How is OVAC different from other arts organizations?
OVAC is committed to supporting visual arts statewide, because we consider the cultural landscape to be interdependent—sharing many of the same opportunities and challenges. Artists served include a wide range of ages, educational and economic backgrounds, and ethnicities. Artists do not have to be a member of OVAC to participate in programs, which are free, inexpensive, or available via scholarship. OVAC’s services help a wide variety of visual artists in both contemporary and traditional media. OVAC does not have a gallery, except a virtual one. We focus on providing informational resources, funding and training. We work with great venue partners for targeted exhibitions of Oklahoma artists’ work. OVAC is the only organization in Oklahoma providing regular project funding to individual artists. OVAC strives to live its mission. OVAC operates as we would wish for artists to run their careers: being creative and taking risks, while working efficiently, collaborating with others, commun
