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PHOTOGRAPHY

2025 Photography

Photography students are instructed in various photographic techniques and are encouraged to utilize the aesthetics of their surroundings. Students explore conventional and digital photography, along with darkroom and digital editing techniques. Student photography is displayed in public exhibitions. Up to 20 students are accepted.

Requirements for Applicants

To apply to the photography program, applicants must submit a portfolio of representative work including one portrait and up to six (6) other images. Evaluators will be looking for applicants who have a good understanding of photographic technique (e.g. composition, use of light, contrast) and whose images tell their artistic point of view.

Images may be conventional and/or digital photographs, but all photos will be submitted digitally in JPEG format. Images may be taken on any type of camera, including smartphones or tablets.

Application Deadline: Monday, February 9, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.

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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!

ARDMORE

Thursday, December 18, 2025 | 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
ARDMORE HIGH SCHOOL
701 Veterans Blvd.

BARTLESVILLE

Friday, December 12, 2025 | 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
BARTLESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
1700 Hillcrest Dr.

IDABEL

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 | 12 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
IDABEL HIGH SCHOOL
901 E Lincoln Rd.

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