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Artist Curt Clonts takes listeners on an artistic journey through the eyes of an insider. Tune in on alternate Wednesday to hear his latest art review.

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    My wish list for 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2024 2:09


    Commentator Curt Clonts has a few items on his New Year's wish list.

    The WAM board and top donors need to take their time in choosing a new director

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 1:44


    Curt Clonts says we need to stop the revolving door at our museums.

    The gift of Irma Wassall's friendship

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2023 1:40


    Curt Clonts remembers the friendship of a lifetime.

    Reflections In Metal is a stunner

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 1:28


    Curt Clonts says the current exhibition at Reuben Saunders Gallery is a real diversity of expression, beauty, and body adornment.

    The best way for young artists to get ahead is to band together

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 1:42


    Curt Clonts leans on past experience for potential growth.

    A wonderful way to discover art

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2023 1:59


    Curt Clonts explores an interactive art show appropriate for the whole family.

    Remembering my favorite artist

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 1:42


    Curt Clonts fondly remembers his favorite artist.

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    On moving WAM to the old library

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2023 1:39


    Curt Clonts weighs in on an interesting new idea.

    The (first) First Friday of the holiday season

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 1:39


    Curt Clonts offers a sneak peek on some First Friday shows.

    Have a blast art-shopping this holiday season

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 1:39


    Curt Clonts has some advice for early holiday shopping.

    A year of Zavataro

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 1:42


    Curt Clonts visits with the director of the Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State University.

    Celebrate art this fall

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 1:39


    Curt Clonts says fall is the perfect time for an art escape.

    I have my dads drive and his photo in my studio

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 1:37


    Curt Clonts explores the origins of his artistic drive.

    Exhibits featuring personal collections are somewhat voyeuristic... and great fun

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2023 1:33


    Commentator Curt Clonts fondly recalls exhibits about art that is *chosen*.

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    An art exhibit for misfits

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 1:30


    Curt Clonts says a new art exhibit takes him back a few decades.

    I like Sheldon Draper's work—I like his mind even better

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 1:42


    Curt Clonts says when he looks at Sheldon Draper's work, nothing seems a mistake, in the best possible way.

    Finding inspiration from the front porch

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 1:37


    On Curt Clonts' porch there is a 60 year old set of rattan furniture, with cushions upholstered with blue and red Mexican blankets. There are potted plants and a few limestone sculptures out there as well.

    Using local art to establish a deep connection to community

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2023 1:36


    Curt Clonts spoke with Ben Hutton at his Hutton Construction Corporation to learn more about the locally made art at his office.

    Remembering world-renowned painter Brice Marden

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2023 1:34


    Art commentator Curt Clonts remembers the life of Brice Marden.

    Seth Smith scores on all counts

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 1:41


    KMUW commentator Curt Clonts says that the art of Seth Smith delivers in both content and skill.

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    Artists owe a debt of gratitude to the team behind 'Playhouse'

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2023 1:31


    Art commentator Curt Clonts says he's thankful for what the collaborative team behind 'Pee Wee's Playhouse' did for and to art.

    Remembering the gift of a lifetime

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2023 1:39


    KMUW commentator Curt Clonts fondly recalls a piece from his early art days.

    If you can experience the work of Wichita artist Wil Fathi, do it.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 1:41


    Arts commentator Curt Clonts says the work of a Wichita artist should be experienced, if you have the chance.

    'Mishmash' is a dramatic explosion of color

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2023 1:42


    KMUW commentator Curt Clonts says that despite not discussing color palette or dynamics, works in 'MISHMASH' seem to be made for each other.

    'Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass' needs to be seen... multiple times

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 1:42


    "Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass" cannot be adequately taken in with one visit.

    Reflecting on some of my favorite art collaborations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 1:38


    Curt Clonts has five grandchildren, all girls. When each turned four, he brought them into his studio, turned on the music, and they would sit down and collaborate.

    The only way to get my work out there was to find opportunity and take it for myself

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2023 1:42


    In the ‘80s and ‘90s, as an active artist without gallery representation, Curt Clonts had to take an aggressive do-it-yourself approach to promote himself.

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    A lesson in dichotomies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2023 1:32


    Curt Clonts says the latest show at Mark Arts featuring ceramicist Brenda Lichman and painter Tim Stone is a lesson in dichotomies.

    The Ulrich's 'Artists at Work' is refreshing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2023 1:42


    The Ulrich Museum's new exhibition is comprised of art created by the museum's own staff members: Lydia Humphreys, James Porter, Joanna Ramondetta, Jo Reinert, and Austin Storie.

    Get out and celebrate art tonight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 1:40


    Curt Clonts offers a preview of some First Friday shows.

    Finding inspiration from the front porch

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2023 1:37


    On Curt Clonts' porch there is a 60 year old set of rattan furniture, with cushions upholstered with blue and red Mexican blankets. There are potted plants and a few limestone sculptures out there as well.

    WAM has sold its Henry Moore sculpture. I'm not a fan of the decision

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 1:41


    The Wichita Art Museum has sold the sculpture by British artist Henry Moore titled “Working Model for Three Piece No. 3: Vertebrae” to a private investor for 10.5 million dollars. Curt Clonts is not a fan of the decision.

    The meaning of art to the 'Birdman'

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 1:42


    Curt Clonts recent art show featured paintings of birds. He tells us what birds mean to him and why he is okay with being called "the birdman."

    If you've never participated in a First Friday, just go

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 1:34


    It's First Friday again in Wichita! There are many excellent shows opening tonight!

    “Fishateria” is delightful and a lot of fun

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 1:37


    “Fishateria” is as if Matisse smoked a boatload of cannabis, changed his name to Steve Fairchild, and then rendered 57 paintings for a children's book. Well, you get the picture.

    It's time to remember history, lest we repeat it

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 1:29


    The label "un-German" by the Nazis eerily echoes some of the un-American war cries we hear today.

    Exploring art through a *different* perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 1:41


    Curt Clonts visited Envision Arts Gallery this week and learned a great lesson while viewing the exhibitions.

    April's First Friday art crawl has fabulous shows to see

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2023 1:29


    We are lucky! Tonight is the First Friday Art Crawl for April in Wichita, and there are some fabulous shows to see!

    Vanessa German's 'The Beast, or Self-Portrait' is deeply affecting

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2023 1:43


    Commentator Curt Clonts reviews a new acquisition at the Wichita Art Museum that left him deeply affected.

    Only buy art you'll love to live with

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 1:36


    This week on An Artist's Perspective, commentator Curt Clonts justifies his need to collect.

    Mike Miller's exhibit puts his massive talents front and center

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023 1:33


    The fabulous thing about a Mike Miller sculpture is it baffles the mind while making the viewer smile at the fantastical whimsy of the work.

    'Fashioning Art from Paper' is a triumph

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2023 1:29


    “Fashioning Art from Paper” by Belgian artist Isabelle de Borchgrave is easily one of the finest shows Curt Clonts has seen at the Wichita Art Museum.

    The Scholastic Art Awards is a must-see exhibit

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023 1:41


    As you gaze at the many works in the Scholastic Art Awards exhibit, you realize that these students have poured all they have into each piece.

    The Samella S. Lewis Collection at TKAAM has a vibrant energy and power behind it

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023 1:42


    Commentator Curt Clonts looks at the woman behind much of the permanent collection at the Kansas African American Museum.

    What works for me? Here's an audio 'look' at my process

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2023 1:33


    On An Artist's Perspective, commentator Curt Clonts give us a glimpse at his creative process.

    This year, use original art to make a statement in your home

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2023 1:42


    Today on An Artist's Perspective, KMUW commentator Curt Clonts This is 89-1, KMUW. Up next on An Artist's Perspective, commentator Curt Clonts has suggestion for artistic resolutions.

    The ‘Hard Wrought' exhibit features a variety of local printmakers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 1:31


    Today on An Artist's Perspective, KMUW commentator Curt Clonts says a printmakers show at City Arts features the work of seasoned and talented makers.

    Giving art as a gift takes thought and carries emotion with it

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2022 1:59


    KMUW arts commentator Curt Clonts has a few ideas for holiday gift giving.

    I absolutely love Alfred Maurer's work in the 'Paper Dreams' exhibit at WAM

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2022 1:42


    KMUW arts commentator Curt Clonts says a new exhibit satisfies his love of paper as a medium.

    'Shirley Smith: Works from the Estate' is a show not to miss

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 1:41


    On An Artist's Perspective, KMUW commentator Curt Clonts offers a look a the life of native Wichitan, actor and artist, Shirley Smith. Works from her estate will be available at a show and sale November 4.

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    See and experience the powerful work at Mulberry Art Gallery

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2022 1:37


    KMUW commentator Curt Clonts explores a gallery space that focuses on artists of color.

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