20

awArds

FOR TULSA ARTISTS TO TEST, EXPLORE, AND CREATE INNOVATIVE WORK

$10,000

Each

The Artists Creative Fund is a program of George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF) to provide funding, visibility, and professional development to artists and creatives living in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Through this fund, 20 project-specific awards of $10,000 each are invested in a diverse group of artists to test ideas, explore collaborations, and build skills in the process of generating innovative creative work.

This fund rewards artistic accomplishments to date and supports the continued development of creative projects in dance, theater, music, spoken word, performance art, traditional and folk arts, visual art (2D and 3D), film, literary arts, and/or any multi-disciplinary combination of the above. Grantees will be asked to hold one public-facing event with Tulsa audiences during the grant period.

GKFF is working in partnership with Creative Arkansas Community Hub & Exchange (CACHE), which leads the program, application process and professional development.

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dEtails

  • View the selected 2024 ACF artists here.

  • Applications for the 2024-2025 Artists Creative Fund closed May 20, 2024.

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  • $10,000 each

  • Dance, Theater, Music, Spoken Word, Performance Art, Visual Art (2D / 3D), Film, Literary Arts, and/or any multi-disciplinary combination of the above.

prOfessional Development

Awardees will be provided cohort-based professional development opportunities throughout the grant period to support the continued development of their creative projects. Led by CACHE, these will be implemented through in-person sessions between awardees, local partner organizations, and featured guest artists at the Thomas K. McKeon Center for Creativity.

Designed for all career levels, the sessions will provide professional insight across the various phases of project implementation, while simultaneously preparing artists and creatives to move towards self-perpetuating and long-term sustainability.

suPport

  • George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF) is supporting this fund. GKFF is a charitable organization dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty through investments in early childhood education, community health, social services, and civic enhancement. Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, GKFF works primarily on initiatives developed in collaboration with Tulsa-based direct service organizations. For more information about George Kaiser Family Foundation, visit GKFF.org

    The Artists Creative Fund operates as and is administered as a charitable component fund of Tulsa Community Foundation.

  • Creative Arkansas Community Hub & Exchange (CACHE) is leading the application process and professional development programming. CACHE was formed in 2019 to connect, support, and develop the Northwest Arkansas region’s arts, culture, and creative communities. CACHE brings cohesive vision and strategy to the region’s organic creative activities, uplifting local artists, the nonprofit sector, municipal leadership, creative industries, and arts philanthropy and investment.

    For more information about CACHE, visit cachecreate.org