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  • Tina Davidson

    Tina Davidson

    Artistic Discipline: Composition, instrument makingContact:www.tinadavidson.comtina@tinadavidson.com Age Group for Residencies:  Grades 3-adult Artist’s Statement: Tina Davidson, a highly regarded American composer, creates music that stands out for its emotional depth and lyrical dignity.  She has been acclaimed for her authentic voice, her “vivid ear for harmony and colors” (New York Times) and her works of “transfigured beauty” (OperaNews).  She…

  • Scott Hower

    Scott Hower

    Category: Literary ArtsGenre: PoetryContact: scotthower@aol.comhttps://www.writeface.org/Age Range for Residencies: Adults, senior citizensSpecial Groups: Writing workshops for Veterans/families of veterans Artist’s Statement: My artistic philosophy is rooted in the teaching of my printmaking professor at Millersville University during the early 1980’s.  Robert Nelson had a lite motif that he reiterated in every session of every class that I attended with him.…

  • Linda Beiler

    Linda Beiler

    Artistic Discipline: Fiber artist, wheat weaving(610) 273-2784wheatstrawart@comcast.netAge Range for Residencies: Elementary, Middle, Secondary, Adult Artist Statement: As a straw artist, I am part of a continuance of an ancient folk art celebrating the harvest. Wheat weaving, as it is called in America, is the art of plaiting straw into designs. A residency combines teaching wheat…

  • Jennifer “Jenny” Hill

    Jennifer “Jenny” Hill

    Category: Literary Arts Genre: Circus arts, poetry, storytellingContact: 570-328-8658jenniferdunnhill@gmail.comwww.actsofjennius.com/Age Range for Residencies: Elementary, Middle, Secondary, Adult, Senior Adult Artist’s Statement: In my residencies and playshops, I teach others to find their authentic voices through movement and creative writing. I want them to learn, laugh, and enjoy what they do, to discover something new about themselves and the larger world, and how…

  • Mimi Shapiro

    Mimi Shapiro

    Contact:(717) 390-2606www.mimiartz.com Age Range for Residencies: Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle, Secondary, Adult, Senior Artist Statement: A book arts residency is an exciting time to learn something new. It stretches art and poetry, the book form is a container that holds words and images, it differs from other more conventional books because it is an experience…