Tulsa Artist Fellowship’s third annual Open House embodies our commitment to nurturing Tulsa and its visionary artistic practitioners. Programs foster interconnectedness through community care and collaboration.

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

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3

Le'Andra LeSeur: Monument Eternal, Exhibition Opening, 6-9 pm, at Tulsa Artist Fellowship Flagship

First Friday: Cherokee Art Market, VM Dome Lab 3.0 by Franky Cruz, Art as Witness: An Artist Talk and Community Conversation with Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, Hands-On Activities, Performances, and more, Reception by Que Gusto & Heirloom Rustic Ales, 6-9 pm, at Tulsa Artist Fellowship Studios

After Hours with Center for Queer Prairie Studies, Friday, October 3, 2025, 9-11 pm, at CQPS Clubhouse

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4

Daybreak Gathering - Assembly: Richard Zimmerman, Urban Core Art Project, Plaza of the Americas, 9-10 am, 702 S Denver Avenue

Woodblock Stamp Workshop, Led by Nic Miller and Alicia Smith, 10:30-11:30 am, The Heights Garden, 1146 N Cheyenne Avenue

It’s About You: Silence, Erasure, and the Persistence of Memory with Joël Díaz, Le’Andra LeSeur, and Jessica Lynne + Garden Sounds, Brunch by Prism Cafe, 12-2 pm, at The Oath Studio, 1119 South Owasso Avenue

Black Glass: Performative Demonstration by Cedric Mitchell and Music Guests, Saturday, October 5, 4-6 pm, at Tulsa Glass Blowing School

Native & Indigenous Horror Films, Organized by Colleen Thurston, Movie Snacks / Drinks, 8:30-11 pm, at 205 E Archer Street, Mature Audience

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5

Riding North Tulsa’s Osage Prairie Trail & Special Performances, Led by Eyakem Gulilat, 10 am - 12 pm, Meet at South Trailhead, E Independence Place (Oklahoma State University-Tulsa Campus), End at Clark-Asberry Homestead Ranch, Commemorative Map, Return shuttle provided for riders

Landscape / Skyscape / Cityscape: An Arts-Centered End-of-Harvest Celebration, Featuring Artwork by Rachel Hayes, Readings with Nimrod International Journal and Picnic by I-Collective, 12-2 pm, at the Clark-Asberry Homestead Ranch, 6404 N Osage Drive

Center for Queer Prairie Studies In Conversation with Patrick Gordon, Refreshments by Wildflower Cafe, 3-4 pm, at Philbrook Museum of Art

CITYWIDE SITES

Assembly: Richard Zimmerman, Urban Core Art Project, Plaza of the Americas, 702 S Denver Avenue

Connected Pathways: Nani Chacon (Diné and Chicana), Indigenous Mural Series, Organized by Yatika Starr Fields, 533 S Peoria Avenue

Queen Rose Art House, Founded by Kalup Linzy, 843 N Birmingham Place

Sunrising: Shane Darwent, Tulsa International Airport, 7777 Airport Drive

Canoes: Florine Demosthene, Jave Yoshimoto, Molly Murphy Adams, Monty Little, and Yatika Starr Fields, Gathering Place, ONEOK Boathouse, 2650 S John Williams Way

Molten Flow: Rachel Hayes, Gathering Place, Volcanoville Sunshades, 2650 S John Williams Way

Cabinet of Wonder: Mark Dion - Scavenger Hunt and Field Guide, Gathering Place, ONEOK Boathouse, 2650 S John Williams Way