Tulsa Artist Fellowship May First Friday

Since 2016, Tulsa Artist Fellowship has hosted First Fridays—a free monthly series celebrating awardees, alumni, and the Tulsa community. Visitors are invited to explore open studios, exhibitions, and live programming throughout our studios, roof terrace, and galleries.

This month, we’re pleased to feature a collaboration with Tulsa Opera.

invites visual artists to attend a Tulsa Opera production and create new work in response. This season, nine artists were inspired by The Pirates of Penzance and will present and sell their work during First Friday.

On the roof terrace, experience a special performance by Tulsa Opera’s at 7 PM.

Also on view: , presented in partnership with The Hulett Collection, featuring Tulsa Artist Fellow Miguel Braceli. For more than a decade, Braceli has created performances, installations, photography, and video examining the political and social conditions shaping life in Venezuela and the United States. Through poetic interventions in public space, his work gives tangible form to the forces shaping our “imperfect future.”

Throughout the evening, visitors can meet artists and learn about their processes firsthand. Complimentary beverages will be provided by Heirloom Rustic Ales.

First Fridays are free and open to all.

Continue the evening with our neighbors— offers a special $5 cover from 6–9 PM with live jazz in their listening room, and from 8–10 PM, a free outdoor performance featuring acrobatics, choreography, and fire-based spectacle.

Flagship will reopen on First Friday, June 5.

6 - 9 PM | Awardee Studios | 1st & 2nd Floors + Roof Terrace
6 - 9 PM | Studios Gallery | 1st & 2nd Floors |
6 - 9 PM | Tulsa Opera’s Art at the Opera | Roof Terrace

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.

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.

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.

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