FRIDAY, MARCH 20 | 6:00–9:00 PM | PHILBROOK MUSEUM OF ART
Join Tulsa Artist Fellowship and Philbrook Museum of Art for a special World Water Day celebration featuring a live performance by Samantha Crain, followed by a screening of Drowned Land (2025).
SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2026 | 4:00-6:00 PM | WOODY GUTHRIE CENTER
Preview the forthcoming feature documentary, What She Carries, directed by Brit Hensel and produced by Taylor Hensel. The film follows Indigenous mothers, families, and birth workers as they work to restore cultural knowledge and community-centered birth practices.
THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2026 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM | FLAGSHIP
On the occasion of the closing of Le'Andra LeSeur’s exhibition, Monument Eternal, this panel brings together Acclaimed Designer, Kamille Glenn, and NDA Haus Founder, Vondell J. Burns to join her in an intimate conversation on the importance of telling our stories through intentionally cultivated spaces.
First America is hosting two creative writing workshop series for emerging Indigenous writers ages 16–25—one in person in Tulsa and one online, April 20–28, 2026.
Through guided sessions and revision support, participants will develop short fiction imagining Indigenous nations 250 years in the future.
THROUGH JUNE 5, 2026 | STUDIOS
At Tulsa Artist Fellowship Studios, experience Miguel Braceli: Futuro Imperfecto, a multifaceted exhibition of performance, film, live sound, and installations that rethink political polarization, public space, and collective action through poetic, participatory gestures.
By Appointment + First Fridays | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Tulsa Artist Fellowship announces the 2027–2029 Fellowship application period, inviting artists and arts workers working across disciplines to engage Tulsa as both a living archive and a site for future-making.
The application will open Tuesday, April 7, 2026, and close Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 6:00 PM CT. Applications started by the deadline will have an additional three-day grace period to finalize and submit materials.
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.
Join Tulsa Artist Fellowship and Philbrook Museum of Art for a special World Water Day celebration featuring a live performance by Samantha Crain, followed by a screening of Drowned Land (2025).
Preview the forthcoming feature documentary, What She Carries, directed by Brit Hensel and produced by Taylor Hensel, both award-winning filmmakers and citizens of the Cherokee Nation. The film follows Indigenous mothers, families, and birth workers as they work to restore cultural knowledge and community-centered birth practices.
On the occasion of the closing of Le'Andra LeSeur’s exhibition, Monument Eternal, this panel brings together Acclaimed Designer, Kamille Glenn, and NDA Haus Founder, Vondell J. Burns to join her in an intimate conversation on the importance of telling our stories through intentionally cultivated spaces.
Artist Kalup Linzy leads a five-week experimental film workshop exploring Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey through collaborative storytelling. Participants will create an exquisite corpse film, to be presented in a Fall exhibition at Queen Rose Art House.
Explore open studios with Tulsa Artist Fellowship awardees alongside two major exhibitions: Futuro Imperfecto by Miguel Braceli and Monument Eternal by Le’Andra LeSeur. Enjoy live music and complimentary beverages as our studios and galleries come alive for First Friday.
First America is organizing and hosting two creative writing workshop series for emerging Indigenous writers. These workshops invite participants to imagine Indigenous nations 250 years into the future.
Hosted at Lynn & Lorraine, an evolving residency format initiated by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, Proximity Sessions centers cross-disciplinary exchange, research-driven practice, and site-responsive inquiry. This inaugural session unfolds in collaboration with the Tulsa Artist Fellowship and joins Upstate Art Weekend (Thursday, June 25 – Monday, June 29, 2026).
