The Collective is a Philbrook Museum arts program created for Tulsa area teens who are interested in the arts, how artists think and work, and forming deeper relationships with their community. Each session the participating teens converse with museum staff, local artists, and arts organizations and then receive challenges to complete that explore different artistic themes.The Collective's first semester end goal is for theparticipating teens to design and facilitate a Philbrook Downtown First Friday experience and the second semester requires the teens to design and facilitate an interactive teen night for Tulsa area teens.
Art Focus is an arts program led by Philbrook Museum in partnership with The Alzheimer's Association Oklahoma Chapter for peoples with early-stage Alzheimer's disease or dementia and their caregivers who are interested in learning about art and developing relationships with other's in their community. Every month participants are invited to the Philbrook Museum to have in-gallery conversations that draw on observation and imagination and then complete a hands-on art project through creatively exploring art materials together.
