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.

Recent Adventures

Singing with Jim Colbert, Central PA Festival of the Arts (July 2025)
Hosting the Print Factory Sip & Stitch (April 2025 - present)
Guiding the Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange (RUX) (May 2024)
Onstage at Tempest Productions' Shorts Fest (June 2024)
Performing at The Print Factory's There Is a Vine (July 2025)
Onstage reading "Eleemosynary" with The Next Stage (May 2025)
Performing with Justin Dorsey at The Print Factory (May 2025)
Square dancing with the Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange (RUX) (August 2024)
Onstage at Tempest Productions' Shorts Fest (October 2024)
Onstage during "English Made Simple" with The Next Stage (August 2025)
Onstage during "Time Flies" with The Next Stage (August 2025)

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)

"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)

Coming soon!

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)
Second Sundays, 12-2pm: Sip & Stitch (The Print Factory, Bellefonte, PA)
September 5-7: Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange Third Weekend (Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park)
September 11-14: Dakota-led Arts & Culture Activities (Winona, MN)
October 7-9: Radically Rural Summit (Keene, NH)
October 18-21: American Folklore Society Annual Meeting (Atlanta, GA)