The Concept exhibition presents an evocative investigation of contemporary artists in Oklahoma, along with a regional artist exchange.
The Event
Through this triennial exhibition, audiences can investigate current art in Oklahoma.
Concept has two different exhibition components consisting of work that was competitively selected by guest curator, Heather Pesanti. The Survey component will contain 27 pieces from 27 visual artists from all over Oklahoma. The Focus component spotlights eight artists who received funding and guidance to pursue ambitious, original projects that will be exhibited for the first time through Concept.
Participating artists will be encouraged to lead educational opportunities engaging the public through programs such as workshops, lectures, discussion, critiques, tours, online forums, and other creative ideas.
Concept will open at ahha in Tulsa on February 7, 2020.
Following the closing of Concept on March 22nd in Tulsa, the eight Focus artists will go to Wichita, Kansas to show their work through a partnership with Harvester Arts. The Kansas exhibition will be on display September 4 - October 16, 2020.
Catalog
2020 Curator
Artists
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Awards
Concept offers more than $15,000 in artist awards. Of this, $3,000 in awards will be given in the Survey exhibition.
An honorarium of $1,500 each will be given to up to four Focus artists from each city (8 total) who will also receive travel assistance for an exchange exhibition between Tulsa and Wichita.
The exhibition will be documented with a catalog in which all accepted artists will be included. Each artist will receive three copies of the catalog.
