SMARTS | Southeastern Massachusetts Arts Collaborative

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS Wind Symphony Cabaret Theatre Touring Art Exhibit

During the academic year, SMARTS offers many student programs that encourage young people to discover their talents. A brief description of our programs is below. For more details, click on the the name of the program:

Music

Wind Symphony, an opportunity for young wind musicians to play along side college students and older musicians. The Wind Symphony is a partnership between SMARTS and Wheaton College Music Department.

Theatre

CabaretKids, a dynamic opportunity to learn songs and choreography from some of the greatest American musicals produced.

Visual Arts

Touring Art Exhibit, for all SMARTS middle school art departments: SMARTS middle school teachers select up to ten pieces of art work to be included in an art exhibit at the Attleboro Museum before the exhibit is put on touring panels that go to each SMARTS middle school for a one week display.

Programs from Previous Years:

Deaf Arts Experience was an interdisciplinary arts program for Deaf students with ASL as part of the SMARTS Summer Institute. It allowed the students an opportunity to work under the guidance of professional artists in creative writing, dance, drama, music and visual arts.

Fall and Spring Showcase was an opportunity to introduce children, teachers, PTO's, and local Cultural Councils to a showcase of performers that use the arts to reinforce concepts in curriculum. We brought six performers - from musicians, solo performers, and ensemble troupes to Attleboro middle schools. 700 children attended as well as invited PTO'S and local Council representatives from 10 towns.

Southeastern Massachusetts Stage Band is a collaboration between SMARTS and the Mansfield Music and Art Society (MMAS). The ensemble is open to musicians ages 14-23 that play strings, percussion, winds, brass, keyboards, synths, or guitars.

World Beat Discovery Project, Taught by master percussionist Rick Morin of Innerythms (www.innerythms.com). Provides children in grades 3-5 in the SMARTS member districts with a music enrichment program in world beat and percussion through in-school classes and assembly programs. Each participating school will also receive a percussion kit. This project is funded by the Francis R. Dewing Foundation.

In-School Architecture Programs For over ten years, SMARTS has offered member districts with in-school architecture programs funded by the Boston Foundation for Architecture and affiliated with Jan Ham, program director of Learning By Design in Massachusetts: A Children's Design Education Program of the Boston Society of Architects.