NEW WAVE: A FEATURE DOCUMENTARY BY ELIZABETH AI (OKLAHOMA PREMIERE)

DECEMBER 6, 2025 | 6:30 PM CIRCLE CINEMA | 8:00 PM HEIRLOOM RUSTIC ALES

Travel back to the 1980s with us, but make it Việt. The New Wave (2024), directed by Elizabeth Ai, dives deep into the cultural phenomenon of ‘new wave’ music within the Vietnamese diaspora. Presented by NAM common in partnership with Tulsa Film Collective and Tulsa Artist Fellowship.

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<br/a> <br/a> NEW WAVE: A FEATURE DOCUMENTARY BY ELIZABETH AI (OKLAHOMA PREMIERE)

KITE: WAKPÁ IYÓŽAŊŽAŊ
(RIVER OF LIGHT)

DECEMBER 3-7, 2025 | UNTITLED ART, MIAMI BEACH

Tulsa Artist Fellowship and Central Standard are pleased to announce the co-presentation ofWakpá Iyóžaŋžaŋ (River of Light), a major installation and performance by artist Kite (Oglála Lakȟóta), within the 2025 Special Projects sector at Untitled Art, Miami Beach.

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LE'ANDRA LESEUR:
MONUMENT ETERNAL

THROUGH JANUARY 10, 2026 | FLAGSHIP

In Monument Eternal, Tulsa Artist Fellowship Awardee Le’Andra LeSeur dissects the ways that monuments erected to commemorate racist legacies have altered the mental psyche of Black communities.

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FIRST FRIDAYS: JANUARY 2026

FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 2026 | 6:00 - 9:00 PM | FLAGSHIP

Begin the new year with Tulsa Artist Fellowship at a focused First Friday highlighting Le’Andra LeSeur’s powerful exhibition, Monument Eternal, at Flagship.

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<br/a> <br/a> FIRST FRIDAYS: JANUARY 2026

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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Oct 3

Oct 3, 2025 – Jan 10, 2026

LE'ANDRA LESEUR: MONUMENT ETERNAL

Oct 3, 2025 – Jan 10, 2026

Dec 2

Dec 2, 2025 – Dec 7, 2025

KITE: WAKPÁ IYÓŽAŊŽAŊ (RIVER OF LIGHT)

Dec 2, 2025 – Dec 7, 2025

Tulsa Artist Fellowship and Central Standard are pleased to announce the co-presentation of Wakpá Iyóžaŋžaŋ (River of Light),a major installation and performance by artist Kite (Oglála Lakȟóta), within the 2025 Special Projects sector at Untitled Art, Miami Beach.

Dec 2, 2025 – Dec 7, 2025

Dec 6

Dec 6, 2025

NEW WAVE: A FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

Dec 6, 2025

Jan 2

Jan 2, 2026

FIRST FRIDAYS: JANUARY 2026

Jan 2, 2026

Begin the new year with Tulsa Artist Fellowship at a focused First Friday highlighting Le’Andra LeSeur’s powerful exhibition, Monument Eternal, at Flagship. While studios will be closed in observance of the holiday, we invite you to experience this profound body of work—an evening of reflection, presence, and connection in the Tulsa Arts District.

Jan 2, 2026

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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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