The Greenwood Cultural Center
322 N. GreenwoodTulsaOK74120
918-596-1020918-596-1029

Program: Summer Arts Program Year Started: 1989 Focus: Multidisciplinary Arts & Humanities Youth Served: 50 Ages: 8-12 Budget: $8,500 Founded by a retired African-American educator, the Summer Arts Program in Tulsa works to provide at-risk children with a social and cultural education as well as to enhance a sense of self. The 8-week Arts Program runs during the summer every day from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Participants, who are separated by age, rotate through every class, including classes in the visual arts, African-American history, music, dance, drama/speech, nutrition and etiquette. The nutrition and etiquette classes are funded in part by the stateĚs Health Department. At the end of the summer, participants stage a production, including a dance and music performance; mount an exhibition; make oral presentations about their artwork and stage an etiquette performance. The Arts Program has a van to transport youth to and from the program site and the performances. Scholarships are given to those who are unable to pay. As a testament to the ProgramĚs popularity, youth come back to the Program year after year. Students who are too old to participate often come back to work as assistants.