Welcome to the OU School of Visual Arts
The OU School of Visual Arts at the University of Oklahoma cultivates a vibrant intellectual community that fosters the greatest possible excellence in the study of the visual arts, design, and art history. The School was established in 1915, and is the oldest and most comprehensive school of art in the state of Oklahoma. Through civic engagement, we endeavor to meet the artistic needs of Oklahoma’s citizens and promote the growth of culture. We offer the BFA and MFA in Art and the BA, MA, and Ph.D. in Art History. We strive for excellence in teaching, publishing, and creating art and design at the highest level. The School prepares our students for success nationally and internationally as artists, designers, scholars, teachers, and influential patrons of all the arts.
Summer 2023 Exhibition and Event Schedule:
- Flight Lines: The Art of Natural History at OU, Sam Noble Museum, July 16 - November 27, Sam Noble Museum. Reception September 22, at 4pm.
- Glimpse! A Diachronic View of Canvases by Logan and Sharon Burchett, plus the Latest, Greatest by Oklahoma material artist Sarah Burchett and With Bonus by Seth Burchett, July 17 - August 6, Lighwell Gallery (2nd Floor). Recpetion August 6, at 2pm - 3pm.
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MFA Inclusive Exhibition 2021
Art Exhibitions & Events
OU MFA THESIS EXHIBITON 2023
April 14-28
Artwork by Danielle Fixico, Hannah Harper, Craig Swan and Summer Zah.
Mainsite Contemporary Art
122 E. Main St., Norman
This event is open to the public.
11th biennial Russell Center Symposium, Transnational Wests
Friday April 21 – 9:30 AM-4:30 PM
Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art Auditorium
Register today at http://home.oufoundation.org/TransnationalWests. For accommodations, please call the Russell Center at (405) 325-5939.
SPEAKERS: JEREMIAH ARIAZ, Professor of Photography, Louisiana State University;
JENNIFER R. HENNEMAN, Ph.D., Director, Petrie Institute of Western Art, and Curator of Western American Art, Denver Art Museum;
EMILY VOELKER, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Art History, Univ. of North Carolina-Greensboro;
DANIKA MEDAK-SALTZMAN, Ph.D., (Turtle Mountain Chippewa), Assistant Professor, Women and Gender Studies, Syracuse University.
Breakfast 8:45-930 a.m. and reception 4:00-5:30 p.m. in the Charles M. Russell Center.
