Established in 2015, Tulsa Artist Fellowship was created as a place-based arts initiative by the George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF) that addresses pressing challenges for contemporary artists and arts workers living in and joining the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

A central part of the Fellowship’s initiative is stimulating and participating in Tulsa’s growing and thriving arts community. TAF supports contemporary artists across all mediums and celebrates the transformative power of arts through intentional programming.

 
 

OUR FELLOWSHIP

PLACE-BASED EXPERIENCE

Tulsa Artist Fellowship brings artists and arts workers together in Tulsa, Oklahoma, distinctly positioned at the center of coastal cultural conversations. Socially invested arts practitioners live and work here, intentionally engaging with our city.

OUR FELLOWS

INCLUSIVITY IS OUR DRIVING FORCE.

Tulsa Artist Fellowship welcomes artistic practitioners of all kinds. Beginning as a program for visual artists, we have purposefully expanded our mission to support contemporary artists of all mediums, as well as arts workers.

OUR FOUNDATION

OUR FELLOWSHIP IS ALWAYS THE SAME, IN THE SENSE THAT IT IS ALWAYS NEW.

Established in 2015, Tulsa Artist Fellowship was created as a place-based arts initiative by the George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF), that addresses pressing challenges for contemporary artists and arts workers living in and joining the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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Inclusivity is our driving force.

Tulsa Artist Fellowship welcomes artistic practitioners of all kinds. Beginning as a program for visual artists, we have purposefully expanded our mission to support contemporary artists of all mediums, as well as arts workers.

We promote diversity within our fellowship and specifically reserve places for Native artists.

 
 
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UPCOMING EVENTS

 
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LATEST NEWS

TULSA ARTIST FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCES 2024-26 AWARD COHORT


Tulsa Artist Fellowship is pleased to announce the 2024-2026 Awardees, the inaugural cohort of its expanded award structure announced in September 2022. A distinct group of ten multidisciplinary artists and art workers were chosen from a pool of over 1000 applicants by a panel of twelve esteemed arts leaders from around the world. The 2024-2026 cohort will commence January 1, 2024.

 
 
 
 
 
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