OU Arts & Humanities Forum

09/21/2026

This Wednesday, the Forum and the Russell center will host Kimberly Marshall for her talk "Spectacle and Silence in Boise's Freak Alley Gallery". This is part of our American West and the Humanities Colloquium series.

9/23, 9-10:30am , Charles Russell Center for the Art of the American West

09/15/2026

Join us tomorrow to hear from Merle Eisenberg from OSU on "Medieval Pandemics and Grand Narratives" as part of our Medieval Renaissance Colloquium.

9/16, 3-4:15pm, Bizzell LL118

09/15/2026

Tomorrow morning, we continue the American West and the Humanities series with an "Orientation to New Western History Collections"

9/16, 9-10:30 am, 5th Floor Bizzell

04/28/2024

Day 1 of the "Writing the Route" workshop for the National Humanities Festival was an amazing. On Route 66 we experienced some of Oklahoma's "wow" (Arcadia Round Barn), some of Oklahoma's "tenacity" (Lincoln County Museum of Pioneer history), some of Oklahoma's "yes all of us" (Mr. Threatt's historic African-American-owned filling station), and some of Oklahoma's "neon glow" (Route 66 Bowl). Oklahoma weather cut our trip short (classic Oklahoma), and instead Oklahoma people approached us on the street and insisted we take tours of their historic homes (also- classic Oklahoma). We boarded a bus as strangers from all over Oklahoma, met some inspiring people along the way, and planted a seed of community writing. We're ready for the next road trip.

04/24/2024

It's getting close!!!!
(Also, if you know anyone in the weather department, put in a good word for us).

04/01/2024

So excited to announce this program. Free and open to the public, and it's going to be a blast. Tell your friends and neighbors- this is public humanities in action! Please share on social media!

03/21/2024

Coming Soon!!!

03/13/2024

Director Marshall and Dr. Liu (Chair of Modern Languages at OU) are grateful to congressional staff for taking the time to talk with us about the ways that federal humanities funding benefits Oklahomans. Thanks especially to Matt Penner (for Senator Lankford), Jake Johnson (for Senator Mullin), Lauren Ketchum (for Representative Cole), and Rob Sar (for Representative Bice)!

03/12/2024

Director Marshall is in DC this week for the National Humanities Alliance meeting and Humanities Advocacy Day. NHA is a great opportunity to learn about advocacy for the humanities and to get to know some of our national leaders active in that work.

08/09/2023

Don't Forget! Tomorrow at Oklahoma Contemporary Thursday Night Late: Join Dr. Sherri Irvin at 6pm for a personal expert tour of the exhibit ArtNow, followed by a book signing of her new book _Immaterial: Rules in Contemporary Art_ and live music by The Band Called Quest. Free and open to the public.
https://twitter.com/OKContemporary/status/1686825351442202624?fbclid=IwAR01lngaIzJ-6B4v0PVKIeuGM6nPruasjH6TpRWvXS2nf0UdY8wFtIuViog

“Have the full Thursday Night Late experience next week, Aug. 10. At 6 p.m., special guest Dr. Sherri Irvin will lead an ArtNow tour, followed by a book signing of Irvin's Immaterial: Rules in Contemporary Art. Stick around for music by The Band Called Quest starting at 7! 📙🎷”