OFAI APPLICATION PROCESS

NEW ENROLLMENT PROCESS FOR 2011!

Workshop space and scholarships are administered on a first-come, first-served basis. Workshops fill quickly, so we strongly recommend you enroll as soon as you are eligible.

Non-Scholarship Enrollment:

Those not receiving scholarships can begin enrolling on Monday, August 15, and may enroll anytime throughout the enrollment period, until one week before the OFAI workshop begins. (For example, registrations for the workshops beginning October 20th are due October 13th.)

You will receive a confirmation email when your enrollment is processed.
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Scholarship Enrollment for Oklahoma Public School Educators:

Oklahoma public school educators automatically receive full scholarships to OFAI, while supplies last.  A limited number of scholarships are available for each OFAI workshop. When you click on the enrollment link below, you will be able to see which workshops have scholarships available.  If the workshop you wish to take doesn't have any scholarships left, please consider selecting a different workshop.  We also strongly recommend that you place your name on the wait list, as we are currently working to raise more scholarships funds.  You may enroll in a workshop and also place your name on the wait lists of up to three additional workshops.  You will receive a confirmation email after your enrollment is processed.

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Wait Lists/Scholarships
If the workshop you wish to attend is full, you can be placed on a waiting list. However, please be aware that cancellations are rare, and we recommend you choose a different workshop. You can be placed on the waiting lists of up to three workshops through our online enrollment system. 

Each Oklahoma public school educator is eligible to attend one workshop on scholarship. Scholarships are not guaranteed. If no scholarships are available at the time of enrollment, participants will be notified by the Oklahoma Arts Institute. In the event that extra scholarships are available, educators may receive an additional scholarship. If you would like to place your name on a waiting list for an extra scholarship, please call the Oklahoma Arts Institute office. Educators are always welcome to attend a second workshop at a total cost of $605 ($635 for visual arts classes).

Fees

Please note: Instead of requiring participants to purchase supplies for visual arts classes, visual arts participants will pay a $30 studio fee. This fee applies to all painting, photography, drawing, and printmaking workshops.  OAI will supply all paints, brushes, canvases, paper, photo paper, printing inks, knives, etc.  Photography students will need to bring a camera, but all other supplies will be provided.  Participants may bring their own supplies from home if desired; however they will still have to pay the fee.  We hope this change will be more economical and convenient for our visual arts participants.  This $30 fee for visual arts classes is IN ADDITION to the costs listed below.

Oklahoma public school teachers and administrators receive full scholarships to OFAI, including tuition, room and board. Public school educators pay only a non-refundable $30 registration fee. Additionally, contributions from the private sector allow the Institute to offer workshops to non-educators who are Oklahoma residents at about half the actual cost ($605). Non-Oklahoma residents can attend at a total cost of $1,080. All participants are responsible for purchasing any supplies that may be required for their workshop.

For scholarship recipients, the $30 non-refundable registration fee is due at registration.  For people who do not receive scholarships, a $30 non-refundable registration fee and a $100 deposit are due at registration. The remaining $475 balance is due no later than two weeks prior to the chosen OFAI workshop.

Oklahoma private school teachers and college/university educators are encouraged to attend OFAI. However, they are responsible for the full cost of the workshop ($605). Staff development funds or scholarship grants may be available through a teacher's school, but the teacher is responsible for contacting the administration and requesting funds. Private school or university educators must pay a $30 non-refundable registration fee and a $100 deposit at the time of registration, with the remaining balance of $475 due no later than two weeks prior to the chosen OFAI workshop.

All participant rooms are double occupancy. If space allows, private rooms are available for an additional $100 fee. OFAI participants reserving a single room may bring a spouse/guest for an additional fee of $75, and/or a child for an additional fee of $50. Guests may not attend classes, and no unattended children are allowed at Quartz Mountain.

Refund/Cancellation Policies
If you are unable to attend a workshop for any reason, please notify the Oklahoma Arts Institute immediately so that your place may be filled by an applicant from the waiting list. Educators receiving scholarships: if you are unable to attend your workshop and you do not give at least 48 hours notice, you will not be eligible for an OFAI scholarship in the future. If you cancel more than 14 days before the first day of the workshop, your tuition, less the $30 registration fee, will be refunded. If cancellation notice is received after the 14 day deadline, and the workshop place cannot be filled, full-paying participants will forfeit the $100 deposit and the $30 registration fee. In the instance that the Oklahoma Arts Institute is forced to cancel a class, the full deposit including the application fee will be refunded. The Oklahoma Arts Institute reserves the right to substitute faculty members. If possible, participants will be notified of a faculty change prior to the workshop.

Terms of Registration
Participants agree and understand that, unless the Oklahoma Arts Institute is otherwise instructed in writing, registration constitutes a release for any photographs taken of participants at the Oklahoma Fall Arts Institute. Participants also understand that their written comments may be used for public relations for the program. If a participant is unable to attend the workshop, that participant must notify the Oklahoma Arts Institute 14 days prior to the first day of class in order to be refunded the total tuition paid, less the $30 registration fee. With online registration, participants hereby waive any and all claims for the participant and the participant's heirs and personal representatives against the Oklahoma Arts Institute and the Quartz Mountain Arts and Conference Center and Nature Park, and any of their agents, servants or employees for injury, illness, or loss of personal property, by theft or otherwise, which may result from participation in such workshop. The Oklahoma Arts Institute reserves the right to refuse registration at their sole discretion.