAC Member, Margaret is part of a statewide network of artists, advocates & arts workers connected through resources, opportunities, and support that help creative practices grow. 🔗 buff.ly/Q5XpKPL

⏰ TWO DAYS left to support our #EndOfYear Campaign! "This grant is a massive help to me in achieving my goals utilizing art as a transformative tool. . ." Hear from Wesley Luster, an OKC artist, #THRIVE Grantee, #OVACMember, & OVAC Committee Member. 🔗 Make an End Of Year gift: Ovac-Ok.Org/Donate

Learn more about the Committee Members collaborating with us make the #MOMENTUM 25th Anniversary a weekend for the OVAC history books ✨ 💛 Cara Alizadeh-Fard | Oklahoma City, OK 💛 Britny Cordera | Oklahoma City, OK 🔗 Learn more about the exhibition at Ovac-Ok.Org/Momentum

⏰ ONE WEEK to apply to be a Survey Artist in the 25th Anniversary of #MOMENTUM happening on March 27–28 at The Yale Theater! ✨ $400 Curator’s Choice ✨ $200 Emerging Curator Choice ✨ $200 Viewer’s Choice Featuring Guest Curator, Kristin Gentry & MaryAnn Guoladdle Parker 🔗 Ovac-Ok.Org/Momentum

🌟 “It’s giving me the space and resources to fully bring a deeply personal vision to life. . .” Hear from Alex Crain-Hayes, a Tulsa, OK artist and #THRIVE Grantee Your gift of any amount directly supports this work. 🔗 Support OVAC’s #EndOfYearCampaign at Ovac-Ok.Org/Donate

📰 #ArtFocus Read: BEHIND THE SCENES // BOY MODE 'Boy Mode' centers gender euphoria and queer joy in Oklahoma, blending the theatrics of drag with an Old Hollywood visual style. Created by and for the community. 🔗 Ovac-Ok.Org/ArtFocus

📆 The OVAC Office is closed for Winter Break starting today through until January 4th. Our team will return on January 5th at our NEW office location at Dunlap Codding in the West Vilage District in Historic Film Row! The OVAC staff will operate by appointment only as we transition our workspace.

🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS | Call for Art for January Exhibition Radiant Healing Arts Center is excited to announce that Artist applications for the January 2026 exhibition are OPEN! 📍 Radiant Healing Arts Center | OKC 📆 App Deadline: Dec 31 🔗 Apply now: buff.ly/rkrw6t5

🌟 “Throughout the years, OVAC always been in my corner.” Hear from Margaret Aycock, a Tulsa artist, #OVACMember, #12x12 Artist, and #TulsaArtStudioTour Participant. Your gift directly supports this work. 🔗 Support OVAC’s #EndOfYearCampaign at Ovac-Ok.Org/Donate

🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS | Uncanny Art Hang Holiday Potluck & Creative Supply Swap Uncanny is closing out the year with a holiday potluck dinner and a creative supply swap! 📍 Uncanny Art House (@uncannyarthouse.bsky.social) | Norman, OK 📆 Dec 21 | 6–9pm 🔗 Sign up to bring items at UncannyArtHouse.Com

✨ Meet our #MOMENTUM 25th Anniversary Committee! We are deeply grateful for their time, generosity, and belief in the power of Oklahoma’s visual arts community. 🔗 Ovac-Ok.Org/Momentum 📆 Save the date for the 25th Anniversary of MOMENTUM on March 27–28 at The Yale Theater in Calle Dos Cinco!

🔷 Our January #GrantsforArtists applications are OPEN 💸 Grants Available: Professional Basics Grants | Up to $500 Education Assistance Grants | Up to $500 🔗 Learn more and apply at the link in our bio or visit buff.ly/oA8rgiy

⏰ Apps are due NEXT WEEK for January #ArtCritNight! We are looking for two Oklahoma artists to participate in our upcoming Art Crit Night on Jan 21 at OK Contemporary. 🌟 Share your creative practice 💬 Engage in meaningful conversation 💸 $100 honorarium 🔗 buff.ly/IrfcwAW

📷 Folks can now book our Photo Studio sessions at this Uncanny Art House (@uncannyarthouse.bsky.social) in Norman bi-monthly for same day service. 📸 Introducing Uncanny Photographer Chase Spivey (@chasespivey.bsky.social) 📆 Sign Up Deadline: Jan 12, 26 📆 Session Day: Jan 17, 26 🔗 buff.ly/maRkz3m

Meet the this year's #MOMENTUM Emerging Curator & Spotlights Artists! ✨Emerging Curator MaryAnn Guoladdle Parker | Yukon, OK ✨Spotlight Artists Kayla Marie Anley | Tulsa, OK Mack Brim | OKC, OK Nayelly Morales Rojo | OKC, OK ‼️ MOMENTUM Survey Artist apps close Jan 5! 🔗 Ovac-Ok.Org/Momentum

🌟 “OVAC was super helpful in reviewing a draft of my grant application. . ." Hear from Aditi Heins, a Norman artist, OVAC Member and Grants for Artists Grantee. Your gift directly supports this work. 🔗 Support OVAC’s #EndOfYearCampaign at the link in our bio or visit Ovac-Ok.Org/Donate

📣 #OVACMemberNews Join Uncanny Art House & step inside the world of David Lynch at In Dreams: A David Lynch Tribute, opening January 9, 2026, during Norman’s 2nd Friday Art Walk. Running through March 1, this exhibition transforms the gallery into a Lynchian dreamscape. 🔗 UncannyArtHouse.Com

🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS | Holiday Sip and Shops Howell Gallery is pleased to announce a special series of evening shopping events this holiday season. On the first three Wednesdays of December, the gallery will extend its hours until 7pm! 📍 Howell Gallery | OKC, OK 📆 Dec 3rd, 10th & 17th, 2025

📰 #ArtFocus Read: OUT FROM THE UNCANNY VALLEY // AN ART SPACE’S ASCENT Uncanny Art House (@uncannyarthouse.bsky.social) has grown from a small hangout into a vibrant Norman gallery that uplifts emerging artists and strengthens community. 🔗 Ovac-Ok.Org/ArtFocus

⭐ In collaboration with Allied Arts, we invite visual artists & artist collectives residing or working in central Oklahoma or rural communities to submit proposals for the 2027 #Step-UpArtProgram! 💡 A free virtual info webinar will be held on December 17th at 11am CT. 🔗 Ovac-Ok.Org/StepUpArt

🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS | Punk Rock Santa Flea Market Returning for December is Uncanny Art House's (@uncannyarthouse.bsky.social) Punk Rock Santa’s Flea Market on December 12th during downtown Norman's 2nd Friday Art Walk! 📍 Uncanny Art House | Norman, OK 📆 Dec 12 | 12–9pm

⚠️ Bad news, this month's #PhotoStudio @ Paseo is sold out. 📣 Good news, we are going MONTHLY with Photo Studio in TWO locations! Sign up NOW for January Photo Studio @ Uncanny in Norman, OK with our new photographer, Chase Spivey (@chasespivey.bsky.social)! 🔗 Learn more & sign up at buff.ly/an0N9OB

🌟 “This is a really great time to support OVAC.” Hear from Chase Spivey, a Norman, OK artist, #OVACMember, donor, #12x12 artist, #PhotoStudio Photographer, #ASK Speaker, and Volunteer. Today on #GivingTuesday, your gift directly supports that work. 🔗 Donate Now: Ovac-Ok.Org/Donate

📢 Applications are OPEN for our next #ArtCritNight on Jan 21 at Oklahoma Contemporary in OKC, featuring Guest Curator AnnaVittoria Pickett. 🌟 Share your work 💬 Creative discussion 💸 $100 honorarium 🤝 Network with artists & advocates App is FREE open to OK artists 📆 Deadline: Dec 22 buff.ly/AEH7zRQ

✨ Meet Udit Harper Gorman (@uditsartery) from Del CIty, Oklahoma–our December Spotlight #OVACMember! Udit Harper Gorman, a former ICU nurse turned visual artist, creates across multiple mediums and will debut a solo show at Art House on 4th on 05/02/2026. 🔗 Learn more buff.ly/wwlZdUv

📆 OVAC is closed today and tomorrow in observance of Thanksgiving. As we pause, we acknowledge that this holiday holds different meanings for different communities and we extend gratitude for the artists, cultures, and histories that shape Oklahoma’s vibrant creative landscape.

Join us in supporting OVAC’s mission by donating to our #EndOfYearCampaign. Every gift ensures that Oklahoma artists continue to have the resources they need to showcase their work, advance their careers, and make a lasting impact across the state. 🔗 buff.ly/T754ovp

💡 Meet Exhibition Ready Workshopper, Chase Spivey! Chase Spivey is a Norman-based multidisciplinary artist and Creative Director of Uncanny Art House. His work blends geometric abstraction, bold color, and interactive elements to create engaging visual experiences. 🔗 Register at buff.ly/vuKfmy1

🌟 Meet the Oklahoma artists selected during our October #GrantsforArtists cycle 🌟 Stay tuned for project updates from & grantees and get ready for the next Grants for Artists keep an eye on the next deadline on Jan 15! 🔗 Learn more about the grantees & our next Grant cycle at buff.ly/TYxRhww

🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS | Small Business Saturday at Howell Gallery Celebrate Small Business Saturday at Howell Gallery and connect between businesses and customers, as well as entrepreneurs and their communities. 📍 Howell Gallery | Oklahoma City, OK 📆 November 29, 2025 | 10am–2pm

📰 #ArtFocus Read: THREADS OF UNTOLD HISTORY // BEADTELLING FREEDMEN AND FREEDMEN DESCENDANTS OF THE FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES Jennifer Saenz and Vicky Watson honor Freedmen and their descendants with handwoven beadwork portraits in Threads of Untold History. 🔗 Ovac-Ok.Org/ArtFocus

✨ Thanks to everyone who joined us at last week’s #ArtCritNight at Oklahoma Contemporary, featuring artists Taylor Caraway and Jared Power (eatbadart), with the conversation led by our very own, Ariana Weir-Temoshok! 🎨 More details on our next session coming in January! 🔗 buff.ly/YPTbIfT

🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS | Apps Open: Merry Kitschmas Holiday Group Art Show Mycelium Gallery has a call for artists for their December group art exhibition featuring works inspired by nostalgic holidays. Local artists will create art, decor and ornaments. 📆 App Deadline: Dec 8 🔗 MyceliumGallery.Com

Thank you to the 700+ who joined #12x12ArtFundraiser at OKC Farmers Public Market! Together we sold 81% of 175 works, raised $78,533 for artists statewide, including $10,450 in tickets and $15,981 in commissions. While our fundraiser is over, any time is a great time to donate. 🔗 Ovac-Ok.Org/Donate

📆 OVAC is closed today in observance of Veterans Day. 🔗 In the mean time, learn more about our upcoming programs Ovac-Ok.Org.

📷 Announcing our new #PhotoStudio Partnership with Paseo Arts Association! Folks can now book our Photo Studio sessions bi-monthly at the Paseo Arts & Creativity Center in OKC for same day service! 📆 Sign up Deadline: Dec 9 📆 Session: Dec 14 📸 Paseo Photographer, Chandler Watson 🔗 buff.ly/egwd3W0

📰 #ArtFocus Read: ARTNOW 2025 // PUSHING MATERIALS, CROSSING BOUNDARIES Oklahoma Contemporary’s ArtNow 2025: Materials and Boundaries brings together 26 artists exploring identity, innovation, and materiality across mediums including fiber, sculpture, sound, and film. 🔗 Ovac-Ok.Org/ArtFocus

Applications are due ‼️ TONIGHT ‼️ for #MOMENTUM Spotlight Artists! ✨ $1,000 Stipend ✨ Featuring Guest Curator, Kristin Gentry! 📆 Deadline: November 8, 2025 🔗 Learn more and apply now at Ovac-Ok.Org/Momentum

‼️ Two days left ‼️ to submit #MOMENTUM stories to be featured in our Winter 2025 issue of #ArtFocus magazine! If you are a creative who has been involved either through exhibiting, volunteer/staff work or curating in MOMENTUM through the years, we would love to hear from you! 🔗 Ovac-Ok.Org/Momentum

🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS | The Girlie Show Join in for an art show and party featuring all women makers and creators. 42 artists will have booths full of creative goodness as well as entertainment with DJs and live music. 📍 OKC Farmers Market 📆 Nov 14–15 | 7–11pm 🔗 Get tickets: TheGirlieShowOkc.Com

ONE WEEK LEFT to apply for a very special #MOMENTUM Committee! WE NEED YOUR HELP YA'LL! 📆 Application Deadline: Nov 14, 2025 First Committee Meeting: Dec 11, 2025 ‼️ And YES, you can apply to be an artist AND a committee member! 🔗 Learn more and apply now at Ovac-Ok.Org/Momentum

🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS | Live Painting at Howell Gallery Join in on November 8th from 11am–1pm for an exciting live painting event featuring multiple artists such as Dolores Purdy, David Holland, Nick Berry, and Aleksey & Olga Ivanov. 📍 Howell Gallery | OKC, OK 📆 Nov 8 | 11am–1pm

We are ECSTATIC to receive a Culture & Community Grant of $20,000 from the Oklahoma City Community Foundation to nurture our artist programs, provide financial and professional development, and bring even more accessible art experiences to the broader community!

💡 Prepare yourself for your upcoming exhibition! This hands-on workshop, developed by Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Paseo Arts Association, The Depot, and Uncanny Art House, explores everything from framing and installation hardware all the way to marketing prep. 🔗 buff.ly/uwlIhB8

🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS | Terra Rosa Treasues Exhibition The Terra Rosa Treasures Art Exhibition opens on Nov 8, from 5–8pm. Join in celebrating the spirit of the holidays! Enjoy live music and delightful refreshments as you explore art that speaks to the heart. 📍 Terra Rosa Art Gallery | Guthrie, OK

Art Crit Night is NEXT WEEK! Featuring Guest Curator, AnnaVittoria Pickett! ✨ The Artists: Taylor Caraway Jared Power 📅 When: November 12, 2025 | 5:30–8pm (Come early for artist networking from 5:30–6pm) 📍 Where: Oklahoma Contemporary | Oklahoma City, OK 🔗 RSVP buff.ly/lI7LVhK

✨ Meet Narciso Argüelles from Edmond, Oklahoma–our November Spotlight #OVACMember! Narciso Argüelles is a Chicano artist and art educator. Argüelles grew up in Tijuana, Mexico which had a lasting impact on his life and his art. 🔗 Learn more about the artist and OVAC Membership at buff.ly/DB6sqwy

🌟 OVAC MEMBER NEWS | Red Medicine: An Artist Showcase Featuring Dead Feather An evening of storytelling and a vinyl listening/release party. Dead Feather is a concept compiled together by Joshua Garrett. 📍 Mycelium Gallery | OKC, OK 📆 Nov 8, 2025 | 7–9pm 🔗 Tickets: MyceliumGallery.Com

THRIVE Grantee, Alex Crain-Hayes is seeking models for her THRIVE Project, 'Soft Armor: A Woven Sanctuary for Black Femme Strength', an art installation and runway honoring the beauty, resilience, and softness of Black femme identity. 🔗 buff.ly/zy7J8a7