Acting Out! Fest is the brainchild of artist Derek Hess and his long-time business agent, Martin Geramita, along with Cleveland marketing/events guru, Angie Hetrick. The four-day festival was created to help break down the stigmas that surround mental illness and addiction by using arts programming that includes musical performances, talks, film, comedy, and visual art from local artists and nationally known celebrity mental health and addiction advocates. As the Marketing & Design Assistant for the 2017 festival, I had the opportunity to designed all of the promotional materials. I wrote and sent press release emails to inform relevant audiences as well as coordinated the Acting Out! Art Exhibition with over 30 artists.
