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2023 Drawing & Painting

Drawing & Painting students 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. Up to 20 students are accepted.

Requirements for Applicants

To apply to the drawing & painting program, applicants may submit up to three (3) previously created works and must complete one (1) still life drawing. The three portfolio pieces can be any combination of paintings, drawings, mixed media, and/or 3-D artwork. The still life drawing must be completed using a #2 pencil and one sheet of 8.5" x 11" paper. It is expected that applicants complete their still life drawing within one hour.

Applicants will photograph their artwork to upload online. Applicants will also complete a brief description of work that includes the title and medium of each piece.

Deadline for Submission: Monday, February 13, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.   Monday, February 20, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.

Download Complete Drawing & Painting Applicant Guide

Funding for the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute drawing & painting program is generously provided, in part, by the Ellen Woods Westheimer Visual Arts Endowment Fund.

Audition Preparation Workshop - optional

Interested in auditioning for the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute but don’t know where to start? Check out the videos from our new audition preparation workshops below.

Ada
November 19, 2022
1-4pm
Chickasaw Business Conference Center
East Central University
830 East Main Street, Ada, OK 74820-6999

Clinician: Marwin Begaye, Professor of Painting and Printmaking, University of Oklahoma

Lawton
November 12, 2022
1-5pm
Leslie Powell Foundation Gallery
620 SW D Ave, Lawton, OK 73501

Clinician: Katherine Liontas-Warren, retired Professor of Art, Cameron University

View audition workshop video

Bartlesville
December 2, 2022
1-3pm
Bartlesville High School
1700 Hillcrest Drive, Bartlesville, OK 74003

Clinician: Audrey Schmitz, Director of the Eleanor Hays Art Gallery, Northern Oklahoma College