Allied Arts believes, as an organization, that the arts should be accessible to all – especially children, and those who need it most. OPUS IX, Allied Arts’ biennial fundraising gala, will be held on October 21, 2016. OPUS is designed to raise awareness for the work of Allied Arts and money for Allied Arts’ programming, capacity-building small grants program, educational outreach grants program, and general operating budget. All of these contribute to growing the cultural landscape of central Oklahoma, bringing the arts into underserved and rural communities, and providing some 681,000 arts experiences for children annually.