FORT SMITH -- The building for St. Boniface School, which closed in July 2019 after 132 years of Catholic education, is now home to the Community School of the Arts.
The school, which began as the Academy of the Arts at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith, became independent in 2016. It provides music, theater, dance and visual arts classes for 800 children and adults through after-school and weekend classes and residencies in local schools.
“We were running out of space for our programs at St. Bart’s (St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church). We were happy to move into St. Boniface in January and have a campus with an auditorium, a stage and space to spread out,” said Dr. Rosilee Russell, CSA executive director..