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 + State of Oklahoma Donald R. Brattain, Minneapolis, Minnesota Phillips Petroleum Company, Inc., Bartlesville The Sarkeys Foundation, Norman $500,000 - $999,999 The McCasland Foundation, Duncan The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore Southwestern Bell, Oklahoma City Mr. Jerome M. Westheimer, Sr., Ardmore $250,000 - $499,999 Conoco, Inc., Ponca City The Kerr Foundation, Oklahoma City The Williams Company Inc., Tulsa $100,000-$249,999 Ann Simmons Alspaugh and L.B. Simmons Oil, Oklahoma City BancFirst Charitable Foundation/Rainbolt Family Foundation, Oklahoma City Clark and Wanda Bass Family Foundation, Inc., McAlester Betty E. and George B. Kaiser Foundation, Tulsa Kerr-McGee Corporation, Oklahoma City Kirkpatrick Family Fund, Oklahoma City The Raymond and Bessie Kravis Foundation, Tulsa The Pauline Dwyer Macklanburg and Robert A. Macklanburg, Jr., Foundation, Oklahoma City The McMahon Foundation, Lawton Mr. Richard W. Moore, Jr., Rye, New York National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, D.C. Oklahoma City Community Foundation, Oklahoma City Occidental Oil, Los Angeles, California Public Service Company of Oklahoma, Tulsa The Redbud Foundation, Inc., Oklahoma City Jeanne Hoffman Smith, Oklahoma City Carol Daube Sutton, Ardmore Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Westheimer, Jr., Ardmore The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation, Tulsa $50,000 - $99,999 Bank of America, Tulsa Bank of Oklahoma, Tulsa Jean and Everett Berry, Stillwater Robert S. Bowers and Eloise Bowers Foundation, Oklahoma City Caltex Petroleum Company, Dallas, Texas Joanna M. Champlin, Oklahoma City Olive H. Daube, Ardmore Ms. Louanne Ellis, Santa Fe, New Mexico Mr. and Mrs. C. Kendric Fergeson, Altus The Fleming Companies, Oklahoma City Kent Frates, Oklahoma City Mary Y. Frates, Oklahoma City Philip Gelatt, Sparta, Wisconsin Grant Thornton, Oklahoma City Mr. and Mrs. David Guthery, Tulsa The Harris Foundation, Oklahoma City Inasmuch Foundation, Oklahoma City The Kirkpatrick Foundation, Inc., Oklahoma City The Grayce B. Kerr Fund, Inc., Easton, Maryland Dr. and Mrs. Simon A. Levit, Tulsa The Merrick Foundation, Ardmore Multimedia Cablevision, Edmond The Neustadt Charitable Foundation, Ardmore The Oklahoma Natural Gas Company, Tulsa The Charles Morton Share Foundation, Oklahoma City Sonic, America's Drive-In, Inc., Oklahoma City The Texaco Foundation, Denver, Colorado Mrs. Hazel Voorhees, Oklahoma City Wal-Dot Foundation, Dallas, Texas The Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family Foundation, Tulsa $25,000 - $49,999 Atlantic Richfield Foundation, Dallas, Texas Joe Andoe, New York, New York Mr. John S. Badger, Altus The Albert and Hete Barthelmes Foundation, Tulsa John M. Beard, Oklahoma City Boatmen's First National Bank Foundation, Oklahoma City David L. and Molly Shi Boren, Norman The Mervin Bovaird Foundation, Tulsa Hans and Margaret Brisch, Edmond C.L. Frates and Company, Oklahoma City The John Hoyle Carlock, Jr. Family Trust, Ardmore Mrs. R. Duane Carter, Oklahoma City H.A. and Mary K. Chapman Charitable Trust, Tulsa The Citgo Petroleum Corporation, Tulsa Crawley Family Foundation, Oklahoma City The DeWitt Wallace Reader's Digest Special Projects Fund, New York, New York The Edmond Women's Club, Edmond Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation, Oklahoma City First National Bank in Altus, Altus Mex Frates, Oklahoma City Rodman and Joan Frates, Oklahoma City E.L. and Thelma Gaylord, Oklahoma City Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert C. Gibson, Lawton Grace Thatcher Hoffman, Oklahoma City Nona Jean Hulsey, Oklahoma City The Ruth Kaiser Nelson Family Fund, Tulsa Christian Keesee, Oklahoma City The Robert S. and Grayce B. Kerr Foundation, Jackson, Wyoming Koch Industries, Inc., Wichita, Kansas The Macklanburg-Hulsey Foundation, Oklahoma City The Leslie Powell Foundation, Lawton Priscilla McEldowney, Seattle, Washington Melvin and Jasmine Moran, Seminole J. Sylvester Mullen, Jr., Ardmore Sandy and Harold C. Price, Laguna Beach, California Fritz Scholder, Scottsdale, Arizona Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, Tulsa John and Mary Seward, Oklahoma City Mary Gordon Taft, Oklahoma City Dr. William Talley, Oklahoma City Traveler's Motor Club, Oklahoma City Sam Viersen Family Foundation, Okmulgee Kathleen Patton Westby Foundation, Tulsa Westminster Presbyterian Church, Oklahoma City Ida Sutton Williams and James M. Williams, Ardmore Wilmes SuperStore, Inc., Altus $15,000 - $24,999 Ad Astra Foundation Anonymous, Pauls Valley Arts Council of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City Mrs. Mary Grace Ashlock, Lawton Carol Beesley, Santa Fe, NM Mr. and Mrs. Steven Berlin, Tulsa Barbara Berry, Sapulpa Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bryan, Lawton Mr. and Mrs. John Coates, Jr., Oklahoma City Robert M. Cochran, Oklahoma City Joe and Carol Crosby, Oklahoma City Cuesta Foundation, Inc., Tulsa Mary E. Delana, El Reno Devon Energy, Oklahoma City Dolese Brothers Company, Oklahoma City Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, Las Vegas, NV Mr. and Mrs. Konrad Eek, Norman E.P. and Roberta L. Kirschner Foundation, Muskogee The First State Bank of Altus, Altus Mr. and Mrs. Jack Givens, Mangum Mrs. E. Gordon Ferguson, Oklahoma City The Fred Jones Foundation, Oklahoma City Charles B. Goddard Foundation, Ardmore Henry Gungoil Associates, Enid Hazel Kathryn Hall, Tulsa Harmon Electric Association, Inc., Hollis Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., Oklahoma City Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hogan, III, Oklahoma City Mr. and Mrs. Rodney R. Janeway, Oklahoma City R. Brent Johnson, Tulsa Mr. and Mrs. Danny Kennedy, Oklahoma City John Kilpatrick, Jr., Oklahoma City The Hyman and Esther Krasne Foundation, Kansas City, Missouri Helon LaGree, Altus Mr. and Mrs. Jim LaGree, Edmond Mike Larsen, Oklahoma City The Liberty Foundation, Inc., Oklahoma City Mr. and Mrs. Harry McMillan, Bristow Mrs. Richard W. Moore, Sr., Altus The Music Performance Trust Fund, New York, New York The Nichols Hills Bank, Oklahoma City The Nichols Hills Plaza, Oklahoma City Oklahoma Community Theatre Association, Oklahoma City The OG&E Company Foundation, Inc., Oklahoma City Presbyterian Health Foundation, Oklahoma City Ram Companies, Oklahoma City Irene M. and Julian J. Rothbaum Foundation, Tulsa Mr. and Mrs. Mike Samis, Oklahoma City Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Seay, III, Tulsa R.L. and Jeannette Sias, Edmond Pete and Theo Silas, Bartlesville Janice and Joe L. Singer, Oklahoma City Southwestern Stationery and Bank Supply, Inc., Oklahoma City David C. Steed, Ardmore Lanie Badger Swihart, Altus Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Teis, Tulsa The Tulsa World, Tulsa The Wallaby Fund, La Jolla, California Browning Waters, Oklahoma City Mark and Melissa Weiss, Tulsa Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Young, Lawton