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1710 Charles Page Blvd., Tulsa, OK 74127   (918) 596-2440

A City of Tulsa Facility
Dedicated to the Fine Arts

Located in Tulsa's historic Newblock Park, 1710 W. 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.

If you would like to enroll in a WaterWorks art class online, please click here.

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

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.