Sinopsis
An Ongoing Conversation about Art and Community in Philadelphia and the World
Episodios
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Percussionist Hafez Kotain on educating, connecting people through culture and music
13/09/2019 Duración: 29minIn this 30 minute episode of Artblog Radio, Roberta speaks with Pew fellow and Percussion Director of Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture, Hafez Kotain, whose mission is to teach about his culture, connect others through culture, and spread the joy of music!
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Intergenerational reciprocity, Sandi and Adam Lovitz on the show Generations at DaVinci Art Alliance
06/09/2019 Duración: 31minIn this 32 minute podcast, Wit López speaks with Adam and Sandi Lovitz about their current show, Generations, at Da Vinci Art Alliance. The show is open September 8-29, 2019.
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Learn a new recipe and support a population with food need, Yvonne Lung and Dave Kyu’s ‘DISH -The Meal Kit’
14/08/2019 Duración: 34minIn this 34-minute episode of Artblog Radio, Roberta speaks with Yvonne Lung and Dave Kyu about their Velocity Fund supported social practice project "DISH - The Meal Kit".
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Krystle Ann Griffin on capturing her bliss as an artist
02/08/2019 Duración: 30minIn this First Friday episode of Artblog Radio, Wit speaks with Philadelphia native Krystle Ann Griffin.
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Heather Blakeslee wants you to log off and talk to each other face-to-face
29/07/2019 Duración: 29minRoberta speaks with Heather Blakeslee about her new print publication, Root Quarterly, which aims to make space for difficult conversations about politics, social issues, and more.
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Sculpting truth to power, Darrell Ann Gane-McCalla on her multidisciplinary social change art practice
22/07/2019 Duración: 28minMultidisciplinary visual artist Darrell Ann Gane-McCalla talks with Wit about how she uses her body of work to challenge perceptions of power in the arts.
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Alex Rosenberg scales the walls of Eastern State Penitentiary, competes on Netflix’s ‘Blown Away’
17/07/2019 Duración: 45minIn this episode of Artblog Radio, Roberta interviews Alex Rosenberg, a local artist, educator, rock climber, and Netflix star!
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Stilt dancer Naya El on making a space of her own as a movement artist
09/07/2019 Duración: 32minWit chats with Naya El about her work as a movement artist, dance teacher, and stilt performer. Naya shares the joys and complexities of her sky-high performance practice.
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Capturing Joy, Spirit, and Movement, the abstract paintings of Moe Brooker
03/07/2019 Duración: 28minIn this heartfelt podcast episode, Philadelphia artist Moe Brooker talks with Wit about his life, work, and how he left figurative work behind in pursuit of a way to record Black joy through abstraction. The exhibition runs from July 5th to August 10th, catch it before it closes!
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Exploring the Splendiferousness of the art of Carson Fox
03/07/2019 Duración: 26minWit has a chat with talented printmaker and sculptor Carson Fox about her forthcoming exhibition, "Splendiferousness." The show opens this First Friday, July 5th and runs until August 10, 2019 at Stanek Gallery in Old City, Philadelphia.
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Artist activist Conrad Benner talks about the origin of his popular and influential Streets Department blog
02/07/2019 Duración: 22minArtblog's very first live podcast recording took place June 20 at the amazing Tattooed Mom on South Street, with Wit López talking with Conrad Benner of StreetsDept.com.
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A lively conversation with Philly’s own Hip Hop Grandpop, Matthew Hopkins
27/06/2019Artblog Managing Editor, Wit, has a lively conversation with Philly resident Matthew Hopkins, also known as "Hiphop Grandpop," "Ancient Dancer," and more.
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Gina Renzi on two of West Philly’s community arts gems
12/06/2019 Duración: 29minWit talks with Gina Renzi about the importance of The Rotunda and 40th Street AIR, two art spaces in West Philadelphia.
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Gerald Brown on challenging the status quo and Funkadelic Awakening: A Futuristic Resistance
07/06/2019 Duración: 23minWit López interviews Gerald Brown in a 23 minute long podcast about their exhibition, “Funkadelic Awakening: A Futuristic Resistance” at the Clay Studio.
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Live hard, love hard, Joe Ovelman talks about his book ‘On Grief’ and other topics
31/05/2019 Duración: 34minRoberta talks with artist Joe Ovelman about his recent book "On Grief," a short autobiographical work comprised of words and drawings in black marker that tell the story of the deaths of loved ones that Joe has survived and grieved. His reaction is summed up in the four words on the book's back cover, "Live Hard, Love Hard."
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‘…The revolution is finally here,’ Gabe Martinez on LGBTQ+ histories, Stonewall, and his two exhibitions
20/05/2019In this 28 minute long episode of Artblog Radio, Wit López interviews Gabe Martinez about his two exhibitions at the William way LGBT Community Center.
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Swarthmore project creates, shows books for dialog about immigration in ‘Friends, Peace, and Sanctuary’
08/05/2019 Duración: 38minIn this 38 minute podcast, Matt Kalasky interviews Suzanne Seesman, Islam Aly, Abdul Karim Awad, and Yaroub Al-Obaidi from "Friends, Peace, and Sanctuary," a two-year project out of Swarthmore College. "Friends, Peace, and Sanctuary" has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.
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Philip Glahn on art work, examining alternative histories, and what even is productivity?
07/05/2019Morgan Nitz speaks with Philip Glahn in a 34 minute long podcast about art, work, labor, and academia.
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A Lexicon In Living Color, Damien Davis talks about the role of wood, empowerment, and impermanence in his new exhibit ‘Color Cargo’
03/05/2019 Duración: 33minWit speaks with Damien Davis in a 33 minute podcast about his current exhibition "Color Cargo", on view at The Center for Art in Wood in Old city through July 20th, 2019!
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Shaking and Shouting, Arielle Julia Brown and Lela Aisha Jones on their roles in Reggie Wilson’s ‘Grounds That Shout! (and others merely shaking)’
01/05/2019Wit López speaks with Arielle Julia Brown and Lela Aisha Jones about their involvement in "Grounds that Shout! (and others merely shaking" curated by Reggie Willson. The series involves panels, performances, and more that will take place on May 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, and 11th, 2019.