2027 Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute
June 12–27, 2027. Applications open December 1!

Disciplines

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ACTING

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CHORUS

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CREATIVE WRITING

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DANCE

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DRAWING & PAINTING

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FILM & VIDEO

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ORCHESTRA

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PHOTOGRAPHY

2027 Drawing & Painting

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Daphne Arthur is the recipient of The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation Fellowship, the Anne Critz Fellowship, The Ald Held Fellowship at the American Academy of Rome, the Vermont Studio Center’s Pollock-Krasner Foundation Fellowship, The New York Foundation for the Arts Queens Art Fund: New Work Grant, amongst others. Recently her work has been featured in New American Paintings Northeast publications #164 and #170. Arthur is currently based in New York City, where she also teaches at Columbia University.

Daphne Arthur

2026 DRAWING & PAINTING INSTRUCTOR

 

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 3 previously created works and must complete 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. Applicants must upload photographs of their artwork, along with a separate photograph of the actual still life arrangement used for their drawing. Applicants will also complete a brief description of work that includes the title and medium of each piece.

Application Deadline: Sunday, February 14, 2027 at 12:00 noon.

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VIEW EXAMPLE STILL LIFE VIDEO

Drawing & Painting applicants may also be interested in applying to the Photography program. You can apply for up to three art forms/disciplines. Learn more >>

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

Quartz Preview Days

Interested in auditioning for the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute but don’t know where to start? Each fall, OAI is offers free workshops at Quartz Preview Days!

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