Partnerships

The Council

Strengthening Tulsa's Arts & Humanities

The Council Affiliate program is designed to strengthen the arts and humanities sector through partnership, shared services and advocacy. Ahha’s council affiliates are the Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa, serving as a collective impact group for the sector.

Annual Affiliate Benefits

Emerging and established artists and organizations that are fulfilling an arts or humanities-related community need, are organized and are in good financial standing may become Council affiliates. Council affiliates are part of a strong network working to grow arts and cultural offerings in Tulsa. Benefits include:

Event Promotion
Discounted use of Hardesty Center
Invitations to Council events and committees
Professional Development opportunities
Organizational Consulting opportunities
Opportunities to advocate for the Arts and Culture sector
Ability to apply for fiscal sponsorship for organizations without a 501(c)3
Free admission to ahha for 4 adults and 4 children
10% discount in Hardesty Center gift shop
10% discount on Full Service Printing
Discounts on Mayfest booth fees for accepted artists
Priority consideration for First Friday Art Crawl events
Greater revenue split for ahha gift shop consignors

Join Today!

Step 1: Choose the level that best fits your organization, practice, or needs and pay dues online by clicking a button below.

Step 2: After you submit payment, you will receive an email with a link to complete an information form.

Step 3: Once we have payment and your completed information, you will be contacted to set up an introductory meeting.

Want to learn more about the Council before proceeding? Contact Caitlin Turner: cturner@ahhatulsa.org.

Community Affiliate $125

Eligibility

Available to individual creators, creative collectives, and arts or cultural organizations with volunteer leadership.

Organizational Affiliate $250

Eligibility

Available to arts and cultural organizations, with professional, compensated leadership.

Studio Affiliate $325

Eligibility & Extra Benefits

Available as an upgrade to Community and Organizational Affiliateship.

Includes discounted access to ahha’s creative labs:

Independent Access: Free
Guided Access: Discounted to $25/hour

Note: Affiliates on scholarship pay the difference between rates for this upgrade. For more information on how to schedule studio time, see Scheduled Access.

Council Events

Tulsa Arts Leadership Breakfast

A quarterly gathering of executive leaders to discuss current issues in the arts and humanities sector. Participants must be current Organizational Affiliates. Location of the breakfast rotates each quarter and start at 9am.

2022 Dates:

March 10

June 9

September 8

December 8

Arts Day @ the Capitol

An annual advocacy event at the Oklahoma State Capitol in partnership with Oklahomans for the Arts

March 23, 2022

9:00am – 12:00pm

Mayfest Meet-Up

Enjoy a guided tour of Tulsa Mayfest with stops at Council Affiliate booths and performances, ending witha social hour in the VIP area.

May 7th, 2022

12:00-2:00pm

Annual Meeting

Meet with all current Council Affiliates to vote on advocacy issues and planning for the future year. Event takes place at the ahha Tulsa Hardesty Arts Center.

July 7, 2022

5:30pm

Fall Open House

Meet the staff of ahha Tulsa and learn more about how you can be involved in our organization.

October 13, 2022

5:30pm

Documents

Member Organization Guidelines (PDF)
Member Organization Logo Use Guidelines

Fiscal Sponsorship Program For Current Council Affiliates

Fiscal Sponsorship is a formal arrangement in which ahha sponsors a project that lacks 501(c)3 status. We believe fiscal sponsorship provides a great benefit to Council Affiliates and is consistent with our mission to cultivate a more creative Tulsa. In order for a project to be considered for fiscal sponsorship, an organization must fill out an official Fiscal Sponsorship Application. The application will then be reviewed and approved or denied by the ahha Board of Directors.

Download the Fiscal Sponsorship Policy (PDF)

Fiscal Sponsorship Requirements

Once a Fiscal Sponsorship Application is approved, the organization must complete a Fiscal Sponsorship Contract, which details the responsibilities and conditions of the arrangement. In general, organizations/projects under fiscal sponsorship must:

Only solicit funds that are consistent with the project and consistent with the purpose of the ahha and Arts & Humanities Council,
Provide detailed invoices for each disbursement request,
Provide reports, forms or required verification of activities to ahha upon request and within 5 business days,
Assume full responsibility for all liability and damages associated with the project and maintain all required insurance coverage,
Identify the Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa, Inc. as its fiscal sponsor and must credit ahha in all printed materials, including the ahha logo. Contact lcollins@ahhatulsa.org to request the most up to date logo file.