About

Mission
Our mission is to enrich lives through the visual arts.
The Oklahoma City Museum of Art is one of the leading arts institutions in the region. The Museum presents a dynamic range of exhibitions organized from prestigious museums and collections throughout the world. The Museum’s own diverse collection features highlights from North America, Europe, and Asia, with particular strengths in American art and postwar abstraction. The permanent collection also boasts one of the world’s largest public collections of Dale Chihuly glass, a major collection of photography by Brett Weston, and the definitive museum collection of works by the Washington Color painter Paul Reed. The Museum’s renowned Samuel Roberts Noble Theater screens the finest international, independent, documentary, and classic films. Museum amenities include the Museum Store and the Roof Terrace. The Oklahoma City Museum of Art is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums and is a member of the Association of Art Museum Directors. The Museum serves over 125,000 visitors annually from all fifty states and thirty foreign countries.
History

The Museum’s 110,000 square foot facility, constructed in 2002, is located in the heart of downtown and is an anchor for a growing cultural district of the greater metropolitan area.
The Oklahoma City Museum of Art’s roots trace to early statehood efforts of the Oklahoma Art League and Art Renaissance Club, organizations concerned with art education for a young city. Over time, more formal efforts began with a Works Progress Administration (WPA) Experimental Gallery, which was open to the public. The Museum transitioned from a federally funded gallery to a private institution when it was incorporated on May 18, 1945.
The Museum today is the synthesis of two predecessors, the Oklahoma Art Center, itself an outgrowth of the WPA Experimental Gallery, and the Oklahoma Museum of Art. Although both institutions were committed to collecting,
public programs, and exhibitions, a depressed economy following the downturn in the energy industry during the 1980s challenged the city’s ability to support two institutions and led to a merger of the two museums in 1989.
Museum leaders seized the opportunity to bring a new Oklahoma City Museum of Art to maturation as a single, financially secure entity.
Led by a $14.5 million capital grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation and by an extraordinary outpouring of support from more the 500 foundations, corporations, and individual donors, the $40 million goal was reached to build and endow the new museum, entirely with private funds. In March of 2002, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Donald W. Reynolds Visual Arts Center, opened to critical acclaim. The Museum now attracts over 125,000 visitors each year with its permanent collection, cycle of temporary exhibitions, inventive education opportunities, international film program, and Museum Store.
Donald W. Reynolds Visual Arts Center

Consisting of three floors of galleries, studio classrooms, Museum Store, Samuel Roberts Noble Theater, the Donald W. Reynolds Visual Arts Center is in the Arts District of downtown Oklahoma City between Hudson and Walker Avenues on Couch Drive. The Museum, designed by Allen Brown Architects, opened in its current location in 2002.
Samuel Roberts Noble Theater

Incorporating the original 1947 Centre Theater as an adaptive reuse project, the 250-seat Samuel Roberts Noble Theater features a state-of-the-art projection system and is home to the Museum’s film program, which presents screenings every Thursday through Sunday.
Roof Terrace

Lobbies

The Oklahoma City Museum of Art has two lobbies, one at the atrium entrance to the building’s west, near Walker Avenue, and the second at the theater box office to the building’s east, near Hudson Avenue. Each features large-scale glass installations by Dale Chihuly.
Atrium Lobby
The Eleanor Blake Kirkpatrick Memorial Tower, created by Dale Chihuly, was commissioned by the Oklahoma City Museum of Art in 1999. This monumental sculpture was created for the Donald W. Reynolds Visual Arts Center atrium entrance in memory of the late Eleanor Blake Kirkpatrick, a Museum founder.
Theater Lobby
Departments
Michael J. Anderson, President & CEO
Rosie May, PhD, Director of Curatorial Affairs & Audience Engagement
Bryn Schockmel, PhD, Curator
Catherine Shotick, Curator
Bryon Chambers, Head of Public Programming and Partnerships
Amanda Harmer, Manager of Family and Access Programs
Neely Simms-Peters, Coordinator for Curatorial Affairs and Audience Engagement
Ernesto Sánchez, Head of Exhibition Installation & Design
Maury Ford, Head of Exhibition & Collection Management
Trent Lawson, Chief Preparator
Randall Barnes, Preparator
Lisa K. Broad, PhD, Head of Film Programming & Theatrical Operations
Dudley Marshall, Projectionist & Film Assistant
Kimberley Worrell, CMP, Director of Development
Cole Pettis, Membership and Donor Coordinator
Elizabeth Roewe, Member Engagement Manager
Becky Sowers, Development Officer
Katie Watts, Development Operations Manager
Becky Weintz, Director of Marketing & Communications
Zac Fowler, Digital Communications Specialist
Rita Craig, Chief Financial Officer
Khristie Johnson, Human Resource Generalist
Jennifer Oliver, Accounting Manager
Jessica Johnson, Staff Accountant
Sarah Pruitt, Accounting Assistant
Richard Bruner, Museum Store Manager
Alex Barnes, Assistant Store Manager
Jack Madden, Facility Operations Director
Robert Caldwell, Building Superintendent
Mark Ashurst, Facility Support Associate
Mike Rhoden, Facility Support Associate
Joe Sims, Facility Support Associate
Bert Boan, IT Manager
Noel Pendley, Desktop Support Technician
Steve Thompson, Chief of Safety and Security
Rhiyana Furniss, Assistant Chief of Safety and Security
Daniel Acuna, Assistant Chief of Safety and Security
Corrie Reagan, Admissions Coordinator
Leadership
Board of Trustees
Cynda Ottaway, Chair
Meg Salyer, Chair-elect
Edward Barth, Immediate Past Chair
John Bozalis, Secretary
Chuck Wiggin, Treasurer
Bob Barnard, Vice-Chair
Jeremy Black, Vice-Chair
Hal Brown, Vice-Chair
Julie Hall, Vice-Chair
Suzette Hatfield, Vice-Chair
Frank Hill, Vice-Chair
Jerome Holmes, Vice-Chair
Leslie Hudson, Vice-Chair
Aaron Ketter, Vice-Chair
Duke Ligon, Vice-Chair
Penny McCaleb, Vice-Chair
Virginia Meade, Vice-Chair
Amalia Miranda Silverstein, Vice-Chair
Amy Bankhead
Bob Barnard
Edward Barth
Elby Beal
Jeremy Black
John R. Bozalis, MD
Allen Brown
Hal J. Brown
Philip Busey, Jr.
William M. Cameron
Michael Coffman
Teresa L. Cooper
Liz Cromwell***
Karen Delaney
Nancy Payne Ellis*
Jim English
David T. Greenwell
Julia Hall
Kirk Hammons
Judy J. Hatfield
Suzette Hatfield
Frank D. Hill
The Hon. Jerome A. Holmes
Leslie S. Hudson
Steven Kerr
Aaron Ketter
Duke R. Ligon
Judy Love
Neal McCaleb
Penny McCaleb
James C. Meade*
Virginia A. Meade
Frank Merrick
Charles E. Nelson*
Xavier Niera
Cynda Ottaway
Caroline Patton
Joan Payne
Nikola Puffinbarger, MD
Jeff Records
Robert J. Ross
Meg Salyer
Amalia Silverstein, MD
Jeanne Hoffman Smith, PhD**
Miles Tolbert
Sean Trauschke
Chuck Wiggin
Max Weitzenhoffer
Wanda Otey Westheimer**
*Lifetime Trustee
** Trustee Emeritus
*** Moderns Board Chair, Ex-Officio
Careers

To see a brief description of the position that interests you, click on the position title. Human Resources will review each applicant’s qualifications for compatibility with available openings. Should a potential fit exist, Human Resources will contact the applicant directly.
Explore
OKCMOA is home to a host of immersive art exhibitions that change throughout the year. View the latest exhibitions and plan your visit today.
Discover our enriching Museum programs, including interactive tours, Healing Arts, the James C. Meade Friends' Lecture series, virtual special exhibition programs, and more.
Access
The Oklahoma City Museum of Art welcomes all visitors. We recognize the diverse backgrounds and needs of our community and are committed to creating a “culture of welcome” in which all visitors feel safe, supported, and valued. We strive to make Museum programs and public spaces accessible and inclusive by removing barriers that impede participation.