Ginny Baughman
Visual Arts: Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Chalk, Ukrainian Egg Decorating, Scenic Painting, & Fiber
Ginny Baughman was born and raised in Dayton, Ohio. She received a BFA from the University of Dayton and an MA in art education from the Ohio State University. Ginny has also attended a variety of professional workshops, seminars, and conferences including the Kennedy Center’s National Seminar for Teaching Artists in Washington, D.C.
Ginny has been a teaching artist for more than 25 years. She has taught art in many different venues in central Ohio and Dayton. She began her art career almost 30 years ago selling prints of her drawings and paintings in her then hometown of Westerville.…
Sara Caplinger
Visual Arts: Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, & Printmaking
Sara Caplinger is a dedicated professional with years of experience as an arts director, teaching artist, behavior management specialist and facilitor of professional development workshops in trauma informed practices, with a passion for supporting at-risk and underserved youth in an educational setting. Sara brings a wealth of expertise in trauma-informed practices to schools across diverse communities, spanning grades k-12.
Sara studied fine arts at Kent State University laying a foundation for her multifaceted approach as a teaching artist, integrating various disciplines into her educational programs and curriculum.
Throughout her career Sara has demonstrated a commitment to empowering students to overcome challenges and realize their full potential by trauma-informed strategies and expertise in behavior management.…
Polina Isurin
Visual and Multidisciplinary Arts
Polina Isurin is an artist-teacher with over 15 years of experience in museums, schools, organizations, and universities. She holds an MFA in Studio Art from Tufts University, a PhD in Arts Administration, Education, and Policy from The Ohio State University, and is both committed and interested in how creative and pedagogical practices can coexist. Polina has taught a variety of visual art/culture courses (e.g. drawing, painting, sculpture, installation, digital video, AP Visual Art, International Baccalaureate Visual Art, courses within makerspaces) to middle, high school, and college level students, across four different states.…
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.…
