GOFF Fest
Various locations
November 1-7, 2021
This story originally appeared in Root Tulsa in 2021, the inaugural year of GOFF Fest.
What if a genius Oklahoma creator who was misunderstood, dismissed and diminished in his own lifetime could be understood, valued and amplified in ours? That’s one mission of GOFF Fest, the inaugural festival from the nonprofit Goff Center of the Continuous Present, which takes over Tulsa this weekend in celebration of architect Bruce Goff.
Never heard of him? That’s about to change. Over four days, you can get to know this polymathic, avant-garde, largely self-taught gay pioneer of design through a series of diverse events across the city—many in landmarks and hidden treasure locations you probably didn’t know were created by one of our own. From a family festival at the Spotlight Theatre, to a rooftop Beaux Arts Ball and costume contest at the Reunion Apartments, to a VIP brunch at the Tulsa Club Hotel, GOFF Fest makes Goff’s presence in our local cultural landscape impossible to ignore.