The city commissioned a 20-foot statue of a crying baby on a bicycle from an out-of-state artist for $250,000 in taxpayer dollars. Now it’s on the hook for thousands more in storage costs as the public art piece awaits installation.
Tag: Public Art
Posted inNorth Tulsa
A 1968 photograph without a story inspired one of Tulsa’s newest murals
Tatyana Fazlalizadeh came across the image of three Black women when she was doing research for an OKC exhibition. Now it’s her first mural in Tulsa.
Posted inNorth Tulsa
2 murals, 1 phone booth: New north Tulsa art installation seeks to inspire and educate
The $40,000 project seeks to bring visitors to north Tulsa to learn about the legacy of businesses that used to adorn Apache Street.
Posted inGovernment
‘Cry Baby Cry’ statue officially headed for Cry Baby Hill
After years of debate, the controversial public art piece is going to its original home: Cry Baby Hill.
Posted inNews
The ‘Cry Baby Cry’ saga continues. Where will this 20-foot statue land?
Once planned near Riverside, then east Tulsa, the “Cry Baby Cry” statue is in limbo.
Posted inGovernment
Commission chair criticized Tulsa’s handling of controversial art projects. Now she’s out of the job.
Mayor Monroe Nichols did not reappoint the Tulsa Arts Commission chair amid criticism of the city’s handling of downtown boulders and the Cry Baby Cry statue.
Posted inArts
More murals are planned for Route 66. Here’s where they could be headed.
More art is headed to east Tulsa ahead of the Route 66 centennial celebration in 2026.