Students Motivated by the Arts

Students Motivated by the Arts SMARTS, Students Motivated by the Arts, Your Community Art School! SMARTS classes include visual arts, music, dance, theater, and creative writing.

SMARTS is a community-based art school which seeks to motivate students to succeed in all areas of life by teaching them the discipline and focus that creating art takes. SMARTS classes take place during and after school at the SMARTS facility in the Ohio One building and out in the community at schools and organizations that serve youth.

09/24/2026

See you tonight at our FREE family friendly listening party 5-6 meet Erik Ochsner_Conductor and 6-7 experience the music from their upcoming concert with Maestro Ochsner and cellist Silvia Games DuBos. Treats, and hands-on arts activities!

09/23/2026

Our friends down the road at Students Motivated by the Arts are hosting a YSO Listening Party! 🎶✨

Get a glimpse of the music behind Symphonic Sorcery before our October 2 concert and experience it through art, movement, and hands on activities for the whole family. You'll even get to met our Music Director Erik Ochsner_Conductor!

🎵 Hand drumming
💃 Dance
🎨 Drawing what you hear

This is a family friendly event for children of all ages, and costumes are encouraged! Come make some musical memories with us. 💜

📍 SMARTS
📅 Thursday, September 24
✨ Reception at 5 PM, Listening Party at 6 PM

A family friendly fun event at SMARTS this Thursday, September 24 at 5 pm. Wear your Halloween costume, hear live music,...
09/18/2026

A family friendly fun event at SMARTS this Thursday, September 24 at 5 pm. Wear your Halloween costume, hear live music, and get to meet Erik Ochsner_Conductor the new Music Director for the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra. It is going to be SMARTSARIFIC!

A family friendly fun event at SMARTS on September 24 at 5 pm. Wear your Halloween costume, hear live music, and get to ...
09/16/2026

A family friendly fun event at SMARTS on September 24 at 5 pm. Wear your Halloween costume, hear live music, and get to meet Erik Ochsner_Conductor the new Music Director for the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra. It is going to be SMARTSARIFIC!

🎃 Something wickedly symphonic this way comes...

Join us Friday, October 2 for Symphonic Sorcery, the first concert of the season! Costumes are encouraged for everyone, and yes, adults, that absolutely includes you. 👀✨

For our younger guests, children 14 and under are welcome to wear masks as part of their costumes.

So dust off the capes, crowns, witch hats, and whatever else has been waiting in the closet. Consider this your official Halloween costume test run. 🎻🪄

From Seed to Salad! What happens when you combine the arts, local farmers, and fresh ideas? A hands-on learning experien...
09/15/2026

From Seed to Salad! What happens when you combine the arts, local farmers, and fresh ideas? A hands-on learning experience that takes you from seed to salad!

Classes are free and open to the public! Enroll Today!!! https://smarts.elvanto.net/form/8bfe1c1b-7a8b-4a68-8fdd-fb71e43c0052/

Through SMARTS partnership with A@Thrive Mahoning Valley, we are offering a family class for students of all ages! SMARTS Seed to Salad Workshop will allow students to explore where our food comes from while connecting the arts with local farmers. Learn. Create. Grow. Taste. Enjoy!

Come and see us today and make your own SMARTSiverse!
09/13/2026

Come and see us today and make your own SMARTSiverse!

09/10/2026
If you are interested, please call Stephanie Ruozzo, Education Director 330-574-2787, Ext 5. This is for 9 weeks this fa...
08/31/2026

If you are interested, please call Stephanie Ruozzo, Education Director 330-574-2787, Ext 5. This is for 9 weeks this fall and spring from 4-7pm @ SMARTS.

08/27/2026

On Wednesday, August 26, the Students Motivated by the Arts, also known as SMARTS, held its fall kickoff event in Downtown Youngstown.

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Ohio One, 25 East Boardman Street, First Floor
Youngstown, OH
44503

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Monday 9am - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 7pm
Saturday 10am - 1pm

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