karly alexandra smith
artist missions
As an artist missionary on staff with United Adoration, I work in Northeast Ohio to minister to artists, use the arts to minister to people and cultivate ministry partners to support these endeavors prayerfully and financially. If you'd like to receive updates about this work, sign up with the form! If you'd like to support me financially you can contribute here and choose Karly Smith from the dropdown menu.
my story
Though I was born in the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania, I've spent most of my life among the ravines, meadows, rivers, and woods of Northeast Ohio, and also the suburbs and cities. I entered my career as a high school English teacher at a STEM school, and have had many interesting roles since, including working in a community makerspace, managing a podcast, supporting students in a partial-hospitalization mental health program, and freelance writing. The road has been long and winding, but the Lord has brought me to where I can turn my attention to the care of artists and promotion of the arts with United Adoration. I am so grateful I get to do this work!