Allied Arts welcomed internationally renowned Dutch-German artist Max Zorn to Oklahoma City on January 15 for an exclusive evening at the Vault in the First National Center. With underwriting support from UBS, Allied Arts major supporters and volunteer leadership experienced a talk and live demonstration from Zorn, offering a rare, behind-the-scenes opportunity to experience a contemporary artist’s creative process come to life.

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Zorn is known worldwide for creating luminous artworks exclusively from ordinary packing tape, meticulously cutting and layering the material onto acrylic glass. When backlit, the tape transforms into glowing, sepia-toned imagery reminiscent of cinematic scenes, a technique that has earned Zorn international acclaim and consistently sold-out exhibitions.

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He has been featured on CBS Sunday Morning, CNN Style and BBC News, and he exhibits regularly at leading art fairs and galleries globally.

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“The event underscores Allied Arts’ role in connecting our community to innovative, contemporary art experiences while reinforcing Oklahoma City’s reputation as a destination for world-class arts engagement,” said Sunny Cearley, President and CEO of Allied Arts. “Opportunities like this deepen our community’s connection to the arts and elevate the cultural vitality of our region.”

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About Allied Arts

As a United Arts Fund, Allied Arts works to broaden support for the arts by raising financial support for cultural organizations, encouraging participation and attendance, advocating for arts education, and promoting excellence in the arts and arts management. Since its founding in 1971, the organization has raised $100million to advance the arts in central Oklahoma. Allied Arts has more than40 nonprofit cultural organizations under its umbrella. Member agencies include:

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• Ambassadors’ Concert Choir
• Arts Council Oklahoma City
• Canterbury Voices
• Carpenter Square Theatre
• Cimarron Opera
• deadCenter Film
• Firehouse Art Center
• Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma and Thelma Gaylord Academy
• Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
• Metropolitan School of Dance
• National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
• OK City Chorus
• Oklahoma Children’s Theatre
• Oklahoma City Ballet
• Oklahoma City Museum of Art
• Oklahoma Opry
• Oklahoma City Philharmonic
• Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center
• Oklahoma Shakespeare
• Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition (OVAC)
• Oklahoma Youth Orchestras
• Prairie Dance Theatre
• Red Earth, Inc.
• Science Museum Oklahoma
• Sooner Theatre

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