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Visa Gift Card Giveaway for Early-Bird Applicants!

The March 15 deadline to apply for the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute is now one month away , and it's even sooner if you...

4 Ways to Show Your Love for OAI This V-Day

Show your love for the Arts Institute! With the Valentine’s Day spirit still in the air and the state legislature back in session, it’s a perfect time to take some...

A Quartz Mountain Love Story

In celebration of Valentine's Day, we want to share one of our favorite Quartz Mountain love stories with you. Meet Mark and Jennifer—two OSAI alumni and former staff...

Q&A with the Summer Arts Institute Dance Faculty 

Get to know this summer's ballet and modern dance instructors: DeeAnna Hiett, a former dancer with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and Michael Blake, a Bessie...

A 2020 Success Story

The Oklahoma State Department of Education reported in 2018 that less than 30% of Oklahoma's K-12 students have access to arts education in their school district. And...

Auditions and Timing for the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute Will Look a Little Different in 2021: Here’s What You Need to Know

(updated January 28, 2021)

More than anything, we want to be back in person with our students in our home at Quartz Mountain next summer. Given the...