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May Literary Artist of the Month – Rachel Wiley

Rachel Wiley is a queer, biracial poet and performer living in Cleveland, Ohio. In addition to performing at slam venues, colleges, and festivals nationwide she is also a teaching artist. Rachel is the author of three full length poetry collections published by…

May Musical Artist of the Month – Yun-Ting Lee

Yun-Ting Lee joined the second violin section of The Cleveland Orchestra in April 2013. He graduated with bachelor and master degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he was a recipient of the Bennett Levine Memorial Award in Chamber Music. His principal…

Cleveland Classical Reviews Close Encounters

Thanks to Kevin McLaughlin of ClevelandClassical.com for attending and writing a review of concert 1 in our 5-concert series! The full review can be found HERE The high-ceilinged, cozy barn of Dunham Tavern and Museum on a Sunday afternoon was a perfect…

April Literary Artist of the Month – Chuck Joy

Chuck Joy is a poet that was born in Cleveland and lives today in Erie PA. He graduated from Cathedral Preparatory School in Erie, and Fordham University in NYC. His poems have appeared in several anthologies and a crowd of journals. Chuck…

April Visual Artist of the Month – Pat Isenstadt

What started as a hobby turned into a passion. My handmade line of greeting cards is called Precious Greetings. I use stamps, dies, various inks, and I use wet and dry embossing techniques to make my cards. I also have a second…

April Musical Artist of the Month – Neina K.

Nina is a classical pianist and native Clevelander. Having begun studying piano at the age of four, Nina double majored in English and Piano Performance at Cleveland State University. Nina has taught piano and music theory to countless students over many years.…

Heights Arts Appoints Eleventh Poet Laureate

HEIGHTS ARTS APPOINTS 11TH HEIGHTS POET LAUREATE Heights Arts proudly presents the Heights’ eleventh Poet Laureate —Siaara Freeman. She began her two-year term in April 2023, joining a long line of celebrated laureates, the most recent of whom was 2022 Academy of…

Call for Artists – Collaborage

This fall and into next year, Heights Arts will participate in a city-wide exploration of Surrealism in partnership with the No Exit New Music Ensemble and other collaborators. The celebration will begin with Collaborage, an exhibition opening in late August for which…