Tour de Quartz
by the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute’s
Jan. 3 – March 1, 2025
The Oklahoma Center for the Humanities is excited to host the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute’s Tour de Quartz exhibit this coming January and February. The exhibit is a collection of drawing & painting and photography work by students, aged 15-19, across the state of Oklahoma. Each student artist is represented by one piece of artwork in Tour de Quartz, which exhibits at museums, libraries, and art galleries across the state.
The Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute (OSAI) is an intensive 2-week residential academy that provides professional training to artistically advanced Oklahoma High School Students, including graduating seniors, in the visual, literary, and performing arts. OSAI not only offers training in multiple disciplines, but its faculty also boasts winners of the Pulitzer Prize and the Academy, Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Awards.
Students featured in this exhibit include:
Drawing & Painting
Aylin Alatorre, Broken Arrow
Graydon Bruyn, Enid
Lillian Dai, Norman
Mimi Fitzpatrick, Edmond
Makenna Hodges, Edmond
Grace Hopkins, Springer
Elyse Janzen, Edmond
Morgan Karas, Tulsa
Cey Karch, Broken Arrow
Ryu Lor, Broken Arrow
Bhoomika Mistry, Yukon
Mars Moore, Chelsea
Khanh Nguyen, Tulsa
Makeyla Pewenofkit, Anadarko
Kyndall Ray, North Enid
Charlie Staudt, Guthrie
Maia Stewart, Clinton
Evelyn Tham, Edmond
Aidan Tinius, Edmond
Ramey Wilkins, Enid
Photography
Jasper Bryant, Oklahoma City
Patrick Campbell, Tulsa
Sofie Chang-Davis, Broken Arrow
Danzel Chen, Oklahoma City
Seth Collucci, Tulsa
Fernando Cornejo, Tulsa
Abigail Foster, Moore
Illyana Galarza, Norman
Zoe Howald, Tulsa
Branigyn McAdoo, Oklahoma City
Aaron Meason, Tulsa
Cassie Parker, Fort Sill
Kassidy Parrish, Broken Arrow
Edison Reyes-Calderon, Oklahoma City
Aidan Singh, Tulsa
Kat Talley, Jenks
Mya Uribe, Oklahoma City
Oliver Vaughan, Jenks
Where to find Tour de Quartz:
January 3 – February 28, 2025
Oklahoma Center for the Humanities
101 E Archer Ave, Tulsa, OK, 74103
918-690-4898
March 2025
Graceful Arts Center
523 Barnes Avenue, Alva, OK, 73717
580-327-2787
April 2025
Oklahoma State Department of Education
Oliver Hodge Building 2500 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK, 73105
May – June 2025
Museum of the Western Prairie
1100 Memorial Drive, Altus, OK, 73521
580-482-1044
The Oklahoma Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain is a private, non-profit organization with a mission to provide exceptional multidisciplinary arts experiences that develop individual talent and inspire a lifelong passion for the arts. Since 1977, the Oklahoma Arts Institute has recruited nationally renowned artists to teach a fine arts program for artistically advanced Oklahoma youth and a series of continuing education workshops for adults. All programs are held at the Quartz Mountain State Park & Lodge in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma. For more information on OSAI 2025 and the application process, visit the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute.
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