Join our new Heights Poet Laureate, Michelle R. Smith, along with guest poets, El Bentivegna, Kisha Nicole Foster and Bill Newby for an evening of poetry inspired by the “Visions in Monochrome and Spotlight: Nicole Condo- Shih exhibitions at Heights Art’s gallery.…
El is a NEOMFA poetry candidate at Cleveland State and a 2025 Academy of American Poets Prize winner. They live in Cleveland Heights with their husband and five cats.
Nathan Bachofsky with pianist-composer Kevin Monaco, host a pop-up singing event where anyone can join in easy, feel-good harmonies no experience needed. It’s all about music, community, and fun!
Heights Arts Bi-Annual Members Show Whether you’re a visual artist, sculptor, photographer, or mixed-media creator, we invite you to submit one piece of artwork to be part of this exhibition. All members are eligible, and this year’s show promises to be a vibrant celebration…
My name is Amia Frazier. My favorite color is purple and I play volleyball for my school.
Antonia Casucci is a Junior at Cleveland Heights High School. Antonia is involved with all things art, whether it be visual or musical. Her family and friends have supported and encouraged her to pursue the arts all her life. She plays…
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…
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…
