Red Earth Art Center Red Earth, a museum and gallery dedicated to showcasing Native American Arts, is home to a permanent collection of more than 1,000 items of traditional and contemporary
Oklahoma City Arts Festivals Mark your calendars for three can’t-miss arts festivals. Since 1967, the Festival of the Arts has brought imagination to downtown Oklahoma City in April, as one of the largest
fine art, pottery, basketry, textiles and beadwork. The Red Earth Festival, being held this fall, includes a juried art competition and a powwow celebrating Oklahoma’s Native American cultural roots. In 2021, Oklahoma City will welcome another world-class museum honoring Oklahoma’s 39 federally recognized tribes. The First Americans Museum, located along the Oklahoma River, will promote awareness and understanding through Smithsonian-caliber exhibits and galleries. Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum This peaceful monument
and most successful arts festivals in the country. With hundreds of world- renowned artists from across the country, the Festival of the Arts is Oklahoma City’s rite of spring. It’s also a foodie destination. The metro’s top restaurants vie for a spot at the festival, so people come each year to see the new food items. Be sure to attend the festival in April 2021. On Memorial Day weekend, you can experience Oklahoma City’s local arts community in the Paseo Arts District, located 2.3 miles north of downtown. At the annual Paseo Arts Festival, stroll
down the tucked-away district’s winding streets and take in the original Spanish-style stucco buildings. The district is home to 20 galleries and more than 80 artists, in addition to restaurants, art schools, and boutiques. Then, save some time on the first weekend of October to visit the Plaza District’s annual arts and music festival. The district is on NW 16th Street, between Classen Boulevard and Pennsylvania Avenue. Live music rings through the streets as people browse local art booths, check out the latest addition on the Plaza Walls mural gallery, and dine on food truck cuisine.
A couple walks through the Paseo Arts District’s annual arts festival.
and museum honors the 168 people who
were killed by the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. With interactive exhibits, a reflecting pool, chairs representing each of the victims and the Survivor Tree that withstood the blast, the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum remembers the events of that day and displays the Oklahoma Standard, the community’s spirit of generosity that carried Oklahoma City through the healing process afterward.
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