Teaching Artist Program

Mapletown HS in Greene County 2025 RAC by Diane and students: 2015 – 2016 Clark School Washington County, Pennsylvania 2017 - 2018 Lafayette School Uniontown Fayette County, Pennsylvania 2018 – 2019 Ringgold High School Washington County, Pennsylvania...

HOWIE ALEXANDER, who hails from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, grew up in a home filled with jazz, R&B, and funk. Howie began playing piano when he was 15, and 27 years later, with performances with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Poogie Bell, Ciaro, and the likes...

Meet the Teaching ArtistAaron Anslow was first introduced to clay at Bethany College wherehe received a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Art in 2006. While at Bethany,Aaron studied art and architecture abroad at Regents College in London,England. He also served as a...

 Glynis Board hails from the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia. She’s been reporting for West Virginia Public Broadcasting since 2012, and producing documentaries with the organization since 2004. Today her stories cover a broad range of topics but focus most...

2020 - 2021 Adam Booth’s storytelling blends traditional folklore, music, and an awareness of contemporary Appalachia. His original cinematic style, both humorous and touching, is influenced by generations of diverse storytellers from West Virginia. He is a member of...

Kevin Clancy is a Pittsburgh based interdisciplinary artist who creates accumulative process-based installations, nomadic social spaces, and prismatic light.

Executive Producer/Head Writer, Cloak & Dagger On the Air Weirton, West Virginia

Christina Fisanick Greer, Ph.D. has been teaching college English for more than 20 years. She specializes in creative non-fiction, digital storytelling, and Appalachian literature. She is the author of more than 30 books, including several books on food addiction...

Her work addresses a perspective on nature that is found within my own culture. I believe personal history is influenced by one's culture, which originates through nature. My work demonstrates how the two are deeply connected, as I have been investigating how I...

Rebecca Kiger is a documentary, editorial and portrait photographer in Wheeling, West Virginia. My impetus for creating comes from a longing to understand the world and then share a view of that others may not have considered.  I also seek beauty and redemption...

Hugo Alexander Cruz Machado is a Cuban-born, award-winning, drummer and composer who has performed internationally, including South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Mexico, Chile, Venezuela, and the United States. Hugo is the leader of the jazz fusion music group Caminos, who...

A native West Virginian, Michael’s artwork has been seen in both group and solo exhibitions and his films have been screened in numerous festivals including Vision Fest at the Tribeca Theater in NYC and the Pittsburgh Gallery Crawl. He has over 25 years of experience...

Lisa Rasmussen has been a visual artist all her life. She is skilled in many media and holds several degrees in Art and Education. The focus of her last degree was books in which she investigated  the book.. With the rise of digital books, there is a question of...

A native of the Mountain State, Jes Reger is a watercolorist, teaching artist, and observer—often finding inspiration in and around the hills of West Virginia. She captures life with all its delicacies and imperfections with paint and paper, aiming to educate and...

Michelle Sophia Sabol worked in avant-garde film as an intern at Electronic Arts Intermix in New York in the late 1980's and as Technical Director and Program Coordinator at the San Francisco Cinematheque in the early 1990's. She attended the San Francisco State...

James Simon grew up in the Stanton Heights neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He won several national awards for his ceramic talents while attending Peabody High School, where he graduated from in 1972. He felt pulled to see the world and immediately hit the...

A joint rotating public art painting was completed by the Autism Classes from AJ McMullen Middle School, Frazier High School, Laurel Highlands Middle School and Connellsville Junior High School.  This project was showcased at the Community Foundation of Fayette...

https://youtu.be/oEQJCW3rMuw Frazier Middle School Residency 2026 Calvin produced this video for the RAC Institute on Social Justice  - May 12, 2020.   2019 - 2020 Greensburg - Salem High School Westmoreland County, Greensburg, Pennsylvania 2021 - 2022...

Arts Educator at Georgette's Studio of Fine Art, Bethany College, Lyceum Academy Wheeling, West Virginia Area

Nancy Tirone, a WLU professor who teaches art education. Nancy has a unique style of work that combines writing with collage and painting. She obtained her B.S.  Art Education at Ladycliff College  Highland Falls, New York; MAT Art Education  at the...

Lambros Tsuhlares’ passion for pottery started in the early 1970’s while attending Fairmont State University.   Since then he has been teaching the art of pottery to students and adults alike.

Art has always been Codi’s passion. Before graduating from Carmichaels Area High School, she attended Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Arts where she learned to become an advocate for the arts. After high school she attended Mercyhurst College and Edinboro...

2018 - 2019 Weir High School Hancock County, West Virginia A native of California, Villamagna resided in both, Toronto, Ohio and Weirton, W.Va. over his childhood and his youth. He has lived in Wheeling for 21 years. West Liberty University Assistant Professor of Art...