Stephanie Kluk has intimate ties to Cleveland’s creative ecosystem, serving as development director for the Collective Arts Network (CAN) and enjoying management positions with Zygote Press, Cleveland West Art League and Art House Inc.
Building a place where artists can grow their careers is a natural progression for Kluk, founder and executive director of Future Ink Graphics (FIG), a makerspace in Cleveland’s Clark-Fulton neighborhood. Located in the Pivot Center, 2937 West 25th St., among several other arts entities, FIG is a space where artists can earn income and learn new skills.
The 3,000-square-foot arts enclave — which shares a building with Inlet Dance Theatre, LatinUs Theater Company and the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Community Art Center — is focused primarily on screen printing. Artists and designers use a fully functioning silkscreen print shop to make things ranging…