AWARD STRUCTURE
Tulsa Artist Fellowship provides awardees the following resources:
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$150,000 stipend paid over three-years for awarded project deliverables and general artistic practice costs
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$36,000 housing stipend over three-years
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$1,500 one-time studio move-in stipend
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Fully subsidized studio space with access to shared facilities including a ceramics studio with kilns, woodshop, metal shop, media lab, roof terrace, performance rehearsal space, podcast recording studio, and meeting rooms with video/audio capabilities - estimated resource value of $36,000 over 3 years
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$3,600 studio assistant stipend over three years
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$3,600 health and wellness stipend over three years
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YMCA memberships to access fitness facilities
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Facilitated cohort gatherings & meals
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Open studio events
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Childcare reimbursements coinciding with key Fellowship activities
ARTHUR HAYWOOD
“I am deeply gratified to be a part of this uplifting and supportive community. The Fellowship has given me the time and space to expand my illustration and mural practice in ways I had only imagined.”
QUALIFICATIONS
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National and local artists and/or arts workers of any medium and/or discipline with a minimum of five-years of arts field experience.
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Applicant must be at least 25 years old and a U.S. citizen, permanent legal resident, or O-1 Visa holder.
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During three-year award term, awardees commit to living and working in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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With the recognition that groundbreaking art practices thrive within an intention-setting framework, awardees will commit to actualizing a proposed project during the three-year program term. Competitive project submissions will extend from the applicants’ artistic practice, be forward-thinking, demonstrate impactful community engagement, and will significantly contribute to Tulsa’s arts identity.
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Previous Tulsa Artist Fellowship awardees are ineligible to reapply for additional award terms.
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George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF), Tulsa Community Foundation (TCF), and GKFF Operating LLC employees are ineligible for this award.
JENNIFER CROFT
“It has been so wonderful to come back to my hometown and discover such a thriving as well as welcoming arts community, and the immense generosity of the Tulsa Artist Fellowship has allowed me to slow down and work better, rather than endlessly chasing honoraria without thinking about longterm goals.”
2025-27 APPLICATION CLOSED
The 2025-2027 Tulsa Artist Fellowship award application is closed. Top candidates will be invited to virtually interview. The anticipated public announcement is January 2025.
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