IMAGE: Rachel Rector, All I Need, 2022, 35mm Kodak Ektachrome, printed on vinyl 217” x 144”
Join us for First Friday!
Tulsa Artist Fellowship was established in 2015 as a program dedicated to addressing the most pressing challenges in artistic communities and serving as a globally recognized model for mobilizing communities with the transformative power of art.
With the belief that arts are critical to the advancement of cultural citizenship, Tulsa Artist Fellowship supports both local and national artists while enriching the Tulsa community. Tulsa Artist Fellowship is a George Kaiser Family Foundation initiative.
FIRST FRIDAY EVENTS
Open Studios & Programming
Studio 101: SHARED Installation & SOIL Celebration
Archer Studio Building at Tulsa Artist Fellowship
109 MLK Jr Blvd E. Tulsa, OK 74103
Literary Reading
Seven Minutes In Heaven
Exhibition On View
sunodos: act of attention
Flagship at Tulsa Artist Fellowship
112 N. Boston Ave. Tulsa, OK 74103
Exhibition Opening
Beyond the Whitewash
Organized by Shelby Head
Living Arts
307 East Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK 74120
Tulsa Artist Fellowship programming is free and open to all.
Tulsa Artist Fellowship welcomes community members for the First Friday on July 7! Awardees are activating the Arts District with the exhibition opening of Beyond the Whitewash at Living Arts, Liz Blood's reading series Seven Minutes In Heaven within sunodos: act of attention at Flagship, Studio 101 installation and celebration, open studios, and more.
SEVEN MINUTES IN HEAVEN
Join us for a special edition of Seven Minutes in Heaven, a reading series of short prose organized by Liz Blood. Nested within the art exhibition sunodos: act of attention, readings will uniquely relate to nature. Featuring Oklahoma Book Award winners Rilla Askew and Ken Hada, Chelsea T. Hicks, and Exquisite Williams, each author will present a complete story in seven minutes. One wild card reader will be chosen from the crowd—it could be you! Bring your seven-minute-or-less story to the event. The event begins at 6:30 pm at Flagship. This event will have ASL interpreters.
BEYOND THE WHITEWASH
Organized by Shelby Head, the new exhibition Beyond the Whitewash opens at Living Arts and will remain on view through July 21. A multi-racial group of Oklahoma-based artists and art workers made sound and visual artworks to explore the legacy and implications of white supremacy, privilege, and silence in North America. Participants include M. Florine Démosthène, Marlon Hall, Shelly Head, Bobby Martin, Phetote Mshairi, Joel Daniel Phillips, Welana Quetoh, Warren Realrider, and Nathan Young. Beyond the Whitewash is supported by the Tulsa Artist Fellowship, OVAC Thrive Grant Program in partnership with the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Living Arts of Tulsa, the National Endowments for the Arts, and Artist's Resource Trust.
STUDIO 101
Archer Studios will feature the workspaces of Tulsa Artist Fellowship awardees. Community project space Studio 101 is reimagined with SHARED, an immersive film installation directed by awardee Kyle Bell with portraits by Brittany Bendabout, curated by Brandon "Pade" Wade, and featuring ethnographic poet Kode Ransom, exploring the shared past, present, and future of Native and Black Cultures in Tulsa. From 8-10 pm, SOIL returns led by social sculpting collective Sharpside with a living environment by Erin Danyelle and sounds by DJ KYLIE and ROBMILES.
Heirloom Rustic Ales will be pouring refreshing brews at Flagship & Studio 101 throughout the night!
VISITOR EXPERIENCE
Tulsa Artist Fellowship strives to provide a welcoming and accessible experience. Our public programming is free, documented, and archived.
Public hours for Flagship (112 N. Boston Ave. Tulsa, OK 74103) are Thursday-Saturday from 12-6 pm. Flagship accommodates wheelchairs and strollers. Variable seating is provided in addition to the areas for distanced standing and wheelchairs. Family-scale private washrooms are available to support visitors with disabilities and caregivers who need access to increased square footage and changing tables. Street-side parking is available using the Park Mobile App and is free after 5 pm and all-day Saturday-Sunday.
Archer Studios (109 MLK Jr Blvd E. Tulsa, OK 74103) & Cameron Studios (303 N Main St, Tulsa, OK 74103) accommodate wheelchairs and strollers. Variable seating is provided in addition to areas for distanced standing and wheelchairs. Family-scale private washrooms are available, designed to support visitors with disabilities and caregivers who need access to increased square footage and changing tables. The elevator at Archer Studios is located at the main west entrance on Martin Luther King Blvd. Street-side parking is available using the Park Mobile App and is free after 5 pm and all-day Saturday-Sunday.
To learn more about Tulsa Artist Fellowship programming, please follow our social media channels on Instagram and Facebook or signup for our public emails at tulsaartistfellowship.org. For questions about accessibility, to request an accommodation, or to share feedback, please get in touch with info@tulsaartistfellowship.org or call (539) 302-4855.