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SMARTS 2024 Fall Classes
Enrollment for Fall will open on Wednesday, September 4 @ 1pm, on a first-come, first-served basis. All students must have an application on file prior to enrolling in a class. You can apply any time by scrolling to the bottom of this page and selecting the "New PK-12 Students Application" button. Please call SMARTS at 330.574.2787 Ext. 2 with any questions. We look forward to seeing you!
In the meantime, feel free to follow us on Facebook (SMARTSartschool) or Instagram (@smarts_art_school) for program updates and special event information!
All SMARTS and Virtual SMARTS classes are free, open to the public, and offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
SMARTS Enchanted by “ART”, Grades K-3
SMARTS Enchanted by “ART”, Grades K-3 (Jennifer Carlson) Enchanted means to be filled with delight: charmed. It also can mean to be placed under a spell: bewitched. This is a multimedia art class that we hope enchants and entices you to explore and design imaginary worlds. Create beautiful scenic portals and hidden places in the…
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SMARTS Animation – The Breakdown, Grades 4-8
SMARTS Animation – The Breakdown, Grades 4-8 (Robert Kerr) If you want to produce amazing cartoons and animations, there are 12 principles/concepts that animators consider the law. We will teach you all 12 and complete exercises to help you work through them all. This will allow you to practice and create your own animations. Whether…
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SMARTS Pins, Tassels, Buttons, and Doohickeys, Grades 4-12
SMARTS Pins, Tassels, Buttons, and Doohickeys, Grades 4-12 (Maggie Paul) How do you take your style to the next level? Part of the answer lies in making it your own. That is exactly what this class will teach you to do! Learn how to do embroidery by hand, make tassels, pins, and buttons, and so…
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SMARTS Drawing: Skills of the Trade, Grades 3-6
SMARTS Drawing: Skills of the Trade, Grades 3-6 (Robert Kerr) Drawing is a fundamental skill in creating amazing art. As with most skills, it takes a great deal of practice. However, with the understanding of how to break objects down to their most basic shapes, you can literally draw anything. If you find yourself stumped…
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SMARTS Doodle by Doodle – a guide to keeping a visual diary, Grades 6-12
SMARTS Doodle by Doodle – a guide to keeping a visual diary, Grades 6-12 (Mia Mondora) This class has the secret mission of teaching students the power of the sketchbook. The sketchbook can be used as a tool for exploration, to keep track of concepts to explore later, to create a study on the finer…
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SMARTS Steel Band, Grades 4-12
SMARTS Steel Band, Grades 4-12 (Daniel Shiller) Originating in Trinidad and Tobago, the steelpan was born from musicians playing instruments such as bamboo, biscuit tins, dustbins, and oil drums. While beating the oil drum, the musicians began to cause dents in the metal. Finding the dents, they created had different pitches, they started to dent the…
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SMARTS Rock Band, Grades 4-12
SMARTS Rock Band, Grades 4-12 (Simon Kenneally) Want to be a rock star but not too keen on starting a band in your parent’s garage? Join this gig! We’re looking for guitarists, drummers, singers, bassists, keyboardists – you name it. In this class the students will be working together to write original songs. Throughout the…
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SMARTS Piano Lab 1A, Grades 3-12
SMARTS Piano Lab 1A, Grades 3-12 (James Harris) This is the first beginner-level piano lab class in a series offered at SMARTS for grades 3-12. This class is a prerequisite for all other piano lab classes. Tuesdays @ 4:10-4:55pm Sept 17, 24 Oct 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Nov 5, 12 SMARTS Family Dinner…
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SMARTS Piano Lab 1A, Grades 3-12
SMARTS Piano Lab 1A, Grades 3-12 (James Harris) This is the first beginner-level piano lab class in a series offered at SMARTS for grades 3-12. This class is a prerequisite for all other piano lab classes. Tuesdays @ 5:00-5:45pm Sept 17, 24 Oct 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Nov 5, 12 SMARTS Family Dinner…
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SMARTS Adventures in Piano 2, Grades K-2
SMARTS Adventures in Piano 2, Grades K-2 (Rachel Cline) This is the second beginner-level piano class in a series offered at SMARTS for grades K-2. Adventures in Piano will teach you the basic rhythm, music reading, and listening skills needed to take piano later in the SMARTS Piano Lab. Explore the piano using all your…
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About Us
SMARTS, Students Motivated by the Arts, is a 501(c)3 non-profit community art school.
Address: 25 East Boardman Street, First Floor, Youngstown, Ohio 44503
Phone: 330-574-2787
Email: info@smartsartschool.org
Our Classes
SMARTS classes have been free and open to the public since 1997. To become a SMARTS student and receive regular communication about our class offerings, complete a new student application. Classes are filled on a first-come, first serve basis.