Tour de Quartz

October 18 – November 18, 2007
Second Floor

Tour de Quartz will present works by 28 Oklahoma high school students. The exhibition features paintings, drawings, and photographs produced during the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute (OSAI), a prestigious two-week academy held at Quartz Mountain in June. Large-scale paintings of teacups and flower vases as well as six different artists’ interpretations of a glass vase, rendered in acrylic and graphite, are included. The photography selections explore a wide variety of subject matter, from portraits to abstract images.

The students come from rural and urban areas across the state and were chosen by competitive, statewide auditions to attend the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute and study with nationally-renowned artists. Drawing and painting students studied with Robert Rahway Zakanitch of Brooklyn, New York and the photography class was led by Steve Simon of New York, New York. For more information about the Oklahoma Arts Institute or the Tour de Quartz, visit www.oaiquartz.org or call (405) 321-9000.