Hannah Almon Matangos, Ph.D.
Hi! I'm Hannah.
I am a community-engaged arts worker, singer-songwriter, crocheter, and thespian based in the hills & valleys of rural Central Pennsylvania.Throughout my life, I have been rooted in my local arts, music, and theatre scenes. I am deeply passionate about the public humanities, and I have organized a constellation of arts programming, including exhibitions, fiber arts crafting circles, eclectic music festivals, and more, in collaboration with local & regional creatives & organizations.
Roles
Programs Associate, Art of the Rural (2023-present)
Founder & CEO, Calliope Creative Consulting (2024-present)
Adjunct Lecturer, Penn State College of Art & Architecture (2023-present)
Board Member, The Print Factory (2025-present)
Education
Ph.D., German Literature & Culture / Visual Studies, Penn State (2023)
B.A., Art History & Global Affairs, George Mason University (2017)
Media
"Stitching together trans joy across geographies with the Euphoria Quilt" (Art of the Rural Broadsheet, 2025)
"Cowpunk, community, & queerness at Burning Ma'aM music festival" (Art of the Rural Broadsheet, 2025)
Light/Play: Art, Vision, and Futures since 1920 (The Diss, 2023)
"Gayming 101" (The Syllabus Project, 2023)
"Death and Collective Resistance in Tania El Khoury's Gardens Speak" (Order of the Good Death, 2022)
Art of the Rural podcast (2025-present)
(Co)Figurations series (Liberal Arts Collective, 2022)
Unraveling the Anthropocene: Race, Environment, and Pandemic podcast (Liberal Arts Collective, 2020-2021)
Field Language Exhibition & Digital Companion (Palmer Museum of Art, 2020-2021)
Performance
Featured Singer-Songwriter, There is a Vine (The Print Factory, Bellefonte, PA, July 2025)
Guest with Jim Colbert, Willard Acoustic Stage at Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, (State College, PA, July 2025)
"The Other Shoe" (Original)
"You Really Got a Hold on Me" (Cover)
"Friend Like You" (Original)
Performing at The Print Factory's There Is a Vine (July 2025)
Singing with Jim Colbert, Central PA Festival of the Arts (July 2025)
Performing with Justin Dorsey at The Print Factory (May 2025)
May, Jill, Foley Artist, Time Flies Like an Arrow, Fruit Flies Like a Banana (The Next Stage, August 2025)
Echo, Eleemosynary (The Next Stage, May 2025)*
Various Roles & Director, Short Shorts: New Plays Festival (Tempest Productions, October 2025)
Rory, The Net Will Appear (The Next Stage, October 2024)*
Various Roles, In a Nutshell: Festival of Shorts (Tempest Productions, May 2024)
Movement Artist & The Judge, Bertolt Brecht's The Exception and the Rule (Open Music, December 2023)*
* Readings
Onstage at Tempest Productions' Shorts Fest (June 2024)
Onstage during "Time Flies" with The Next Stage (August 2025)
Onstage reading "Eleemosynary" with The Next Stage (May 2025)
Onstage at Tempest Productions' Shorts Fest (October 2024)
Onstage during "English Made Simple" with The Next Stage (August 2025)
Artist statement coming soon!
Playing with texture & yarn weight, my pieces draw inspiration from antique crochet, the natural world, and the fantastical.
Interested in a piece?
Contact me! I am happy to discuss my pricing and commissions.
Blooming Rose Tapestry. Pattern by KB Reads and Makes Things.
Shawl.
Custom Mosaic Bookcase Blanket. Pattern by ZigzCrochet.
Skinny scarf. Pattern adapted from Yarn Craftee.
Filet crochet cat doilies. Pattern via Pinterest.
Bobble Sleeve Cardigan. Pattern by Dreamcrochets.
Halloween tapestry. Pattern via Pinterest.
Temperature blanket detail.
Pumpkin hat. Pattern designer unknown.
Budding Leaf Bookmark. Pattern by Tying An End.
Halloween-inspired shawl. Pattern "Virus Shawl" by Hobbii.
Don't be shy!
Email • LinkedIn • Instagram • Substack • Behance • Flickr
Join me
First & Third Thursdays, 7-9pm: There Is a Vine Performer & Open Mic Series (The Print Factory, Bellefonte, PA)
Fourth Thursdays, 7-9pm: Old-Time Jam (The Print Factory, Bellefonte, PA)
Second Sundays, 12-2pm: Sip & Stitch (The Print Factory, Bellefonte, PA)
October 7-9: Radically Rural Summit (Keene, NH)
October 18-21: American Folklore Society Annual Meeting (Atlanta, GA)