It’s not uncommon for those in the creative sectors of our communities to have strong connections across and between those who are active professionally or as avocations. In south-central Pennsylvania, one of those connective arms is the Cultural Alliance of York County. Its Director of Communications, Rita Whitney, lets us take a peek into her own artistic background in this Creator Five.

Follow Cisco Soto’s photography, and you may find two general tracks: his action-oriented sports work and his efforts to document his community of York, Pennsylvania. Catch some of his visual wrestling moves in this Creator Five session.

Jim Mackey uses many avenues to share his creativity, including poetry and oil painting. But perhaps the artist is best known regionally for his fascinating chainsaw wood carvings (some referred to as “totems”) and found art assemblages.

For painter and multimedia artist Ivy Rodgers, time is the frame of reference for her 2023 show, re(new). Each work was created in the six months immediately before the exhibit.

Godahavom Gourds artist Reagan Bitler changes our perceptions of the intricacies of working with gourds as an art medium.

“West & Ward” take on music and important issues as they prepare for their upcoming EP release.

Artist Steph Holmes describes much of her work as whimsical, and her interest in ecology is put into use in her art.

Artist Kristin Kest seems to be a master of mediums, from oils, to digital art, to illustration, to her beloved monster pots.

The Guthrie Memorial Library is a cultural hub for the greater Hanover area, and Shanna Hollich uses her creativity to help shape it.

To say that local author Phyl Campbell has published a “book or two” would be quite an understatement.

Nicole Osborne juggles teaching middle school art, taking care of her various animals, her own art, and her outreach-based business, Reptile Smiles.

Artist Raine Dawn Valentine incorporates art into much of what she does, and it appears that life is indeed her medium.

If art is about sharing experiences, Susan Scofield is one of our region’s primary curators.

Hanover & York share famous architects, and in the food scene, the names Godfrey & D’Agenais.

There is very little in south-central Pennsylvania’s creative nonprofit world that hasn’t been touched by Kelley Gibson’s work in some form.

Hanover’s Brian Shea is a master at making things up as he goes along — on stage.