GOFF FEST

We are so lucky to work in such a dynamic community that embraces the many different histories and ways of being that are alive and well in Tulsa. How healing it has been to work with artists committed to the processes of healing through storytelling and art. From the moment I met @truesonart and @ziakelty , I knew our friendship would last as long as there were questions to be answered and problems to be solved. So proud of their continued work and engagement with this city that we all love. Congrats and thank you for Equinox. We all feel the shifting. #brucegoff #adahrobinson @goff_fest @cityoftulsa @bostonavenueumc @tulsaartistfellowship @scraps_designs @britnispace @artinstitutechi @downtowntulsaok

Bruce Goff: Material Worlds at the Art Institute of Chicago is an absolute masterpiece. We were so grateful to get a private tour with curators @craighlee and @afisherchicago and see so much of the beautiful archive on display. The realia, the paintings, the drawings, the music… it was truly inspiring! Make sure to visit the @artinstitutechi before the show closes on March 29th. So much gratitude to the @tulsaartistfellowship for elevating Tulsa’s homegrown architecture genius and helping get us to Chicago.

Today is the day! 🎬 Join us in Chicago on March 10th at 6pm for a special screening of GOFF — a powerful documentary exploring the life, legacy, and visionary work of architect Bruce Goff. 📍UIC School of Architecture, Room 1100 A+DS 845 W Harrison ST, Chicago, IL 🗣️ After the screening, stay for an engaging Q&A with an incredible lineup of voices: Craig Lee and Alison Fisher of the Art Institute of Chicago; UIC professor Penelope Dean; film director Britni Harris; and moderator Karl Jones, co-creator of Goff Fest — all sharing insights on Goff’s legacy and impact. ✨ Make sure to visit the Art Institute of Chicago’s major exhibition Bruce Goff: Material Worlds — the first major retrospective of Goff’s work in 30+ years, on view through March 29. The exhibition celebrates his extraordinary career with over 200 drawings, models, and objects that reveal the expansive, material-rich world that shaped his visionary architecture. ✨ Presented by @mascontext UIC School of Architecture and @tulsaartistfellowship 🎟️ FREE ADMISSION

Preservation matters. Visionary architect Bruce Goff created designs that pushed the boundaries of arechitecture, imagination, and individuality. Yet too many of his works have been lost. One of the most heartbreaking examples is Shin’enKan, his extraordinary home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma—destroyed by fire in 1996, reportedly the result of arson. When we lose places like Shin’enKan, we lose more than a building. We lose a piece of cultural history, a physical expression of creativity that can never truly be replaced. That’s why our team is committed to sharing the documentary GOFF. By bringing Goff’s story and his architecture to audiences everywhere, we hope to inspire appreciation, awareness, and ultimately preservation—so the remaining works of Bruce Goff are protected and celebrated rather than forgotten. 🎬 Join us in Chicago for a special screening of GOFF 🗓️ Tuesday, March 10th ⏰ 6:00 PM screening + Q&A 📍UIC School of Architecture, Room 1100 A+DS 845 W Harrison ST, Chicago, IL 🎤 Introduction from Art Institute curator Craig Lee followed by a Q&A featuring film director Britni Harris, professor Penelope Dean, Art Institute curator Alison Fisher and moderated by Karl Jones. ✨ Presented by @mascontext UIC School of Architecture and @tulsaartistfellowship 🎟️ FREE ADMISSION More information linked our bio.

Long before “thinking outside the box” was a cliché, Bruce Goff was busy refusing to acknowledge the box even existed. A true architectural rebel, he rejected rigid modernist rules, embraced unconventional materials, and designed wildly expressive spaces that looked like nothing else on Earth. Non-conformity wasn’t a phase for Goff — it was the blueprint. 🎬 Join us in Chicago for a special screening of GOFF 🗓️ Tuesday, March 10th ⏰ 6:00 PM screening + Q&A 📍UIC School of Architecture, Room 1100 A+DS 845 W Harrison ST, Chicago, IL 🎤 Introduction from Art Institute curator Craig Lee followed by a Q&A featuring film director Britni Harris, professor Penelope Dean, Art Institute curator Alison Fisher and moderated by Karl Jones. ✨ Presented by @mascontext UIC School of Architecture and @tulsaartistfellowship 🎟️ FREE ADMISSION More information linked our bio.

We can’t wait to explore every corner of the exhibition Bruce Goff: Material Worlds at the Art Institute of Chicago — the first major retrospective of Goff’s work in over 30 years! The exhibition brings together more than 200 works from the museum’s extensive archive, including mesmerizing architectural drawings, detailed scale models, and some of Goff’s lesser‑known abstract paintings. You’ll also see objects from his personal collections — from seashells and crystals to clothing and Japanese crafts — that reveal the rich sources of inspiration behind his visionary architecture. The show even includes a customized player piano playing one of his own musical compositions, making it a truly immersive celebration of his radical creativity. ⁠ ⁠ See this incredible exhibition before it closes on Mar 29, 2026!

Bruce Goff will show you the way! For the first time in more than 30 years, a leading museum is hosting a major exhibition of work by the noted architect Bruce Goff (American; 1904-1982). The Art Institute of Chicago — drawing primarily upon its own extensive Goff collection — has recently opened “Material Worlds.” It’s on view through March 29th of this year. On this new episode of Museum Confidential, we catch up with the show’s curator, Alison Fisher. Listen at #linkinbio or anywhere you get podcasts.

Visionary architect Bruce Goff believed great design exists within “the continuous present,” — an architecture that is always unfolding, always becoming, shaped by life. Nowhere is this philosophy more alive than in the iconic Bavinger House, completed in 1955 for Eugene and Nancy Bavinger in Norman, Oklahoma. Rising organically from the Oklahoma landscape, the soaring spiral dissolves the boundaries between structure, nature, and daily living.⁠ ⁠ For Goff, architecture wasn’t a style — it was a living expression of human experience, continuously present and endlessly changing.⁠ ⁠ 🎬 Join us in Chicago for a special screening of GOFF⁠ 🗓️ Tuesday, March 10th⁠ ⏰ 6:00 PM screening + Q&A⁠ 📍UIC School of Architecture, Room 1100 A+DS⁠ 845 W Harrison ST, Chicago, IL⁠ 🎤 Introduction from Art Institute curator Craig Lee followed by a Q&A featuring film director Britni Harris, professor Penelope Dean, Art Institute curator Alison Fisher and moderated by Karl Jones. ⁠ ✨ Presented by @mascontext UIC School of Architecture and @tulsaartistfellowship ⁠ 🎟️ FREE ADMISSION⁠ ⁠ More information linked our bio.

Bruce Alonzo Goff (1904–1982) was an American architect whose wildly original vision set him apart from his 20th-century peers. Born in Alton, Kansas, he showed talent early and began apprenticing with an architectural firm in Tulsa at just 12 years old, eventually becoming a partner in his early twenties. Over a career spanning more than six decades, Goff designed roughly 500 projects, about 150 of which were built, ranging from homes and churches to museum spaces. His work embraced organic and eclectic principles, often using unconventional materials and inventive forms that defied mainstream architectural trends of his time 🎬 Join us in Chicago for a special screening of GOFF 🗓️ Tuesday, March 10th ⏰ 6:00 PM screening + Q&A 📍UIC School of Architecture, Room 1100 A+DS 845 W Harrison ST, Chicago, IL 🎤 Introduction from Art Institute curator Craig Lee followed by a Q&A featuring film director Britni Harris, professor Penelope Dean, Art Institute curator Alison Fisher and moderated by Karl Jones. ✨ Presented by @mascontext , UIC School of Architecture and @tulsaartistfellowship 🎟️ FREE ADMISSION More information linked in the bio.

A special screening of the “GOFF” documentary coming to Chicago! This film focuses on Bruce Goff, one of the most innovative yet forgotten American architects of the twentieth century and the path that lead to the destruction and restoration of his memory and dwellings. 🗓️ Tuesday, March 10th ⏰ 6:00 PM screening + Q&A 📍UIC School of Architecture, Room 1100 A+DS 845 W Harrison ST, Chicago, IL 🎤 Introduction from Art Institute curator Craig Lee followed by a Q&A featuring film director Britni Harris, professor Penelope Dean, Art Institute curator Alison Fisher and moderated by Karl Jones. ✨ Presented by @mascontext and @tulsaartistfellowship 🎟️ FREE ADMISSION More information linked in the bio.

🎬 Join us in Chicago on March 10th at 6pm for a special screening of GOFF — a powerful documentary exploring the life, legacy, and visionary work of architect Bruce Goff. This unforgettable evening at the University of Illinois’ School of Architecture brings together film, architecture, and conversation in celebration of one of the most inventive figures in American design. 🎙 After the screening, stay for an engaging Q&A with an incredible lineup of voices: Craig Lee and Alison Fisher of the Art Institute of Chicago; UIC professor Penelope Dean; film director Britni Harris; and moderator Karl Jones, co-creator of Goff Fest — all sharing insights on Goff’s legacy and impact. 📍Make sure to visit the Art Institute of Chicago’s major exhibition Bruce Goff: Material Worlds — the first major retrospective of Goff’s work in 30+ years, on view through March 29. The exhibition celebrates his extraordinary career with over 200 drawings, models, and objects that reveal the expansive, material-rich world that shaped his visionary architecture. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience the story of one of the most original minds in American architecture — and to engage directly with the voices helping to bring his work back into focus. Presented by Mas Context.

🎉 Only in OKLAHOMA can a birthday bash for Bruce Goff turn into an unforgettable day of architecture, community, and bike racing! Thank you to everyone who stopped by the Tulsa Spotlight Theater during @tulsa_tough — and to our stellar group of volunteers who made it all happen. 💫 As cyclists raced to the finish line past the old Riverside Studio, we honored the visionary and boundary-pushing legacy of Bruce Goff — an architect whose design philosophy still challenges and inspires. Goff Fest is more than a celebration — it’s a chance to keep his legacy alive and to bring people together through his innovative designs. It reminds us why preservation matters: protecting and maintaining these buildings ensures that future generations can experience and learn from his unique approach to art and space. This week has been a great example of the extraordinary support within this community! Thank you to everyone that continues to follow the dark arts of Bruce Goff.