野狼社区

The work of Andy Mattern and Olafur Eliasson, with musical performance by Onyx Lane

Aug. 18 - Nov. 20, 2025

An immersive art and music experience featuring a work on loan from Mr. Christian Keesee by world renowned artist Olafur Eliasson, "1 m3 light, 1999," made of halogen lamps, steel stands, and a fog machine and the work of Andy Mattern, "Ghost," 2022鈥�2023 platinum prints on the backs of some long-forgotten photographs are 鈥済host鈥� images, faint traces of other pictures that pressed up against the surface for decades.

This four-part performance series, Refractions of Light: A Sonic + Visual Experience, explores the intersection of light, sound, perception, and space. Each event is built around "1 m鲁 light" by Olafur Eliasson and incorporates "Cube of Light," a post-classical visual album created by Christina Giacona and Patrick Conlon through their label, Onyx Lane.

OCU thanks the Christan Keesee Charitable Trust for their support and funding in this project.

Special events include:

• Aug. 21, 5-7 p.m. "An Immersive Performance of Light and Sound"

Experience "Cube of Light" like never before in this powerful live performance featuring a string ensemble and vocal soloist. Inspired by Olafur Eliasson鈥檚 "1 m鲁 light," this multisensory event fuses music, light, and movement into a deeply immersive journey. Audiences will be enveloped in a world of evolving textures and visual atmospheres as the performers interact in real time with a glowing cube of pure light鈥攂lurring the boundaries between installation, concert, and performance art. Visually striking and sonically rich, Cube of Light: Live! invites listeners to slow down, look closer, and hear light in a whole new way.

鈥淐ube of Light鈥� is a 41-minute post-classical visual album created by Christina Giacona and Patrick Conlon. The music is influenced by the sounds of modern classical composition, Daft Punk鈥檚 "Random Access Memories," Muse, Animal Collective, the "Stranger Things" soundtrack, and Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.

Inspired by Olafur Eliasson鈥檚 鈥�1m3 light鈥� and Leo Villarreal鈥檚 鈥淪tar Ceiling,鈥� 鈥淐ube of Light鈥� is centered around the idea of artistic reflection and the journey of light through space, time, and consciousness.

• Sept. 11, 5-7 p.m. "The Making of Cube of Light" - A Behind-the-Scenes Immersive Experience

Step inside the creative process of "Cube of Light" and "Refractions I: Light" with this unique behind-the-scenes event. Audiences will get an exclusive look at how this groundbreaking sonic and visual experience came to life鈥攖hrough live performance excerpts, technical demonstrations, and creative insights from the production team. From the integration of Olafur Eliasson鈥檚 "1 m鲁 light" to the original score and interactive design, this presentation will illuminate the artistic and technological innovation behind the project. Attendees will have the rare opportunity to engage directly with the artists during a live Q&A, making this a must-see event for anyone interested in the intersection of music, light, and immersive art.

• Oct. 9, 5-7 p.m. "Refractions I: Light" - Spontaneous Soundscapes in Conversation with Sculpture

Enter a space where sound and light collide in real time. "Refractions I: Light" is a live electroacoustic improvisation performance, drawing inspiration from Olafur Eliasson鈥檚 "1 m鲁 light" sculpture. Musicians will respond spontaneously to the sculpture鈥檚 shifting presence, weaving together fragments of composed material with real-time experimentation. The result is an ever-evolving sonic landscape鈥攗npredictable, immersive, and entirely unique to each performance. This is not just a concert, but a living conversation between music, light, and environment. Audiences will witness how sound can bend, refract, and illuminate, echoing the behavior of light itself.

• Nov. 13, 5-7 p.m., "Refractions I: Light Dolby Atmos Album Experience" - A Spatial Sound Installation in Dialogue with Light

Immerse yourself in the full sonic world of "Refractions I: Light" through a fixed-media Dolby Atmos playback, presented as an ambient sound installation alongside Olafur Eliasson鈥檚 "1 m鲁 light." This cutting-edge listening experience places the audience inside a fully three-dimensional soundscape, where music moves above, around, and within the space鈥攂lurring the lines between concert and installation. Every sonic detail is sculpted to interact with the light, creating a meditative and deeply immersive environment. Listeners are encouraged to sit, move, and explore the space freely, engaging with the album as a living artwork.

June 16-Aug. 11, 2025

This penetrating and transformative photography exhibition draws from 12 years of work created by grant winners and finalists from The Aftermath Project, a non-profit organization committed to telling the other half of war stories, after the conflicts have ended鈥攚hat it takes for individuals to rebuild destroyed lives and homes, to restore civil societies, and to recover the heartbeat of humanity.

"How We Rebuild" is organized in three sections: a prologue that features conflict and post-conflict photos from Bosnia and lays out the origin story of The Aftermath Project; a suite of images by four photographers who explore historical American aftermaths; and an international 鈥渨all of humanity鈥� featuring post-conflict images from around the world.

The photos selected for "How We Rebuild" have been curated as a way to center and reflect on the human stories and memories that define us. The exhibition is supported by visual literacy frameworks and a plethora of public programming tools to help hosting venues plan meaningful community engagement鈥攅ngagement focused on the roles that visual narratives can play in helping communities heal.

This beautiful assembly of images of hope, agency and resilience includes work by Aftermath Project founder Sara Terry, war photographer Ron Haviv, 2019 grant winner Glenna Gordon, 2016 grant winner Nina Berman, 2012 grant winner Andrew Lichtenstein, 2010 finalist Jessica Hines and additional Aftermath Project grant winners and finalists.

鈥淗ow We Rebuild鈥� is organized by ExhibitsUSA, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance. For more information about the project, visit .

鈥淟iz Roth: Interpreting Place鈥�

March 10 to May 30, 2025

Evening reception at 5 p.m. April 3

Featuring works from the artist鈥檚 ongoing global project, 鈥�40掳 North Latitude.鈥�

, a renowned painter and visual arts professor at Oklahoma State University, infuses her landscapes with social, environmental, optical and phenomenological themes. For 鈥�40掳 North Latitude,鈥� Roth travels along the 40th parallel, drawing and painting the landscapes she encounters. The project highlights the environmental and historical richness of the 40th parallel, which crosses Europe, Asia, North America and the Atlantic Ocean. Roth鈥檚 method of drawing on-site and interacting with local communities adds depth and immediacy to her work.

The 40th parallel is a historically significant line across the U.S. including the Mason-Dixon line and the Kansas-Nebraska border, and is the subject of other famous geological surveys. Globally, the latitude runs through or near numerous important cities and areas like Philadelphia, Madrid, Majorca, Naples, Istanbul and Beijing along with much of the terrestrial silk route. The latitude encompasses a tremendous diversity of ecosystems: deserts, forests, beaches and landforms.

Roth鈥檚 art delves into the underlying layers and traces left by time and human activity. 

鈥淚 am motivated to demonstrate the power of observation and aesthetics as a mechanism of intellectual inquiry,鈥� Roth said. 鈥淢y work reveals how representational art can lead to questioning and learning about the world. As a resident of Oklahoma, I think a lot about the history of this location. I have chosen to depict land because how we perceive and value land is fundamental to ideas of identity and nationhood, concepts of ownership, and how land鈥檚 usage contributes to wealth and poverty.鈥�

Roth is an oil painter and professor of painting and drawing. She has served as the interim director for the Oklahoma State University Museum of Art. Roth鈥檚 work has been exhibited in more than 100 competitive exhibitions, including more than a dozen solo exhibitions. Her art has been acquired by prestigious institutions such as the Walker Museum of Art, the Museu del Joguet in Spain and the Museum of Awa Japanese Paper.

Nov. 25 through Feb. 28

The exhibit included four murals painted on canvas measuring approximately 25 feet wide by 4 feet tall. Photos and videos of past Sunny Dayz Mural Festivals adorned the surrounding walls and other gallery spaces. It was the group鈥檚 first indoor gallery show.

The  Mural Festival started in 2021 as an annual summer event with live mural painting, entertainment, activities and independent merchants. It became a nonprofit organization the following year in hopes of advancing and celebrating underrepresented artists, especially women and gender minorities.

Work by Vicki Conley and Shannon Conley

April 8 - Sept. 13, 2024

Art and science have always been intertwined, and until recently, the ability to draw what one observed in an experiment was a primary skill for communicating scientific findings. Science and quilting have likewise been connected, both artistically and technologically for centuries.  Flowers, birds, and other subjects from nature have been a part of quilts in the United States since the early colonial period, and traditional quilt blocks utilize many mathematical and geometrical concepts.

In the modern era, technology has made scientific documentation less reliant on traditional art skills. However, with the increasing complexity of scientific findings, the need for nuance in data interpretation, and the urgent need for evidence-based scientific dialogue, art as a tool for science communication and public engagement around scientific topics is more important than ever. This selection of contemporary art quilts by mother-daughter pair Vicki and Shannon Conley highlights some of their scientific priorities and interests, drawing attention to a wide range of topics including cardiovascular health, inherited retinal degeneration, ecosystem diversity, habitat preservation, and planetary geology.

Held on March 23, 2023, featuring the work of three artists: , and .

The show strived to illustrate the ties between the artist鈥檚 view, the writer鈥檚 voice, and the filmmaker鈥檚 perspective in the current climate of political upheaval, unprecedented weather events, and deadly viruses. Dystopia translates as 鈥渂ad place鈥� from ancient Greek, with the traditional interpretation of dystopian art forms as bleak warnings of the dangers of totalitarianism and how it leads to disaster. In many dystopian works, the viewer is presented with brutality or immoral circumstances that tend to offer an exaggeration of humanity鈥檚 fears. Dystopian narratives allow their creators to take threads of current reality and push them to their limit 鈥� apocalyptic climate change, coup, nuclear war, etc.

Art-o-Mat - Clark Whittington

Jan. 9 - March 3, 2023

Artist talk at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 23

Featuring art-making stations and approximately 300 works from the Art-o-Mat/Artists in Cellophane repertoire on the gallery walls.

Artist Clark Whittington installed his art in the summer of 1997 at a local cafe in Winston-Salem, NC. Alongside paintings, he used a recently retired cigarette machine to create the first , an original art vending machine, to sell his black and white photographs mounted on blocks for $1 each.

Positive engagement led to the machine staying longer than the show and Artists in Cellophane artist collective was formed to keep the project running. Now, as the sponsoring organization of more than 100 active machines in various locations throughout the world, the mission of AIC is to encourage art consumption by the innovative combination of art and commerce. AIC believes that art should be progressive, yet personal and approachable.

Sept. 22 - Nov. 15, 2024

Ken Fergeson, chairman of NBC Oklahoma, said he believes that art is vital to all communities. He said NBC actively supports artists and champions arts accessibility, demonstrating a commitment to enhancing the quality of life for all Oklahomans. In 2003, the bank launched the NBC Oklahoma Artist Series, which annually commissions an original work of art from an Oklahoma artist. This commissioned piece travels to each bank location and is reproduced as prints, posters and postcards available to customers. NBC has also commissioned public sculptures throughout the state and operates the Wigwam Gallery, located adjacent to the Altus branch, which hosts quarterly exhibitions open to the public.

Fergeson stated, 鈥淔or the past 20 years, we鈥檝e focused on supporting Oklahoma artists. We are pleased to share a selection of these works with the patrons of 野狼社区 University.

Jan. 3 through March 29, 2024

Nick Vaughan and Jake Margolin are Houston-based interdisciplinary artists creating an ongoing series of fifty installations made in response to little-known pre-Stonewall queer histories from each state. This multi-decade endeavor draws from recent groundbreaking academic work, the artists鈥� own archival research, and significant time spent learning from and collaborating with local LGBTQ community members.

Performance lecture at 6 p.m. Feb. 29. RSVP via call or text 210-838-7465 to reserve your seat.

May 15 鈥� Sept. 1, 2023

In our fifth year of this annual printmaking show, our curatorial team was the creators this time, with the installation of a site-specific, ephemeral work in the Norick Art Center for the summer. This team of artist friends, Alexa Goetzinger, Emma Difani, and Virginia Sitzes created and installed an environmental and ephemeral print-made sculpture in the gallery. Connect: Collect is a national print exchange for artists working with traditional, analog processes that annually seeks to connect printmakers across great distances. Each of the 30 printmakers in the yearly exchange is selected through the application, by the project organizers, to create a unique edition of prints. Read more on the Connect: Collect website here.

Art-o-Mat - Clark Whittington

Jan. 9 - March 3, 2023

Featuring art-making stations and approximately 300 works from the Art-o-Mat/Artists in Cellophane repertoire on the gallery walls.

Artist Clark Whittington installed his art in the summer of 1997 at a local cafe in Winston-Salem, NC. Alongside paintings, he used a recently-retired cigarette machine to create the first Art-o-Mat, an original art vending machine, to sell his black and white photographs mounted on blocks for $1 each.

Positive engagement led to the machine staying longer than the show and Artists in Cellophane artist collective was formed to keep the project running. Now, as the sponsoring organization of more than 100 active machines in various locations throughout the world, the mission of AIC is to encourage art consumption by the innovative combination of art and commerce. AIC believes that art should be progressive, yet personal and approachable.

Connect : Collect 鈥� Print as Object

Oct. 21 through Dec. 3, 2020

Featuring a video projection light installation by Chad Mount - 鈥淢eadow Rhythms鈥� with a grant from the Kirkpatrick Family Foundation (in partnership with Bright Golden Haze, Oklahoma Contemporary).

Undisclosed Image 鈥� Brenda Biondo / Carol Golemboski / Meggan Gould / Martin Venezky / Ariel Wilson / Curated by Andy Mattern

March 9 through April 9, 2020

This exhibition features five contemporary artists whose work questions and extends photography in surprising ways. The exhibition鈥檚 title is a nod to the influential book The Edge of Vision by Lyle Rexer, which presents numerous artists working at the boundaries of lens-based practices. In this time of ubiquitous images and familiar pictures, these artists find novel pathways to meaning through invention, play, and subversion of the medium鈥檚 long-held conventions.

Ocean Object 鈥� Sarah Fitzsimons 鈥� Feb. 12 through March 6, 2020

Jan. 7 through Feb. 7, 2020

5 p.m., Dec. 5, 2019

Regarding the Discarded 鈥� A Site-Specific Installation by Carrie Dickason 鈥� Sept. 15 through Oct. 17, 2019

Regarding the Discarded is a site-specific installation, evolving between September 15 - October 17 at the Nona Jean Hulsey Gallery of Art. Over the course of the month-long project, Carrie Dickason will work and engage with students of OKCU, in weaving locally scavenged and collected materials into a large, suspended, sculptural tapestry. Students are invited to bring materials that they鈥檝e found or collected, to be physically incorporated into the project. Weekly workshops will include fundamental textile processes that will be employed in the construction (and could be incorporated into student鈥檚 own future works), as well as conversations about the interconnectivity between consumerism and ecological systems. The resulting installation will reflect the shared efforts of the students and community of 野狼社区 University.

Exhibit open July 8 through Sept. 6, 2019

Opening reception 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9