Oklahoma City public art to get integrative direction

An art commission is asking the mayor and city council to push for a grant that would fund a master plan for public art projects. The policy is one of five recommendations outlined by a cultural development plan implemented in 2011.

BY ZEKE CAMPFIELD | Published: December 18, 2012

Public art in Oklahoma City may soon become a collaborative effort rather than a hodgepodge of loose-knit projects.

The city’s art’s commission is asking the mayor and city council to support a grant application that would transform a long-discussed public art policy from idea to reality.

photo - Artist Susan Morrison and her husband, Anthony Dyke, put finishing touches in 2000 on a mosaic at what is now known as Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Photo by Paul B. Southerland, The Oklahoman

Artist Susan Morrison and her husband, Anthony Dyke, put finishing touches in 2000 on a mosaic at what is now known as Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Photo by Paul B. Southerland, The Oklahoman

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Pledges of support by the city council, a cultural nonprofit group and the art commission could lead to an $80,000 grant, said Robbie Kienzle, arts and cultural affairs liaison for the city...
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