FIRST FRIDAYS:
MAY 2025
FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2025 | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Tulsa Artist Fellowship - Studios
109 MLK Jr. Blvd E. Tulsa, OK 74103
Tulsa Artist Fellowship - Flagship
112 N. Boston Ave, Tulsa, OK 74103
FREE AND OPEN TO ALL
Tulsa Artist Fellowship welcomes our neighbors and friends to celebrate the May 2025 First Friday open studios, exhibitions, performances, and programs! Que Gusto is thoughtfully preparing the menu alongside beverages from Heirloom Rustic Ales.
Don't miss your final chance to experience Sacred Signs at Flagship. This exhibition presents video works by composer and sound artist Micaela Tobin, known for pushing the boundaries of convention with her soprano voice, focusing on experimental and contemporary opera and noise, alongside multidisciplinary artist and activist Alicia Smith, who employs ancestral prayer technologies, oral traditions, and indigenous futurism to challenge colonial narratives and delve into identity.
At the awardee studios, Melissa Lukenbaugh kicks off UPSTREAM in collaboration with Tulsa Historical Society & Museum and Tulsa Artist Fellowship. Tulsans are invited to contribute to the audio archives of Arkansas River storytelling. Did you catch a paddlefish? Was your experience at the Great Raft Race a triumph or a disaster? Have you discovered a peaceful spot by the riverbank? Come to express your love and questions about our cherished river. We aim to learn, nurture, and envision a stronger connection and responsibility toward our water. Join us in gathering a local story in the process.
Pop in during First Friday Open Studios or sign up here to secure your time. All ages and groups are welcome!
ABOUT FIRST FRIDAYS
Since its inaugural program year in 2016, the Tulsa Artist Fellowship has hosted First Fridays, a free monthly series that highlights our awardees, alum-in-residence, and Tulsa community members. First Fridays features artistic workspaces, exhibitions, workshops, performances, and food across our studios, roof terrace, and gallery spaces. As always, First Fridays are free and open to all. Come for the art, stay for the community.
VISITOR EXPERIENCE
Tulsa Artist Fellowship strives to provide a welcoming and accessible experience. Our exhibitions and events are free, documented, and archived.
Tulsa Artist Fellowship - Studios at 109 MLK Jr Blvd E. Tulsa, OK 74103 accommodates wheelchairs and strollers. Variable seating is provided in addition to areas for distanced standing. Family-scale private washrooms are available to support visitors with disabilities and caregivers who need access to increased square footage and changing tables. The elevator at Archer Studios is located at the main west entrance on Martin Luther King Blvd. Street-side parking is available at both buildings using the Park Mobile App and is free after 5 pm and all day Saturday-Sunday.
Tulsa Artist Fellowship - Flagship is located at 112 N Boston Ave Tulsa, OK 74103. Public hours are Thursday-Saturday from 12-6 pm. The gallery accommodates wheelchairs and strollers. Variable seating is provided, as well as areas for distanced standing and wheelchairs. Family-scale private washrooms are available to support visitors with disabilities and caregivers who need access to increased square footage and changing tables.
Established in 2015, the Tulsa Artist Fellowship was created as a place-based initiative by the George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF) to address pressing challenges faced by contemporary artists and arts workers living in and joining Tulsa, Oklahoma. Tulsa Artist Fellowship believes the arts are critical to advancing cultural citizenship and supports community-invested practitioners who intentionally engage with our city.
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