Michelle R. Smith is a writer, poet, educator, cultural facilitator, and native Clevelander. She is the Programming Director for Literary Cleveland and author of the poetry collections Ariel in Black (2015) and The Vagina Analogues (2020). She has been published in The…
Formed in 2018 by Cleveland-based artist Hyperius Blake (Cleveland Arts Prize Verge Fellow 2025), Black Voltron brings together musicians from diverse backgrounds. They represent true community—the magic that happens when artists prioritize authenticity, understanding, and connection. Hyperius founded Black Voltron to share…
Height Arts Engages Land Studio to Assist with Developing Public Art Projects in Cleveland Heights Cleveland Heights, Ohio, May 29, 2025 – Heights Arts announces an agreement made with Land Studio on April 23, 2025 to develop new public art projects…
Kisha Nicole Foster lives in Cleveland, and is the recipient of the 2019 Cleveland Arts Prize for Emerging Artist in Literature. Foster is an alumnus of Cleveland State University-BA English, and holds an MFA in Poetry from the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Foster…
Nicole Condon-Shih is an artist and educator exploring the intersection of art, science, and technology. Her research-based practice examines the dichotomy between the microscopic versus the macroscopic in thinking about biological systems and environmental urgencies. Projects have been shown in Hong Kong…
Art has always been a big part of Felice’s life. She earned a BFA from Kent State University in Art Education and enjoyed teaching high school art students for thirty-two years. In 2014 she created Felice Quilt Designs and began to produce…
Heights Arts presents the Bi-Annual Members Show, an exciting exhibition featuring the varied talents of our 40 members, including both working artists and passionate hobbyists. On view from August 15 to October 12, 2025, this showcase celebrates the creativity and individuality of…
Heights Arts is proud to present Visions in Monochrome, a compelling exploration of black and white photography in partnership with the Cleveland Photographic Society (CPS). This collaboration continues our shared commitment to fostering artistic excellence and community engagement through the visual arts.…
I am the author of “When Knitting Becomes Nurture With Yarn, Needles, Hooks in Hand, Caring Flourishes in a Cleveland Neighborhood”. I also started a knitting group 13 years ago at the Rice Branch Library located in a struggling part of Cleveland’s…
The greatest unknown in life is the future. It holds our hopes, dreams and the state of the world in its hands. As high-schoolers, we are expected to choose and set the course of our life before we even graduate. As humans…
