Allied Arts is honored to be a part of the State of Oklahoma and City of Oklahoma City employee giving campaigns. Each year, City and State employees have the opportunity to donate funds conveniently through their workplace giving campaign to charities including Allied Arts, Oklahoma Contemporary, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Opry Heritage Foundation and United Way. The State Charitable Campaign was located the lawn of the state Capitol where employees celebrated their campaign with hot dogs, popsicles and live music. […]

During October arts and culture organizations across the country are raising awareness about the role arts and humanities play in our community and lives and encouraging individuals and organizations to participate in the arts. National Arts & Humanities Month was established in 1993 and is celebrated every October in the United States. It was initiated to encourage Americans to explore new facets of the arts and humanities in their lives, and to begin a lifelong habit of participation in the arts and humanities. […]

Norman Arts Council has two new artist opportunities, both with deadlines next Friday, May 18th! The O. Gail Poole Memorial Travel Fund Award gives artists the opportunity to receive $1,500 to help offset the costs of travel to a conference, workshop or journey of artistic discovery and inspiration. O. Gail Poole Memorial Travel Award DEADLINE: MAY 18, 2018 AT MIDNIGHT CST APPLY HERE Nicole Poole, in remembrance of her father, Oklahoma artist O. Gail Poole, established this fund. Administered by the […]

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Parents, spring break is just around the corner! Check out the camps and activities offered at Allied Arts member agencies. Lyric Theatre’s Thelma Gaylord Academy Broadway Dance Camp March 12-16, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Enroll » Whether a seasoned dancer or newcomer, this week has great things in store, including choreography, staging and music theatre dance techniques all taught through fun games and challenging activities. The week will conclude with a showcase of numbers and skills to demonstrate all […]

Join us in celebrating the arts and cultural community across central Oklahoma. Funding from our annual fundraising campaign for the arts results in a statewide impact reaching more than 1,000,000 people each year through 40 powerful arts and cultural organizations. Through Allied Arts, your investment supports arts education as well as community outreach and quality programming for all. This means access to the arts for the elderly, veterans, the sick and hospitalized, and other underserved groups. We invite you to show […]

Studies show the impact of the arts mean big business for Oklahoma! The video highlighting key data points from the Arts and Economic Prosperity 5 economic impact study for the state of Oklahoma is now available online. Check it out here.

This week we visited several of our member agencies and grantees to hear from them just what impact the arts have had in their life. Although National Arts in Education Week is coming to a close, we considered it a privileged to use our platform to spread awareness about the power of the arts in schools. Our friends at deadCenter, Canterbury Voices and Current Studio, to name a few, raved about using the arts to engage otherwise underserved students. Studies show, bringing arts into […]