WARREN, Ohio – The program director of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. D.C.. sees the center’s Any Given Child program as an extension of two of the President Kennedy’s priorities. Jeanette McCune, school and community programs director for the center, addressed community partners Tuesday at Lincoln PK-8 school to…

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Please join us Tuesday, April 10, 2018, as we celebrate the achievements of our students and provide an update on the Any Given Child initiative in Warren — a partnership among Warren City Schools, local businesses, artists, arts and cultural organizations, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Learn More Here

No, he isn’t going to show up at Trumbull County farms with a couple of five-gallon buckets and a roller. Kroeger, who lives in Cincinnati, wants to create paintings of the historic barns in the area, and we will be the beneficiary of his passion! Read More Here

We’ve been mentioned in the Business Journal for our drum circles class! Potential Development works with other organizations to provide its students with physical activities. Gymsters holds gym class at the preschool once a week in the building’s group activity room. Smarts – Students Motivated by the Arts – organizes drum circles at the elementary/middle school to…

Becky Keck talks cooking, community service, the future of SMARTS and the city of Youngstown. Watch Video Here

Becky Keck talks about what it meant to have community support for the rebirth of SMARTS. Watch Video Here

Becky Keck explains how she was “Yanked Back to Youngstown”, the genesis of SMARTS and the need for Arts Education in the Valley. Watch Video Here

Becky Keck, Executive Director of SMARTS talks about what ignited her passion for arts education and explains how Warren is leading in the field. Watch Video Here