Spring has sprung and Oklahoma City is headed back outside to enjoy warm weather and sunshine. This is also a perfect opportunity to view some of the incredible new public art that has been added to our city. Here are five sensational pieces we think you should visit.
“Cloud Embrace”
Created by Joseph O’Connell and Creative Machines
Dedicated March 2026
“Cloud Embrace” is Bricktown’s newest large-scale interactive sculpture, crafted from perforated steel with a durable painted finish. Visitors are able to step inside the sculpture for an incredible photo opportunity, different each moment under the color-changing LED lights. The piece is meant to reflect Oklahoma’s ever-changing skies, and is a metaphor for how our city continues to evolve and grow. “Cloud Embrace” is a gift to Oklahoma City from Visit OKC and the Inasmuch Foundation. Located in United Way Plaza in Bricktown.
“Bolt Tower”
Created by Jenny Sabin Studio
Dedicated January 2026
The Oklahoma City Fairgrounds hosts hundreds of events every year, including the legendary Oklahoma State Fair each September. To honor the 118-year history of OKC Fair Park and celebrate the construction of the new OG&E Coliseum, Jenny Sabin Studio was selected to create “Bolt Tower” as part of Oklahoma City’s 1% for Art program. The 72-foot sculpture includes a 3-D printed time capsule holding photos and memories from the State Fair over the years. It serves as a stunning backdrop for pictures as well as a great meeting point for those attending events at the fairgrounds. At night, the tower is illuminated with colorful shifting lights, a welcoming beacon for all who visit. Located between the Bennett Event Center and OG&E Coliseum at OKC Fair Park.
“We Have Arrived”
Created by artists Denise Duong and Gabriel Friedman
Dedicated April 2025
Between 1975 and 1992, nearly two million Vietnamese refugees fled the oppression in their homeland in a massive sea exodus. As a way to honor these Vietnamese immigrants, local artists Duong and Friedman created a life-size, interactive boat sculpture entitled “We Have Arrived” which was unveiled last April in commemoration of the 50-year anniversary of the Vietnam War ending. This sculpture represents the Vietnamese community, and its ongoing contributions to Oklahoma City. Located in Military Park
“The Making of a Champion”
By artist David Holland
Dedicated June 2024
Cloudscape artist David Holland was commissioned by Oklahoma City’s 1% for Art program to create a large painting to greet visitors to the newly remodeled Earlywine Golf Course clubhouse. This 10-foot x 4-foot oil painting depicts a dramatic Oklahoma sky over the golf course, using shadows to create depth among the rich, vibrant colors. Holland is currently working on two additional paintings to accompany “The Making of a Champion,” the first of which will be unveiled this summer. Located inside the Earlywine Golf Course Clubhouse
The Clara Luper Sit-In Plaza
Created by Studio EIS featuring bronze sculptures by Oklahoma artist LaQuincey Reed, design architecture by BAU_Butzer Architects and Urbanism
Dedicated November 2025
Clara Luper is an Oklahoma icon, known as a heroine of the Civil Rights Movement who led a monumental sit-in with 13 of her students from the NAACP youth council at the Katz Drugstore lunch counter. Located on the original site of that same drugstore is an entire plaza dedicated to this act of bravery, featuring a life-sized bronze replica of the 1958 event. Visitors are able to sit on an empty bronze stool alongside the 13 children participating in the sit-in, with Luper watching over the entire scene. Located Downtown at Robinson Avenue and Main Street
