A childhood dream becomes reality for Cincinnati puppeteer Terrence Burke. Learn about his organization, Wump Mucket Puppets.

Columbus painter Keturah Ariel is passionate about empowering young girls of color.

We go behind the scenes with the Chamber Dance Project in Washington, D.C..

Travel to Houston to meet the chocolatier behind Cacao and Cardamom. .

The Jafagirls of Yellow Springs use craft activism to raise awareness of social issues.

We visit the Cohen Film Collection in Columbus, where modern technology is being used restore and preserve rare movie classics.

The 442s in St. Louis fuse classical music and jazz.

Cincinnati painter Brent Naughton captures the greatness of sports legends.

Art 360 in Portsmouth, Ohio, features an exhibit of art created on ostrich eggs.

California master weaver Porfirio Gutierrez demonstrates ancient Zapotec techniques.

The Art Show goes behind the scenes with dancers from the Houston Ballet to learn more about their ballet shoes.

The Antioch Writers’ Workshop gives us a peek into the Miami Valley’s vibrant creative writing community.

Columbus encaustic painter Denny Griffith creates surreal landscapes and biomorphic forms.

Explore the studio of Cleveland glass blower Mark Sudduth.

Cincinnati paper artist Judith Serling-Sturm creates one-of-a-kind books.

Travel to the Shot Tower Gallery in Columbus for an exhibit that explores the idea of “landmark”.

Visit the glass shop at Liberty Craftworks in Dearborn, Michigan.

The animation of Troy, New York artist Nathan Meltz combines analog and digital world.

Oakwood’s Bahar & Reza create fashion couture inspired by ancient Persian designs for the red carpet and royalty.

Students at Heritage Middle School in Hilliard, Ohio put a modern twist on the mosaic.

Travel to Cleveland where a special calendar highlights the work of Northeast Ohio artists.

Meet Sacramento sculptor Richard Feese who repurposes discarded objects in surprising ways.

Self-taught graffiti artist David Gerena returns to his roots.

Visit Columbus to check out an exhibit of contemporary quilts and textile art.

Minnesota’s Fawzia Khan makes the leap from practicing medicine to making art.

The Walldogs paint murals and old-fashioned wall advertisements that transform a small town in Wisconsin.

The Springfield Museum of Art celebrates 70 years of inspiration and education.

Columbus photographer Rick Buchanan captures the details of nature.

Visit the Minneapolis studio of paper sculptor Kim Matthews.

Portland, Oregon fashion designer Anna Cohen goes green with sustainable apparel

Cincinnati’s cutting-edge performance group concert:nova performs chamber music with a visual twist.

Travel to the Columbus shop of Beck & Orr Bookbinders, where precious books have been repaired and restored for more than 100 years.

Self-taught Cleveland artist Craig Mitchell Smith molds glass into three-dimensional shapes.

Inspired by the Buddhist tradition, Tampa’s makes one-of-a-kind mandalas out of candy.

Cincinnati photographer Steve Ziegelmeyer captures everything from rock concerts and events, to portraits and landscapes.

Columbus artisan Larissa Boiwka creates a special corset for the PBS series Mercy Street.

Visit the studio of Cleveland portrait artist Judy Carducci.

The Listening Room Festival brings music performances into Tampa living rooms.

Russian-born Cincinnati artist Ivanka Lempitsky transforms found objects into fine jewelry.

Artist Robert Buck reflects on highly-charged American experiences in his solo exhibit in Columbus, States of America.

Dutch artist Berndnaut Smilde teams up with a Colorado scientist to create a rainbow.

Travel to Detroit to meet fiber artist Carole Harris.

Dayton’s Gem City Ballet celebrates 25 years of producing professional dancers.

Virginia Overton repurposes discarded marble for a sculpture at the newly renovated Columbus Metropolitan Library.

The Aspen Music Festival and School is a training ground for young classical musicians.

Costumes make the leap from idea on the page to reality on the stage at the Arizona Opera.

The artmaking process of Yellow Springs potter Naysan McIlhargey forges a unique bond.

Composer and performer Eddy Kwon brings music education to the Price Hill neighborhood with MYCincinnati.

Explore the Covington, Kentucky, studio of fine art taxidermist Jeremy Johnson.