Welcome to Youth Central, a website by youth and for youth.  It‘s a central location where teens in the Tulsa metro area and beyond can find news and views, access help and advice, find out what’s happening and take part in creating the future.

We welcome you to explore our site and discover our Calendar of youth-friendly events, our page of News & Views from local youth like you, our Online Galleries for art and literature, and much, much more.

There are many ways you can become involved and make this site your own.  Submit some art, writing, or photography to our galleries.  Let us know about what news affects you and how you feel about the world.  Submit an event in your community or school to our calendar.  Or, become a member of our staff at Youth Central.

Youth Central is your website—it is whatever you want it to be.

 


**NEW ART STUDIOS! Youth Services of Tulsa is proud to offer our largest slate of art studios yet.  YST’s Fall 2008 art program brings 15 different intensive and diverse studios that foremost encourage self-expression and creative intuition.  Working with some of Tulsa’s finest artists and arts organizations, including Tulsa Glassblowing Studio, 3rd Street Clayworks, the Bead Merchant, Living Arts of Tulsa, the Nightingale Theater, and the National Indian Monument & Institute, we have developed high quality arts studios at an affordable price.  An exciting opportunity for budding artists at any level—you don’t need any previous experience to be a part of our program; you only need desire to discover, readiness for adventure, and openness to experimentation. Offered in this session are Mixed Media Painting, Creative Photography, Wheel Throwing, Pottery Hand Building, YST Drama Troupe, Beadwork and Jewelry Making, Beginner Glass Blowing, Intermediate Glass Blowing, Comic Book and Fantasy Art, Video Art, Deconstruction Puppetry, ArtCore, Exploring New Music, Osage Finger Weaving, Traditional Beading Workshop.  For ages 12-17. Studios begin the week of Sept. 22nd. For a brochure, more information, or questions, please contact Scott Heberling at 382-4427 or sheberling@yst.org. For full info, click here**


  • To meet us, the Youth Central staff, click on the About YC link above.

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Site Updates - the latest additions to the Youth Central site:

 
Fall art studios from Youth Services. Join now! To read more, click here.
 
New art gallery added 6/09/08 - YST Spring 2008 art show, to view click here
 
New poetry submitted 5/27/08: Albuquerque by Keigs. To read, click here.
 
New Link to Clark Youth Theatre. Added 5/09/08. Click here.
 
Get involved--join the YST Drama Troupe. For more info, click here
 
New Link to the Tulsa Library's teen site. Added 4/10/08. To view, click here
 
New poetry added 4/10/08- poetry by Magik. To view, click here.