Oklahoma Arts Institute

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Stars Over Quartz Mountain
A Unique Sculptural Installation Honoring Donors

Housed in the Quartz Mountain Arts and Conference Center Lodge, Stars Over Quartz Mountain honors Arts Institute donors from the public and private sectors whose cumulative contributions since 1978 range from $15,000 to $1 million. Stars Over Quartz Mountain is a commissioned sculptural installation of stainless steel and Plexiglas, modeled after a similar piece at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago. A work in progress, the sculpture will grow in visual complexity as more stars are added to the surface. The size of each star is determined by the level of cumulative giving in the following increments:
      $15,000 - $24,999
      $25,000 - $49,999
      $50,000 - $99,999
      $100,000 - $249,999
      $250,000 - $499,999
      $500,000 - $999,999
      $1,000,000 +

Our Star Donors $1,000,000 + Donald R. Brattain, Minneapolis, MN Phillips Petroleum Company, Inc., Bartlesville Sarkeys Foundation, Norman State of Oklahoma $500,000 - $999,999 Jerome M. Westheimer Family, Ardmore Southwestern Bell The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation, Tulsa The McCasland Foundation, Duncan The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore $250,000 - $499,999 Conoco, Inc., Ponca City Inasmuch Foundation, Oklahoma City Kirkpatrick Family Fund, Oklahoma City National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, D.C. The Kerr Foundation, Oklahoma City The Pauline Dwyer Macklanburg and Robert A. Macklanburg, Jr., Foundation, Miami The Raymond and Bessie Kravis Foundation, Tulsa Williams, Tulsa $100,000-$249,999 Ann Simmons Alspaugh and L.B. Simmons Oil, Oklahoma City BancFirst/Rainbolt Family, Oklahoma City Betty E. and George B. Kaiser Foundation, Tulsa Carol Daube Sutton, Ardmore Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Oklahoma City Clark and Wanda Bass Family Foundation, Inc., McAlester Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., Tulsa Dr. and Mrs. Simon A. Levit, Tulsa H.A. and Mary K. Chapman Charitable Trust, Tulsa Harris Foundation, Inc., Oklahoma City Jeanne Hoffman Smith, Oklahoma City Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Los Angeles, CA Oklahoma City Community Foundation, Oklahoma City ONEOK Foundation, Inc., Tulsa Public Service Company of Oklahoma, Tulsa Richard W. Moore, Jr., Rye, NY The Albert and Hete Barthelmes Foundation, Tulsa The Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family Foundation, Tulsa The McMahon Foundation, Lawton The Mervin Bovaird Foundation, Tulsa The Redbud Foundation, Oklahoma City $50,000 - $99,999 Ad Astra Foundation, Oklahoma City Bank of America, Tulsa Bank of Oklahoma, Tulsa and Oklahoma City Caltex Petroleum Company, Dallas, TX Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, Tulsa Crawley Family Foundation, Oklahoma City David L. and Molly Shi Boren, Norman Fritz Scholder, Scottsdale, AZ Grant Thornton, L.L.P., Oklahoma City Gwen Taft, Ardmore Jean and Everett Berry, Stillwater Jeff and Kim Wilmes, Altus Jerry and Sherry Cash, Oklahoma City Joanna M. Champlin, Oklahoma City Kathleen Patton Westby Foundation, Tulsa Ken and Mary Ann Fergeson, Altus Kent Frates, Oklahoma City Kirkpatrick Foundation, Inc., Oklahoma City Louanne Ellis, Santa Fe, NM Mary Y. Frates, Oklahoma City Mr. and Mrs. David Guthery, Tulsa Mrs. Hazel Voorhees, Oklahoma City Multimedia Cablevision, Edmond Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson Oklahoma Natural Gas Company, a division of ONEOK, Inc., Tulsa Olive H. Daube, Ardmore Philip Gelatt, Sparta, WI Sam Viersen Family Foundation, Tulsa Sonic, America's Drive-In, Inc., Oklahoma City The Bowers Foundation, Oklahoma City The Charles Morton Share Foundation, Oklahoma City The Fleming Companies, Oklahoma City The Grayce B. Kerr Fund, Inc., Easton, MD The Helmerich Foundation, Tulsa The Merrick Foundation, Ardmore The Neustadt Charitable Foundation, Ardmore The Texaco Foundation, Denver, CO Wal-Dot Foundation, Dallas, TX William and Lynn Talley, Oklahoma City $25,000 - $49,999 Albers Family Fund, Oklahoma City Atlantic Richfield Foundation, Dallas, TX Boatmen's First National Bank Foundation, Oklahoma City C.L. Frates and Company, Oklahoma City Christian Keesee, Oklahoma City David and Kristin McNeese, Oklahoma City Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert C. Gibson, Lawton E.L. and Thelma Gaylord, Oklahoma City E.P. and Roberta L. Kirschner Foundation, Muskogee Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation, Oklahoma City First National Bank in Altus, Altus Grace Thatcher Hoffman, Oklahoma City Hans and Margaret Brisch, Edmond Helon LaGree, Altus Hille Family Charitable Foundation, Tulsa Ida Sutton Williams and James M. Williams, Ardmore J. Sylvester Mullen, Jr., Ardmore Joe Andoe, New York, NY John M. Beard, Oklahoma City John S. Badger, Altus Koch Industries, Inc., Wichita, KS Mary Gordon Taft, Oklahoma City Melvin and Jasmine Moran, Seminole Mex Frates, Oklahoma City Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Teis, Tulsa Mr. and Mrs. Jack Graves, Tulsa Mrs. R. Duane Carter, Oklahoma City Nona Jean Hulsey, Oklahoma City OG&E Company Foundation, Inc., Oklahoma City Oklahoma Centennial Commemoration Commission Pete and Theo Silas, Bartlesville Priscilla McEldowney, Seattle, WA R.L. and Jeannette Sias, Edmond RAM Companies, Oklahoma City Rodman and Joan Frates, Oklahoma City Roy and Becky Oliver, Norman Sandy and Harold C. Price, Laguna Beach, CA Speaker Chris Benge, Oklahoma Speaker's Ball, Inc. The Citgo Petroleum Corporation, Tulsa The DeWitt Wallace Reader's Digest Special Projects Fund, New York, NY The Edmond Women's Club, Edmond The John Hoyle Carlock, Jr. Family Trust, Ardmore The Leslie Powell Foundation, Lawton The Macklanburg-Hulsey Foundation, Oklahoma City The Robert S. and Grayce B. Kerr Foundation, Jackson, WY The Ruth Nelson Family Foundation, Tulsa Traveler's Motor Club, Oklahoma City Westminster Presbyterian Church, Oklahoma City $15,000 - $24,999 A. Max Weitzenhoffer, Jr., Norman Anonymous, Pauls Valley Arts Council of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City Barbara Berry, Sapulpa Barnett Family Foundation, Tulsa Better Days Foundation, Oklahoma City Britani and Paul Bowman, Jr., Tulsa Browning Waters, Oklahoma City Carol Beesley, Santa Fe, NM Charles B. Goddard Foundation, Ardmore Charles L. Oppenheim, Oklahoma City Cuesta Foundation, Inc., Tulsa David C. Steed, Ardmore Devon Energy Production Company, L.P., Oklahoma City Dolese Brothers Company, Oklahoma City Don and Kay Holladay, Norman Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, Las Vegas, NV Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Young, Lawton Harmon Electric Association, Inc., Tulsa Hazel Kathryn Hall, Tulsa Henry Gungoll Associates, Enid Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., Oklahoma City Janice and Joe L. Singer, Oklahoma City Jeanette and Rand Elliott, Oklahoma City Jeff and Nance Diamond, Shawnee JoAnne and James Bottomley, Tulsa Joe and Carol Crosby, Oklahoma City Joel and Beverly Wellnitz, Ardmore John Kilpatrick, Jr., Oklahoma City John Seward, Oklahoma City Lanie Badger Swihart, Altus Leigh Ann Moss and Eric Sherburn, Tulsa Lois and Harry McMillan, Bristow Mark and Melissa Weiss, Tulsa Mary E. Delana, El Reno Midwest Bus Sales, Inc., El Reno Mike Larsen, Oklahoma City Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hogan, III, Oklahoma City Mr. and Mrs. Danny Kennedy, Oklahoma City Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Seay, III, Tulsa Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bryan, Lawton Mr. and Mrs. Jack Givens, Mangum Mr. and Mrs. James LaGree, Edmond Mr. and Mrs. James McNeese, Ponca City Mr. and Mrs. John Coates, Jr., Oklahoma City Mr. and Mrs. Konrad Eek, Norman Mr. and Mrs. Mike Samis, Oklahoma City Mr. and Mrs. Rodney R. Janeway, Oklahoma City Mr. and Mrs. Steven Berlin, Tulsa Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dunlap, Ardmore Mrs. E. Gordon Ferguson, Oklahoma City Mrs. Mary Grace Ashlock, Lawton Mrs. Richard W. Moore, Sr., Altus Ms. Betty Barton Woods, Ada Oklahoma Community Theatre Association, Oklahoma City Presbyterian Health Foundation, Oklahoma City Puterbaugh Foundation, McAlester R. Brent Johnson, Tulsa Robert M. Cochran, Oklahoma City Southwestern Stationery and Bank Supply, Inc., Oklahoma City Target Stores, Oklahoma City Ted d'Andriole, Oklahoma City The Arthur and Susette Burns Fund, Pauls Valley The First State Bank of Altus, Altus The Fred Jones Foundation, Oklahoma City The Hyman and Esther Krasne Foundation, Kansas City, KS The Liberty Foundation, Inc., Oklahoma City The Music Performance Trust Fund The Nichols Hills Bank, Oklahoma City The Nichols Hills Plaza, Oklahoma City The Tulsa World, Tulsa The Wallaby Fund, La Jolla, CA The Walton Family Foundation, Bentonville Tulsa Community Foundation, Tulsa