OKLAHOMA SUMMER ARTS INSTITUTE
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Drawing/Painting

Classes concentrate on the principles of drawing and painting through studio work, slide lectures, and demonstrations. Students are introduced to color, imagery, media, and various drawing and painting techniques.The class may also focus on printmaking, 3-D art, and/or mixed media. Students will display their work in public exhibitions. Twenty students are accepted.

Application Requirements :

1) Call the Oklahoma Arts Institute office at (405) 321-9000 to schedule an audition.  Audition spaces fill quickly. Click here for audition dates and locations.

2) Download and submit a complete application.

At the Audition:
Please arrive early to check in and set up. The audition consists of two 50-minute timed drawing exercises (a still life and a figure drawing) led by an instructor. Please bring the following supplies to the audition:
• A newsprint pad (18” x 24”) with stiff backing
• Your choice of ebony pencils or conte crayons in white, gray, or black
• Gum and/or kneaded rubber erasers
• A portable easel or drawing board

Charcoal drawings are unacceptable and will be disqualified.

Judging Criteria:

  • Drawing skills
  • Composition skills
  • Use of tools
  • Use of time
    Download a Sample Drawing/Painting Adjudication Form

  • Adjudicators are members of the Oklahoma Arts Institute's Visual Arts Advisory Panel. The drawing and painting program of the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute is endowed by the Ellen Woods Westheimer Visual Arts Fund, with the faculty chair endowment provided by The Pauline Dwyer and Robert A. Macklanburg, Jr., Foundation.