Recess

Cleveland artist and art activist, Liz Maugans, talks about "disruption as creativity" and how she sees opportunity in times of hardship.

Katrin Eismann brings her energy and enthusiasm for all things photography to this conversation. After her time at RIT in the late 80's, using a pre-released version of Photoshop, her eyes were opened to the possibilities of digital photography. Since then she has developed a Masters in Photography program at SVA, has been featured in books and conferences, and is a Sony Artisan and Adobe product developer, specifically working with Lightroom. She speaks with us from her home office in Ft. Gratiot, Michigan.

Art educator, Kristin Mohan, speaks about her career as an arts educator that specializes in making creative processes welcoming to all learners. Her work with VSA at the Kennedy Center is deeply influenced by her upbringing and her formative education at Kent State University.

Director of Galleries at University of Akron, Arnie Tunstall, talks about his career as an exhibition curator and life as a photographer.

Derf Backderf, author of graphic novels Trashed, My Friend Dahmer and the forthcoming, Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio, talks about his life-long love of comics and how the events surrounding May 4, 1970 impacted him as a young man and led to his newest work.

Akron native now Las Vegas resident, Heather Protz, talks about her life as a photographer and how she stays creatively active.

Photographer Joe Vitone talks about pursuing photography as an artistic medium while also teaching photography at St. Edward's University in Austin, TX. For over 22 years Vitone has photographed his family when he returns to the Akron area each year. The resulting project, Family Record, is in the collection of many museums and institutions around the world, including the Smithsonian Museum and Akron Art Museum.

Data reporter for the Wall Street Journal, Lindsay Huth talks about finding a career path and working in a high intensity environment during a global crisis.

Artist Stephen Tomasko talks about his pathway to photography and how a concept gains momentum and becomes something worthy of pursuing.

Kat Wentz talks about arts administration and her work managing the Hieronymus Objects collection in Akron, Ohio.

 A conversation about art and fishing with Michael Loderstedt.