Erinn Liebhard is a dance artist making opportunities for people to experience the reflective and connective power of groove through performance and education. Having grown up dancing socially at her dad’s rock band’s gigs, she discovered young the exhilaration of playfully experiencing groove alongside others. Guided by this inspiration and a fondness for jazz and [...]
Laura Korynta
Laura is not available for daytime/weekday programs Laura Korynta is a multimedia artist specializing in eco-arts, puppetry, and comics/zines. She uses her art to investigate how to build connections with ourselves, each other, and the natural world. After spending 8 years as a licensed ESL teacher in both public schools and overseas, she discovered her [...]
Jan Elftmann
Jan Elftmann is a public assemblage artist believing that art should be everywhere. A major part of her process as an artist is the treasure hunt aspect of looking, gathering, and collecting the components, but she also enjoys collaborating with her audience. What this means for her work is that the audience not only completes [...]
Stefon “Bionik” Taylor
As a teaching artist and music producer, Stefon “Bionik” Taylor has discovered a profound commitment to guiding and inspiring people to express their creative voices using music and songwriting. Using modern tools and technology, Bionik helps participants tell their stories through the creation and recording of original music and lyrics. Bionik’s passion for music started [...]
Shakun Maheshwari
Shakun is unavailable for programs from December 21 through February 18 Shakun is a visual artist who works in many genres. She began her artistic life in her native India, learning traditional folk arts from her mother and aunties. With formal art training in graphic design, photography, and various other mediums, she has enhanced her [...]
MaLLy
MaLLy is a South Minneapolis-based Hip Hop artist, educator, and career consultant whose work bridges music, community, and personal transformation. A seasoned songwriter and performer, he has released five critically acclaimed albums—The Passion, The Last Great…, The Colors of Black, The Journey To A Smile, and The Sweetest of It All. A 2018 McKnight Foundation [...]
Kevin Strauss
Kevin is an award-winning author, storyteller, and teaching artist who has been using stories to entertain, educate, and inspire children and adults for over 20 years. Based in Rochester, Minnesota, Kevin has traveled the Midwest performing at schools, libraries, preschools, and community events. Energetic and dynamic, Kevin’s stories grab his audiences and leave them wanting [...]
Jen Scott
As a teaching artist, Jen Scott loves creating a safe space where students can open up as much or as little as they like and take the risk that is the right size for them in that moment. Most of the class is spent with the students engaged: working as a group, moving from one [...]
