Next week, we introduce ten visionary artists and arts workers joining Tulsa Artist Fellowship in its eleventh year, with practices spanning visual art, film, writing, sound, and performance.
Rooted in community and responsive to place, their work reflects our belief that artists can shape cultural citizenship and civic vitality.
Read MoreTulsa Artist Fellowship’s third annual Open House celebrated our ongoing commitment to nurturing Tulsa’s vibrant arts community and the visionary practitioners who shape it. Over the course of an extraordinary weekend, programs fostered interconnectedness through community care and exchange —featuring exhibitions, site-specific installations, performances, readings, panel discussions, workshops, film screenings, open studios, art and literary publications, community meals, and more.
Read MoreTulsa Artist Fellowship 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.
Read MoreCentral Standard, a new contemporary art platform based in Tulsa, will launch its inaugural exhibition, Drift///Hold, presented in partnership with the Tulsa Artist Fellowship. The exhibition opens on February 20 at the newly renovated Price Family Properties’ Arco Building (119 E. 6th Street, Tulsa, OK). Founded by Tulsa-born curators Lindsay Aveilhé and Ashanti Chaplin, Central Standard is dedicated to elevating contemporary art in Middle America and fostering international artistic exchange.
Read MoreMarking the tenth anniversary of Tulsa Artist Fellowship, 10 awardees working across various arts disciplines were selected to receive $2.35 million in resources by a panel of esteemed arts leaders to live and work in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Read MoreTulsa Artist Fellowship is proud to present 2024-2026 awardee Miguel Braceli’s solo exhibition, Emancipatory Lands, at Booth C3 during the 13th edition of Untitled Art Miami Beach. Untitled Art Miami Beach 2024 will take place Wednesday, December 4 through Sunday, December 8, 2024, with a VIP and Press Preview on Tuesday, December 3, at 12th Street and Ocean Drive.
Read MoreThis October, the Art World was busy exploring Frieze London and Art Basel Paris where collectors, gallerists, and artists mingled in the ether of hoped-for big sales. That was not for me. Instead, I went to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to attend the second annual Tulsa Artist Fellowship Open House weekend.
Read MoreTulsa International Airport is proud to announce the completion of a stunning new hanging art installation in front of its TSA security checkpoint. Created by Tulsa-based artist Shane Darwent, the piece, titled “Sunrising,” completely transforms the airport’s main hall with a series of 34 colored-resin panels that transition through the color spectrum of a sky from sunrise to sunset.
Read MoreAs we prepare to welcome the new year, the Tulsa Artist Fellowship community has reflected on all that has been accomplished in 2023. From influential exhibitions to groundbreaking publication launches, irreverent film series to shattering performances, it's been a year marked by studio process, collaboration, and commitment to nurturing Tulsa. We look forward to the visionary projects and presentations ahead!
Read MoreTen awardees from a pool of over 1,000 applicants were chosen by a panel of esteemed arts leaders to live and work in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Read MoreFormer Tulsa Artist Fellow Rachel Hayes’ latest work is a large-scale, immersive textile installation that is now on display at Gathering Place, 2650 John Williams Way, through Sept. 30. Hayes’ “A Color Story” is made up of seven, multicolored fabric flags installed in the area surrounding the PSO Reading Tree. The mosaic-style flags vary in size and are designed to catch the sun and blow in the breeze. Hayes installed the vibrant display organically among the park’s trees.
Read MoreHudson Valley Intertribal Noise Symposium will feature performances by experimental sound artists who create and destroy sound worlds and embody Indigenous sonic agency. Artists include Raven Chacon, Kite, Laura Ortman, Warren Realrider, Robbie Wing, and Nathan Young.
Read MoreTulsa Artist Fellowship recently announced an expansion in both funding and residency length for future fellows of the program. The 10 individuals chosen to represent the 2024-2026 cohort will be welcomed for a three-year award term rather than two, and will collectively receive more than $1.95 million in support and studio spaces in Tulsa.
Read MoreIn the episode, Art Basel visits the historic city of Tulsa, where a growing population of artists, writers, musicians, and creatives are reshaping the city’s cultural landscape. Tulsa Artist Fellows open up their studios and share experiences practicing as artists in the program.
Read MoreThe life and work of Bruce Goff, one of the most distinctive American architects of the 20th century, is the focus of the second annual Goff Fest, taking place Dec. 1-4 at various locations throughout Tulsa.
The event, organized by the Goff Center of the Continuous Present with support from the Tulsa Artist Fellowship, is designed to help bring greater awareness of, and appreciation for, Goff’s uniquely organic, and highly individualistic, architectural vision.
Read MoreAfter long being consigned to a legacy of stereotypes, Indigenous American artists are making some of the country’s most engaging experimental music.
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