WaterWorks Art Center
1710 Charles Page
Blvd., Tulsa, OK 74127 (918) 596-2440
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A City of Tulsa Facility
Dedicated to the Fine Arts
Located in Tulsa's historic Newblock Park, 1710 Charles Page
Blvd., WaterWorks Art Center brings visual fine arts experiences,
hands-on classes and quality art exhibits to the people of Tulsa
and neighboring communities.
For a WaterWorks art class, you can enroll at the Art
Center, or you can enroll online.
The center is housed in a renovated historical building that once
served as Tulsa's water treatment plant and later the site of the
City's first public swimming pools. It was named WaterWorks to
maintain those historical roots.
WaterWorks Art Center partners with such prominent organizations
as the Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa City-County Library, Tulsa Zoo and
Oxley Nature Center, as well as with the public and private
schools, serving artists of all ages and the public at large.
WaterWorks Exhibitions
of Quality Fine Art
Artists from Tulsa and the surrounding communities present their
work at juried and invitational exhibitions held regularly in the
center's gallery. In addition, WaterWorks students, teachers, and
local artists show and sell their work at the "Holiday Art Market"
in the fall.
A Broad Range of Art
Classes and Workshops for Adults, Youth & Children
One of Oklahoma's premier art centers, Water- Works Art Center
offers approximately 300 classes and workshops annually in:
Printmaking - Oil Painting - Watercolors - Pastels -
Drawing - Photography - Pottery - Clay Sculpture - Jewelry - Fiber
Arts - Metalsmithing - Papermaking - and other media.
Based on requests, center staff will customize workshops to fit
the needs of community groups, businesses and the schools. Also,
"Open Studio" provides equipment and space for beginning and
experienced artists, to practice and work.
WaterWorks Art Center Council
The Council, which enjoys nonprofit status, raises funds for the
center, initiates projects and co-sponsors scholarships for at-risk
children.
WaterWorks Art Center Facilities
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Gallery
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Pottery
Studio
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Drawing & Painting
Area
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Kiln
Room
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Classroom for Jewelry
Making
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Papermaking/Book Arts
Area
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Handbuilding with Clay
Area
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Outdoor Picnic
Area
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Arts
Library
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Bringing Fine Arts to our Children
Bringing fine arts to our children is a major
objective of the center. Working with both private and public
schools, WaterWorks creates art-enrichment programs for children
from kindergarten through 12th grade. Also, the center works with
school grant programs to provide onsite workshops tailored to the
needs of each school.
Each spring and summer 
the WaterWorks Art Center offers
reasonably-priced fine-arts camps for children. Camp projects are
theme based, and children work in a variety of media for in-depth
art experiences.
An annual Children's Art Show is held in August in the center's
gallery and is also presented at the Gilcrease Museum and Tulsa's
downtown Central Library.
