Located in NORTH TULSA, the world's greatest collection of art of the Americas is getting ever closer to debuting in its new home designed by the SmithGroup, with IVAN O'GARRO (pictured above) as lead architect. O'Garro has since become Vice President of LEO A DAiLY whose 10 offices span from Dallas to Abu Dhabi. O'Garro is Managing Director of the Atlanta office of LEO A DAILY architects.

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Cool Facts@ IVAN O'GARRO  from his LEO A DAiLY bio:

1. IVAN O'GARRO is a native of Trinidad and Tobago.

2. O'Garro's dream of becoming an architect began when his mom bought him ACAD at age nine.

3. In 2015, O'Garro founded a nonprofit for pro bono architecture services for Haiti.

4. O'Garro is a graduate of LSULouisiana State University.

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UNCREASE

This was the Gilcrease call to All Creatives! earlier this year.

Pssssttt – the new Gilcrease Museum building is almost finished! Before the Museum is fully operational with exhibitions at the end of 2026, we have a unique opportunity to welcome the community in for a sneak peek and creative experiences between May and November of 2025. We need your help! Local artists, performers and creative folks from the Tulsa area are invited to dream up ways to gather community and have fun. Gilcrease provides the building, the space and limited equipment— and you bring the space to life.

‘Uncrease’ will be held on the 4th Thursday evening from 7-9pm, and the 2nd Saturday, 1-4pm. See dates listed out below.

How does it work?

• Local creatives submit a proposal to be part of ‘Uncrease,’ to be held at Gilcrease Museum on the 4th Thursday of each month from 7 to 9pm, and the 2nd Saturday of each month from 1-4pm.

• Gilcrease will identify and select acceptable proposals and set a schedule based on the creative’s feedback and availability.

• Creatives may propose as many projects as they desire (a separate proposal for each project is necessary), and may collaborate with other creatives on multiple proposals.

• Gilcrease will provide basic equipment as available and requested. Please see the next page for a list of available equipment. All other equipment must be provided by the artist and pre-approved by the Museum.

• The creative is responsible for planning the layout and set-up of the space they are using. 15 minutes will be allotted for set-up and tear-down (15 minutes for each).

• Limited Gilcrease Museum staff will be available for assistance during set-up and tear-down.

• All participants will be provided a stipend of $250 for an hour-long experience that will compensate for materials and time. All costs related to the building, such as custodial and security, will be provided by Gilcrease.

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