Community
Art Initiative

The Phoenix Development Council, in collaboration with Partner Tulsa, will lead a community art impact initiative at the intersection of Osage Prairie Trail and E.36th St. North. The Phoenix District will begin with a community engagement process involving neighborhood residents, local stakeholders, and artists to identify and decide what art will be created and installed. Following this, a steering committee will select and commission local artists to actualize the community’s vision.

Call to Community

You’re invited to contribute your unique perspectives, skills, and passions to a community-led art initiative by the Phoenix Development Council, in collaboration with Partner Tulsa, to re imagine North Tulsa as a dynamic, interactive art experience.

Together, local artists, residents, and stakeholders will transform the intersection of the Osage Prairie Trail and E. 36th St. North into a beacon of creativity and community spirit – where every stroke, color, and sculpture tells the story of our collective journey toward a brighter, more connected future.

Join us for workshops and forums where your ideas, feedback, and participation bring together the colors we will use to paint this new chapter in North Tulsa’s story.

Call for Artists

The Phoenix District is looking for artists who’d like to lead the community in the creation of a public art piece at the intersection of the Osage Prairie Trail and 36th St N.

Selected artist(s) will be paid $10k, in addition to a $13.5k budget for materials and subcontractors. Interested artists can submit their qualifications below/at website link to be considered.

Artists of any background or medium are accepted, though the chosen applicants will have experience managing large projects as well as experience involving the community in their work. The opportunity is open to individuals or teams, local or national, but will be favored towards those with ties to the region and no travel stipend is available.

Community involvement is a requirement of the project. Artists submitting their qualifications are strongly encouraged to attend one of the community engagement events on Feb 20, 27, or March 2.

After the initial request for qualifications window closes, 6 artists will be chosen by the selection committee of Phoenix District residents, artists and other stakeholders to develop full proposals. Those artists will be paid a stipend for their work. The final artist will be chosen in May, with the project commencing immediately. Artists, click here to submit.