Pollard urges Oklahomans to contact Congress over proposed arts cuts

Pollard to be directly affected

News
Gazette staff
Guthrie’s Pollard Theatre is urging stage fans to voice concern to Oklahoma senators over proposed cuts of National Endowment for the Arts’ funding.

 

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Final Stage?

Stage Center needs deep pockets and committed partners to ensure the building a viable future, according to a new renovation study.

News
C.G. Niebank
Stage Center may be regarded as a masterpiece of avant-garde modern architecture, but the building’s age, unusual configuration, dilapidated condition and the lack of a single well-financed tenant appear to have turned it into a Gordian knot for both the building’s owner and the local theater community.

 

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

New Oklahoma Arts Council executive director starts first week of job

Kim Baker brings 18 years of OAC experience to role.

News
Carmen Forman
After a nationwide search, the Oklahoma Arts Council voted unanimously to have its deputy director Kim Baker become its the new executive director effective Tuesday.

 

Friday, November 4, 2011

Meal and a show

OKC’s new Art Moves program gets creative during the lunch rush with a variety of performances.

Performing Arts
Carmen Forman
The Oklahoma Arts Council recently launched a program that brings the arts to people during the workweek lunch hour.

 

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Art pays

Artful dodge

Arts advocates celebrate the apparent death of a state bill to eliminate arts funding.

News
Rachael Cervenka
With a controversial bill seeking to eliminate state funding to the arts apparently dead for the upcoming legislative session, Oklahoma Arts Council officials say they are beyond grateful for the vast amount of support they received statewide in response to the legislation.

 

Wednesday, January 30, 2013