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SMARTS Community Teaching Artists

SMARTS provides free, after-school classes to adults and PK-12 students in fall, spring, and summer sessions. The classes occur at SMARTS historic downtown facility in Youngstown, Ohio, and online through Virtual SMARTS. To learn about our class offerings and to be eligible for enrollment, please first complete a New Student Application. All students are accepted and classes are free to all students. Classes are offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Refer your students to SMARTS

Encourage your PK-12 and adult students to apply for SMARTS free quality arts classes. Completing an application puts interested students in our database so they can receive announcements on available classes.

Meet SMARTS Teachers

A SMARTS education teaches students to think and create like artists. SMARTS classes teach students the process of making art while letting them decide what kind of artist they want to be.

Professional Development for Educators

SMARTS provides professional development opportunities for teachers in the Mahoning Valley and across the state through the Ohio Kennedy Center Collaborative.

Learn about Arts Integration

Classes are offered in visual art, music, dance, theater, and creative writing.

Use Virtual SMARTS in your classroom

Classes are offered in visual art, music, dance, theater, and creative writing.

Partner with SMARTS

Have SMARTS come to your school or organization to provide arts programming to your community.

SMARTS Teacher Development Model

Learn about the SMARTS coaching strategy for Community Teaching Artists.

What do SMARTS Teachers say?

David Quest

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Jennifer Barrett

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