Allied Arts

If you missed Mayor Mick Cornett's State of the City address last week, you missed hearing about all of the great strides Oklahoma City made in 2010 in business, education and quality of life.  And what did the Mayor mention as one of the factors contributing to this growth? The arts!


Check out what he had to say: 

"You don’t get compared to cities like Dallas, Seattle and New York very easily unless you can compete in the category of quality of life. We have reached big league status in sports with the Oklahoma City Thunder and as many of you know, even though there is no official designation, we have become big league in the arts. The quality of the arts in our community exceeds our visitors’ expectations time after time. And the people that move here, not knowing what to expect from our arts community, tell me over and over again, that they never knew Oklahoma City had such a strong arts community. And just like our basketball team, the ascension in the world of arts is relatively new. Ten years ago, what we offered in the world of arts was pretty average. What we offer today is pretty extraordinary."

We'd like to thank Mayor Cornett for recognizing the accomplishments and the importance of the arts in our city.  We are proud to support Central Oklahoma's arts community and look forward to another banner year of progress for Oklahoma City.

Want to hear more of Mayor Cornett's speech?  Click here for the full text and a video of the delivery.  And be sure to scroll down on the page to see all of the awards Oklahoma City received in 2010. You can't miss it - the list is huge!  Way to go, OKC!