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SMARTS Classes

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.

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Creating Artists

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.

SMARTS Beats and Empowers

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

Early SMARTS

An Early Childhood Arts Initiave with a brain-based approach for three and four year-olds.

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Visual Art

Ceramics, acrylic, watercolor, oil, drawing, comics, animation, stop-motion animation, video production, repurposed art, printmaking, visual art around the world, visual art history

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Music

Drum circles, piano, violin, ukulele, guitar, percussion, voice, recorders, SMARTS Rock Band, studio recording and production, music around the world, music history

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Dance

Ballet, jazz, hip hop, modern, musical theater, creative movement, dance around the world

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Theater

Improv acting, character creation, scene work, monologues, musical theater, theatrical storytelling, prop and costume-making, audition prep

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Creative Writing

Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, mystery writing, genre, Shel Silverstein study, 100-word short stories, world building, children's writing

What do SMARTS Students say?

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David Quest

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Jennifer Barrett

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