Momentum: Art Doesn’t Stand Still!

Momentum Tulsa: Art Doesn't Stand Still was held Saturday, June 21, 2008. Once again, the event took over the street on Kenosha Ave between 3rd & 4th, as well as Living Arts, Liggett Studio and the Dennis R. Neil Equality Center. Amidst performance by local bands Guardant, Recorder and GHOSTS, the exhibit featured artwork by Oklahoma artists ages 30 and under.

Awards this year totaled over $1,500 and were given to the following:
Curators Choice
Aaron Hauck, Pink Hummer (Even Smaller Footprints have Large Footprints)

Awards of Merit
Nathan Price, Untitled 2
Michelle Himes-McCrory, An Unfinished Life #1

Honorable Mentions
Mike Lee, Untitled IV
Kolbe Roper, OHNOGO
Riley Harmon, What It Is Without The Hand That Wields It

Viewers Choice Award - Visual Artist: Kristen Williams
Viewers Choice Award - Performance Artist: Steve Cluck and Katerina the Naughty Ballerina

This year, Momentum Tulsa featured a special addition: Momentum Spotlight. The Spotlight gave three selected artists $1,500 each and three months of interaction with the guest curators. The three artists, Liz Rodda of Norman, Tünde Darvay of Norman and Jordan Vinyard of Oklahoma City, created new works that were exhibited at Momentum Tulsa for the first time.

The art and awards for Momentum Tulsa are selected by guest curators. This year, curators are Sunni Mercer, Artist and NEA Regional Fellow and Jennifer Barron, Artist and Momentum Spotlight Emerging Curator. Barron was selected from a pool of applicants to participate as an emerging curator through the Momentum Spotlight program.

Momentum Tulsa was made possible with the generous support of Bank of Oklahoma, Urban Tulsa Weekly, Tiny Lounge, NONzine and the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information about Momentum Tulsa, please call OVAC at 405-232-6991.

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