NAC History

The Norman Arts Council (NAC) was founded in 1976 to enrich the Norman community by stimulating artistic, cultural, and economic growth through the support and promotion of the arts. At its inception, the NAC became the face and voice of arts advocacy in Norman. The NAC formed the Roundtable, a network of all the 501 (c) 3 arts and cultural organizations in Norman. The Roundtable’s purpose is to collaborate and to promote the arts in the Norman community. Each year, the NAC sponsors festivals, programs, workshops, and arts education activities that grow as the community expands. Among the NAC’s historic contributions is the co-founding of the popular Jazz in June, which has attracted nationally known acts such as Ellis Marsalis and T.S. Monk III. The NAC also provides support for such well-attended festivals as Norman Music Festival, Mayfair, the Medieval Fair, and the Norman Public Library’s Cultural Festivals- all dynamic annual events that have helped Norman earn a reputation as the City of Festivals.