Featuring Local, Regional, and National Artists
The Arts Council has a variety of spaces and venues showcasing local, regional, and national visual artists.
Exhibits encompass a full spectrum of artists’ professional experience: from beginning amateur to seasoned professional, our mission is to assist all levels of artist in continued learning through exhibition opportunity.
At The Kemp
• The NorthLight gallery is dedicated to our most experienced artists.
• The West End Studio gallery typically features a varying level of emerging artists and smaller professional exhibits.
• The Patio gallery and our other auxiliary spaces feature community programming.
• The Sculpture Garden is the home to 11 permanent pieces, as well as our annual juried exhibit featuring 10 national and international artists. These pieces remain on the grounds for a full calendar year, changing each May.
At The Forum
• The Galleria offers a variety of small-scale exhibits throughout the year.
All gallery exhibits are open to the public FREE OF CHARGE during regular open hours.
CURRENT EXHIBITS
Marianela de la Hoz: June 13 - August 22, 2025
Small-format works in delicate egg tempura speaking to social issues through the lens of magical realism.
Artzeum: June 7 – August 8, 2025
Artzeum is a FREE annual interactive children’s arts exhibit happening each summer at our Kemp Center location.
Taylor Clark: May 16 - July 26, 2025
Bright, whimsical paintings by Oklahoma City muralist Taylor Clark.
Sculpture Garden
The Sculpture Garden is an annual, year-long exhibit featuring the work of artists from around the country. It's open free of charge to the public during all Kemp open hours.
UPCOMING EXHIBITS
ACWF Small Works Juried Exhibit: Aug 1 - Oct 4, 2025
Juried exhibit featuring works under 5"x7".
Katie Davis and Florencio Lennox Campello: Aug 15 - Oct 25, 2025
A dual interpretation of modern ceramics.
Kim O'Keefe: Nov 7, 2025 - Jan 9, 2026
Whimsical illustrations of creatures both real and imaginary.
6x6 ROYGBIV: November 1 - 20, 2025
All the colors of rainbow will be present in our 6x6 ROYGBIV fundraiser exhibit!
Danville & Conan Chadbourne: Dec 5,2025 - Feb 7, 2026
An exploration of mathematical form through 2- and 3-dimensional art.
Ann Pollock: August 29 - October 4, 2025
PAST EXHIBITS
Sacred Art: American Traditional - December 20, 2024 – March 1, 2025
Celebrating the artistry and history of the American Traditional tattoo.
Legacies: January 17, 2025 – March 22, 2025
Legacies features the artwork of the extended Herrera family of artists.
Woman's Forum Centennial: February 28 - March 29, 2025
Curated by the current members of the Woman's Forum, the Centennial exhibit features documents, photographs, and ephemera highlighting the history of the group.
Alana Reeder: March 14 - May 10
A vibrant look at the complexity of motherhood and the postpartum body.
Ron Hamer: March 14 - May 10
Featuring themes of space exploration, the fragility of Earth, and the transformative potential of technology.
Cowboy True Invitational: March 28 – May 31, 2025
Works from multiple disciplines honoring the history and artistry of the cowboy way of life.
Ann Peterson Truemper: April 4 - June 6, 2025
Abstract collage and mixed media on paper.
Click the button to see previous exhibits by year.
EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES
The Arts Council has several open call opportunities for artists throughout the year.
Sacred Art: American Traditional - closed
Sculpture Garden - closed
Small Works - closed
6x6 ROYGBIV Exhibit & Auction - open through 9/4/2025
In addtition we host up to 22 solo and group exhibits in our 3 gallery spaces each year, plus community exhibits in several off-site locations.
To be considered for an exhibition in one of these spaces, please send 8-10 samples of artwork and a short artist statement or biography to the contact information below (see the bottom of this page for contact information on galleries).
