Momentum: Art Doesn’t Stand Still
View, Purchase and Experience Artwork by Oklahoma's Emerging Young Artists

Click here to read the Momentum Curator Statement.

Momentum OKC 2012 Awards
Curator's Choice:
Brent Richardson, Mutual Concessions

Fowler Volkswagen of Norman Award of Merit:
Zachary Presley, Mobile Noble

LEVEL Urban Apartments Award of Merit:
Matthew Kaney, Rapid CRIT

Honorable Mentions:
Justice Smithers
Jessica Tankersley
Olen Cook
Bryan Cook
Shannon Kolvitz

LEVEL Urban Apartments Commissions:
Tommy Ball
Nichole Chesser
Justin Scott
Ramsey Walcher
Jeanne Ward
Layne Inselman
Natalie Slater
Taylor King
Abigail Shofner
Jerrod Smith

Momentum: Downtempo
Friday, March 9, 8-Midnight
Music by Jared Lekites, Colin Nance, Ryan Lawson and the Hack & Saw Nation

Momentum: Full Speed
Saturday, March 10, 8-Midnight
Music by Tip Top Secrets, Student Film, Reality & The New Era

Momentum: Art Doesn’t Stand Still is an annual exhibition that features Oklahoma artists 30 years and younger, working in all media including 2-D and 3-D art, film, installations, performance and more. Held each year in Oklahoma City in March and Tulsa in October, the exhibition has continually presented a diversified look at emerging artistic talent in Oklahoma.

Three artists received Momentum Spotlight commissions of $2,000 and three months of guidance from the curators. The Spotlight artists, Marcus Kesler of Edmond, Margaret Kinkeade of Norman, and Samantha Lamb of Hobart, are creating new artwork just for Momentum.

Kesler’s project uses long-exposure nighttime photography to capture the movement of time across the landscape of historically all-black towns in Oklahoma. Exploring feminine and masculine roles in traditional culture, Kinkeade is creating a Shaker-style kitchen using surprising materials. Her project includes a kitchen table and chairs made of delicate porcelain juxtaposed with wall-hanging quilts made of plasma-cut steel. Lamb’s installation will bring her photographs to life by creating an environment filled with antique handkerchiefs, magnifying glasses, and honey illuminated by antique filament bulbs.

Curators Alison Hearst and Candace Coker will work with the three Spotlight artists to refine their projects for Momentum. Hearst is Assistant Curator at the Modern Art Museum of Fort. Coker, Momentum Emerging Curator, works as Project Coordinator at City Arts Center in Oklahoma City. The curators will select more art and performances for the exhibition from the submission pool.

Sponsorships now available. Click here to donate online.

SPONSORS

Hypersonic Sponsors
The National Endowment for the Arts
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

Supersonic Sponsors
Fowler Volkswagen of Norman
LEVEL

Transonic Sponsors
Cafe Nova
DNA Galleries
Patrick Kamann
Keep it Local OK

Sonic Sponsors
a.k.a. gallery
Elizabeth K. Eickman
Nathan Guilford, DDS & Julia Kirt
David and Vicki Hunt
Catheryn Koss and Andrew Kershen
Carl and Beth Shortt
Michi Susan

Velocity Sponsors
Jennifer Barron and Bonnie Allen
Joy Reed Belt, JRB Art at The Elms
Robert and Paula Boone
Josh Buss and Sherry Ray
Vaughn Clark
Vikki Dearing and Deb Bunting
Meredith Downing
Diane Glenn
Mike and Connie Harris
Karper Electronics
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Larason
Cindy Mason
Shawn and Robin Meyers
Suzanne Mitchell and Sam Fulkerson
Andy and Stacy Rine
Ira and Sandy Schlezinger
Randel and Dana Shadid
Curt Stamp