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Past Grants for Artists Grantees
March 2025 Grantees Sarah Bowen of Tiny Things by Bowen | Tulsa, OK Professional Basics Grantee Community/Artist Partnership Grantee KreativeNative | Oklahoma City, OK Honoring Indigenous Narratives through Contemporary Art Khadijat A. Oluwatoyin | Tulsa, OK Ancestral Amy Rockett-Todd | Tulsa, OK Photo Studio Supplies Carly Treece | Tulsa, OK
Community/Artist Partnership Grantee May Yang | Tulsa, OK Fab Lab Tulsa | January 2025 Grantees Dwadlings Art | Tulsa, OK Robin Baker | Shawnee, OK Education Assistance Rogelio Esparza | Tulsa, OK Professional Basics Education Assistance |
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October 2024 Grantees Candacee White, Tulsa | Professional Basics Dr. Jessica Moore Harjo, Weomepe, Tulsa | Professional Basics | March 2024 Grantees Destiny Graham, Ada | Community/Artist Partnership Merhawit Gebregziabher Tsegay, Norman | Creative Projects Wesley Luster, Oklahoma City | Creative Projects Loren Waters, Tulsa | Creative Projects |
January 2024 Grantees Jim Weaver, Edmond | Professional Basics Heather Valenzuela, Tulsa | Education Assistance | October 2024 Grantees Arthur Haywood, Tulsa | Community/Artist Partnership Cortney McConnell, Wellston | Professional Basics Jasmine Jones, Oklahoma City | Creative Projects Kendall Ross, Oklahoma City | Education Assistance Liz Dueck, Sand Springs | Creative Projects
Mery McNett, Tulsa | Creative Projects Narciso Arguelles, Yukon | Community/Artist Partnership |
March 2023 Grantees Alicia Smith, Creative Projects Andrea Day, Creative Projects, A. Day's Work Innovative Native Chandler Wilson, Education & Travel Assistance James Woods, Professional Basics JP Morrison, Professional Basics Kayla Anley, Community/Artist Partnership Michael Diaz, Creative Projects Sarah Sullivan Sherrod, Professional Basics | January 2023 Grantees Dawn Tree, Community/Artist Partnership Erin Baird, Professional Basics Heather Valenzuela, Creative Projects Maria Anderson, Professional Basics Naima Lowe, Creative Projects Sarah Ahmad, Creative Projects |
October 2022 Grantees Aaron Jones, Professional Basics April Dawes, Education & Travel Assistance Ghazal Ghazi, Creative Projects Leslie Kraus, Creative Projects Mia Pons, Education & Travel Assistance Nicole Emmons, Professional Basics William Livingston, Community/Artist Partnership | July 2022 Grantees Briana Hefley-Shepard, Professional Basics Deborah Burian, Education & Travel Assistance Destiny Green, Creative Projects Erick Perry, Creative Projects Nancy Andrasko, Professional Basics Theresa Sacket, Community/Artist Partnership |
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March 2022 Grantees
Debra Martin-Barber, Professional Basics Erin Latham, Creative Projects Hailey Craighead, Education Assistance Kendall Ross, Professional Basics Lauren Rosenfelt, Professional Basics Marium Rana, Creative Projects Nancy Peterson, Education & Travel Assistance Raasheda Burnett, Creative Projects | January 2022 Grantees Audrey Schmitz, Community/Artist Partnership Darci Lenker, Professional Basics Emma Lynn, Professional Basics Jordan Vineyard, Creative Projects Matthew Ferree, Professional Basics Sierra Revis, Professional Basics |
October 2021 Grantees Audrey Peck, Professional Basics Lucas Wrench, Creative Projects Liz Roth, Creative Projects Nicki Wood, Professional Basics Shelby Head, Creative Projects | July 2021 Grantees Gayla Hollis, Professional Basics Jessica Teckemeyer, Creative Projects LaQuincy Reed, Creative Projects Ronn Burton, Community/Artist Partnership Dominique McPhail, Education & Travel Assistance Michael Hoffner, Creative Projects Amy Sanders De Melo, Professional Basics |
April 2021 Grantees Marie Casimir, Creative Projects Liz Blood, Creative Projects Gabriel Rojas, Professional Basics
Cathryn Thomas, Professional Basics
Kathy White, Education Assistance Brenda Eidson, Education & Travel Assistance | January 2021 Grantees Julie Alpert, Creative Projects Lauren Rosenfelt, Community/Artist Partnership Tanner Bowen, Creative Projects |
October 2020 Grantees Emma Difani, Community/Artist Partnership Shelby Head, Professional Basics Carrie Kouts, Creative Projects |
July 2020 Grantees
Alexander Walter Tamahn, Creative Projects Lucas Wrench, Creative Projects Patrick Conlon, Creative Projects Amy Rockett-Todd, Professional Basics Cristiana Prado, Professional Basics Nicole Emmons, Creative Projects |
April 2020 Grantees | January 2020 Grantees |
Gabriel Rojas, Professional Basics Jordan Vinyard, Creative Projects Amber DuBoise-Shepherd, Professional Basics MariaLeticia Galizzi, Education Assistance Carol Webster, Education & Travel Assistance | M J Alexander, Community/Artist Partnership Tess Elliot, Creative Projects Krista Mustain, Creative Projects Nancy Peterson, Education Assistance Kerry Billington, Professional Basics |
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October 2019 Grantees Sayuri Artsy, Education Assistance
Maria Chaverri, Professional Basics | July 2019 Grantees Ryan Davis, Education Assistance: Anderson Ranch Ceramic Workshop |
April 2019 Grantees
Leslie Dallam, Professional Basics: Exhibition Framing | January 2019 Grantees |
October 2018 Grantees | July 2018 Grantees |
April 2018 Grantees | January 2018 Grantees Beatriz Mayorca, Oklahoma City, Creative Projects Grant: [Evolve] Artistic Bike Rack Haley Prestifilippo, Norman, Professional Basics Grant: Framing Jordan Vinyard, Mustang, Creative Projects Grant: Addendum #2 |
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October 2017 Grantees | July 2017 Grantees Mandy Messina, Oklahoma City, Professional Basics Grant: Professional Framing Amy Sanders, Oklahoma City, Creative Projects Grant: Invisible Words for Hidden Messages Jim Weaver, Ada, Education Grant: Watershed Summer Residency at Wingtip Press Amy Young, Shawnee, Professional Basics Grant: Funds for Preparation to Apply to Grad School |
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April 2017 Grantees Timothy Walsh, Oklahoma City, Professional Basics Grant: Pottery Wheel Accessories Nicki Wood, Stillwater, Education Grant: Watershed Ceramics Summer Session | January 2017 Grantees Crystal Z Campbell, Tulsa, Education Grant: NCECA Taylor Painter-Wolfe, Tulsa, Creative Projects Grant: Earth and Sky |
October 2016 Grantees Justine Green, Tulsa | Professional Basics: | July 2016 Grantees Nancy Peterson, Norman | Education Assistance Convergence Conference Workshop: Mashru Scarf: Ikat in Indian Style with Natural Dye Jordan Vinyard, Mustang | Creative Projects Orifice Carolyn Wheeler, Tulsa | Creative Projects Osage Orange |
April 2016 Grantees Randall Barnes, Midwest City | Professional Basics Grant | January 2016 Grantees Felix Blesch, Ramona | Education Grant Adam Lanman, Oklahoma City | Community/Artist Partnership Grant Dallos Paz, Norman | Creative Projects Grant Amy Sanders de Melo, Kellyville | Education Grant |
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