Established in 2015, Tulsa Artist Fellowship was created as a place-based initiative by the George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF) that addresses 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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Inclusivity drives us forward.

Tulsa Artist Fellowship welcomes artistic practitioners from all disciplines, backgrounds, and identities.

 
 
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UPCOMING EVENTS

 
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EXHIBITION ON VIEW: SPATIAL POEMS
Jun 6
EXHIBITION ON VIEW: SPATIAL POEMS

Spatial Poems re-inscribes what it means and feels like to occupy space and experience a temporality that actively reconnects the body with itself and its surroundings. The works on view provide tools for perceiving, challenging, and subverting geographic language and in doing so, create new landscapes, both real and imagined.

FIRST FRIDAYS: AUGUST 2025
Aug 1
FIRST FRIDAYS: AUGUST 2025

Since its inaugural year in 2016, Tulsa Artist Fellowship has hosted First Fridays, a free monthly series highlighting our awardees, alum-in-residence, and Tulsa community members. Discover artistic workspaces, exhibitions, workshops, live music, and food throughout our studios, roof terrace, and galleries. First Fridays are free and open to all. Come for the art, stay for the community.

FIRST FRIDAYS: SEPTEMBER 2025
Sep 5
FIRST FRIDAYS: SEPTEMBER 2025

Since its inaugural year in 2016, Tulsa Artist Fellowship has hosted First Fridays, a free monthly series highlighting our awardees, alum-in-residence, and Tulsa community members. Discover artistic workspaces, exhibitions, workshops, live music, and food throughout our studios, roof terrace, and galleries. First Fridays are free and open to all. Come for the art, stay for the community.

SAVE THE DATE: OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND 20
Oct 3
SAVE THE DATE: OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND 20

Mark your calendars for October 3-5, 2025! This arts-centered weekend features exhibitions, public artworks, performances, readings, discussions, film screenings, open studios, art and literary publications, community meals, and more.

 
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LATEST NEWS

TULSA ARTIST FELLOWSHIP MARKS 10TH ANNIVERSARY WITH NEW APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2026–2028 AWARD TERM

The Tulsa Artist Fellowship (TAF), a place-based, durational award dedicated to supporting visionary arts practitioners, is pleased to announce the opening of applications for the 2026-2028 Tulsa Artist Fellowship award term on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. The commencement of this upcoming cohort will bring the place-based residency program to its fully expanded award structure, which began during its 2024-2026 inaugural term, awarding thirty artists and arts workers who will overlap in their first, second, and third award years. 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the Tulsa Artist Fellowship.

 
 
 
 
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