Middle School Students' Talent on Display at Attleboro Arts Museum

The art pieces created by young artists in the Attleboro area were placed on exhibit Saturday at the Attleboro Arts Museum on Park Street. 

Middle school students' art pieces are part of the Southeastern Massachusetts ARTS Collaborative (SMARTS) Middle School Touring Art Exhibit, which  is currently on display at the Attleboro Arts Museum and will be until Feb. 19. 

The Middle School Touring Exhibit is made up of artwork of all mediums from students from Attleboro's three middle schools ,  and  School as well as from students at Dighton Middle School, Beckwith Middle School, Qualters Middle School and Easton Jr. High School. 

The teachers who participated in this program are Stephen Rose & Tracy Korneffel from Brennan Middle School, Tovah Stevenson & Cathy McCaughey from Wamsutta Middle School, Kathy Good from Dighton Middle School, Christine DiVirgilio from Easton Jr. High School, from Ryan Mehigan & Virginia Kelly Qualters Middle School and from Jeff Collard Beckwith Middle School.

The Middle School Touring Art Exhibit was started by the SMARTS Collaborative in 1993 to give middle school teachers an opportunity to show their students' work to each other and to the community.

The mission of the SMARTS Collaborative is to provide training, education and performance experiences in the arts and to enrich the participating arts programs.

Founded by Bart O’Conner, former superintendent of the Attleboro Public Schools, in 1984, SMARTS was created with the goal of working with the Great Woods Performing Arts Center to showcase student work. SMARTS now offers year- round programs in music, theater and visual arts. 

Editor's Note: Be sure to check back Thursday, Feb. 18th for the "View Finder" featuring SMARTS Collaborative Exhibit at the Attleboro Arts Museum.