Demetrius Thomas
Music, Rap & Hip-Hop
I am Demetrius Thomas, also known to the world as Nova The Rebel. I am a Cleveland native and active hip-hop artist signed to the legendary rap group Bone Thugs N Harmony (BTNH). I have been actively creating and recording music since I was seven years old.
Traveling with BTNH, I’ve been on tour with musical legneds including Snoop Dogg and TLC, as well comedian Dave Chapelle. I’ve done performances in front of crowds with numbers ranging anywhere from 500 to 15,000 people in the stands. Through my travels I’ve been able to garner a strong following and the numbers are still growing.…
Shannon Timura
Visual Arts: Sculpture, Collage, Fiber Arts, & Kinetic Art
Shannon Timura is a mixed media artist and storyteller who specializes in bringing creativity into community spaces. Specializing in incorporating textile arts with science, technology, math and leading collaborative projects.
Shannon’s workshops are known for their warmth, curiosity, and the way they empower participants to tell their own stories – visually, verbally, and collaboratively.
She has run art workshops in small, traditional classroom settings, homeless shelters, corporate offices, libraries, malls and largescale public events throughout Ohio. Currently she is partnering with the University of Akron Field Station to offer nature inspired creative art workshops as well as providing classes and camps with BayArts, Upcycle Parts Shop and her own workshops through Art Dock.…
Kerri Wilde
Dance/Movement
Kerri Wilde firmly believes that dance builds community and that each dancer brings energy and creativity to each class, allowing them to collaborate to create a dance that is uniquely theirs. Kerri views her role in the dance process as to encourage the development of ideas, to encourage dancers to tell their stories through movement, and to provide a safe environment where all ideas are welcomed and encouraged. She believes dance can help students express their understanding of themselves and the world around them.
In an education environment, Kerri’s goal is to collaborate with teachers and show them how concepts from history, language arts, science, math and other art forms can be expressed through dance.…
Tiffany Wilson
Film/Video/Media: Video Production & Photography
Tiffany Wilson has taken a unique approach to finding her life’s purpose and has sought to find ways to constantly reinvent herself. She has held positions from working in the news industry to owning a business, to now her current passion of being an educator.
Raised in a military family, Tiffany understands what it means to be resilient and wants to inspire her students to do the same as life can be challenging. Throughout these challenges, creativity has always served as a vehicle to express and share her gifts with the world.…
George Woideck
Visual Arts, Ceramic Tile & Glass Tile Mosaics
George Woideck trained as a painter and took time off to record and tour as a rock musician before launching a career as a studio ceramic artist, learning from national master ceramic artists. He has been an artist-in-residence in schools throughout Ohio and Michigan.
George has been named a National Young Audiences Artist of the Year and his work as a teaching artist has been recognized by the Ohio Art Education Association. He participates in long term residencies for the TeachArtsOhio program of the Ohio Arts Council and is a roster artist for the Center for Arts-Inspired Learning.…
