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Council endorses Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust 10‑year master plan and urges private fundraising
Summary
The City Council passed a resolution supporting the Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust’s 10‑year master plan and urged continued private support for downtown performing‑arts activity; the plan seeks private and public collaboration to modernize the center and sustain downtown economic activity.
The City Council on April 16 approved a resolution expressing city support for the Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust’s 10‑year master plan and urging private support to implement the plan.
Council members said the resolution reflects the council’s interest in preserving and modernizing a major downtown cultural asset that contributes to tourism, jobs and arts programming. Mark Fry, CEO of the Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust, thanked the council for its support and said the plan blends preservation and modernization to sustain the center for the next generation.
The resolution is nonbinding but represents a formal statement of municipal support designed to help the Trust attract philanthropic commitments and coordinate future public‑private investments. Councilors who spoke in favor of the resolution framed the plan as both a cultural priority and an economic development catalyst for downtown Tulsa.
