Artist of Month

Artist of Month

February Visual Artist of the Month – Sarah Bullington

Sarah Bullington is a jewelry artist from Medina Ohio. Sarah lost her sight from a brain tumor at the age of three, but this has not stopped her from achieving her dreams. Sarah was first introduced to art by her grandpa as…

January Visual Artist of the Month – Lucy Bailey

Lucy Bailey is an artist based in Cleveland, Ohio. She received her BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 2019 and, in 2020, was the Emerging Artist Fellow at Praxis Fiber Workshop in Cleveland, Ohio. Her main goal is to create…

January Literary Artist of the Month – Christine Howey

Christine Howey is a performance poet, theater critic, playwright, actor and director. Her one person play, Exact Change, was an official selection of both the New York International Fringe Festival (as a play) and the Chagrin Documentary Film Festival (as a film).…

January Musical Artist of the Month – Reed Simon

William Reed Simon (aka Reed) is an Associate Professor of the Fine Arts Department at Notre Dame College where he teaches both studio Art and Design as well as Graphic Design. In 2001, Reed earned an MFA from Pratt Institute of Art…

October Musical Artist of the Month – Larry Smiley

Larry Smiley was born in Cleveland in 1951. He lived in the Harvard Lee area. In 1962 his family moved to Independence. He studied art at high school and eventually in college at Tri C metro campus. He also took guitar lessons…

October Literary Artist of the Month – Milenko Budimir

Milenko (Miles) Budimir is from Cleveland, Ohio, entering the world at St. Alexis Hospital on Broadway Avenue, just up the hill from the steel mills, a few months after the EPA came into existence. He spent his childhood in the soot-covered streets…

October Maker of the Month – Dylan Eddy

Dylan Eddy grew up in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA. He majored in Jewellery and Metals at the Alberta College of Art and Design (ACAD) in Calgary, Alberta, where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2012. He is now a practising artist working…

September Literary Artist of the Month – Sujata Lakhe

Sujata Lakhe was born in India and grew up in steel-town Bhilai before immigrating to Cleveland in her early 20s. She has co-authored research papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals in the field of Molecular Biology. Looking beyond the surface, questioning dogma, observing, making…

September Maker of the Month – Olea Herbals

Olea Herbals was born from the belief that for every toxic substance, there’s a natural alternative. Their founder, Olivia, always trusted that Mother Nature knew what she was doing. This idea was reaffirmed through the courses and clinical experience she obtained while…

September Musical Artist of the Month – Les Délices

Les Délices delights, inspires, educates, and expands audiences for music on period instruments through innovative programming and world class performances. With deep roots in the Northeast Ohio community, Les Délices is building a national reputation as a leader in the field of…