Teacher Takeover Join Oklahoma Contemporary for a Teacher Takeover including information booths, school group visit sign-ups, an artist conversation, mini tours of ArtNow: The Soul Is a Wanderer and more! From homeschool to public, private to alternative education, our Teacher Takeover is open to anyone who serves students from pre-K through 12th grade.
Eva Schlegel: Multiple Voices Multiple Voices is the first public artwork in the United States by Eva Schlegel, the Austria-based artist known for engineering steel and mirrors into spectacular, architectonic sculptures. Working with materials similar to the arts center’s new building, Schlegel created a series of polished and translucent surfaces that catch and reflect light and parts of the surrounding environment, encouraging visitors to gather, play and learn. Poems by Steve Bellin-Oka, Kimberly Blaeser and Joy Harjo appear in blurred form on glass panels, registering each poem as part of the sculpture, but rendered cryptic to the viewer.
Opening Reception and Artist Talk | Eva Schlegel: Multiple Voices Join us for an opening reception for Austrian artist Eva Schlegel's new sculpture, Multiple Voices, featuring light bites, a cash bar and an artist talk. Schlegel's Campbell Art Park sleek, metal-and-glass installation will be etched with blurred texts from three writers. Bringing local and international together, the sculpture will reflect the environment around it, encouraging gathering, play and learning.
Freedom Story Join Oklahoma Contemporary, the Clara Luper Legacy Committee and With Love OKC as we honor the legacy of Clara Luper and the 65th anniversary of the 1958 sit-in movement. The evening includes a panel discussion led by Marilyn Luper-Hildreth and original sit-in members, as well as art by local creators, live music and poetry.