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Meet the Faces of the 2008 United Arts Fund Drive! In December, we announced our search for local artists and art lovers to serve as the faces of the 2008 United Arts Fund Drive. Dozens of people applied, and 12 were selected to represent the arts community. These individuals volunteered because they value Erie's arts organizations and the opportunities they have been provided to learn, experiment, demonstrate, create and enjoy. Read a message from the Faces of the Arts...
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Eddie Baxter, 14, is a guitar player and student at Mercyhurst Prep. Eddie has been playing the guitar for 3 years, and also performs onstage with the Erie Playhouse and Gannon University’s shakeXperience Summer Theatre program. 
Bill Hess, 62, is a retired electrical designer. Bill is a woodturning artist and a founding member of the Presque Isle Woodturners. His unique creations have been featured in various art shows, such as The Panorama Art Exhibit, Spring Art Show, and the Senior Art Exhibit, as well as in galleries, such as The House of the Potter and the Kelly Run Gallery. 
Kourtni Horvath, 17, is a junior at Seneca High School. Kourtni’s art is painting, though she also excels at drawing, sculpting and writing. Her artwork has been displayed at her school and at the Millcreek Mall.
Susan Hunter, 48, is a professional artist who works in ceramics and has displayed her works throughout the area. She’s also involved in community service ventures like Adopt an Artist and the MS Art Lottery.
Abigail Karnes, 7, sums up her art as theater. She sings, dances, acts and does gymnastics. Abigail has been in many shows at the Erie Playhouse and will be performing in the Youtheatre production Narnia.
Ehren Knapp, 34, is an apprentice fabricator at Paragon Stair & Rail. Ehren is a mural artist who also sculpts and oil-paints. His artwork is featured at local galleries including Glass Growers Gallery, and he was also featured at last year’s CelebrateErie. 
Rob Kocur, 45, claims theater as his art. Rob serves in virtually every aspect of theatrical production, including as an actor, director and writer. Rob is the founder and artistic director of United We Stand Theatre Troupe, an organization promoting diversity in the performing arts by strongly encouraging the participation of minority talent. 
Sarah Larson, 13, is an 8th grade student at Walnut Creek Middle School. She has been involved with ballet since she was four years old. She currently dances for the Lake Erie Ballet. Recently, she attended a five week intensive dance seminar at the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater.
Kristen Lee, 28, is a singer who has performed throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York. By day, she’s a server at Safari Grille, and by night, she performs in venues ranging from clubs and taverns to large festivals. Kristen also appears with the band, One World Tribe.
Pat Smith, 60, is a retired art teacher. For over 35 years, Pat taught art to elementary school students in Edinboro and McKean. Currently, she works part time as an art instructor at Stairways Center for Arts & Humanities. Along with her illustrious teaching career, Pat enjoying exhibiting her artistic skills in landscape design in her backyard.
Joseph Torres, 10, is very active at the Inner City Neighborhood Art House. Joseph’s main art is dancing, but he’s also skilled at carving, airbrushing, painting, and playing the trumpet. |
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