B-Smart
B-Smart is an after-school enrichment program for area middle school students, especially at-risk youth, that blends the traditional visual arts with the latest digital and computer technologies.
The program features graphic design and Web design classes, as well as exploration of the visual arts, including painting, drawing, photography, ceramics and now glass.
B-Smart is a partnership between the Bethlehem Area School District, Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School and the Banana Factory.
The program was recently recognized on the national level by the Promising Practices in Afterschool (PPAS) System for its practice of “Developing self-respect through learning new skills that combine the arts and technology.”
The program is currently sponsored by Agere Systems, Air Products and Chemicals Inc., Bethlehem Area Education Foundation, Just Born Inc., Lucent Technologies – Allentown, MetLife Foundation, Mutual of New York, National Endowment for the Arts, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, The Rider Pool Foundation, Sovereign Bank, Verizon Communications, Wal-Mart Foundation, MetLife Foundation and an anonymous donor.
Support for B-Smart
Want to sponsor this program? Contact Jeff Parks at jparks@fest.org or 610-332-1300.
B-Smart is supported in part by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
B-smart is a qualified program under the Pennsylvania Education Incentive Tax Credit program.
B-Smart is made possible by the support of ArtsQuest Members.
To learn more & become a member, click here.
To learn more & become a member, click here.
