Norman Arts Council

Erinn Gavaghan is an art historian and arts administrator and has served as the Executive Director of the Norman Arts Council since August 2010. In May of 2010 she graduated from Webster University in St. Louis with an MA in Art History. She specializes in sixteenth and seventeenth century European art and architecture as well as socially engaged contemporary art.

In addition to her work with the NAC, she is an adjunct professor of Art History at Oklahoma and Oklahoma City Community College and has also taught Art History at the University of Oklahoma. She is an active volunteer in the central Oklahoma arts community and currently serves on the board of directors for the Cultural Development Corporation of Central Oklahoma, the Norman Public Arts Board, and the Norman Downtowners Association. She works with state and local governments and arts agencies to advise and advocate on issues related to artists, arts organizations, and public funding for the arts.

Her current interests, research, and projects revolve around the arts’ role in economic development and quality of life in communities.