Oklahoma Arts Institute

STAR WALL

Nurture talent. Give scholarships. Be a Star.
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 McCasland Foundation, Duncan The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore $250,000 - $499,999 Conoco, Inc., Ponca City Kirkpatrick Family Fund, Oklahoma City National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, D.C. The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation, Tulsa The Kerr Foundation, Oklahoma City The Raymond and Bessie Kravis Foundation, Tulsa Williams Companies, 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 Clark and Wanda Bass Family Foundation, Inc., McAlester Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., Tulsa Dr. and Mrs. Simon A. Levit, Tulsa Inasmuch Foundation, 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 Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family Foundation, Tulsa The McMahon Foundation, Lawton The Pauline Dwyer Macklanburg and Robert A. Macklanburg, Jr., Foundation, Miami The Redbud Foundation, Oklahoma City $50,000 - $99,999 Bank of America, Tulsa Bank of Oklahoma, Tulsa and Oklahoma City Caltex Petroleum Company, Dallas, TX Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, Tulsa Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Oklahoma City Fritz Scholder, Scottsdale, AZ Grant Thornton, L.L.P., Oklahoma City Gwen Taft, Ardmore H.A. and Mary K. Chapman Charitable Trust, Tulsa Jean and Everett Berry, Stillwater Jerry and Sherry Cash, Oklahoma City Joanna M. Champlin, Oklahoma City Ken and Mary Ann Fergeson, Altus Kent Frates, 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 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 Albert and Hete Barthelmes Foundation, Tulsa 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 Harris Foundation, Oklahoma City The Merrick Foundation, Ardmore The Mervin Bovaird Foundation, Tulsa The Neustadt Charitable Foundation, Ardmore The Texaco Foundation, Denver, CO Wal-Dot Foundation, Dallas, TX $25,000 - $49,999 Ad Astra Foundation,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 Crawley Family Foundation, Oklahoma City David L. and Molly Shi Boren, Norman Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert C. Gibson, Lawton E.L. and Thelma Gaylord, Oklahoma City E.P. and Roberta L. Kirschner Foundation, Muskogee First National Bank in Altus, Altus Grace Thatcher Hoffman, Oklahoma City Hans and Margaret Brisch, Edmond Ida Sutton Williams and James M. Williams, Ardmore J. Sylvester Mullen, Jr., Ardmore Jeff and Kim Wilmes,Altus Joe Andoe, New York, NY John M. Beard, Oklahoma City John S. Badger, Altus Kathleen Patton Westby Foundation, Tulsa 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 Priscilla McEldowney, Seattle, WA R.L. and Jeannette Sias, Edmond Rodman and Joan Frates, Oklahoma City Roy and Becky Oliver, Norman Sandy and Harold C. Price, Laguna Beach, CA The Citgo Petroleum Corporation, Tulsa The DeWitt Wallace Reader's Digest Special Projects Fund, New York, NY The Edmond Women's Club, Edmond The Helmerich Foundation, Tulsa 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 Anonymous, Pauls Valley Arts Council of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City Barbara Berry, Sapulpa Browning Waters, Oklahoma City Carol Beesley, Santa Fe, NM Charles B. Goddard Foundation, Ardmore 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 Helon LaGree, Altus Henry Gungoil Associates, Enid Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., Oklahoma City Janice and Joe L. Singer, Oklahoma City Joe and Carol Crosby, Oklahoma City John Kilpatrick, Jr., Oklahoma City John Seward, Oklahoma City Lanie Badger Swihart, Altus Lois and Harry McMillan, Bristow Mark and Melissa Weiss, Tulsa Mary E. Delana, 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 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 Pete and Theo Silas, Bartlesville Presbyterian Health Foundation, Oklahoma City Puterbaugh Foundation, McAlester R. Brent Johnson, Tulsa Ram Companies, Oklahoma City Robert M. Cochran, Oklahoma City Southwestern Stationery and Bank Supply, Inc., Oklahoma City Target Stores, Oklahoma City Ted d'Andriole, Oklahoma City 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