Oklahoma State Capitol

Progress on the 45th Division National Guard Arch and Park is well underway here at the Oklahoma State Capitol. Take a look back at the groundbreaking to see how far it has come!

Now on display at the Capitol:
A collection of documents from U.S. history in celebration of America's 250th birthday!
Stop by the 4th floor rotunda now through July 4th to experience this special opportunity.

On May 21, 2026, the Oklahoma Senate and House of Representatives gathered together for a Joint Session to show appreciation for our Veterans and their families.

A special congratulations to

Carri Hicks for receiving recognition as Senator of The Year

Annie Menz for receiving recognition as Representative of The Year

Aaron Wayne Hudgins for receiving recognition as 2026 Veteran of The Year

Ella Jefferson-Speed and Gerry Speed for receiving recognition as 2026 Veteran Family of The Year

Scott Ellis for receiving recognition for Seventeen Years of Dedicated Service to the Oklahoma Veterans Council

On Memorial Day, we pause to honor those who gave their lives while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

Oklahoma Arts Council celebrates the most historic gift to the Oklahoma State Art Collection since its establishment in 1971.
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A historic donation to the Oklahoma State Art Collection will be celebrated next Wednesday, May 13 at 4:00 p.m, when we open a new exhibition featuring works gifted from the Howard L. and Mary Ellen Meredith Collection in the Betty Price Gallery at the Oklahoma State Capitol. Oklahomans are invited to our exhibition opening and reception where they can view these works created by some of the most influential and highly recognized Native artists connected to the state. The 10 artworks were generously gifted by America Meredith and Samonia Byford from their parents' collection.

Artists whose works were gifted include:

Benjamin Harjo, Jr. (Absentee Shawnee/Seminole)
Norma Howard (Choctaw Nation/Chickasaw/Mississippi Choctaw)
Vanessa Paukeigope Jennings (Kiowa Tribe/Na'ishq Apache/Gila River Pima)
Ruthe Blalock Jones (Shawnee Tribe/Delaware/Peoria)
Shan Goshorn (Eastern Band Cherokee)
Doc Tate Nevaquaya (Comanche)
Jane Osti (Cherokee Nation)
Juanita Pahdopony (Comanche)
Jeri Redcorn (Caddo Nation/Potawatomi)
Dick West (Southern Cheyenne)

Also included in the exhibition is a new acquisition by Robert Bonaparte, an important figure in Oklahoma's abstract art history whose painting we acquired through the generosity of John Kennedy. And a painting by John Newsom, whose painting, "Prairie Tales," was the inaugural gift of the nonprofit Friends of the Oklahoma Arts Council in collaboration with Ken and Mary Ann Fergeson, Jarrod Fergeson and Anna Cox, and numerous donors.

The Oklahoma State Art Collection was established in 1971 through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to acquire and preserve artwork that reflects significant artistic achievement by artists connected to Oklahoma. Rotating exhibitions of the collection are displayed in the Betty Price Gallery located on the second floor at the Oklahoma State Capitol.

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Oklahoma Animal Coalition Advocacy Day at the Oklahoma State Capitol!

Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Day at the Oklahoma Sate Capitol