Press Room

The Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition is an active organization, with events, awards and workshops happening year-round. Here, you will find the latest OVAC news in an easily accessible format.

For more information regarding OVAC news, please contact Kelsey Karper, Marketing and Publications Manager at publications@ovac-ok.org or 405-232-6991.

Current Press Releases

(July 1, 2008)
OKLAHOMA VISUAL ARTS COALITION AWARDS $10,000 TO OKLAHOMA ARTISTS
Press Release: 105k Word or 66k PDF
Images:
- Michelle Martin, Tulsa, Where There’s Smoke, reductive linocut, 15x20 (645k JPG)
- Michelle Martin, Tulsa, Social Observation #30, monotype with hand sewing, 38x25 (652k JPG)
- Nathan Opp, Tulsa, Living Room, Oil on Canvas, 48x39 (1.46MB JPG)
- Nathan Opp, Tulsa, Pass Through, Oil on Canvas, 56x49 (1.46MB JPG)

(June 24, 2008)
AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS PRESENTS EMERGING LEADER AWARD TO OKLAHOMA'S JULIA KIRT
Press Release: 59k Word of 63k PDF
Images:
- Julia Kirt accepting the Americans for the Arts Emerging Leader Award from Robert L. Lynch, President and CEO, Americans for the Arts. Photo Credit: Sylvain Gaboury/Americans for the Arts. (3.19MB JPG)

(June 23, 2008)
OKLAHOMA VISUAL ARTS COALITION CAPTURES EXTRAORDINARY PROJECT WITH DOCUMENTARY FILM: ART 365
Press Release: 53k Word or 55k PDF
Film Synopsis: 1MB Word or 19k PDF
View film preview here.
Images:
Production Photos
-Filmmakers Melissa Scaramucci and Cacky Poarch (center) interview Art 365 Curator Diane Barber. (1.17MB JPG)
-Filmmakers Melissa Scaramucci and Cacky Poarch talk with Art 365 artists at Untitled [ArtSpace]. (1.24MB JPG)
Film Stills
-Artist Sarah Atlee meets with Curator Diane Barber in her Norman studio. (1.51MB JPG)
-Artist Sarah Atlee works on her Art 365 project in her Norman studio. (4.15MB JPG)
-Artist Betsy Barnum meets with Curator Diane Barber in her Edmond studio. (1.18MB JPG)
-Artist Betsy Barnum works on her Art 365 project in her Edmond studio. (296k JPG)
-Artist Joe Daun meets with Curator Diane Barber in his Oklahoma City home. (1.5MB JPG)
-Artist Joe Daun meets with Curator Diane Barber about his Art 365 project. (1.44MB JPG)
-Artist Ashley Griffith meets with Curator Diane Barber in her Oklahoma City studio. (1.49MB JPG)
-Artist Ashley Griffith works on her Art 365 project in her Oklahoma City studio. (5.04MB JPG)
-Artists Darshan Phillips and Aaron Whisner, of Live4This, meet with Curator Diane Barber in their Tulsa studio. (1.49MB JPG)
-Artists Darshan Phillips and Aaron Whisner, of Live4This, work on their Art 365 project in their Tulsa studio. (6.86MB JPG)
-Artist Liz Roth meets with Curator Diane Barber in her Stillwater studio. (1.17MB JPG)
-Artist Liz Roth works on her Art 365 project in her Stillwater studio. (3.81MB JPG)

(April 25, 2008)
TULSA - OKLAHOMA VISUAL ARTS COALITION GIVES EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITY WITH NEW EXHIBITION: ART 365
Press Packet - 228k PDF
Images:
-Sarah Atlee, Norman, OK, Study for Mingo, Ink (1.38MB JPG)
-Artist Sarah Atlee discusses her progress on her Art 365 project during a studio visit. (1.48MB JPG)
-Artist Sarah Atlee works on her Art 365 project in her studio in Norman, OK. (3.3MB JPG)
-Betsy Barnum, Edmond, OK, Hold it until it’s gone (for Sam), Acrylic, Pencil and Collage on Canvas, 54”x36”, 2007 (928k JPG)
-Artist Betsy Barnum shows the work on her series of etchings for her Art 365 project. (1.5MB JPG)
-Artist Betsy Barnum works on her Art 365 project in her studio in Edmond, OK. (296k JPG)
-Joseph Daun, Oklahoma City, OK, Desk Kart, Mixed Media (2.13MB JPG)
-Artist Joe Daun and Curator Diane Barber discuss Daun’s progress with his Art 365 project. (1.49MB JPG)
-Artist Ashley Griffith and Curator Diane Barber discuss Griffith’s Art 365 project during a studio visit. (2.67MB JPG)
-Artist Ashley Griffith works on her Art 365 project in her Oklahoma City studio. (1.45MB JPG)
-Darshan Phillips (middle) and Aaron Whisner (right) show Diane Barber the progress on their Art 365 project during a studio visit. (1.21MB JPG)
-Darshan Phillips, of Live4This, paints in the GI Joe in a new painting in the Elements of Childhood series for Art 365. (3.69MB JPG)
-Liz Roth, Stillwater, OK, Idaho, Oil, 4”x6”x4” (1.53MB JPG)
-Liz Roth plots the path of her next trip for her Art 365 project. (3.47MB JPG)
-Liz Roth puts a finishing touch on a small oil painting for her Art 365 project. (1.53MB JPG)

(February 10, 2008)
OKLAHOMA VISUAL ARTS COALITION CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF SUPPORT FOR OKLAHOMA ARTISTS
Press Release - 66k PDF or 698k Word

OKLAHOMA VISUAL ARTS COALITION FUELS THE STATE'S CREATIVE DRIVE WITH $15,000 INVESTMENT
52k PDF or 112k Word