ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS | APRIL 2 - MAY 29, 2025
Tulsa Artist Fellowship invites applicants from all arts disciplines to apply for its 2026–2028 award term. Submissions open Wednesday, April 2, 2025, and close on Thursday, May 29, 2025.
APRIL 4, 2025 | 6:00PM - 9:00PM
Since 2016, Tulsa Artist Fellowship’s First Fridays has offered a free monthly showcase of awardees, alumni, and local creatives — featuring exhibitions, open studios, live music, workshops, and food across our galleries, studios, and rooftop terrace. Always free and open to all.
APRIL 9, 2025 | FLAGSHIP | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Tulsa Artist Fellowship is hosting NGO, the NAKATANI GONG ORCHESTRA, led by percussionist and composer Tatsuya Nakatani. This public performance features Tatsuya Nakatani and a community-assembled gong orchestra.
APRIL 19, 2025 | FLAGSHIP | 1:00PM - 2:00PM
Words of the People presents a special reading with Joy Harjo on rematriation, an Indigenous-led movement reconnecting the sacred to the mother. The 23rd U.S. Poet Laureate and Muscogee Nation citizen will share poetry reflecting on land, memory, and spiritual reclamation. Introductions by NDN Girls Book Club.
APRIL 17, 2025 | ARCO BUILDING | 5:30PM - 7:00PM
Central Standard, a new contemporary art platform based in Tulsa, will launch its inaugural exhibition, Drift///Hold, which will be presented in partnership with the Tulsa Artist Fellowship. The exhibition opens on February 20 at the newly renovated Price Family Properties’ Arco Building.
APRIL 24, 2025 | FLAGSHIP | 7:00PM - 9:00PM
LEYA visits Tulsa Artist Fellowship for the first time since 2022 in support of their recent album, I Forget Everything. They will present material from the record alongside a special duo drone performance from TAF fellow Micaela Tobin, aka White Boy Scream, and Derrick Estrada, aka Baseck.
Tulsa Artist Fellowship welcomes artistic practitioners from all disciplines, backgrounds, and identities.
Central 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.
Tulsa Artist Fellowship invites applicants from all arts disciplines to apply for its 2026–2028 award term. Applications will open on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, and close on Thursday, May 29, 2025.
Since its inaugural program year in 2016, 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, live music, and food across our studios, roof terrace, and gallery spaces. As always, First Fridays are free and open to all.
Tulsa Artist Fellowship is hosting NGO, the NAKATANI GONG ORCHESTRA, led by percussionist and composer Tatsuya Nakatani. This public performance features Tatsuya Nakatani and a community-assembled gong orchestra. The sound level and space reverberation will be variable. Ear protection will be provided.
Marking 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.
