SUBJ: The Tulsa Artist Fellowship Application – applications January 18th
The Tulsa Artist Fellowship application will be opening up on January 18.
It is a project of the George Kaiser Family Foundation, with whom the university is working closely in its initiative in Tulsa.
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Realizing George Kaiser Family Foundation’s vision grounded in social change, the Tulsa Artist Fellowship is committed to fostering an equitable environment where a diverse and inclusive community of artists and arts workers have the opportunity to thrive professionally.
The award includes:
$150,000 stipend paid over three-years
$36,000 housing stipend over three-years
Fully subsidized studio space in Tulsa’s Arts and/or Greenwood Districts with access to shared facilities including a ceramics studio with kilns, woodshop, media lab, roof terrace, performance rehearsal space, and meeting rooms with video/audio capabilities
In the spirit of reflectivity, Tulsa Artist Fellowship has expanded additional award support areas to include:
Studio assistant stipend (over three years)
Health and wellness stipend (over three years)
Access to free fitness facilities
Childcare reimbursements for Fellowship activities
$1,500 one-time relocation stipend
Qualifications:
National and local artists and/or arts workers of any medium and/or discipline with a minimum of five-years of arts field experience.
Applicant must be at least 25 years old and a U.S. citizen, permanent legal resident, or O-1 Visa holder.
During three-year award term, awardees commit to living and working in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
With the recognition 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 extend from the applicants’ artistic practice, be forward-thinking, demonstrate impactful community engagement, and will significantly contribute to Tulsa’s arts identity.
Previous Tulsa Artist Fellowship awardees are ineligible to reapply for additional award terms.
George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF), Tulsa Community Foundation (TCF), and GKFF Operating LLC employees are ineligible for this award.