January 2022
Opening of “Train of Ink” at Zarrow
The Oklahoma Center for the Humanities will help welcome the new year by reopening the Zarrow Center in the heart of Tulsa’s Arts District. This space has long served as a critical hub for the arts and humanities, both on our campus and in the larger community. Over the next few months, the building will come to life with new exhibitions, exciting partnerships, revitalized learning spaces and a diverse range of public programs. This process of renewal begins on Jan.…
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Canceled: First Friday at Zarrow
Note: This event has been canceled due to inclement weather. Please join us during First Friday Art Crawl for an evening of art, music and food. Free and open to the public.
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Indigenous Histories: The University of Tulsa and the Presbyterian School for Indian Girls
TU Professors Laura Stevens, and Sara Beam, Muscogee (Creek) Nation oral historian Midge Dellinger, and TU students Lizy Bailey (Cherokee Nation, Choctaw) and Lexie Tafoya (Cherokee Nation) will give a talk on their research on the history of the founding of The University of Tulsa and its early identity as the Presbyterian School for Indian Girls.
Find out more »Opening of “Bison: From Near Extinction to Renewal & Recovery” at Zarrow
Tatanka, bison, buffalo, ptéĥčcaka (Lakota), sisilia (Lenape) the Monarch of the Plains – bison are known by many names in different languages. Relationships between humans and bison can be traced back for at least 30,000 years, as evidenced by images painted on the walls of caves such as Chauvet, Trois Freres and others in Europe. This exhibit’s focus on the bison provides a lens through which to explore changes in the natural environment and human cultures from the Ice Age…
Find out more »Return of the American Bison: A Conservation Success Story
Join the Oklahoma Center for the Humanities at the Zarrow Center downtown for a screening of Return of the American Bison. A talk and Q&A session with filmmaker and three-time Heartland Emmy Award winner Mary Anne Andrei will follow the screening. This event is free and open to the public.
Find out more »April 2022
First Friday at Zarrow
Please join us during First Friday Art Crawl for an evening of art, food, drinks and live music at the Zarrow Center downtown. Musician Steve Liddell will be playing the gallery, and visitors are invited to experience the current exhibition, Bison: From Near Extinction to Recovery & Renewal. As always, admission is free. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Find out more »New Voices from TU
We are excited to host "New Voices from TU," a creative writing showcase presenting the work of the 2021-22 TU creative writing mentees. Each year TU creative writing students are paired with artists from the Tulsa Artist Fellowship (TAF) to collaborate and receive feedback on their work. This established mentoring program is led currently by visiting TU professor, Dustin Pearson. Though this year fell during the pandemic, offering its share of academic and creative challenges, the student-writers persevered and are…
Find out more »Hate Speech and the First Amendment: Why Neither is a Stable Entity
Join us for an evening with esteemed literary theorist and scholar Stanley Fish, Ph.D., for a discussion on hate speech and the first amendment. Fish argues that hate speech is not a stable entity because it cannot be defined. The first amendment is not a stable entity because it is a rhetoric — a collection of slogans and totemic phrases — rather than a principle with a center. The talk will be hosted in the main gallery at the Zarrow…
Find out more »May 2022
Arts and Humanities Festival
Visit the Zarrow Center for Art & Education for an evening of fine art, live performances, documentary film-making, custom poetry and much more, all created by arts and humanities students at The University of Tulsa.
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Dylan and the Beats
This three-day symposium will feature presentations from some of the world's leading experts on Dylan's music, art and influences. Discussion panels, keynote lectures and concerts will help us better understand Dylan's long-standing fascination with the Beat poets and writers, including Ginsberg, Kerouac, Waldman and others. This event will run in partnership with the opening of the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa and will offer a limited number of in-person tickets ($150) as well as a virtual option ($40) for those…
Find out more »August 2022
First Friday at Zarrow – Tulsa Girls Art School Exhibition
Please join us at the Zarrow Center downtown for the Tulsa Girls Art School art exhibition opening on First Friday. Art, music, food and drinks – all with free admission!
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