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Born in Washington, Pennsylvania, Sandra started out her art teaching career in 1970 at the Junior High School level for two years in Pennsylvania and then moved to Hendersonville, Tennessee with her husband Larry, and started teaching at Hawkins Jr. High School. In 1985 she started teaching at Hendersonville High School and is currently teaching the upper-level art classes including A.P. Art. She also teaches two nights a week at Hendersonville Arts Council where she has been teaching since the mid 1970’s.She has served as a board member of TAEA, taught Arts in the Park, participated in Fall Into Art, mentors new art teachers, shown her work at Monthaven and has been a strong advocate for the Arts in Tennessee.

Sadie Collins is a director, actor, writer, stage manager, and graduate student of Randolph College studying Theatre Directing. While pursuing her Bachelor’s degree in Theatre at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, she revitalized a student-led Shakespeare Company and was a co-creator of the Chattanooga Film Festival: The Roosties. Throughout her career in the performing arts, she has had the opportunity to work with many wonderful theatre companies including The Chattanooga Theatre Centre, The Robertson County Players, and Obvious Dad. 

A life-long theatre advocate, Collins is interested in directing performances that show the importance of the arts in our everyday lives. 

I help people get more creative with mixed media art classes. I help women deal with anxiety and stress while exercising their intuition. I want to help people get exactly what they are looking for, the perfect gift for someone special. I hope to bring more feminine energy into their lives by classes and home décor.

I love teaching art to children and adults at my home and various other places around town.  And when I am not teaching or in my home studio, I can be found watching TV with my husband. I also like to read romance novels or young adult fiction books by the pool on my kindle.

I have a Bachelor of Fine Art in Graphic Design from the Art Institute of Atlanta. I worked as a web designer teaching and designing hospital websites. Then I decided that I needed to do what I loved and became a full-time Mixed Media Artist. You can find my work at The Artisan Hatchery in Gallatin TN and The Basement Marketplace in Mt. Julliet. 

Ekramy Maher is an Egyptian director and producer. A graduate from the Nashville Film Institute, Ekramy’s goal is to share his American experience with his colleagues in Egypt, share his passion for film and production with the Nashville community and become a worldwide filmmaker. Before coming to Nashville, Ekramy worked in the film industry for 15 years. 

 

Ekramy has won 20 awards for his movies titled Test of Faith, 5 awards for Butterfly Cinema and more. In addition to filmmaking, Ekramy has taught acting in both Cairo and Nashville as well as screenwriting workshops and lectures at WIFT Academy with Nashville Women in Film & TV. 

Brooke Hammond is a Nashville based artist with a passion for painting and sculpting. She expresses herself through creating surrealist art inspired by nature and self discovery. She grew up surrounded by a family with multiple artist and has been creating since a young age. She’s taught multiple painting classes in Hendersonville and also ventured out to painting murals locally. She is enthusiastic about teaching art and helping other’s experience creative learning and pursuing their passion in art.

Drew Kirk is a multifaceted artist and Navy veteran, whose creative journey has been enriched by his diverse experiences. Holding a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Austin Peay State University, his passion for art blossomed into a profound exploration of mixed media, sculpture, photography, and pottery. Drew has shared his expertise and creativity as a middle school art teacher, inspiring countless students to unlock their artistic potential.