Living Arts of Tulsa

Great space. A must see on the first Friday of each month. Thought provoking, different and amazing.

Always congratulate Living Arts for their provocative displays. But this review, having not finding Day of the Dead festival elsewhere, is of yesterday’s event.
Please visit their website, their pictures are better than mine :)
Living Arts opened their doors so the festival vendors & performers had large areas on both sides of the museum in blocked off open air spaces.
Stages on both sides had elevated wooden seating so everyone could see. Bands played, dancers performed to the music.
I’d estimate 75−80% attendees were painted in some degree as skeletons. Many were in traditional Mexican garb. Part of that may be because LA had a face-​painting area in the very back.
Mexican Bakery Pancho Anaya, whose main location is in Kendall Whittier, was also inside serving tasty treats/​coffee. LA’s usual bar area was also open serving beer/​wine utilizing «tickets» for purchases as most festivals.
Food vendors accepted cash which made eating easier. All the food I saw looked great. Hubby & I immediately bought some tamales. We had chicken & pepper, with different sauces and each was awesome. However, if we hadn’t been hungry and jumped the gun, we later saw (on the Brady Street side) tamales that were easily double the normal 3 – 4 in. tamale. I also saw as we were about to leave, a woman with Mexican Street Corn. Oh I wanted me some of that! But we couldn’t figure out where she bought it.
We were only there from about 3:00 to 5:00, so, alas, I cannot report on the evening festivities. We enjoyed every minute of our two hours, eating, watching people and performers, having some beer, buying bakery treats, talking to vendors, spending time with the D of the D tributes & just hangin’ with the crowds. And there were crowds. But picnic table spaces turned quickly enough you could always find a spot.
Families of all sorts wandered about. Kiddies lined the sidewalks beside the LA’s building, noshing away!
Next year, maybe nighttime will be on my agenda.

Incredible space and program that makes Tulsa that much cooler. From art cars to Dia de kid Muertos, living arts brings the arts in every form to Tulsans.
I get the weekly email from Living Arts and they ALWAYS have something going on – if you’re looking for a way to get involved in the arts scene in Tulsa, this is a great place to start! There are dance and art classes for people of all ages, display opportunities and contests for local artists and festivals and other opportunities like the monthly art craw that invite people into the space to engage with the arts.
The only bad part of the space is that because of the popularity of some of the events, it can get pretty hot inside. Luckily, there are bars and often yummy food vendors and snacks to make it a little more tolerable :)
Definitely check out their Nov. 1 Dia de los Muertos event, which gets better every year, and stop in during an art crawl. If you’re looking to get involved, contact them and volunteer for an event – you won’t regret it!

I came to the Living Arts of Tulsa to see a play: Real Women Have Curves. I didn’t get to walk around much, but would like to go back sometime and see more. Let’s start off with the performance-​It was excellent. I like that we were so close to the stage that we felt like we were a part of what was going on. They had drinks for sale, and we were able to get it at a decent price, so that is definitely a plus. My biggest problem was the heat. It was uncomfortably warm in there throughout the performance. I would definitely have given more stars if it would have been a comfortable temperature.

Neat space. Thank goodness it’s cooler than last month.

We participated in the «Art Craw» on the first Friday in July. Basically we got to visit all the museums in the downtown area of Tulsa for free! This provided a lot of firsts for us, Living Arts of Tulsa being one of them. The space is really great for showcasing artwork. There is a lot of room to move around and mingle within, and it looks like they can change the configuration of the space for each show. I enjoyed everything about this place and location except the exhibit itself… BUT, are is subjective and everyone has their own opinion. We will definitely be back to the Living Arts to see more exhibits. It’s really exciting to have another great outlet for art in Tulsa.

Went for the first time during last week’s Art Crawl. Great space for displaying art, lots of space and pieces aren’t all crammed together. Love the warehouse feel of this place, definitely not too stuffy. Look forward to visiting this place again!