First Fridays: October 2024

Since its inaugural program year in 2016, Tulsa Artist Fellowship has hosted First Fridays, a free monthly series that highlights our awardees, alum-in-residence, and Tulsa community members. First Fridays features artistic workspaces, exhibitions, workshops, live music, and food across our studios, roof terrace, and gallery spaces. As always, First Fridays are free and open to all.

• Archer building facade installation, Wilderness of Mirrors: Shane Brown
• Roof Terrace performance by Warren Realrider
• Screening Room: Le’Andra LeSeur, Miguel Braceli, Ashanti Chaplin, Joy Harjo, Kalup Linzy, Ryan Fitzgibbon
• Adam Davis ‘Black Magic’ Portrait Studio
• Queen Rose Art House Presents ‘I Figured You Would Say Something’
• Center for Queer Prairie Studies ‘Cabaret’ Hosted by Karl Jones
• Hands-On Clay Activity with ceramicist Rafael Corzo
• Open Studios & Tulsa Artist Fellowship collection featuring awardees and alum-in-residence
• Space For Us and Tulsa Artist Fellowship present , a dark sky preservation exhibition on view at Flagship from October 4 through December 7
• Beverages by Tulsa’s own Heirloom Rustic Ales

About Space for Us

is dedicated to making STEAM resources and careers in space sciences more visible and accessible to underserved communities, particularly minorities and BIPOC individuals of all ages, while promoting dark sky protection and advocacy. Regardless of background, everyone should be able to explore and contribute to the infinite possibilities of space exploration and astronomy. Space for Us empowers and inspires the next generation of diverse space enthusiasts, spacefarers, and professionals and fosters an equitable and inclusive environment within space sciences and related fields.

About Tulsa Artist Fellowship

With the belief that arts are critical to the advancement of cultural citizenship, Tulsa Artist Fellowship supports artists and arts workers in the heart of Oklahoma’s Green Country. Socially invested artistic practitioners live and work here, intentionally engaging with our city. Tulsa Artist Fellowship is a George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF) cultural initiative.

Visitor Experience

Tulsa Artist Fellowship strives to provide a welcoming and accessible experience. Our public programming is free, documented, and archived. Variable seating is provided in addition to the area 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. For questions about accessibility, to request accommodation, or to share feedback, please get in touch with [email protected] or call (539) 302-4855.

Tulsa Artist Fellowship is a cultural initiative of the George Kaiser Family Foundation. Open House programs are made possible, in part, by The Bush Hughes Foundation for Progress. Special thanks to the dedicated staff, visionary awardees, artistic contributors, cultural partners, media platforms, presenters, culinary experts, and champions for supporting this ambitious weekend.

Event Venue

Archer Studios at Tulsa Artist Fellowship, 109 Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Tulsa, United States