Partnership in Action
The University of Tulsa (TU) and Gilcrease Museum partnership is much more than in name only. Featured below are a few of the latest collaboration efforts by TU students who are at Gilcrease daily, furthering scholarship on both campuses. By the Numbers (June 2018-Spring 2019) • 18 TU internships at Gilcrease (graduate and undergraduate) • …
Artist Profile: Mazen Abufadil
Mazen Abufadil and his family left West Beruit, Lebanon in 1978 due to the civil war. Fast forward and his work is now on display in Americans All! alongside art icons including the likes of Thomas Moran and Albert Bierstadt. A self-proclaimed American dream come true, learn how one local immigrant, and his family, have …
Behind the Scenes with Joanna Didik, Chief Conservator
Considered by most as “back of the house,” conservation is critical to all museum functions. We sat down with Chief Conservator Joanna Didik to shed light on the important work her team does daily to make Gilcrease a world-class museum. Q: Where are you from? A: I am from Torun, Poland. Q: What was your …
Gifts Fuel Museum Growth
Dr. Pat and Patti Lester have been involved in Gilcrease Museum for several decades in a variety of roles, including serving as co-chairs for several exhibitions, Rendezvous in 2004 and Pat as the president of the board in 2001-02. Throughout their involvement with the museum, the Lesters have donated more than 18 pieces of art …
Susan Neal: Planned renovation will open up Gilcrease
Tulsa World Susan Neal Almost three years ago, Tulsans voted by wide margins to pass the Vision Tulsa package, which not only included funding for the renovation and expansion of Gilcrease Museum, but funding for the Tulsa Zoo, Expo Square and more infrastructural improvements across the city. Since then, Tulsa has only seen more opportunities …
News and Notes Regarding the Forthcoming Expansion of Gilcrease Museum
KWGS Rich Fisher Our guest is Susan Neal, the executive director of Gilcrease Museum here in Tulsa. It was recently announced that Gilcrease is now gathering applications from architectural firms seeking to execute the renovation, redesign, and expansion of the museum. (Tulsa voters, some time ago, approved $65 million for this expansion through the Vision …
Black Cowboys Take Over Gilcrease Museum
The Black Wall Street Times Casey McLerran The Gilcrease Museum, located at 1400 N Gilcrease Museum Rd, is hosting an exhibition of The Chisholm Kid: Lone Fighter for Justice for All curated by the Museum of UnCut Funk. This exhibition includes comic strips from the museum’s archives, the estate of the publisher, and the University …
Gilcrease Museum Looking for Architects to Tackle $75M Renovation and Expansion
KWGS Matt Trotter The search is on for the firm that will handle renovating and expanding Gilcrease Museum. Voters approved $65 million for the project through the Vision Tulsa sales tax renewal, and a $10 million dollar private donation to museum operator the University of Tulsa has pushed the total budget to $75 million. Gilcrease …
Redesigned Gilcrease Museum will take different approach to telling stories
Tulsa World Kevin Canfield The city’s ambitious plan to reimagine Gilcrease Museum has taken two significant steps forward. The $65 million Vision Tulsa project is now a $75 million project, thanks to a $10 million donation from the A.R. and Marylouise Tandy Foundation to the University of Tulsa, which operates the museum for the city. …
Sounds of the Black West: A conversation with Dom Flemons
The Tulsa Voice Jake Cornwell Folk multi-instrumentalist and Carolina Chocolate Drops co-founder Dom Flemons knows the historical black cowboy because he has painstakingly resurrected his existence through the narrative of song. Now in the midst of a successful solo career, Flemons converses with these ghosts of the past through his newest endeavor, Black Cowboys, a …