Mary Putera is an organizational consultant and Associate Professor in the Expressive Arts Department at Lesley University in Boston, MA. She trusts sensory-centered artmaking as an inherent human capacity - a practice of wisdom and relational interdependence with all life…
Jeanne was born in coastal New Hampshire and grew up in a raucous household with four siblings. She graduated from the Maine College of Art in 1991 with a BFA in Sculpture. Upon graduating, she attended the Skowhegan School of…
is a Scandinavian writer and cultural critic exploring the intersections of myth, landscape, and cosmic symbolism. His lyrical nonfiction blends personal reflection with Norse cosmology and alpine mysticism. Cosmic Dancer is drawn from a larger manuscript in progress. The other…
A thinking, bold and experimental artist, Sarla Chandra’s tryst with art and Indian culture has spanned over fifty years. With more than 50 solo exhibitions and 40 group shows to her credit, her signature paintings are treasured by connoisseurs of…
Andrew Lipke is a Philadelphia-based, South African born composer, producer, arranger, conductor, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and educator active in many styles across multiple genres. As composer Lipke has written works for ensembles such as The Aizuri String Quartet, Carpe Diem String Quartet, Choral…
Scott Guyon grew up in New York in the 1960s as a child actor but his most natural passion was assembling and composing forms in both physical materials and musical sounds. As a young person, he renovated historic buildings and studied music…
Dania Trejo is a self-taught portrait photographer, crafting intentional and empowering experiences by bringing in ritual and ceremony practices to her creative process. She is also the co-founder of The Sacred Everything podcast and a Cha Dao ceremonialist. www.daniatrejo.com
Helen Zughaib was born in Beirut, Lebanon, living mostly in the Middle East and Europe before coming to the United States to study art at Syracuse University, earning her BFA from the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Helen currently…
David Crowe is a celebrated composer, conductor, percussionist, and teaching artist. David has over twenty-five years of experience developing educational programs for adults and children of all ages, working with leading educational and arts organizations throughout the country. He has…
Marina Psaros is a sustainability expert and has led climate action programs across public, private, and nonprofit organizations for over a decade. She is one of the creators of The King Tides Project, an international community science and education initiative…