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Lincoln Cochran (Acting ’96) on Equalizing Education and the Arts

When Lincoln Cochran was the Director of Theater Arts at Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, he knew that not every one of his students was into theater. But...

OSAI Alums Hit the Film Festival Circuit

Two films made by Summer Arts Institute alumni, “ The Big Kid ” and “...

OSAI Alumni Commissioned for Oklahoma Contemporary’s Inaugural Exhibitions

On March 12, we were having coffee and catching up with OSAI alums Gabriel Friedman (Photography ’99) and Yatika Fields (Sculpture ’98, Drawing & Painting ’99,...

OSAI at Home Faculty Feature: For Allen Tinkham, Music is About Communication

“If music is communication, then the purpose of music is being able to get ideas out there,” says Allen Tinkham, Music Director of the...

After the OKC Bombing, Arts Workshops at Quartz Mountain Provided a Space for Healing

One participant wrote about a tree—later dubbed the “Survivor Tree”—and the incongruities between what survived and what didn’t, and what was supposed to protect...

Recordings Due Sunday, May 3

Thank you to everyone who submitted a video! The final project is currently being edited and will be available on this webpage soon.

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