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Kathleen Cerveny serves as Lecturer of Arts Management & Entrepreneurship at Baldwin Wallace University's Conservatory of Performing Arts. An accomplished artist, poet, and lifelong arts advocate, she bridges creative practice with institutional leadership in community arts development.
Education:
- M.F.A., University of Southern Maine Stonecoast Creative Writing Program
- Cleveland Institute of Art (degree unspecified)
Research and Professional Focus: Cerveny specializes in arts management systems and entrepreneurial community engagement, demonstrated through initiatives like Creative Fusion (international artist residencies) and SmART in the City (youth arts education). Her creative scholarship integrates poetry with public arts advocacy, reflecting deep commitment to democratizing artistic access.
Major Honors:
- Robert Bergman Award, Cleveland Arts Prize (2014)
- Arts Educator of the Year for SmART in the City program
- Poet Laureate of Cleveland Heights (2013-14)
- Two-time Cleveland Haiku Death Match Champion
Grantmaking Leadership: As Director of Arts Grantmaking at the Cleveland Foundation (1991-2015), she engineered Issue 8's passage—a cigarette tax funding model making Cuyahoga County a national leader in public arts support. She designed multi-year capacity-building initiatives for regional arts organizations and secured renewed voter approval (75%) for arts funding. Her Creative Fusion program hosted 60+ international artists across 30+ countries.
Community Infrastructure: Cerveny co-founded Cleveland's Hessler and Coventry Road Street Fairs, served as Ohio Designer Craftsmen president, and produced award-winning NPR content at Cleveland Public Radio. She currently volunteers with grassroots arts organizations while maintaining her "Paying Attention" blog.
