Libby Lit (second from right) is a paraprofessional at Hopkinton High School and creator of the Hopkinton Center for the Arts’ Unified Theater program. She developed the program as a way for special needs students to apply drama and dramatic practice in their daily...

Hopkinton High School senior Emily Evans is a standout in both the art room and the larger HHS community, most notably as the recipient of the 2025 Visual Arts Department Award, president of the National Honor Society and co-president of the Diversity Club....

After earning an engineering degree, Hana Reilly went back to school in her native Czech Republic for ceramics. She now works full time as the Hopkinton Center for the Arts’ ceramics director. She previously worked for Steven Branfman, founder of the Potters Shop...

Cheryl and Jim Rose are Hopkinton residents and members of the Hopkinton Center for the Arts who now spend their retirement years making art. Cheryl focuses on photography, while Jim paints with watercolors and acrylic. The couple’s work, which focuses on a shared...

Paul Champlin has been involved in theater since his youth. He helped found Enter Stage Left Theater while a student at Hopkinton High School and now works as theater production manager for the Hopkinton Center for the Arts. Champlin’s work has been praised by...

Betsy Johnson is an autism educator and specialist who writes and performs poetry centered on disability justice. The Hopkinton resident's work uses storytelling as a vehicle for disability advocacy. Her poem “Mathematics of Mercy,” which touches on “the human cost...