FIRST FRIDAYS
Friday, May 1, 2026 | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Tulsa Artist Fellowship Studios
109 MLK Jr. Blvd E. Tulsa, OK 74103
Since 2016, Tulsa Artist Fellowship has hosted First Fridays—a free monthly series celebrating awardees, alumni, and the Tulsa community. Visitors are invited to explore open studios, exhibitions, and live programming throughout our studios, roof terrace, and galleries.
This month, we’re pleased to feature a collaboration with Tulsa Opera.
Art at the Opera invites visual artists to attend a Tulsa Opera production and create new work in response. This season, nine artists were inspired by The Pirates of Penzance and will present and sell their work during First Friday.
On the roof terrace, experience a special performance by Tulsa Opera’s Filstrup Resident Artist Company at 7 PM.
Also on view: Futuro Imperfecto, presented in partnership with The Hulett Collection, featuring Tulsa Artist Fellow Miguel Braceli. For more than a decade, Braceli has created performances, installations, photography, and video examining the political and social conditions shaping life in Venezuela and the United States. Through poetic interventions in public space, his work gives tangible form to the forces shaping our “imperfect future.”
Throughout the evening, visitors can meet artists and learn about their processes firsthand. Complimentary beverages will be provided by Heirloom Rustic Ales.
First Fridays are free and open to all.
Continue the evening with our neighbors—LowDown offers a special $5 cover from 6–9 PM with live jazz in their listening room, and Guthrie Green presents the Inspyral Fire Circus from 8–10 PM, a free outdoor performance featuring acrobatics, choreography, and fire-based spectacle.
Flagship will reopen on First Friday, June 5.
SCHEDULE
6 - 9 PM | Awardee Studios | 1st & 2nd Floors + Roof Terrace
6 - 9 PM | Studios Gallery | 1st & 2nd Floors | Miguel Braceli: Futuro Imperfecto
6 - 9 PM | Tulsa Opera’s Art at the Opera | Roof Terrace
VISITOR EXPERIENCE
Tulsa Artist Fellowship is committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive, and accessible experience for every visitor. All exhibitions and events are free, open to the public, and thoughtfully documented and archived for continued community access.
Studios | 109 E. MLK Jr Blvd, Tulsa, OK 74103
The Studios location welcomes all visitors with wheelchair and stroller access, variable seating, and dedicated areas for standing and wheelchair users. Family-scale private washrooms with changing tables accommodate caregivers and guests requiring more space. An elevator is conveniently located at the main west entrance on Martin Luther King Blvd. Street-side parking is available through the Park Mobile App, free after 5 p.m. and all weekend.