Healing Arts Programs
OKCMOA outreach programs provide education and hands-on artmaking experiences for people of all ages throughout the community. Reaching beyond our walls, the Museum is committed to actively collaborating with community partners to provide hands-on enrichment through the visual arts.
Making Memories
Making Memories is OKCMOA’s program designed for individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia and their caregivers. The program connects participants with art—and with one another—through conversation and creative artmaking inspired by the Museum’s permanent collection and special exhibitions.Â
How the program works
- Monthly (offsite): A Museum Teaching Artist visits four partner senior living and adult day centers to lead an hour of artmaking tied to artworks on view at OKCMOA. Â
- Quarterly (onsite at OKCMOA): Partner groups—and community members who register—come to the Museum for free, seated gallery conversation centered on one artwork, followed by studio artmaking with light refreshments.
Who can participate
- Individuals living with dementia who attend with a caregiverÂ
- Residents/participants from senior living and adult day centers (by arrangement with the Museum)
Registration & cost (onsite sessions)Â
- Cost:Â Free; RSVPÂ requiredÂ
- Capacity: 18 participants per session (caregivers are required to attend)
- Registration deadline:Â 5 pm the day before the programÂ
- Accessibility: The Museum offers manual wheelchairs and rolling walkers free of charge. Chairs are provided for both the gallery and studio portions of the program, although some walking is required for those not utilizing a wheelchair or walker. Please share any accommodations when you RSVP.
To inquire about upcoming dates or to RSVP for a quarterly onsite session, contact jnelson@okcmoa.com or 405.278.8201.Â
HEALING ARTS OUTREACH PROGRAMMING
Since 2012, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art has partnered with local hospitals to bring artmaking and creative connection to those unable to visit the Museum in person.Â
At SSM Behavioral Health in Midtown and Midwest City, a Museum Teaching Artist leads monthly art sessions for approximately 100 children, teens, and adults. Each visit provides a welcoming space for creative expression, conversation, and reflection inspired by artworks from OKCMOA’s permanent collection and special exhibitions.Â
The Museum also partners with OU Children’s Hospital to offer Museum Mondays, a monthly come-and-go artmaking program, as well as several annual atrium events designed for pediatric patients and their families. These sessions offer comforting, creative outlets and a way to engage with the Museum’s art while onsite at the hospital.Â
Through these outreach programs, OKCMOA continues to connect art and community—bringing the Museum experience to those who need it most.
Making Memories is funded in part by the Oklahoma Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Oklahoma and the National Endowment for the Arts, with a matching gift provided by Linda and Steve Slawson.
OKCMOA’s Healing Arts outreach efforts are made possible by the generosity of our sponsors:​
Crawley Petroleum Corporation Â
Allied Arts
Amy and Roy Bankhead
If you require accommodation for limited mobility, hearing impairment, vision loss, sensory differences, or any other disability, please contact us at 405.278.8201Â or email access@okcmoa.com. Learn more about accessibility at OKCMOA.
Explore
View our open exhibitions at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. From delicate glass pieces to painted portraits, we have everything you are interested in.
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