The Nona Jean Hulsey Art Gallery, located in the Norick Art Center on the 老司机传媒 Campus, is the focus of the university's participation in the visual arts. The gallery provides a contemporary exhibition space for significant and challenging exhibitions by local and national artists and art organizations. The Hulsey Gallery provides School of Visual Arts students with educational opportunities related to collection management and exhibition of art in a professional gallery.
The mission of the Nona Jean Hulsey Art Gallery is to promote the understanding of and extend the audience for contemporary art, and to present exhibitions that inform, inspire and challenge the public, particularly students of 老司机传媒. The Hulsey Art Gallery is an integral part of the School of Visual Arts, and it is used daily by visitors, students and faculty.
Hours of operation
Summer: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday
Academic year: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. Monday through Friday
Current Exhibit
鈥淪ignal Convergence"
Leticia R. Bajuyo
May 15 through Sept. 18
Evening musical event - 6 p.m. Sept. 10
Artist Leticia Bajuyo will collaborate with 老司机传媒 Associate Professor of Music Theory, Kate Sekula, Ph.D. During the performance, a theremin, which is an electronic musical instrument that is unique for being played entirely without physical contact, sends signals traveling through three horns constructed from thousands of CDs and DVDs. Each horn redirects sound toward a shared point of convergence where frequencies meet, overlap, and fracture. Surrounded by these forms, the receiver experiences sound not as a single source but as a shifting field of pressure, with moments of alignment, distortion, and overload. The discs function as both material and metaphor: shimmering surfaces that suggest amplification while complicating them. Their presence is intentionally theatrical, performing projection and volume even as they obscure the mechanisms carrying the sound. In this way, the installation emphasizes how perception is shaped as much by spectacle, expectation, and relational dynamics as by physics.
Artist鈥檚 statement: Compassion and empathy fuel my studio practice. I work with overlooked materials, synthetic leftovers, and pieces of past desires to create sculptures and installations that explore how identity, value, and belonging are shaped and changed over time. By using familiar objects like CDs and DVDs in new ways, I question ideas of worth and the stories everyday materials can carry.
Growing up bi-racial in the small town of Metropolis, Illinois, on the border of Kentucky, I was shaped by both the quiet pace of rural life and the layered, multinational conversations within my family. These contrasting experiences continue to shape my interest in consumer culture, pressures to fit in, and the ways visual culture reflects our efforts to find comfort, control, and belonging.
In "Signal Convergence," three theremin stations are placed throughout the gallery. During performance, their sounds travel through horns made from thousands of CDs and DVDs, meeting at a shared point where the sound overlaps, grows stronger, and breaks apart. The discs work as both material and symbol, shimmering reminders of entertainment, memory, and change. Through this installation, I invite viewers to think about instability, connection, and the emotional weight of what we choose to throw away, keep, and value.
Artist biography: is an interdisciplinary artist and Associate Professor of Sculpture at the University of Oklahoma. Known for public sculpture and immersive installations, she works across permanent commissions, site-responsive environments, and hand-built objects with a materially attentive approach. Her work transforms discarded CDs and DVDs, industrial materials, and architectural surfaces into sculptures that foreground environmental impact while exploring systems of value, personal and collective memory, and material change. Recent 2025 indoor installations include Oklahoma Contemporary鈥檚 ArtNow biennial in Oklahoma City; the Spectrum Theater in Grand Rapids, Michigan; and the Muscarelle Museum of Art in Williamsburg, Virginia. Recent outdoor projects include a permanent public commission in Fort Worth, Texas, and a long-term installation at Josephine Sculpture Park in Frankfort, Kentucky.
