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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
APRIL GIVEAWAY No purchase necessary Entry form located in the store Lynne Norwood Lofton www.lynnelofton.com Lynne has been a studio potter for over 38 years, working in a variety of clays, techniques, and firing methods. She is currently hand building the whimsical…
MARCH GIVEAWAY No purchase necessary Entry form located in the store Catherine Davies Paetz loves to create wearable art that brings people joy. Her original silver jewelry designs explore playful line work and/or unique surface texture and are often accented with enamel,…
FEBRUARY GIVEAWAY No purchase necessary Entry form located in the store Shayna Roth-Pentecost is one of our acclaimed glass artists in our year-round store! Since the first moment Shayna witnessed a glassblower at work she recalls being mesmerized by the grace and…
JANUARY GIVEAWAY No purchase necessary Entry form located in the store Local Artist Nancy Luken spent much of her life exploring the lines between reality and imagination: sometimes taking common everyday items and altering them to create a new object seen in…