Tulsa Arts Commission
Public arts advisory / governance commission.
Public commission / board / committee · Role documented
Read profile, practical details & sources →EARLY EDITION Directory updated · September 22, 2026
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Culture
Artists, writers, musicians and cultural organizations.
From Works Culture: artists, writers and musicians with documented connections to greater Tulsa. Use the subject filter to browse each discipline. Profiles retain their sources, work links and recorded honors.
422 records · Greater Tulsa
Tulsa Arts District
Arts-district initiative / place brand.
Civic organization / program / public-use asset · Sponsor listing
Read profile, practical details & sources →Tulsa Office of Film, Music, Arts & Culture
Creative-industry and destination-promotion function.
Private association / coalition / program · Role documented
Read profile, practical details & sources →Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust
Public trust for performing-arts programming and support.
Public authority / trust / board · Role documented
Read profile, practical details & sources →Tulsa Symphony
Tulsa Symphony — Ensemble, Classical, Orchestral. Professional orchestra formed in Tulsa in 2005.
Read profile, practical details & sources →Tulsa Youth Symphony
Tulsa Youth Symphony — Ensemble, Classical, Orchestral. Youth orchestral program founded in Tulsa in 1963.
Read profile, practical details & sources →Valjean McCarty Hessing
Valjean McCarty Hessing — Painting. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Read profile, practical details & sources →Verse
Verse — Solo artist, Hip-hop. Listed with Tulsa in Fire in Little Africa's original artist profiles (circa 2020).
Read profile, practical details & sources →Victor Milán
Victor Milán — Novelist, Short story writer. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Read profile, practical details & sources →Walter Robinson
Walter Robinson — Painting. Raised in Tulsa before moving to New York.
Read profile, practical details & sources →Warren Realrider
Warren Realrider — Sound art, Performance art, Experimental. Studied at OU; fellowship biography describes a Tulsa-based sound practice.
Read profile, practical details & sources →Wayman Tisdale
Wayman Tisdale — Solo artist, Jazz. Raised in Tulsa; bassist and recording artist as well as a basketball player.
Read profile, practical details & sources →We the Ghost
We the Ghost — Band / duo, Post-rock. Band formed in Tulsa in 2012.
Read profile, practical details & sources →Wendy Ponca
Wendy Ponca — Fashion, Textile / fiber art. Moved to Fairfax and worked in arts development in Tulsa.
Read profile, practical details & sources →William P. Steven
William P. Steven — Journalist, Reporter. Worked as a Tulsa Tribune reporter and editor during the 1930s.
Read profile, practical details & sources →Wink Burcham
Wink Burcham — Solo artist, Folk, Country, Blues. Tulsa singer-songwriter whose work draws on country, folk and blues.
Read profile, practical details & sources →Woody Guthrie Center
Cultural institution / archive.
Civic organization / program / public-use asset · Sponsor listing
Read profile, practical details & sources →XIII Minutes
XIII Minutes — Band / duo, Alternative metal, Metalcore. Band formed in Tulsa in 2015.
Read profile, practical details & sources →XVALA
XVALA — Conceptual art, Mixed media, Fashion. Born in Tulsa; graduated from Langston University and worked in the Oklahoma City area.
Read profile, practical details & sources →Yatika Starr Fields
Yatika Starr Fields — Painting, Murals. Artist biography documents a Tulsa practice and Oklahoma origins.
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