Learn from Great Arts Teachers

Hi! I’m Chris — a NYC-based drummer, music director, and educator who’s spent the last decade-plus performing, touring, and helping build shows with Blue Man Group. I’ve played thousands of shows across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, trained new performers, and held multiple Music Director roles with the company.

Béatrice Coron papercuts stories to create public art, artist books, wall art and animations. Born in France, she lived in Egypt, Mexico and China before moving to New York and start her artistic journey. Her work can be seen in major collections such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Walker Art Center.

I am a self-taught dancer. I began training at Millennium Dance Complex, and soon after began working as a videographer at Offstage By GRV. I work closely with professional dancers and even get to train on a regular basis. I create my own choreography and freestyle dance videos.

JoEl Levy LoGiudice is a full-time studio artist from Ashland City, Tennessee whose work is celebrated across the Southeast. She is also an experienced instructor, who makes every class a creative adventure. She has taught at the Appalachian Center for Craft, Tennessee Tech, Arrowmont, the John C. Campbell Folk School, and SEFAA and is known for her expertise and infectious energy.

I’m Hayk Barseghyan, an award-winning photographer and filmmaker based in Armenia, with nearly 20 years of experience capturing nature, cityscapes, and human stories through photography and film. My work has been featured by National Geographic and Al Jazeera, including a documentary on decades of displacement in Gyumri.

Cecelia Campochiaro appeared on the knitting scene in 2015 with her debut book, Sequence Knitting. Knitting was a casual pastime until she had an ah-ha moment in 2010 and realized that interesting textured fabrics could be created by the simple repetition of a sequence of stitches. Sequence Knitting is about texture, and her second book, Making Marls, is about color.

Arlette Ngung is a textile artist, Pattern maker, and educator whose work explores the intersection of African heritage sustainability, and contemporary art inspired by tradition, sustainability, and the weaving together of old and new practices.

Lindsey received a doctorate in Music and Music Education from Columbia University's Teachers College. She has over 20-years of teaching experience with individual and group instruction, ages 3-50+. She finished her Masters in String Pedagogy and Performance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Justin Near​ is a Nashville fiber artist and homeschooler who has a passion for sustainability and supporting local and regional communities and economies. Growing up, Justin was surrounded by crocheting, knitting, embroidery, and sewing, and dabbled in many of those as well as closely related fiber arts.

Hello and welcome to a glimpse into my artistic journey, a path defined by creativity, leadership, and a profound passion for making art both accessible and impactful. My adventure in the arts, grounded in over 12 years of dedicated drawing and painting, has been significantly shaped by my academic experience at Dartmouth College, where I studied Studio Art.