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EKPHRASTACY: Artists Talk and Poets Respond to Dual Duel

February 16th 2023 7:00pm-8:00pm Every exhibition at Heights Arts is integrated with literary arts as local poets and the Cleveland Heights Poet Laureate expand on the works on display. 5 weeks into each show, the gallery is transformed to seat an audience…

Ekphrastacy : Artists Talk and Poets Respond to Members Show 2022

July 21, 2022   Poet Laureate Ray McNiece with local poets Suzanne Ondrus, Michelle Smith and Bill Newby (Heights Arts’ July 2022 literary Artist of the Month) will respond to the work of artist and non-artist members alike in an exhibition that…

IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT – STAGED READING

May 21, 2022 @6pm A disgruntled cop and a whimsical woman meet and find they have so much in common. Will they cross the finish line of life? Throughout the play they come to realize that they are two lost souls just…

Ekphrastacy : Artists Talk and Poets Respond to RUST

February 17 2022 7:00pm – 8:30pm NOTICE: We will have audience seating and cannot guarantee the ability to be socially distanced. Therefore, for your safety, we will require proof of vaccination OR a negative COVID test taken within 72 hours and that masks be worn…

Die-Hard Haiku

It’s cold in Cleveland Heights during the month of January after one of the first significant snowfalls of the season. Businesses are shutting down again due to a surging COVID variant and your pillow seems to stare at you with puppy dog…

Seasonal Hikes and Haikus

Imagine standing on an old sandstone bridge over a stream that bobbles limp leaves in bubbles of soda water. As you wait for more students to arrive wrapped in light jackets, fidgeting with pens that itch to scratch thoughts onto naked pages,…

Artist of the Month: Literary- Danielle Rueger

Meet our September Artist of the Month for music- Danielle Rueger! Danielle is a Cleveland-based illustrator who specializes in the cute, fun, and colorful. Danielle has always been drawn to nature. When not working (and the weather allows), she can usually be…

Ekphrastacy- Artist Talk, Poets Respond to Printers Select 2021

  Our next Ekphrastacy poetry and artist talk series will be held on September 23, where several poets will write and recite poetry based off the Printers Select artwork. With the guidance of Cleveland Heights Poet Laureate Ray McNiece, selected applicants are…

Join our upcoming Haiku Hikes with Poet-Laureate Ray McNiece

Join Cleveland Heights Poet Laureate Ray McNiece on a seasonal morning ginkgo (haiku walk), learning and creating poetry according to centuries-old traditions. These customs cultivate a seasonal awareness that improves one’s powers of poetic and natural observation. Hikes will begin with a…