JoAnn Balingit

JoAnn Balingit Newark Established Literature: Creative Nonfiction By: Gail Obenreder “Although I write to please myself, in doing so I write for those out in the world who feel alone in their histories. My work is about how to forgive, how to heal, and thus belong.” JoAnn Balingit is a second-generation Filipina American whose writing […]

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Dr. Jamē McCray

Dr. Jamē McCray Smryna Established Dance: Choreography By: Gail Obenreder “There are environmental processes and scientific information that I want to convey, [and] I want people to be inspired by the hope in the dance.” Twelve years ago, Dr. Jamē McCray was on a Florida beach tagging sea turtles to analyze their data and teaching […]

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Denise Eno Ernest

Denise Eno Ernest Newark Emerging Visual Arts: Painting By: Gail Obenreder “I have to be true to myself and not be swayed. Taking an abstract idea and transposing that into something tangible is the most challenging part of my work.” Denise Eno Ernest has lived in Delaware for only three years, but she was immediately […]

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