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Now showing at 101 E. Archer:

South Gallery: Drug Addiction: Real People Real Stories by INTO LIGHT Project

October 4 – December 14, 2025

The Oklahoma Center for the Humanities is honored to house the Oklahoma exhibition for INTO LIGHT Project. This exhibit remembers the lives of 30 Oklahomans who have lost their lives as a result of substance abuse. It pairs an original graphite portrait with a narrative of their lives.

North Gallery: West(of Eden)

November 1, 2024 – January 25, 2025

West(of Eden), a series of 13 oil paintingspays homage to John Steinbeck’s novel East of Eden, which tells the story of a family that lived on the same land in California for generations. The artist, M. Walker Nelson, felt trapped in the West and that her life would begin once she could leave for the big shiny city. From reading Steinbeck, she learned some essential lessons about life that she shares in her work. The series is a picture book torn from artist M. Walker Nelson’s life. Each piece is a like a chapter of that book relating to the idea of what it is to live West(of Eden). Each piece references Steinbeck’s writings and how it parallels Nelson’s life.


Learn more about our past exhibitions below.

South Gallery

August-September 2024: WE HERE: An Exhibition by the J’Parlé Artist Group

June-July 2024: We Protest

May 2024: heART of Tulsa Invitational Gallery

April 2024: We Protest

February-March 2024: Wandering Spirit: African Wax Prints

December 2023 – January 2024: Tulsa Artists’ Coalition’s 34th Annual Members’ Show

October-November 2023: Main Street – The Lost Dream of Route 66

August-September 2023: We Are Cherokee

June-July 2023: On the Inside

May 2023: Mayfest Invitational

March-April 2023: Work of Sovereignty

February 2023: All-Black Towns of Oklahoma

North Gallery

August-October 2024: Storm Chasing

June-July 2024: James Joyce: A Global Odyssey

May 2024: heART of Tulsa Invitational Gallery

April 2024: Harmony of Duality: A Two-Spirit Journey, in partnership with Twisted Arts

January-March 2024: OK, Play!

November-December 2023: Inner Journeys

September-October 2023: The Tolerance Project

July-August 2023: Spotlight: TU Student Showcase

May-June 2023: Painting the Future

February-April 2023: Road of Flight