OVAC NEWS Thank you to all who participated in our 12x12 Virtual Fundraiser—the artists, sponsors, and art buyers. We truly appreciate your contributions to make this event a great success. Of course, we would have rather seen all of you in person, but we sincerely value your continued support despite the shift to a digital party. These funds are crucial in supporting Oklahoma’s visual artists through our Grants for Artists program as well as our annual Fellowship Awards. Starting in October, we are offering free grant writing support for artists through Office Hours with OVAC’s Membership & Outreach Coordinator, Hayley Olson. These time slots will be one week before the grant deadline so artists may have their application reviewed and get all of their questions answered before submitting. Since OVAC staff doesn’t make the granting decisions, but are a part of the Grant Committee conversations, Hayley is a valuable resource and we hope artists will take advantage of this opportunity. To sign up, visit ovacgrants.org.
FALL 2020 We are gearing up for Momentum 2021 with our calls for Emerging Curator and Spotlight Artists! We are anticipating this iteration will still be impacted by the pandemic, so we are planning ahead to switch things up in a way that will give the community plenty of time to view the artwork safely. Instead of only a weekend-long party, the exhibition will be up for the month of March in Norman at Mainsite before heading to Tulsa’s Living Arts for the month of April. For more information and to apply, visit momentumoklahoma.org. To keep up with the latest OVAC news, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Sincerely,
Krystle K. Brewer Executive Director
Krystle Brewer, Executive Director
Thank you to our new and renewing members from May 2020 to July 2020 Sharon Allred Kristy Andrew Heather Ariyeh Alan Atkinson Robin Baker Rea Baldridge Mattie Barlow Jerry Baumeister Stephen Beall Robert Beatley Shannon Bell John & Susanne Blake Eric Bloemers Greg Bloxom Amanda Boehm Garcia Elyse Bogart Bryan Boone Daniel Bottoms Tracey Brauer Krystle Brewer John Bruce Tammy Brummell Jenna Bryan Zach Burns Rebecca Burroughs Pattie Calfy Gayle Canada
Stan Carroll Claudia Carroll-Phelps Jessica Chavez Julianne Clark Michael Clark Valarie Clayton Jo Clow Amanda Cole Tony Corbell Rick Cotter Aleise Cowsert Jessica Crow Jason Cytacki Bryan Dahlvang Janet Fadler Davie Sarah Day-Short Becky Deed Cady Carlson Dill Kortny Dylewski Douglas Eaton Michael Elizondo Ellen Etzler Lauren Florence Kira Frisby Janet Funk Barbara Gabel Andrea Gardner
Dan Garrett Kristin Gentry Irmgard Geul Joeallen Gibson Kristen & Dusty Gilpin Kevin Gleason Eleanor Goetzinger Stephanie Grubbs Kristina Haden Steffanie Halley Jessica Harjo Patricia Harper Joshua Harris William Hawk Savannah Hays Walt & Jean Hendrickson Shelly Henry David Holland Jan Holzbauer Helen Howerton Pamela Husky Cecelia Hussein Jennifer Hustis Sam Hyden Sandy Ingram Sarah Iselin Sheri Ishmael-Waldrop
Robert James J. Jann Jeffrey Alena Jennings Kelsey Karper Yvonne Kauger Joel Kelley Kelsey Kirk Sharyl Landis Brian Landreth Patsy Lane Adam Lanman Leondre Lattimore Trent Lawson Lania Lee Cayla Lewis Mark Lewis William Livingston Rebecca Lucht Joe Machado Cynthia Marcoux Brandon Marlow Dru Marseilles Leslie Martin Debra Martin-Barber Janice Mathews-Gordon Andy Mattern Mark Maxted
Cortney McConnell Deina McIntosh Janette Meetze Michelle (Mikie) Metcalfe Susan Miller Sue Moss Sullivan Lawrence Naff Andrea Nielsen Kirsten Olds Taylor Painter-Wolfe Caroline Patton Karen Paul Laurel Payne Thumy Phan Nicole Poole Patty S. Porter Marissa Raglin Angela Reaves Elizabeth Richards Amy Rockett-Todd Kathy Rodgers Brandi Ross Rita Rowe Lauren Rucker Tim Ryan Tiffani Nicole Sanders Audrey Schmitz
Joan Seay Carl & Beth Shortt David Smith Diana J. Smith Iryna Snizhenko Laura Story William Struby Debbie Sullivan E. Dee Tabor Scott Taylor Jim Terrell Tony Tiger Kelly Tompkins M. Teresa Valero Elyssa Wallace Debbie Weed Micah Wesley BJ White John Wolfe Keith Wolfe May Yang Janice Yeary Stephen Yochum Rhonda Young Candie Yount Summer Zah Lisa Zarrow
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