“As communities navigate rapid change and competing pressures, sustained investment in artists is one of the most practical ways to build cultural resilience. Tulsa Artist Fellowship supports long-form work that cannot be made on deadlines or in isolation—projects that require research, experimentation, and genuine relationships over time. This new cohort will join a thriving network of fellows and Tulsa partners to create ambitious work that deepens understanding.”
MEET THE AWARDEES
MYIESHA GORDON BEALES — SCULPTURE, SOCIAL PRACTICE — DETROIT, MI
DERRICK ESTRADA / BASECK — SOUND & INSTRUMENT DESIGN — LOS ANGELES, CA
AMY HOAGLAND — SCULPTURE, INSTALLATION — DENVER, CO
REBECCA NAGLE (CHEROKEE NATION) — NONFICTION, JOURNALISM — TAHLEQUAH, OK
AARON ROBERTSON — LITERARY NONFICTION, TRANSLATION — BROOKLYN, NY
AMIR SAADIQ — PHOTOGRAPHY, EXPERIMENTAL FILM — SANTA MONICA, CA
SABRINA SALEHA (NAVAJO/BENGALI) — SCREENWRITING, FILM — SANTA FE, NM
LEONARD SURYAJAYA — PHOTOGRAPHY, INSTALLATION, PERFORMANCE — CHICAGO, IL
DUSTIN TAHMAHKERA (COMANCHE) — PLAYWRITING, INDIGENOUS STUDIES — NORMAN, OK
LOREN WATERS (CHEROKEE/KIOWA) — SCREENWRITING, FILM — TULSA, OK
LINDSAY AVEILHÉ
CURATOR, ARTS WRITER AND EDITOR
BROOKLYN, NY
FRANKY CRUZ
INTERDISCIPLINARY, SCIENCE
HIALEAH, FL
REHAB EL SADEK
INSTALLATION, ARCHITECTURE, LANGUAGE
AUSTIN, TX
TATYANA FAZLALIZADEH
MULTIMEDIA, INTERDISCIPLINARY, SOCIAL PRACTICE
BROOKLYN, NY
ADRIENNE KEENE
(CHEROKEE NATION)
NONFICTION WRITER
PROVIDENCE, RI
GAVIN KROEBER
SOCIAL PRACTICE, WRITER, CURATOR
ST. LOUIS, MO
MELISSA LUKENBAUGH
PHOTOJOURNALIST, FILM, ECOLOGY
TULSA, OK
ALICIA SMITH
(NAHUAS/TECUEXES/PUREPECHAS)
PERFORMANCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
COLLEEN THURSTON
(CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA)
FILMMAKER, FILM CURATOR
TULSA, OK
MICAELA TOBIN
SOUND, COMPOSER
LOS ANGELES, CA
