Muskogee Area Arts Council

10/31/2024

I have heard today from Timothy Long, President of The Plimpton Foundation. Their fundraiser for the North American Indigenous Songbook ends tomorrow. They have raised $11,645 of their $25,000 goal. I am making a contribution, and I wonder if you might be able to make one, too. Can we help them reach their goal?
The Plimpton Foundation is the organization that supports Native American music recovery and preservation and development of new works by Native American musicians.
Timothy Long is a distinguished conductor, pianist, and composer of Muscogee and Choctaw descent who is Artistic and Music Director of Opera at Eastman School of Music, and an assistant conductor at the Metropolitan Opera. He is from Oklahoma and is an Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame inductee.

Here is the link to donate.
https://givebutter.com/NAIS
https://www.nationalsawdust.org/.../north-american...

Help us meet the match!

10/10/2024

Today is the day! The statue of Merle will be unveiled at the Muskogee Civic Center TODAY 10/10/2024 at 5:00 PM.
Tickets will be available for a tribute concert at 7:00.

10/06/2024

Concert to follow unveiling of country music legend statueBy Cathy Spa

08/14/2024

Tickets for the Merle Haggard Tribute concert on October 10, 2024 are on sale NOW. Ticket prices start at $10. The Merle Haggard statue will be unveiled in front of the Civic Center immediately prior to the concert. Here is a direct link for ticket sales or you can go to the website.
www.omhof.com
https://tinyurl.com/4ew8ema7

08/07/2024

Muskogee Area Arts Council proudly sponsored this uplifting colorful mural on Neighbors Building Neighborhoods. Leah Payne is the artist. The building owner John Turner is repainting the building with his son Matthew. All to honor his late wife.

01/27/2024

At the Bass Reeves Conference today Joel Randell presented his design for the Bass Reeves statue. Muskogee Area Arts Council provided the seed money to get the project off the ground. The unveiling will be a year from now and will be a terrific addition to Muskogee's public art scene. https://www.sculptorjoelrandell.com/

01/26/2024

Bass Reeves Memorial Celebration is THIS SATURDAY.
It had to be rescheduled because of the recent bad weather.
This event is free and open to the public.

DATE: Saturday, January 27
TIME: 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
LOCATION: Three Rivers Museum

The sculptor who will create the larger than life statue will talk about his concept for the sculpture and his motivation for accepting this commission. There will be some time for questions to the artist.

Sculpting public art in bronze from a classical realism style. Joel Randell is a figurative portrait sculptor who sculpts commissions of life-size or larger bronze figures and statues or busts. Joel Randell is also nationally known as a Classical Honorific Sculptor.

01/19/2024

This is a great opportunity for some lucky artist! The Guggenheim Residency could change your life and the world of art as we know it.

The Poet-in-Residence is a one-year appointment during which the selected candidate develops poetry-related programming for a range of museum audiences.

01/12/2024

Muskogee Area Arts Council was pleased to provide financial sponsorship for a teen art program at Muskogee Public Library. Eight teens participated and 100 patrons voted for their favorite. Lorie Fennel said, "The art show generated quite a lot of discussion amongst our patrons as well. They enjoyed the different styles and many of them shared what their favorite paintings or artists were. It was a really great event and we appreciate your support."

12/18/2023

Save the date! Jan 30th 2024 in OKC -
Ann Barker Ong of Muskogee will receive the prestigious Governor's Award during the 45th Oklahoma Governor's Arts Awards at the State Capitol on January 30.

Oklahoma Arts Council News December 2023 Governor's Arts Awards Honorees Announced December 4, 2023 Holbrook Lawson of Tulsa and Ann Barker Ong of Muskogee will receive the prestigous Governor's Award during the 45th Oklahoma Governor's Arts Awards at the State Capitol on January 30. The two were am...