The City of Tulsa’s Arts Commission, Tulsa Zoo, and City Architectural Building Services (CABS) are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for artists to submit qualifications for a public art sculpture to be located within the William S Smith African Wilds Exhibit at the Tulsa Zoo!

This sculpture shall be the literal pride of the Tulsa Zoo, depicting five (5) African lions: an adult male, an adult female, a juvenile, and a pair of cubs as a 360-degree sculpture piece.

The City of Tulsa welcomes individual artists and teams of artists to submit for this project. The awarded artist(s) shall work with the Steering Committee in both the design and implementation phases.

Three (3) pre-submittal calls have been scheduled for:

• Conference Call #1: November 10, 2026 @ 10:00A – 11:00A CST

• Conference Call #2: November 12, 2026 @ 08:30A – 9:30A CST

• Conference Call #3: November 13, 2026 @ 10:00A – 11:00A CST

• Emailed Questions Deadline: November 16, 2026 @ 5:00P CST

• Submission Deadline: December 03, 2026 @ 5:00P CST

Attendance of at least ONE (1) Conference Call shall be mandatory to have your submission considered. Artists may attend all three (3).

Please register via email request for the intended date to the Point of Contact (Stuart Harper @ arts@cityoftulsa.org) at least 48 hours in advance of the respective Conference Call.

Please find our Call to Artists package inside our Submittable application link.

Learn More and Apply Here!

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This Event/Opportunity is provided by City of Tulsa and is not in direct affiliation with Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition (OVAC).

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