OKLAHOMA ARTS INSTITUTE
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Mission Statement
To provide exceptional multidisciplinary arts experiences that develop individual talent and inspire a lifelong passion for the arts.
About This Cause
The Oklahoma Arts Institute is a private nonprofit organization with a vision to cultivate established and emerging artists and educators through arts workshops, immersion, and awareness. Since 1977, the Oklahoma Arts Institute has recruited nationally renowned artists to teach an intensive fine arts program for talented Oklahoma youth every summer (The Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute) and a series of continuing education workshops for adults each fall (The Oklahoma Fall Arts Institute). Both programs are held at the Quartz Mountain State Park in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma. An additional program called Tour de Quartz serves as a statewide outreach project by showcasing student artwork throughout the year in Oklahoma’s finest museums and galleries, and OAI conducts audition preparation workshops each fall in underserved areas across the state. The Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute (OSAI) is an intensive, two-week residential academy for serious, disciplined, and motivated high school students. Participants are selected through a competitive statewide audition process to study with nationally renowned artists in the fields of acting, chorus, creative writing, dance, drawing & painting, film & video, orchestra, and photography. The purpose of OSAI is to provide the highest quality arts education available to Oklahoma’s high school students. Every student accepted to OSAI receives a full scholarship to attend, guaranteeing participation based on artistic talent and effort rather than personal financial resources. The Oklahoma Fall Arts Institute (OFAI) was established in 1983 in response to requests from educators across the state for continuing education of the same high caliber as the Summer Arts Institute. OFAI is a series of intense, hands-on weekend workshops in the visual, literary, and performing arts for adults 21 and older. The largest audience served by OFAI consists of Oklahoma public school educators, who take the skills they learn back to their classrooms and share new techniques with students and peers. Every Oklahoma public school educator receives a full scholarship to attend. Based on participant evaluations, the total number of Oklahoma students benefiting from their teachers’ participation in OFAI workshops is over 50,000 per year.