The Pickup's Culture coverage is brought to you by Tulsa Artists' Coalition Gallery, 40 Years of Empowering Tulsa Artists. Visit TAC Gallery to see American Highway Revisited by VC Torneden and Melinda Harvey Green, June 5 – 27, 2026.
Zip away to other worlds or land a little more fully in this one with this month's art openings. June's exhibits include photography, serious and satirical installations, large-scale wheat paste, innovative fiber works, and politically-focused art. —Alicia Chesser
NEW STUFF
Visits to France
Circle Cinema
Opening June 4 at 6pm
In this exhibit presented by Alliance Française Tulsa, writer and photographer Layton Isaacs Baker shares images from her time in France, in conjunction with a screening of Paris, Je T'Aime.
Projection Public Art Series: 'UNTITLED' by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh
Tulsa Artist Fellowship
Through September 30, 2026
This new rotating public art series—conceived, curated, and directed by artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh on the exterior wall of the Tulsa Artist Fellowship’s studio building—features temporary wheat paste installations by TAF fellows and invited artists. On view now is Fazlalizadeh's Untitled, a photographic image of three Black women in Oklahoma from 1968, isolated from their original background and installed against the wall with a partially obscured American flag positioned behind them. With expressions that feel emotionally unwavering, Fazlalizadeh continues her interest in public projection, discomfort, and emotional visibility.
Fiberworks 2026
108 Contemporary
Opening June 5 at 6pm
FIBERWORKS 2026 is Fiber Artists of Oklahoma‘s member juried exhibition, providing Oklahoma fiber artists an opportunity to showcase their work from traditional crafts to innovative art. This eclectic show honors quality workmanship and original design, as well as educating the public about the many facets of fiber artistry by presenting a wide range of media, techniques and traditions. During the run of the exhibit (through July 25), 108|Contemporary is hosting a slew of artist-led demonstrations and workshops, from weaving in the round to sculptural basketry.
American Highway, Revisited
Tulsa Artists’ Coalition
Opening June 5 at 6pm
In celebration of the centennial of Route 66, TAC Gallery presents American Highway Revisited by VC Torneden and Melinda Green Harvey, an exhibition that reimagines their ongoing documentary collaboration, The Other Side. Conceived as both a creative reset and an artistic expansion, Revisited transforms select photographs from their extensive Route 66 archive into striking acrylic monotypes, offering a fresh perspective on a familiar landscape.
Profitopia
Living Arts
Opening June 5 at 6pm
It’s an EP. It’s an immersive art experience. It’s a critique of corporate culture, coated in spray foam and hot pink glow paint. Profitopia is a multi-dimensional project from OKC-based dreampunk band stepmom, first installed at Factory Obscura in 2024. Profitopia transforms stepmom’s music into a multi-sensory journey, featuring four distinct environments correlating with a specific song.
Feeling Good 2026
Lovett’s Gallery
Opening June 6 at 5pm
COMING UP
We The People
Contemporary Arts of Tulsa (formerly Liggett Studio)
Opening June 12 at 5pm
An exhibit celebrating freedom of expression, We The People features work by local artists responding without censorship to this political moment. These pieces reflect each participating artist's experience of America today, from hope to critique, unity to division, celebration to challenge.
okay love letters
Positive Space Tulsa
Opening June 12 at 5pm
okay love letters is an ongoing series by Tulsa-based artist erin rappleye, inspired by the struggle to kindle lasting connections from pixelated sparks on the digital marketplace of love. rappleye uses jewelry and sculpture as a mediator to explore relationships, gender, behavior, and sexuality.
A Garden Party
Circle Cinema
Artist reception June 11 at 6pm
On view through June, A Garden Party is a floral exhibit by artist Carla Hefley. The opening reception includes refreshments and live music by Nick Mancini.
Lily Swab Art Show
WOMPA
Opening June 26 at 6pm
Drawing from Western imagery, pop culture references, and personal experience, Tulsa-born, Brooklyn-based artist Lily Swab returns to her hometown for an exhibit of her large-scale canvases, distinguished by an unconventional use of graphite and water.
ONGOING
MOREcolor
Dennis R. Neill Equality Center
through July 25
MOREcolor 2026 returns to Oklahomans for Equality at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center, featuring 20 regional artists working across sculpture, painting, photography, textiles, and mixed media. MOREcolor is the current incarnation of the art show that began in the 1980s as the TOHR Art Show, a Pride fine arts tradition started by Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights, long before OKEQ had a permanent home in the Equality Center. For decades, this exhibition has created space for 2SLGBTQ+ artists to be seen, celebrated, and supported. All artwork is for sale, with proceeds supporting both the artists and OKEQ.
Emma Hartvig: Masks & Myths
The Hulett Collection
Through June 27
Vienna-based contemporary artist Emma Hartvig's photographs blend cinematic atmosphere with emotional intimacy, exploring womanhood through a deeply personal and evocative lens. Mothers, children, dancers, and swimmers appear suspended between reality and reverie, their bodies becoming vessels for tenderness, solitude, ritual, and quiet resilience.
Gordon Parks | Andy Warhol | Marie Watt
Philbrook Museum of Art
It's your last chance to see these three shows at Philbrook. The extraordinary Gordon Parks retrospective closes June 19; the interactive exhibits by Andy Warhol and Marie Watt close June 14.
HABIT Fest Murals
Pearl District
HABIT Fest's latest mural festival, held at the end of May, has brought walls upon walls of new hand-painted art to the Pearl District. We hope this particular show lasts forever.
