Dayshawnda Ash is a multifaceted artist born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. As an actress, singer, painter, sculptor, dancer, poet, and writer; art was her escape from bullying. Within the last few years, she’s been focused on play and screenwriting. “My purpose…
May 17 – June 9, 2024 Curated by student interns from Cleveland Heights High School, Antonia Casucci and Juliet Duffy, Unintentional Beauty and Spotlight showcases a breadth of student work. Join us for the opening reception on Sunday, May 19…
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Percussionist/Drummer Jamey Haddad holds a singular position in the world of jazz and contemporary music. Haddad’s musical voice transcends styles and trends, and the universal quality of his playing has attracted many international collaborations. Born of Lebanese descent,…
Marty Resnik has been a long time Cleveland Heights resident. He became interested in ceramics after attending a continuing education class on wheel throwing at the Cleveland Institute of Art. He has been “throwing bowls” for more than 10 years and attributes his skill…
Conor Bracken is a US-born poet and translator. The author of Henry Kissinger, Mon Amour (winner of the 2017 Frost Place Chapbook Competition) and The Enemy of My Enemy Is Me (winner of the 2020 Diode Editions book prize), he is also the translator of Mohammed Khaïr-Eddine’s Scorpionic Sun (CSU…
Thursday, September 19 at 7:00 p.m. Join Heights Poet Laureate Siaara Freeman, along with guest poets Willow Watson, Corey Miller, and former Cleveland Heights Poet Laureate Gail Bellamy, for an evening of poetry inspired by the current exhibitions at Heights…
Thursday, April 18 at 7:00 p.m. Join Heights Poet Laureate Siaara Freeman and guest poets Beks Freeman, Carrie George, and Philip Metres for a night of surrealism and the unconventional. For this Ekphrastacy, poets respond to the current exhibition on view in…
Carrie George is a poet and teacher living in Akron, OH. She received her MFA from Kent State University and the Northeast Ohio MFA program. She is the manager at Elizabeth’s Bookshop & Writing Centre. She is coeditor of “Light Enters the…
Leo Covault is a Cleveland-based transgender artist with an interest in exploring gender through the lens of historical fashion and folklore. He was inspired by stop motion animation, shadow puppets, and stage design to create his photographic illustration style. Leo creates…
Genevieve Smelser joined the first violin section of The Cleveland Orchestra in August 2023. She comes from a family of musicians in Chicago, Illinois, and her primary teachers included Mathias Tacke of the Vermeer Quartet and Gerardo Ribeiro. Smelser received her bachelor’s…
