Tulsa Art Galleries, Museums, Supplies & More

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If you are trying to learn about art in Tulsa you are definitely in the right place and our first section will fully cover the best art galleries and museums near you.

After that we will get into a variety of other topics like art supply stores, events, festivals, dealers, appraisers, walking tours, local sculptures and statues, art classes, studios for rent, and the top frame shops in your area.

You can jump straight to any section that interests you most by using the table of contents on the left and we are also including a Tulsa art map with all of the spots we mention throughout the post pinned on it.

You can click this link to find more Midwest art business information if you are feeling curious.

Best Art Galleries & Museums In Tulsa

When you want to visit the best art galleries and museums in Tulsa try:

The Philbrook Museum of Art is open from 9am to 5pm Wednesday through Sunday and has has 25 acres of gardens and a huge Italian Villa after originally being founded in 1939 serving as a world-class art center for the city.

Tulsa oilman Thomas Gilcrease (1890-1962) gathered the nation’s most complete collection of American West art as well as important collections of historical documents and artifacts when he created the Gilcrease Museum in 1949 as a private museum in your area. It was originally described as a type of Smithsonian Institution of the American West by American art historian Richard Saunders but it turned out to be so much more and you can see all they have to offer from 10am to 5pm Tuesday through Sunday.

For decades this city has been home to the Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art (SMMJA) and its treasures which you can visit from 10am to 5pm on weekdays and starting at noon on Saturday or 1pm on Sunday. It all started in 1965 when a local synagogue presented a touring show from the Jewish Museum in New York called Traditional Ceremonial Art to the local community which sparked widespread interest in Jewish culture and art and the Gershon and Rebecca Fenster Gallery of Jewish Art opened to the public the next year.

Ahha was formed in 1961 as the Arts & Humanities Council with the goal of bringing arts to the community via creative programming and facilitating collaboration among different arts groups. The historic Harwelden Mansion became the home of Ahha in 1969 and over time their relationships grew to include eight school districts, a health care system, state and regional government agencies, and more than 100 member arts and humanities groups.

Exhibit by Aberson is open from 11am to 5pm Tuesday through Saturday as a contemporary art gallery near you whose aim is to make art accessible to everyone and to cultivate their clients’ long-term relationships with art.

Brady Craft Alliance became 108|Contemporary in 2009 while hosting exhibits like VisionMakers and Crafting Ritual & Identity bringing craft artists to the area. They always strive to to match the Tulsa Arts District’s vibrancy and entertainment with a fresh vision that included programming and more ambitious shows.

Showing and developing critically engaged contemporary art through exhibits, workshops, performances, films, talks, and education is what Living Arts is all about.

The Tulsa Artists’ Coalition is a volunteer-run nonprofit organization of artists and art supporters whose aim is to encourage and support emerging and established contemporary artists while fostering the development of new forms and multidisciplinary work in the region.

Lovetts Gallery is open from 10am to 6pm Tuesday through Saturday as Oklahoma’s oldest fine art gallery featuring work from over 160 national and international artists in two and three dimensions.

Rachel Wimpey Fine Art is represented by Willowbrush Gallery which is open from 10am to 5pm Monday through Friday and formerly housed Rachel’s art and is now entirely dedicated to representing her.

Materials & Supplies Near You

These art stores in your area should have all of the materials and supplies you need:

Oils, acrylics, watercolor, gouache, inks, markers, pens, and other wet media are available at Ziegler Art along with graphite, pastel, charcoal, and other dry medium. Stretched canvas, panels, pads, and sheet products are examples of supports they offer while you’ll also discover graphic and illustration supplies as well as all the other items you’ll need to achieve your artistic goals.

For almost three decades Kiddlestix has sparked children’s imaginations.

We doubt we need to tell you what the chain stores like Michaels, Joann, and Hobby Lobby are all about.

Shows & Events

We know you would have a lot of fun at these local art shows, events, and festivals:

International Mayfest is a three-day event that promotes the visual and performing arts where approximately 100 great artists are invited to show their work.

An Affair of the Heart isn’t a full on art fair but it is more like a shopping and crafts fair where you can find all kinds of interesting things. It often happens two times a year both here and in OKC and you can find the next time it will go down at the above link.

Art Dealers & Appraisers

When you want to find some new unique works or figure out the true value of something visit dealers and appraisers in your area like:

Pierson is a fine art gallery that also serves as a framing business where paintings, drawings, fine prints, pottery, ceramics, baskets, weavings, jewelry, bronzes, and sculptures by established and emerging artists of the Midwest and American West are displayed and sold. They have a focus on the art of early historic pioneer artists of Oklahoma and art and artifacts of Native American Indians of this region.

For almost 25 years Royce Myers Gallery has been a one-stop shop for unique art near you providing in-home delivery and you can simply contact them when you find art that you’d want to try in your space and they’ll meet you curbside or bring it to your home or business.

M A Doran Gallery has been a leading local art gallery for nearly 40 years presenting modern work by regional and national artists.

Joseph Gierek Fine Art specializes on mid-career and established artists’ modern painting and sculpture.

Traditional and modern Native American art as well as framing and assessment services are the expertise of Tulsa Indian Art Market.

Walking Tours

These art walking tours can be a lot of fun on a nice day:

Tulsa Tours is eager to share the city’s secrets and undiscovered tales with you, your family, or your party. Imagine seeing the secret tunnel that Waite Phillips used to get between his magnificent office at the top of the Philtower and his luxury penthouse residence in the Philcade.

The Tulsa Arts District is a culturally rich and varied neighborhood that has evolved through time to become a creative community-driven engine of the economy having grown from a historic oil-rich past with landmarks such as The Tulsa Theater and Cain’s Ballroom.

Sculptures & Statues

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There are some very Instagram worthy statues and sculptures around town:

  • Golden Driller Statue at 4145 E 21st St
  • Bertoia Sculpture at 400 Civic Center
  • Praying Hands at 7777 S Lewis Ave
  • The Five Moons at 2445 S Peoria Ave
  • East Meets West at 760 W 13th St

The Golden Driller is a 75-foot-tall monument of an oil worker weighing 43,500 pounds that was constructed with a steel frame and finished with concrete and plaster. It has been in front of the Expo Center since 1966 and is the sixth highest statue in the United States.

The Downtown Tulsa Fountain was designed by Harry Bertoia and is located in a lower level patio at the SE intersection of 4th and Main. The water is caught and sprayed out by a dozen abstractly formed pieces of different sizes and some of the pieces appear to be big leaves or saucers while others appear to be nuts and bolts.

Oral Roberts University has the world’s largest praying hands statue which is located at its entrance. At sunset the religious artwork may be viewed and Leonard McMurry designed the bronze sculpture which was produced in Mexico in 1980.

Monte England and Gary Henson were two local painters that created the Five Moons. Before his death in 2005 England worked on two sculptures with Henson finishing the incomplete project.

On November 9, 2012 East Meets West was dedicated to commemorate Route 66’s alleged birth on November 11, 1926. It has its own parking area and pedestrian bridge with a large neon Route 66 emblem and it is bordered by flags of all eight states that the route passes through.

Tulsa Art Classes

Some of the top places for art classes in Tulsa are:

The Tulsa Art Center is an educational community where some of the most talented artists near you encourage students of all ages to pursue their creative dreams.

Tulsa Girls Art School is an after-school arts program that offers 10 years of focused curriculum and ongoing assistance to its students as girls in third grade through senior year of high school are eligible to participate in the program.

There are a variety of local arts classes for both kids and adults at Bartlesville Arts Association along with a summer art camp in June and free open studio time on Wednesdays from 1pm to 3pm.

The Tulsa Glassblowing School (TGS) was created in 2007 and provides an open access hot shop and kiln studio giving unique experiences for everyone interested in the beauty of glass creation. TGS is located just off Route 66 in picturesque McClure Park and offers an avenue for creativity, cooperation, and self-expression to all levels of glass artists.

Bachelorette parties, anniversaries, and corporate team building events are all fun at Pinot’s Palette wine and painting parties. It is fair to say that these are going to be a bit more casual of lessons than some of the others.

Art classes are also available at AR Workshop.

Studios For Rent Near You

Take your project to the next level by renting studio space in your area at:

AR Workshop is a boutique DIY workshop in a lounge setting that provides hands-on lessons for producing personalized home décor.

Framing

A frame can take a normal looking picture a long way, and some of the best places for art framing in Tulsa are:

For the last 25 years Grant’s Frames has been meeting the demands of their clients.

Aaron Brothers launched their first store in California over 70 years ago and the company’s success is based on a desire to advise and inspire clients as well as a passion for frame design and service.

Tulsa Art and Pierson Gallery also do framing in your area.

By the way we have also discussed local art in:

Have Fun Enjoying The Tulsa Art Scene

You just read about all of the best galleries, museums, events, shows, supply stores, dealers, appraisers, walking tours, sculptures, classes, studios, and art framers near you.

Anyone that made it this far probably knows a lot about the local art scene. Feel free to share your own tips, or to let us know if you noticed anything incorrect in the comments.

Have fun going to the galleries, museums, buying supplies or doing anything that has to do with art in Tulsa!

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This post and all of the posts on our site are edited by Dan Soloman who has been a huge fan of art since he was a little kid. His mother was a good local artist, and she taught him the trade from a very early age. He studied art and its history in both high school and college, has worked at multiple galleries, and recently has begun creating and editing online content for this site and some other online media platforms.

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