Name: First Fridays: Two Exhibitions. 30 Artists. March 6.
Start: 2026-03-06T18:00:00-06:00
End: 2026-03-06T21:00:00-06:00
Location: Tulsa Artist Fellowship

First Fridays: Two Exhibitions. 30 Artists. March 6.

Open studios, exhibitions including "Futuro Imperfecto" by Miguel Braceli and "Monument Eternal" by Le’Andra LeSeur, music, and more.
About this Event

Join us in welcoming the 2026 Tulsa Artist Fellowship awardees—bringing our community to a full cohort of 30 artists.

Explore artworks in progress, exhibitions, workshops, live music, and food throughout our studios, roof terrace, and galleries. Free and open to all—come celebrate with us.

Tulsa Art Fellowship and The Hulett Collection present Futuro Imperfecto, a show of recent works by Miguel Braceli. For over a decade, Braceli has created a range of performances, installations, photography, and videos that comment upon the polarized, sometimes disorienting conditions of today’s political climate in both his native Venezuela and the United States. Collaborative performances such as Área (2014) invite the public to examine and remake space, emphasizing collective unity in the face of partisan division. In this work, seventy participants occupy the Plaza de Caracas and outline the titular “area” with a long, textile band. As they move from a position of direct opposition into a single, linear row, the performers redefine this governmental district from a space of contention to one of social cohesion and cooperation. More recent works expand Braceli’s geographic and material repertoire by addressing political polarization in the United States, which echoes the Venezuelan experience. Geopolitical Games (2020) comments on the absurdity of horse-race politics in an era of rising authoritarianism. It features a video of citizens and non-citizens playing an imaginary game with red balls and blue balls. The game ends in deflation—of both the balls themselves as well as of the nationalist gamesmanship that they represent. With a poetic, oblique sensibility that defamiliarizes everyday spaces and symbols of national pride and political tribalism, Braceli’s body of work gives tangible form to the intangible forces that define our own “imperfect future.”

At Flagship, Le’Andra LeSeur’s Monument Eternal presents a rigorous and affecting examination of monuments built to uphold racist legacies and their lasting impact on the psychological and emotional landscapes of Black communities. Through video, sculpture, photography, and sound, LeSeur constructs an embodied archive—one that centers presence in dialogue with histories of erasure and absence.

Throughout the evening, visitors are invited to move through Tulsa Artist Fellow studios, meet artists, and learn about their processes firsthand. Beverages will be provided by Heirloom Rustic Ales, with live mixes by DJ Xavier.

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ABOUT FIRST FRIDAYS

Since its inaugural year in 2016, Tulsa Artist Fellowship has hosted First Fridays, a free monthly series highlighting our awardees, alum-in-residence, and Tulsa community members. Discover artistic workspaces, exhibitions, workshops, live music, and food throughout our studios, roof terrace, and galleries. First Fridays are free and open to all. Come for the art, stay for the community.

VISITOR EXPERIENCE

Tulsa Artist Fellowship is committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive, and accessible experience for every visitor. All exhibitions and events are free, open to the public, and thoughtfully documented and archived for continued community access.

Flagship | 112 N. Boston Ave, Tulsa, OK 74103
Our Flagship location is fully wheelchair- and stroller-accessible. Visitors will find a variety of seating options, including designated wheelchair seating and distanced standing areas. Family-scale private washrooms support visitors with disabilities and caregivers who need additional space or changing tables. Street-side parking is available via the Park Mobile App and is free after 5 p.m. and all day Saturday and Sunday.

Studios | 109 E. MLK Jr Blvd, Tulsa, OK 74103
The Studios location welcomes all visitors with wheelchair and stroller access, variable seating, and dedicated areas for standing and wheelchair users. Family-scale private washrooms with changing tables accommodate caregivers and guests requiring more space. An elevator is conveniently located at the main west entrance on Martin Luther King Blvd. Street-side parking is available through the Park Mobile App, free after 5 p.m. and all weekend.