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June Artist of the Month- Musical

Russian Duo Russian Duo is an international project, born out of a love of traditional music and classical elegance. Oleg Kruglyakov, balalaika virtuoso, and Terry Boyarsky, masterful pianist, have teamed up for exuberant performances of soulful, passionate music. Their collaboration highlights the…

June Artist of the Month- Literary

Ali Black Ali Black is a poet, educator, consultant and youth advocate. She directs a literacy based after-school and summer program for girls at West Side Community House. Ali has been writing and performing poetry for over 15 years. She has taught…

June Artist of the Month- Visual

Gene Epstein Gene Epstein has a bachelor’s degree in art from Oberlin College and a Masters of Fine Art from Kent State University. She has taught in the art departments of Tri-C, CWRU and Lorain County Community College. Most of her recent…

The 7th Annual Haiku Death Match

A fight to the death with 17 syllables! Heights Arts is once again hosting the fun, funny, irreverent Haiku Death Match. Join us at Cain Park Alma Theater on August 3rd at 7PM as eight of Cleveland’s best haiku poets compete head-to-head…

MAY ARTIST OF THE MONTH- MUSICAL

ISABEL TRAUTWEIN Isabel Trautwein has been a member of the first violin section of The Cleveland Orchestra since September 2002. Previously, she was Principal Second Violinist of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Concertmaster of the New World Symphony in Miami, a member of…

Russian Duo Gallery Concert

Saturday, June 1, 7–8 p.m. Join us to hear this unique duo in our exhibition space as part of our Concert Gallery Series. FREE and open to the public, completed with complimentary refreshments and cash bar. Russian Duo is an international project,…

Emergent 2019 Ekphrastacy

Join us on Thursday, May 23rd at 7PM for a night of poetry inspired by the artwork from our exhibition, Emergent 2019! Our series of gallery talks, Ekphrastacy: Artists Talk + Poets Respond, offers an opportunity for exhibition artists to share insights on their work. …

MAY ARTIST OF THE MONTH- LITERARY

KISHA NICOLE FOSTER Kisha Nicole Foster is a mother, nationally performing poet, and teaching artist. Foster is Director of Special Programs for Twelve Literary Arts; she leads workshops at Literary Cleveland and works with Lake Erie Ink. The author of two books…

MAY ARTIST OF THE MONTH- VISUAL

JUSTIN MICHAEL WILL Justin is a Cleveland Heights native, working in a variety of traditional and digital materials. His drawings are funky, fresh, and fun! Poking and prodding at new approaches to constructing figurative imagery and word play, Justin reinvents our everyday…

CALL + RESPONSE

Friday, June 14– Sunday, July 28, 2019   CALL + RESPONSE is an exhibition curated from our ongoing call for artists through our online submission process. This exhibition marks its debut, as it will become an annual staple in Heights Arts programming.…