OFAI APPLICATION PROCESS

Early Bird Enrollment
Thank you for your interest in the Oklahoma Fall Arts Institute! Early Bird Enrollment for OFAI 2008 is now open. Applicants who have never taken an OFAI workshop, or who have not taken one in the past five years, are eligible for Early Bird Enrollment. Early Bird Enrollment is by mail only. Download OFAI Early Bird Registration Form. (64KB Word Doc)

Open Enrollment.
Open Enrollment for OFAI begins at 12:00 noon on Monday, August 25th. At that time, a link for online enrollment will be posted here. Participants may register online or by mail. Online registration is recommended because your workshop space/scholarship will be instantly reserved. If you register online, you must pay the non-refundable $30 registration fee by credit card. If you wish to pay by check or purchase order, you must register by mail. Please keep in mind that mail-in registration requires processing by OAI, and your workshop space/scholarship reservation will be delayed.

Attention OFAI Participants!
Please click on the links below to download a handbook, health form, quote sheet, and the supply list for your workshop. You must bring all completed forms and any necessary supplies with you to Quartz Mountain. Educators receiving a scholarship must also bring proof of employment to Quartz Mountain, such as a valid school I.D. or paystub.
Handbook
Health Form
Quote Sheet
Supply Lists:
Coming soon!

Registration/Waiting Lists
Workshop space and scholarships are administered on a first come, first served basis. Workshops fill quickly, so register as soon as possible. OAI must receive registration materials for the workshop at least one week before the workshop begins. (For example, registrations for the October 11th workshops are due October 4th.)

If the workshop you wish to attend is full, you may place your name on a waiting list by calling the Oklahoma Arts Institute office at (405) 321-9000. However, please consider that cancellations are rare and it may be best to choose a different workshop.

Each Oklahoma public school educator is eligible to attend one workshop on scholarship. Scholarships are not guaranteed. If no scholarships are available at the time of enrollment, participants will be notified by the Oklahoma Arts Institute. In the event that extra scholarships are available, educators may receive an additional scholarship. If you would like to place your name on a waiting list for an extra scholarship, please call the Oklahoma Arts Institute office. Educators are always welcome to attend a second workshop at a total cost of $580.

Fees
Oklahoma public school teachers and administrators receive full scholarships to OFAI, including tuition, room and board. Public school educators pay only a non-refundable $30 registration fee. Additionally, contributions from the private sector allow the Institute to offer workshops at half the actual cost to participants not receiving scholarships. All participants are responsible for purchasing any supplies that may be required for their workshop.

Private school teachers and college/university educators are encouraged to attend OFAI. However, they are responsible for the full cost of the workshop ($580). Staff development funds or scholarship grants may be available through a teacher's school, but the teacher is responsible for contacting the administration and requesting funds. Private school or university educators must pay a $30 non-refundable registration fee at the time of registration, with the remaining $550 balance due no later than two weeks prior to the chosen OFAI workshop.

Non-educators pay a total of $580 for tuition, room, board and registration fee. A $30 non-refundable registration fee and a $100 deposit are due at registration. The remaining $450 balance is due no later than two weeks prior to the chosen OFAI workshop.

All participant rooms are double occupancy. If space allows, private rooms are available for an additional $100 fee. OFAI participants reserving a single room may bring a spouse/guest for an additional fee of $35.


Refund/Cancellation Policies
If after your enrollment you are unable to attend a workshop for any reason, please notify the Oklahoma Arts Institute immediately so that your place may be filled by an applicant from the waiting list. If you cancel more than 14 days before the first day of the workshop, your tuition, less the $30 registration fee, will be refunded. If cancellation notice is received after the 14 day deadline, and the workshop place cannot be filled, full-paying participants will forfeit the $100 deposit and the $30 registration fee. In the instance that the Oklahoma Arts Institute is forced to cancel a class, the full deposit including the application fee will be refunded. The Oklahoma Arts Institute reserves the right to substitute faculty members. If possible, participants will be notified of a faculty change prior to the workshop.

Terms of Registration
Participants agree and understand that, unless the Oklahoma Arts Institute is otherwise instructed in writing, registration constitutes a release for any photographs taken of participants at the Oklahoma Fall Arts Institute. Participants also understand that their written comments may be used for public relations for the program. If a participant is unable to attend the workshop, that participant must notify the Oklahoma Arts Institute 14 days prior to the first day of class in order to be refunded the total tuition paid, less the $30 registration fee. With online registration, participants hereby waive any and all claims for the participant and the participant's heirs and personal representatives against the Oklahoma Arts Institute and the Quartz Mountain Arts and Conference Center and Nature Park, and any of their agents, servants or employees for injury, illness, or loss of personal property, by theft or otherwise, which may result from participation in such workshop. The Oklahoma Arts Institute reserves the right to refuse registration at their sole discretion.