University Circle | Arts
Alan Seifullah has a passion for the arts and for bringing together people with a variety of art backgrounds to create an artistic energy. He experienced this type of collaboration and melding of the arts in a program he took at Ohio State University, and wanted to start similar programming here. He currently runs a series of music programs and weekly workshops in poetry and the visual arts in Cleveland. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from Ohio University where he also helped to found the Department for African American Studies. After working as a reporter for the Plain Dealer, he became Head of Communications for the Cleveland Public Library and then for the Cleveland Municipal School District. He worked as Public Relations Director for the Department of Public Utilities until his retirement. Alan and his wife operate an art gallery in the Cleveland area and he has served as a NLDP Program Coach since 2013.
