The 2027–2029 application is now closed for new submissions. Applications started by the May 7, 2026, 11:59 PM CT deadline have an additional ten-day grace period to finalize and submit materials.

All applicants will be notified of their application status in July 2026. Selected finalists will be invited to participate in virtual interviews. The 2027–2029 cohort will be publicly announced in Tulsa during the Fellowship’s annual Open House weekend, November 6–8, 2026, recognizing Tulsa as a site of embedded artistic practice.

The 2027 award term on-site engagement begins in February 2027.

• National and local artists and/or arts workers of any discipline with at least five years of arts field experience

• Awardees must reside and work in Tulsa, Oklahoma for the three-year award term; extended time away requires prior approval

• Awardees commit to developing and realizing a proposed project during the three-year fellowship

• Applicants must be at least 25 years old and a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, O-1 visa holder, or Tribal ID holder

• Previous Tulsa Artist Fellowship awardees are not eligible to reapply

• Employees of GKFF, Tulsa Community Foundation, and GKFF Operating LLC are not eligible

All applications are completed online and free to submit. Detailed instructions are provided in the application portal.

• Basic information, including contact details, residence, citizenship, identity, and household information

• Artistic background, including resume/CV, website, social media platforms, biography (up to 250 words), and collaborator information
  (Collaborators must submit individual applications)

• Artistic Practice Statement (up to 500 words) and Fellowship Statement (up to 500 words)

• Three-year project proposal, including project title, description (up to 500 words), role statement (up to 200 words), and optional visual or media support materials

• Proposed use of the fellowship stipend, estimated budget for the $150,000 award, including living expenses, artistic production, and project-related costs.

• Three professional references from the arts field

Each work sample must include a caption for the work, including title, materials used, date completed, and a short description (up to 100 words / 750 characters). The description should provide contextual information for the work. The uploaded file should have the same name as the work sample and the applicant's name.

For images: 5-10 image samples of completed work, ideally created in the past eight years. Image samples may include multiple views or detailed images of the same work. Images must be at least 72 dpi.

For writing-based practices: Poetry samples may not exceed three pages (single-spaced). Prose samples may not exceed eight pages (double-spaced). Play samples may not exceed eight pages.

For time-based media practices: Total work samples must not exceed 10 minutes. If you link to an extended video sample, provide timestamps (in hour:minute:second:frame format) where reviewers should begin and end watching/listening (ex, “Start at 00:10:05:00 and end at 00:15:05:00”). Be sure to include any streaming passwords if applicable.