When: Opens September 21; ongoing, year-round, Wednesdays — Sundays
Where: Factory Obscura, 25 Northwest 9th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Price: Adult: $15, children 4–12 years: $12, kids 3 & under free; single tickets on sale soon, annual passes on sale now
Tags: #immersiveart, #kidfriendly, #art, #interactive, #ContentAdvisory, #MobilityAdvisory (see below)
In a world of drag-and-drop, Factory Obscura has hand-crafted our own 20th-century take on the classic audio autobiography: a grassroots playlist of emotions inspired by the music that made us who we are. The result is a 6,000 sq ft visual, auditory, and tactile art experience built just for YOU.
Since opening Phase 1 in March of this year – which included an oversized, interactive boombox and eclectic, art-inspired gift shop – more than 30 Factory Obscura artists have been at work hand- crafting a full-sensory experience based on the classic American art form that is the mixtape. From walls, stairs, and passageways to sculptures, dioramas, and embellishments, Factory Obscura artists have designed, constructed, fabricated, and installed every element with their own hands. The team includes carpenters and welders, sculptors, visual artists, textile artists, poets, filmmakers, musicians, dancers, and designers, as well as a full tech team made up of electronic, light, sound, and projection artists.
Factory Obscura is excited to announce a first-of-its-kind collaboration with Meow Wolf, their friend and colleague in the immersive arts. The creative force of this momentous collaboration has created a new opening through time and space, linking Factory Obscura’s Mix-Tape in OKC to Meow Wolf’s House of Eternal Return in Santa Fe, allowing participants at both locations a way to communicate and collaborate in real time.
Annual passes include a full year of unlimited admission to Mix-Tape, and can be purchased in advance at factoryobscura.fun or at the door.
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Contact Level: None
Content Advisories: There are some areas that are dimly lit, or incorporate flickering or changing lights.
MIX-TAPE is ADA-compliant and will accommodate wheelchairs, walkers, and most strollers. There are several spots throughout where you can sit and linger. Some spaces do require climbing or crawling, but an alternative route is always provided. For the routes that are not wheelchair accessible, we’ve tried to also provide alternative vantage points for viewing.
People with blindness, hearing impairment, autism, and other abilities can all enjoy the wonder that is Mix-Tape.
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