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Write a message to the future for “Kicks 66” time capsule project

Published on October 16, 2026

Residents and visitors are invited to share their thoughts with future generations by writing a message for a time capsule that will be placed near the Kicks 66 sculpture on Nov. 12 and opened in 2126.

Tagged as: , Arts & Culture

Learn about OKC’s forgotten Black communities through stories

Published on September 22, 2026

Everyone can now listen to firsthand accounts from Black Oklahoma City residents sharing e their memories of OKC neighborhoods that no longer exist, thanks to a new oral history project titled “Oklahoma City's Forgotten Black Communities: Where safe spaces, equity, culture, and creativity lived.”

Tagged as: , Arts & Culture, Planning

Local artist to create 80,000-square-foot art for Continental Coliseum

Published on July 21, 2026

Today, the Oklahoma City Council approved “One Voice. One OKC,” a terrazzo floor designed by Oklahoma City artist Matt Goad for the main concourse of the Continental Coliseum, which is under construction in downtown Oklahoma City.

Tagged as: , Arts & Culture, Oklahoma City New Arena

Groundbreaking of new MAPS 4 Clara Luper Civil Rights Center

Published on July 15, 2026

The community is invited to the groundbreaking ceremony for the MAPS 4 Clara Luper Civil Rights Center at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 22. The $17-million interpretive center and community gathering space will be located just south of Oklahoma City’s historic Freedom Center building at N Martin Luther King Avenue and NE 24th Street.

Tagged as: , Arts & Culture, MAPS 4

“Kicks 66” now open near National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum

Published on June 25, 2026

The towering “Kicks 66” sculpture of a 35-foot-tall red cowboy boot is installed and ready to greet Route 66 enthusiasts as they travel along the Mother Road.

Tagged as: , Arts & Culture, MAPS 4

New sculpture Cloud Embrace installed in Bricktown

Published on March 11, 2026

An exciting new public art installation called Cloud Embrace was dedicated today in the Bricktown Entertainment District. Visit Oklahoma City and Inasmuch Foundation commissioned and gifted the piece to the City of Oklahoma City as part of the reimagined United Way Plaza at Reno and Walnut Ave.

Tagged as: , Arts & Culture, Ward 7

Bolt Tower dedicated at OKC Fair Park

Published on January 06, 2026

A 72-foot landmark sculpture, “Bolt Tower,” that includes a 3D-printed time capsule filled with people’s photos and memories of the State Fair, was dedicated today at OKC Fair Park. The sculpture was funded through Oklahoma City’s 1% for Art program as part of the voter-approved MAPS 4 construction of the new OG&E Coliseum.

Tagged as: , Arts & Culture, MAPS 4

Last call! Preserve your OKC Fair Park memories in time capsule

Published on November 20, 2025

The City of Oklahoma City is issuing a final call for the public to submit cherished photos and memories from the Oklahoma State Fair or other OKC Fair Park events to be permanently sealed in a time capsule at the base of the newly completed landmark sculpture “Bolt Tower.”

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New “Howdy” mural welcomes visitors to the OKC Convention Center

Published on October 24, 2025

Rightfully titled, “Howdy,” the 17-by-20-foot mural pays homage to Oklahoma’s roots with 16 repeating images of the state flower, Route 66 and more. “Howdy” can be seen in the first-floor lobby of the Oklahoma City Convention Center, located at 100 Mick Cornett Dr.

Tagged as: , Arts & Culture, MAPS 3

Landmark sculpture unveiled at OKC Fair Park

Published on September 11, 2025

OK State Fair goers are invited to be some of the first to see the newly installed “Bolt Tower” at OKC Fair Park. The City of Oklahoma City commissioned Jenny Sabin Studio to create the 72-foot landmark sculpture.

Tagged as: , Arts & Culture, MAPS 4

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Write a message to the future for “Kicks 66” time capsule project

Learn about OKC’s forgotten Black communities through stories

Local artist to create 80,000-square-foot art for Continental Coliseum

Groundbreaking of new MAPS 4 Clara Luper Civil Rights Center

“Kicks 66” now open near National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum

New sculpture Cloud Embrace installed in Bricktown

Bolt Tower dedicated at OKC Fair Park

Last call! Preserve your OKC Fair Park memories in time capsule

New “Howdy” mural welcomes visitors to the OKC Convention Center

Landmark sculpture unveiled at OKC Fair Park

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