Out and About
Oklahoma Contemporary For more than 30 years, Oklahoma Contemporary has been a vital resource for contemporary art experiences of all kinds in the region and those experiences will only increase at the center’s new home. While the building itself is a piece of art, the new Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center continues the organization’s legacy of creating
provides the perfect mix of mainstream and off-beat art encounters. Art can be seen just driving down the road or browsing a neighborhood. The city has become a hub for murals, with some even changing every few months. ACM@UCO The University of Central Oklahoma teamed up with the Academy of Contemporary Music of London to offer a
opportunities for different communities to experience art, encounter new ideas and explore their creative potential. The exhibitions are always free to view and feature work of living artists from around the world. The exhibits challenge the ideas seen in today’s culture. McKnight Center for the Performing Arts This world-class venue on the Oklahoma State University campus in Stillwater
music education unlike any other in the United States. Students are taught by accomplished musicians, production experts and music business professionals and they receive master class instruction from some of today’s stars from the world of rock, pop, gospel and country music. ACM@ UCO is located in Bricktown, where the streets bear the names of the city’s rock-music legends. Armstrong Auditorium
The city has become a hub for murals, with some even changing every few months.
opened in October 2019 with a performance by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. A season of topnotch events was scheduled this year, the pandemic postponed those activities until fall 2020. Visit mcknightcenter.org to see who will be on stage next. OCCC Visual and Performing Arts Center Drive south of Interstate 40 to the Oklahoma City Community College and check out a show at the performing arts center. From country music to acclaimed plays, the VPAC stays booked with a variety of events. Oklahoma City Museum of Art Accredited by the American Association of Museums, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art serves more than 135,000 visitors annually and hosts special exhibitions drawn from throughout the world. OKCMOA’s collection covers a period of five centuries, with strengths in American and European art of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The museum also includes a comprehensive collection of glass sculpture by Washington-native Dale Chihuly.
Equal parts architectural marvel and performance venue, the Armstrong Auditorium in Edmond is a luxury venue that hosts premier concerts and performing arts, ranging from the Russian National Ballet to classical, jazz or even
bluegrass music, depending on the season. Civic Center Music Hall
This renovated Art Deco concert hall in downtown Oklahoma City has been entertaining residents since 1937, but a major renovation as part of the original MAPS initiative gave it a whole new life. The Civic Center Music Hall hosts a wide variety of performances, including Broadway musicals, ballet, opera and symphony orchestra concerts. The Civic Center staff also programs events at the Hudiburg Events Center in Midwest City. For a taste of local talent, the Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Jewel Box Theatre, Painted Sky Opera and the Carpenter Square Theatre all produce a full roster of live performances, ranging from classic musicals to national- debuting scripted dramas. Those performances can be seen at the organization’s own theaters or at the Civic Center.
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