Short Description
Tulsa Artist Fellowship annually appoints arts experts working across the United States who represent a wide spectrum of artistic disciplines to join the application review process. Reviewers, including art world key players, visionary artists and arts workers, award alum, and essential Tulsa Artist Fellowship stakeholders, evaluate submissions independently and identify top candidates to interview.
Eligibility
- National and local artists and/or arts workers of any medium and/or discipline with a minimum of five years of arts field experience.
- During the three-year award term, awardees must commit to residing and working in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Extended time living outside of Tulsa for personal and field-related reasons must be proposed in advance to allow time for approval consideration.
- Recognizing that groundbreaking art practices thrive within an intention-setting framework, awardees will commit to actualizing a proposed project during the three-year program term. Competitive project submissions will draw from the applicants’ artistic practice, be forward-thinking, demonstrate impactful community engagement, and make a significant contribution to Tulsa’s arts identity.
- Applicants must be at least 25 years old and a U.S. citizen, permanent legal resident, O-1 Visa holder, or Tribal ID holder.
Submission Requirements
- Personal Info
- Resume / CV
- Website (if applicable)
- Short and Long Biography
- Artistic Practice Statement (3200 CHARACTER LIMIT/500 WORDS MAX)
- Fellowship Statement (3200 CHARACTER LIMIT/500 WORDS MAX)
- Project Title & 3-Year Project Description (3200 CHARACTER LIMIT/500 WORDS MAX)
- Project Role (3200 CHARACTER LIMIT/500 WORDS MAX)
- Relevant project visual aids are optional (PDF, Video, Images, Audio)
- Proposed Budget $150,000 Award Stipend – Budget lines should include general living expenses, artistic practice materials/equipment, and awarded project costs
- Three (3) Arts Field References – For each reference, provide their name, field role, contact information, & field relationship.
How to Apply
Online Application
Program Benefits & Awards
→ $150,000 stipend paid over three-years for awarded project deliverables and general artistic practice costs
→$36,000 housing stipend over three-years
→ $1,500 one-time studio move-in stipend
→ Fully subsidized independent studio space with access to shared facilities including a ceramics studio with kilns, woodshop, metal shop, media lab, roof terrace, performance rehearsal space, podcast recording studio, and meeting rooms with video/audio capabilities – estimated resource value of $36,000 over 3 years
→ $3,600 studio assistant stipend over three years
→ $3,600 health and wellness stipend over three years
→ YMCA memberships to access fitness facilities
→ Facilitated cohort gatherings & meals
→ Open studio events
→ Childcare reimbursements coinciding with key Fellowship activities
Entry Fee
None
Location
Oklahoma, United States
Timeline
- Application Deadline: 29 May 2025
