Established in 2015, Tulsa Artist Fellowship was created as a place-based arts initiative by the George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF) that addresses pressing challenges for contemporary artists and arts workers living in and joining the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

A central part of the Fellowship’s initiative is stimulating and participating in Tulsa’s growing and thriving arts community. TAF supports contemporary artists across all mediums and celebrates the transformative power of arts through intentional programming.

Inclusivity is our driving force.

Tulsa Artist Fellowship welcomes artistic practitioners of all kinds. Beginning as a program for visual artists, we have purposefully expanded our mission to support contemporary artists of all mediums, as well as arts workers.

We promote diversity within our fellowship and specifically reserve places for Native artists.

Tulsa Artist Fellowship is pleased to announce the 2024-2026 Awardees, the inaugural cohort of its expanded award structure announced in September 2022. A distinct group of ten multidisciplinary artists and art workers were chosen from a pool of over 1000 applicants by a panel of twelve esteemed arts leaders from around the world. The 2024-2026 cohort will commence January 1, 2024.