Oklahoma Contemporary

Explore creativity and contemporary art via free exhibitions and programs + classes and camps in downtown OKC. Admission is always free.

[Oklahoma Contemporary @OKContemporary]

Have you seen ArtNow: Materials and Boundaries?

Get a glimpse inside the exhibition, featuring 26 Oklahoma artists exploring texture, tension and transformation. On view through Feb. 15, 2026, at Oklahoma Contemporary.

Learn more: https://t.co/w0fvU1ZuRD

📷: Blake Studdard

[MetroLibraryOK @MetroLibraryOK]

Thank to our friends @OKContemporary, we're honored to share these amazing photos from their exhibit ArtNow 2025 - and to offer some exciting programs this winter!

Tap into your creativity with a take-home kit or at a hands-on program. Learn more: https://t.co/Jikuyda5NZ

[Curbside Chronicle @CurbsideOKC]

We once again teamed up with the @okcomicarts to get 10 different Okie artists to produce 10 original comics inspired by the lives of Curbside vendors. Be sure to check out OCAF's upcoming festival Sept. 13 at @OKContemporary. https://t.co/smQCuAAwol

[Brandy McDonnell @BAMOK]

Famed #NativeAmerican artist Edgar Heap of Birds is himself in #OKC exhibit 'Honor Song' at @OKContemporary https://t.co/EQpJpTQdam

[BOMB Magazine @BOMBmagazine]

Writer Sara Reisman interviewed artist Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds. His retrospective is on view at @OKContemporary.

“Dealing with politicized ideas, I didn’t want to make bad figurative paintings.” —Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds

https://t.co/VGz9LDiCF9

[Oklahoma Contemporary @OKContemporary]

Thank you to @TheOklahoman_ for highlighting Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds: HONOR SONG on view in the Eleanor Kirkpatrick Main Gallery at Oklahoma Contemporary.

Take a look at the full story below!

[The Oklahoman @TheOklahoman_]

Famed Native American artist Edgar Heap of Birds is himself in OKC exhibit 'Honor Song' https://t.co/UcVQ2WzOp4

[Oklahoma Contemporary @OKContemporary]

Thank you @BOMBmagazine for this powerful conversation with Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds, where he reflects on ceremony, his artistic development and the meaning of culture.
Read the full interview below and don’t miss your chance to view the last week of Honor Song at OCAC!

[BOMB Magazine @BOMBmagazine]

Writer Sara Reisman interviewed artist Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds. His retrospective is on view at @OKContemporary.

“Dealing with politicized ideas, I didn’t want to make bad figurative paintings.” —Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds

https://t.co/VGz9LDiCF9

[ARTDESK @readartdesk]

The first major retrospective for internationally recognized artist Edgar Heap of Birds (Cheyenne and Arapaho Nation) opened on February 20, 2025, at @OKContemporary.

[Oklahoma Contemporary @OKContemporary]

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[ARTDESK @readartdesk]

Basketball and OKC. The connection is obvious.

Neuf basketballs by Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds in collaboration with Common Practice, sold in conjunction with Heap of Birds’ show “HONOR SONG” at @OKContemporary.

[ARTDESK @readartdesk]

"Neufs for Oklahoma Autumn," Edgar Heap of Birds' two half-size, hand-painted basketball courts outside @OKContemporary in Oklahoma City, reference the Cheyenne word for meaning and ritual around the number four, inspired by the wooded canyons around his mother’s home.

[Oklahoma Contemporary @OKContemporary]

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[Oklahoma Contemporary @OKContemporary]

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[Brandy McDonnell @BAMOK]

It's been a whirlwind of film and fun covering the @deadcenter Festival the past few days with my excellent colleague and friend Doug Hoke, especially in our press room here at @OKContemporary!

[Oklahoma Film + Music Office 🎬🎶 @OKFilmMusic]

The 25th annual @deadcenter kicks off today! Connect with our office this weekend at @OKContemporary, Thursday’s after party at @btbrewery, the Friday Night Frolic at Dunlap Codding and more! #OkieFilm #OkieMusic

Learn more: https://t.co/iIBEMdUMjR

[Oklahoma Contemporary @OKContemporary]

We cannot wait!

[Oklahoma Film + Music Office 🎬🎶 @OKFilmMusic]

Connect with us next week at @deadcenter! Our office will exhibit at @OKContemporary, as well as support live local music at Thursday’s after party at @btbrewery and the Friday Night Frolic at Dunlap Codding. #OkieFilm #OkieMusic

Learn more: https://t.co/iIBEMdUMjR

[Oklahoma Contemporary @OKContemporary]

The Black Land traces a lineage of endurance & celebration- where land, labor and identity converge in scenes of ritual, grace & reclamation. Drawing from personal history & community memory, Parks’s portraits restore visibility to a tradition deeply rooted, but often overlooked

[Oklahoma Contemporary @OKContemporary]

On the heels of this year’s Boley Rodeo, we’re honored to announce:
Jakian Parks: The Black Land
Rituals and Rejoicing in African American Rodeo Culture
Nov. 6, 2025 – June 1, 2026

[Oklahoma Contemporary @OKContemporary]

In collaboration with guest curator Chloe` Flowers, photographer Jakian Parks presents a powerful meditation on Black rodeo culture in Oklahoma. 📷: 1.) 8 Seconds 2.) Porch Principles and 3.) Dad's Reflection

[ARTDESK @readartdesk]

.@OKContemporary Executive Director Trent Riley, Trustee Aimee Harlow, outgoing Board President Molly Tolbert, and Board Chairman Christian Keesee. Thank you to Ms. Harlow and Ms. Tolbert for your leadership and service!

[Oklahoma Contemporary @OKContemporary]

Thank you @okgazette!

[Oklahoma Gazette @okgazette]

🎨 Neuf territory 🏀️

🖌 @OKContemporary features Oklahoma-based artist Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds’ work in a retrospective exhibit including the recently opened basketball court in Campbell Art Park. 🪶

Read more at https://t.co/JBw03nz4An

#oklahomacontemporaryart #edgarheapofbirds #campbellartpark #oklahomaindigenousart #okcartists

[Oklahoma Contemporary @OKContemporary]

Major love to MVP @shaiglalex! What a season! Huge thanks to the @okcthunder for the shoutout to Oklahoma Contemporary during today's press conference. We’re proud to be part of such an inspiring OKC community!

[OKC THUNDER @okcthunder]

Your 2024-25 @Kia NBA Most Valuable Player: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 👏

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