All over the world, creative entrepreneurs come up with alternative concepts or methods to get their business through the corona crisis in the best possible way. They are looking for new income or chasing smart savings, which hopefully will continue to work after the crisis. Governments alike are also looking at new ways of supporting…
OKLAHOMA CITY (January 22, 2021) — More than 30,000 middle and highschool students across the state will for the first time be treated to an inside view of the careers they can have in the growing Oklahoma film and TV industry through a collaborative endeavor with Junior Achievement (JA), Creative Oklahoma (COK), Maverick Arts, the…
How Will You Give Back Today? Everyone has something to give and every act of generosity counts. 2020 has been one of those years, we know…But that doesn’t stop Oklahoma to show and offer support however we can help on this #GivingTuesday! Creative Oklahoma‘s mission to foster the…
Welcome to the Equity for Every Entrepreneur (E3) Scorecard Hello OKEMP Friend! The Oklahoma Entrepreneur Mentoring Program (OKEMP) & Creative Oklahoma encourage you to participate in the Forward Cities’ Equity for Every Entrepreneur (E3) scorecard process! It will provide an accurate picture of the work that Oklahoma…
Join Creative Oklahoma in learning more on animation in film from one of the top animation, design, and brand studios in the country. Based in Tulsa! “Animation: Behind the Scenes with Signal Factory” Tulsa FMAC presents a behind the scenes look with Signal Factory on animation in film. A live look into projects + Q&A…
Creative Oklahoma Advisor and Global Creativity Leader Sir Ken Robinson Passes Away August 21st, 2020 will be a date that Creative Oklahoma will always remember. One of our dearest friends, Sir Ken Robinson, left this world but will always stay in our hearts. Creative Oklahoma wouldn’t be what it is if it weren’t for the…
OKLAHOMA CITY (July 15th, 2020) — Creative Oklahoma is delighted to announce OKEMP’s successful exit from its pilot stage and the addition of six dynamic and industry-pushing entrepreneurs to its mentoring program. The Oklahoma Entrepreneur Mentoring Program (OKEMP) is licensed from and modeled after the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Venture Mentoring Service (MIT VMS). OKEMP is a…
OKLAHOMA CITY (June 9th, 2020) — Entrepreneurs throughout the Oklahoma City Metro area may now apply for the Oklahoma Entrepreneur Mentoring Program (OKEMP), an initiative of Creative Oklahoma. The program, launched last year, provides entrepreneurs who are accepted with a long-term team of seasoned mentoring executives who help them with advice across a broad range…
Where Creativity is Shared Through a Can Worried about what art supplies the students of nonprofit The Oklahoma City Girls Art School would have at home during this time of “staying in place,” long-time Creative Oklahoma board member Doug Sorocco (Dunlap Codding) set out to make sure it wasn’t nothing. With him leading the charge, Creative Oklahoma gathered up bags…
In light of growing concerns about the containment of COVID-19, Creative Oklahoma has determined it would be prudent at this time to postpone the 2020 Oklahoma Creativity Ambassadors Gala that was scheduled for April 6th in just a few weeks. We will monitor the situation and based on conditions, we will reschedule! In the meantime, we will use this extra…
