| Art Crit Night is a free to attend, public art critique event featuring two local artists who present their work during a curator-led discussion. Artists, arts professionals, collectors, and anyone curious about joining the conversation can look forward to a relaxed evening of engaging discussion and mingling with art friends. |
THE APPLICATION Participating artists will have the opportunity to present their work, receive feedback, and connect with the community. The application for Art Crit Night is free and selected artists receive a $100 honorarium. Application Deadline: Jan 23, 2025 Application opens Jan 2, 2025
THE NEXT EVENT When February 26th, 2025 Where | THE OCTOBER GUEST CURATOR Pablo N. Barrera (Wixáritari)
Guest Curator
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Pablo N. Barrera (Wixáritari) joined Oklahoma Contemporary in 2018 as the inaugural curatorial fellow before being promoted to Associate Curator. In 2024, he stepped down from that role and was named adjunct curator appointed to the retrospective exhibition Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds: Honor Song (spring 2025). Barrera has independently curated shows in London, Seoul, and New York and writes on artistic representations of cultures experiencing colonization. He collaborates with local art communities to produce exhibitions that amplify the invaluable role Indigenous artistic perspectives contribute toward globalizing the arts. His achievements include the first cohort of curators at NXTHVN, graduate advisor for Yale University Art Gallery’s first student-led Native American Art exhibition, and advisory committee member for 2024 Getty Foundation Pacific Standard Time. Barrera is a first-generation high school graduate, earned his BA from the University of Pennsylvania (History of Art) and holds master’s degrees from Harvard University (2014) and Yale University (2018). Stay tuned for the announcement of the February Guest Curator! |
Questions?
Reach out to Administrative and Artist Relations Manager, Ariana Weir-Temoshok, at
ariana@ovac-ok.org or (405) 879-2400 Ex. 5
THE OCTOBER ARTISTS
Stay tuned for the announcement of the February artists!
Participating Artist
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Isa Rodriguez (b.1989, Albuquerque) is a Queer, Venezuelan American artist based in Oklahoma City. They have exhibited at the Visual Arts Center (ATX), the Mexican American Cultural Center (ATX), the Czong Institute (South Korea), and the Oklahoma Contemporary (OKC). In 2021, they founded Practice Practice with collaborator Dylan Cale Jones. In 2023, the team received a THRIVE Grant from the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition and the Andy Warhol Foundation, publishing their book, Practice Practice: How to Keep Creating, and launching the Practice Practice podcast. Rodriguez teaches at Studio School, where Practice Practice will be artists in residence from September 2024-2025. | Participating Artist
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Jaime is an Oklahoma City-based artist who spent much of her career in Chicago after receiving her Master of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her vibrant, whimsical work landed her a spot on Season 1 of Bravo's reality competition series, "Work of Art: The Next Great Artist" and has been in numerous exhibitions and collections in the Midwest. She is delighted to return to Oklahoma (where she received her BFA in Studio Art from the University of Oklahoma in 2003) and is excited to reconnect with the local art scene! | Art Crit Night supports and strengthens the work of every artist that participates, and promotes critical dialogue among the community members that attend. All participants must be open to the critique process. The process will include presenting your work, receiving feedback from the curator framed in a spirit of positivity and desire to help you progress in your practice, and receiving comments from the audience as these events will be open to the art community in an effort to increase critical dialogue. |
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