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SPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark. The SPARK podcast includes segments from the show and is released weekly.

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    Learn more about Occupy Bay Area at YBCA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2012


    Learn more about the Occupy Bay Area art exhibition at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Produced by Spark for This Week in Northern California. Original air date: July 2012.

    Coping with Grief with Eleanor Coppola

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2012


    Spark shares how Eleanor Coppola's work helps grieving parents to remember their children. Original air date: July 2004.

    Discover the Stone Sculptures by Lu Huan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2012


    Spark discovers the exquisitely carved sculptures by Chinese American artist Lu Huan. Original air date: June 2005.

    Find the Song in Nature with Cheryl E. Leonard

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2012


    Spark finds the song inside pine cones, with composer/performer Cheryl E. Leonard. Original air date: May 2005.

    Experience the sculptures of Sound Artist Matt Heckert

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2012


    Spark checks out the rocking, rolling, reeling sculptures of sound artist Matt Heckert. Original air date: March 2005.

    Visit the Recording Studio of Kymata

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2012


    Spark visits the recording studio of bouzouki player George Mylordos and his band Kymata. Original air date: June 2004.

    Go from First Draft to Final Rehearsals with John O'Keefe

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2012


    Spark talks to John O'Keefe, a San Francisco playwright who's been on the scene for decades. Original air date: June 2004.

    Go on a Trip with the Gospel Travelers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2012


    Spark meets the Gospel Travelers, an unlikely assortment of blues and gospel performers. Original air date: May 2004.

    Check Out Porchlight's Storytelling Revues

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2012


    Spark hits the San Francisco club scene at one of Porchlight's monthly storytelling revues. Original air date: April 2004.

    Lend an Ear to La Familia Peña-Govea

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2012


    Spark joins La Familia Peña-Govea to see how this family bands together. Original air date: April 2007.

    Sneak into a Rehearsal at Ballet San Jose

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2012


    Spark catches up with globe-trotting choreographer Flemming Flindt at Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley. Original air date: March 2004.

    Watch Photographer Olivier Laude in Action

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2012


    Spark takes a walk on the wild side with photographer Olivier Laude, as he stages his outrageous portraits. Original air date: February 2004.

    Listen to Pauline Oliveros and Her Musical Philosophy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2012


    Spark makes acquaintance with Pauline Oliveros, the internationally renowned pioneer in electronic and improvisational music. Original air date: February 2004.

    Meet the Artists Known as Castaneda/Reiman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2012


    Spark meets the artists known as castaneda/reiman, who live, work, and make art together. Original air date: July 2003.

    Explore Power Dressing with Andrea Higgins

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2012


    Spark explores ultimate power dressing with Andrea Higgins's series of works based on the wardrobe of American First Ladies. Original air date: June 2003.

    Meet the Avant-Garde Songstress Amy X Neuburg

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2012


    Spark listens to vocalist Amy X Neuburg and her Cello Chixtet interpreting the secret language of subways. Original air date: March 2007.

    Reflect with Vietnamese Born Artist Thai Bui

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2012


    Spark visits with Vietnamese born Thai Bui as he creates works that reflect the pressures of working as an artist in a foreign culture. Original air date: June 2005.

    Get a Close-up Look at Anna Von Mertens' Quilts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2012


    Spark explores the method and meaning behind Anna Von Mertens's quilts that are covered with as many as 100,000 handsewn stitches. Original air date: May 2004.

    Log on with Internet Artist Ken Goldberg

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2012


    Spark meets Ken Goldberg who conducts whimsical experiments in human behavior to explore the artistic possibilities of the Web. Original air date: March 2004.

    Check out the Growing phenomenon of Muslim Spoken Word

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2012


    Spark checks out the growing phenomenon of Muslim spoken word and hip hop with Calligraphy of Thought. Original air date: February 2004.

    Be Inspired by ODC Dance's Brenda Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2011


    Spark talks to Brenda Way, who in the three decades since she founded ODC has directed her dancers and staff to accomplish more than they ever dreamed possible. Original air date: September 2003.

    Visit the Studio with Victor Cartagena

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2011


    Spark goes inside the studio with Victor Cartagena, who draws on memories of the Salvadoran Civil War to create a haunting body of work. Original air date: July 2008.

    Climb Aboard The Ark

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2011


    Spark discovers The Ark, a project where musicians from around the world take six days in the basement of a divinity school to compose a new piece of Jewish music. Original air date: June 2008.

    Hit the Streets of San Jose with Phantom Galleries

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2011


    Spark takes to the streets of San Jose to check out Phantom Galleries, part of a nationwide trend to counter the effects of urban blight by filling vacant storefronts with the work of local artists. Original air date: April 2004.

    Head to Chile with Playwright Carlos Baron

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2011


    Spark heads to Chile to see how Pablo Neruda influenced the work of playwright Carlos Baron. Original air date: May 2007.

    Witness the Painstaking Delicacy of Adela Akers' Weavings

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2011


    Spark finds out how ponies and parties play an important part in the weavings by Adela Akers. Original air date: May 2007.

    See How Laura Splan Combines Biology with Art

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2011


    Spark learns more about Laura Splan's fascination with biological sciences and has informed her artwork. Original air date: March 2005.

    Remembering Painter Nathan Oliveira

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2011


    Spark remembers Nathan Oliveira and his lifelong fascination with the painted surface. Original air date: February 2005.

    Go Back in Time to for the Opening of Asian Art Museum

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2011


    Spark visits the Asian Art Museum for their opening gala in 2003. Original air date: March 2003.

    Meet Iranian-American Artist Taraneh Hemami

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2011


    Spark spends time with Taraneh Hemami as she helps to preserve the memories of Iranian-Americans. Original air date: July 2006.

    Get Permission to Stare with Jim Campbell's Art

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2011


    Spark follows the development of Jim Campbell's series of works, which focuses on people with physical disabilities. Original air date: May 2003.

    Get a Tour the Kramlich's Private Art Collection

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2011


    Spark gets an inside look at the private collection of film- and video-based art in the home of the Kramlichs. Original air date: April 2003.

    See How Kaleid is Revitalizing San Jose's Downtown Area

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2011


    Spark visits San Jose's gallery, Kaleid, and learns about the art scene there. Original air date: June 2007.

    Learn About the Art Business with Charles Linder

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2011


    Spark gets an an insider's perspective on the art business with artist Charles Linder, who formerly owned Lincart gallery. Original air date: September 2003.

    Travel the Silk Road with Ballet Afsaneh

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2011


    Spark experiences the dance traditions of Central Asia come alive when Ballet Afsaneh takes the stage. Original air date: July 2007.

    Learn More About Shailja Patel's Migritude

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2011


    Visit Kenyan-born Indian American Shailja Patel as she works on her one-woman show, "Migritude." Original air date: March 2007.

    Visit the Studio of Legendary Sound Duo Matmos

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2011


    Find out how sound duo Matmos create their unique sound environments -- you may be surprised. Original air date: May 2006.

    See How Joe Mangrum Juxtaposes Nature with Technology

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2011


    See how natural found objects are juxtaposed with pieces of technology in Joe Mangrum's design sculptures. Original air date: July 2006.

    Artists' Interpretations of the Seder Plate

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2011


    Check out the Contemporary Jewish Museum and their invitational exhibition showcasing artists' interpretations of the seder plate. Original air date: April 2009.

    Djerassi Resident Artists Program

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2011


    Meet artists in the Djerassi Resident Artists Program who were displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Original air date: March 2006.

    Spark: de Young Museum: Web Extra

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2011


    This Web extra discusses how the art is arranged at the de Young Museum. Original release: March 2006.

    Spark: de Young Museum

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2011


    Spark visits the de Young Museum when it re-opened its doors in 2005. And we meet artist Sharon Virtue. Original air date: March 2006.

    Spark: Catherine Wagner

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2011


    View Catherine Wagner's stark, pristine images presenting new perspectives on science, nature and material culture. Original air date: January 2005.

    Spark: Ben Wood

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2011


    Go on a photo shoot with video artist Ben Wood to retrieve a centuries-old mural in the Mission Dolores. Original air date: January 2005.

    Spark: Andrew Kleindolph

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2011


    Enter the world of electronic sculpture artist Andrew Kleindolph who constructs machines that defy logic or function. Original air date: April 2006.

    Spark: Walter Savage

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2011


    Get a front row seat at Yoshi's Jazz House to see jazz bassist Walter Savage. Original air date: August 2006.

    Spark: Mitra Fabian

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2011


    See how sculptor Mitra Fabian explores the abnormal using mundane materials. Original air date: July 2007.

    Spark: Larry Reed from Shadowlight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2011


    Catch master shadow puppeteer Larry Reed behind-the-scenes of a traditional Balinese tale in which he plays 40 different characters. Original air date: January 2004.

    Spark: Caleb Duarte

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2011


    Head to the beach with Caleb Duarte as he gathers materials for a solo show in San Francisco's Jack Fischer Gallery. Original air date: April 2007.

    Spark: Jesus Aguilar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2011


    Explore language through technology with conceptual video artist Jesus Aguilar. Original air date: May 2007.

    Spark: Kathy Aoki

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2010


    See how visual artist Kathy Aoki uses teddy bears and lip gloss in her feminist works. Original air date: May 2007.

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