Landscape/Skyscape/Cityscape: An Arts-Centered End-of-Harvest Celebration

Celebrate the season with an immersive afternoon of art, food, film, and community at the Clark–Asberry Homestead Ranch. This end-of-harvest gathering marks the conclusion of the Wheels of Joy Community Ride and opens into a vibrant, sensory-rich event that honors land, culture, and creativity.

Savor seasonal flavors with a community picnic crafted by NĀTV, led by Executive Chef Jacque Siegfried (Shawnee descent), which focuses on showcasing not only Native American Dishes with a modernized take but also native ingredients from Oklahoma, utilizing locally grown produce sourced from local farms and tribes.

Encounter the bold, site-specific textile installations of artist and Tulsa Artist Fellowship alum Rachel Hayes, whose vibrant fabric works engage with the farm, inviting you to see the natural world through a spectrum of color and form.

Discover the magic of sunlight photography! Using light-sensitive paper and natural objects, participants will create their own one-of-a-kind cyanotype print. Simply arrange leaves, flowers, or personal treasures on the paper, expose it to the sun, and watch as striking blue-and-white images appear. This hands-on activity blends art and science, sparking creativity for all ages while introducing one of the earliest photographic processes. No experience required—just bring your imagination!

Preview Tulsa Artist Fellow Melissa Lukenbaugh’s forthcoming short documentary about Turkey Mountain Forest in a City. This film offers a poetic look at the intersection of nature and urban life—right here in Tulsa. This screening will be paired with a conversation with the filmmaker Melissa Lukenbaugh, Ryan Howell (River Parks Authority), and Chris Azbell (College of Muskogee Nation).

Clark-Asberry Homestead Ranch is a Black-owned farm located in North Tulsa, Oklahoma, owned by Rodney and Sheila Clark. Operating in the spirit of the historic Black Wall Street, the ranch aims to combat the local food desert by providing the community with access to fresh, farm-raised products.

Dr. Rodney L. Clark is a native Tulsan and a descendant of the 1921 Race Massacre. He has a B.A. degree in Theatre from the University of Washington (Seattle), an M.F.A. degree in Film from Howard University (Washington, D.C.), and an Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration from Oklahoma State University (Stillwater). He has over twenty years of experience as an Educator (Assistant Professor of Theatre at Tulsa Community College and Berea College in Berea, Kentucky, and Administrator at Tulsa Public Schools). Dr. Clark is a playwright, filmmaker, entrepreneur, rancher, and recipient of the Tulsa Artist Fellowship award.

Rachel Hayes was born in Independence, Missouri, and lives and works in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Hayes received her BFA in Fiber from the Kansas City Art Institute, and her MFA in Painting from Virginia Commonwealth University. Often using fabric to create large-scale work, she is interested in inserting color and form into both built and natural environments. She is a recipient of the Joan Mitchell Award in Painting and Sculpture, Augustus Saint-Gaudens Memorial Fellowship in Sculpture, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Professional Fellowship in Sculpture, Virginia Commission for the Arts Fellowship in Sculpture, and a Charlotte Street Fund Award. Hayes has attended the Marie Walsh Sharpe Space Program, New York, NY; Sculpture Space Residency, Utica, NY; Art Omi International Artists' Residency, Ghent, NY; Roswell Artist-in-Residence program in Roswell, NM; and the Tulsa Artist Fellowship in Tulsa, OK. She has exhibited her work at institutions including the SculptureCenter in New York City, NY; Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago, IL; Fruitlands Museum + deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Harvard, MA; Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY; Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV; Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, VA; Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, KS; Roswell Museum of Art, Roswell, NM; Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, Cornish, NH; and at galleries such as Lowell Ryan Projects, Los Angeles, CA; Marinaro, New York, NY; Bravin Lee Programs, New York, NY, and ADA Gallery, Richmond, VA. Hayes has collaborated with the Italian fashion house Missoni, culminating in a solo exhibition during Milan Design Week. Recently, she exhibited site-specific installations with ISTANBUL74 during the 16th Contemporary Istanbul in Turkey and at NOMAD in Capri, Italy. In September 2023, she was invited to exhibit at the ancient Agora of Smyrna for the Turkish Textile Biennial. Her work has been covered by The New Yorker, The New York Times, Architectural Digest, Vogue, The Cut, LA Weekly, Los Angeles Times, Harper’s Bazaar, Interior Design, and Artforum, among others.

Melissa Lukenbaugh is a photojournalist and documentarian trained in qualitative research methods positioned to bridge the gap between science, policy and public impact. Her work centers on the tension and hopeful innovation between extractivism, adaptation, conservation, and economy in the ultimate service of human health and well-being. She earned her BA from Oklahoma State University in English Literature, her documentary filmmaking credentials from the Duke Center for Documentary Studies and Master’s Degree of International Development with a focus on Global Environmental Change and Adaptation from Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. Her documentary career began as a journalist following the HIV and AIDS pandemic in Ethiopia, South Africa, Liberia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, and Thailand over the course of 10 years from its height to the rollout of PEPFAR funds and improved access to antiretroviral treatments in remote areas of each country. Today, her research focus includes economic impacts and community mobilization strategies for South Africa’s “Just Transition” as it decommissions coal-fired power plants to be replaced with renewable energy sources. Melissa Lukenbaugh was awarded a 2025-2027 Tulsa Artist Fellowship.

ABOUT THE FILM

Forest in a City (working title)

12:30 - 1:30 PM Screening & Discussion
(2025, 6', USA) Director: Melissa Lukenbaugh, Special thanks: Pursuit Films, College of Muskogee Nation and River Parks Authority.

Tulsa’s urban wilderness is long coveted land as farmers, oil tycoons, and developers vie for ownership over a 100-year history. In a rare act of collective action, community members, tribes and local officials work together to “keep Turkey wild”. Follow the challenge of identifying progress, preservation and the communal work of returning the ecosystem of Tulsa's Turkey Mountain to traditional stewardship while bringing the people of the city outdoors. View this short opening trailer for Forest In a City, a short documentary film by Tulsa Artist Fellowship Awardee, Melissa Lukenbaugh, premiering Spring 2026.

Preview the trailer and join a discussion highlighting initiatives to bring traditional environmental stewardship practice and nature-based solutions to Tulsa's landmark ecosystems.

Tulsa Artist Fellowship’s third annual Open House, taking place from October 3-5, 2025, embodies our commitment to nurturing Tulsa and its visionary artistic practitioners. Programs foster interconnectedness through community care and collaboration.

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