The Oklahoma City Convention Center marks its second successful year since opening its doors. This year Oklahoma’s largest meetings and events facility has again exceeded expectations. A total of 195,685 visitors represented a 76.1% growth over 2021’s inaugural year. Visitors come to the state-of-the-art venue for a wide range of events, including public consumer shows, … Continued
The Oklahoma City Convention Center is pleased to announce its stunning visual art piece, Virtual Sky, received the 2022 Grands Prix du Design Grand Prize Award, which features submissions from around the world. Virtual Sky was the overall winner for artwork in a public space. To be eligible for the grand prize, a project had … Continued
An Immersive Van Gogh Exhibition will take up residence at the Oklahoma City Convention Center, promising breathtaking imagery from the renowned artist from December 14 to January 23, 2023. Vincent Van Gogh’s works will showcase sunny landscapes and night scenes in his portraits and still life paintings. The installation includes the Mangeurs de pommes de … Continued
Oklahoma City – ASM Global, the managing partner of the Oklahoma City Convention Center, and The Clorox Company have announced an extensive collaboration of industry-leading advanced hygienics to enhance health and wellness in venues across the United States including OKCCC. The multiyear partnership between the two global powerhouse brands will span ASM Global’s arenas, stadiums, … Continued
OKLAHOMA CITY – Hospitality industry veteran Barbara Beaton has been appointed as General Manager of the Oklahoma City Convention Center. The ASM Global-managed venue opened in January 2021 and features a 200,000-square-foot exhibit hall with 45,000 square foot of meeting space and a 30,000-square-foot ballroom. The new center has already proven to be a hub for the meetings and … Continued
Oklahoma City – Electric vehicle owners can now charge their automobiles quickly and conveniently at any of the new EV Charging Stations that are now operational. Two charging stations dispensing “electric fuel” are in the Scissortail Parking Lot, that also doubles as the OKC Convention Center’s primary surface lot. Inspectors have tested and calibrated the … Continued
The Urban Land recognized the Oklahoma City Convention Center Institute (ULI) Oklahoma as its 2022 Outstanding Public Initiative during the 8th annual Impact Awards last month. ULI Oklahoma’s Impact Awards recognizes projects that exemplify best practices in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities. The finalists were determined to best … Continued
OKC Convention Center’s Virtual Sky wins architecture design award OKLAHOMA CITY – Virtual Sky, the suspended LED light sculpture that spans the two large atriums at the Oklahoma City Convention Center, won top honors in the 2022 Global Architecture and Interior Design Competition recently. The sculpture designed by Narduli Studios was the winner in the … Continued
OKLAHOMA CITY — The new Oklahoma City Convention Center has shown great promise in helping to shape the city’s future in its inaugural year of operation. The Convention Center has hosted 128 events that have had more than 111,000 people stream through its door since Jan. 14, 2021. Official figures estimate the economic impact to … Continued
