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Welcome to the Art, Life, Faith podcast. And I’m your host, Roger Lowther. Well, Happy New Year everyone! It’s good to be with you in 2026. I hope you’ve had a good year so far. Two of my boys are in college now but were able to be back with us over the winter break, and we got to have some fun in the snowy mountains of Japan, including an overnight snowshoe camping trip up one of the tallest mountains in Japan. It was beautiful, but it was also very, very cold. So cold, in fact, that the water in our water bottles froze almost immediately. And my fingers stuck to any kind of metal I touched. But so many good memories. Anyway, I want to thank you so much for your support of our newest children’s book, The Tsunami Violin, which was released late last year. Many of you have been writing me notes of encouragement, telling me who you’ve gifted the book to or your own experiences with the story. I want to share one of them with you. One woman read the book to her granddaughter’s elementary school class. In her note to me, she wrote, “Every child was wide-eyed and engaged. Students were able to identify how the characters were happy at the beginning, how they were changed by the tsunami, and how at the end of the story they were happy again because they were able to bring others hope through their story and their music. I will always cherish this special time with the students and that it was possible because of your book.” So of course I’m encouraged to receive notes like this and pray that this book will continue to have an ongoing impact in people’s lives. In our last episode, we shared a little bit about the making of The Tsunami Violin and the people involved. I thought you may also like to hear a little bit more about the background of what went into the making of the book. We consciously followed the traditional sonata-allegro form that is so common in much of classical music. In the beginning, we have the exposition, when the main theme is introduced. The main character is introduced as a tree, living in a literal garden of paradise, a forest that was planted 400 years ago and was designated as one of the most beautiful sites in all of Japan. Then everything falls apart. The tsunami comes and physically breaks the tree, tearing her up by the roots. This is the beginning of the development section, when the melodic theme is broken into fragments. Also, the development is usually in the minor key to express sadness. Then in the story the craftsman shows up, has the tree cut into smaller pieces, takes them to Tokyo, and begins to build a violin out of them. So this is the part where the development continues, where melodic fragments are taken through different keys and different ways: backwards, forwards, and upside down. Sometimes they find new relationships with a secondary theme. In other words, the fragments are put back together in new ways. And then the story ends with the main character finding hope and new life as a violin, surrounded by community through her music. And this, of course, is the recapitulation, the opening musical theme but as a new creation. Somehow that theme is deeper and more beautiful for having gone through the trauma of the development, through the breaking, through the minor key, and we hear the melody with new ears. I pray that as you read this book, you will be filled with new wonder as to how God brings hope into broken lives. Okay, today I want to share with you a conversation I had with Jerrod Partridge, a phenomenal artist working in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. He and his wife Jessie play a central role in the life of the community there, running a studio right on the main strip, and also in the lives of so many artists including, recently, a Japanese intern who came from our community here in Tokyo to spend the summer with that family. I so appreciate them and am happy just to be able to share this conversation with you so that you can get to know them as well. Jerrod Hello Roger. Roger Thank you so much for being on the show. Jerrod Yeah, I’m thrilled to be here. Roger Yeah, I really wanted people to know you, not just because you’re a phenomenal artist, but also because of your story. Jerrod Well, I mean, you’re very integrated into that story. So, it seems appropriate that we’re sitting here talking. Roger Yeah. So let me just try to share with listeners what happened. You came to Japan on a 10-day trip, two weekends with a week in between. And during that time, you did a number of events. For example, there was a church that was just starting in a new location called Double O Cross, and they wanted to introduce their space to the community. And so, in order to do that, they hosted, for the first time, an event. I think it was the first event they ever had in that space. They hosted an art show of your work. It was an amazing event. We had a live musician playing a traditional Japanese instrument, and we had wine and cheese. It was sophisticated. A lot of people came in for the first time, and the pastor was so happy. Jerrod That was a really incredible experience for me to get to experience the church in Japan, to get to experience the culture, meet so many wonderful, gracious people. It was really, honestly, a life-altering experience for me. Roger Also, there’s more about the story of this church. They wanted to plant a second location to have another service, but everyone wanted to be in that one space where the art gallery was because, somehow, I think through events like that, that we were able to do afterwards, people were really drawn into that space. It felt like a place of home. The community really liked being there. It was a space that was a gift to the neighborhood. To introduce that space to the neighborhood through the arts really was a powerful message. Jerrod It was very welcoming. The artwork, how it was displayed, and then having the musician play. I did a drawing while she was playing. So that was a neat collaboration. Then, even one of the guys from the church made some refreshments and snacks that related to the work. Because I do a lot of drawings with walnut ink, he had snacks that were made with walnuts and things. And I thought that connection and relationship was so thoughtful and really made the whole thing have depth and meaning beyond just pictures on the wall. Roger Right, and you should know, too, that some of the relationships made for the first time in that event have continued through that church and through our artist community. I still am talking to those people. Jerrod Yeah, that’s amazing. And likewise, relationships that I’ve made have continued. Roger So cool. Well, then the next day, I think it was, or a day later, we had an event at our church, Grace City Church Tokyo, where we hosted a talk and luncheon before worship and sold some of your works. You were able to talk about it over a sushi lunch, and we also had a Q&A time. Jerrod Yeah, that was really fascinating. It was eye-opening for me, some of the questions that came out, because there are things that we just don’t think about necessarily. We don’t consider how a different culture is going to see your processes and interpretations. One thing that I specifically remember I do a lot of work on handmade paper, and the paper is intentionally really textured. I leave openings and holes. It’s real rough. But I know the Japanese people are used to paper making in such a high form. The paper that they make is so gorgeous and perfectly done. So there was a little confusion of why would you make paper that’s so rough and imperfect. But when I explained the process, there was a really neat connection of understanding why I would choose to do it in that form. So that was a really wonderful memory. Then also the question of why I might have been painting some of the things I was painting. Roger Yeah, I remember that. My church sponsored the event, and we made it clear you were a Christian. It was not necessarily a Christian event, but it was hosted and sponsored by Christians. One of the people asked, “Why do you, as a Christian, why are you painting Shinto Shrines? Why are you painting Buddhist temples?” Jerrod Yeah, that was fascinating. It was an eye-opening question for me because as a foreigner, everything was new and different and visually exciting. I didn’t think too much about why, as a Christian, I might be drawn to these things visually. Roger Do you remember what your answer was to their question? Jerrod Only vaguely. Because I was a little bit surprised by the question. So, you tell me what you remember. Roger I remember you saying, “Because it’s beautiful. I wanted to paint it because it’s beautiful.” But they were a little bit surprised by that because I think there’s a pretty strong message to, especially Christians in Japan, that you should not go to shrines, you should not go to temples, that it is contrary to what the God of the Bible desires. And they try to avoid that side of Japanese culture, which is such a huge part of Japanese culture. It’s a real struggle in the Japanese church, I think. Jerrod Yeah, and I could see that struggle and was glad to be aware of the sensitivity of that. But at the same time, I did feel like the message of the fact that a Christian can see the beauty of what is created by non-Christians, but also the beauty of the fact that everybody are children of God, that whatever understanding we may have of religions, of culture, that there is beauty all around us in God’s creation, but also in man’s creation. And that can be celebrated. That can be celebrated through our approach as Christians without having to limit ourselves to the person making the creations. They have to believe what I believe for me to appreciate what they’re doing. And I just think that that limitation is unnecessary and not helpful. Roger Yeah, I actually I have a lot of discussions with Christian artists in Japan about this, and there’s a lot of opinions about it. We’re still trying to figure it out because, yes, we believe as Christians that there is no beauty outside of God’s beauty. So all beauty is essentially pointing to the source of all beauty. But when it comes through other religions, there is a, I don’t know, a barrier, I think, within the heart that make it difficult to worship God and to see that beauty because of growing up in that culture and such a strong connection between Japanese art and the Japanese religion. Jerrod Yeah, I think as a foreigner, there’s obviously that cultural separation where I’m able to see things from a distance because I didn’t grow up in the culture, and I can just see it all as an outside beauty. There’s a much easier time for me to do that And again, to recognize the sensitivity of a Japanese Christian’s perspective on that was really informative to me. Roger Yeah. I remember one of the practical cool things about the event was that we were inviting many people who weren’t Christians to the art event, to the luncheon. And then because worship was happening right after that in just the room next door, it was one more doorway into Christian community, into Christian worship. People came from that event then to worship for the first time in their life because of what you did, because you came. Let me transition to that. Why did you come to Japan in the first place? Jerrod Well, it was a really unexpected thing. You came and did a concert at our church here in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, because of a relationship that you had with our pastor. I felt the need to introduce myself after I heard you play. I’ve always been very drawn to and attracted to Japanese aesthetics. The fact that it’s encouraged nationally is a really fascinating thing to me, but it’s always been something I’ve been drawn to. When I found out that you were a performing artist in Japan, I just felt the need to introduce myself. From that introduction, you saw the work that I was doing. You invited me to Japan. Our church decided to help me get there. They ended up sending me to Japan to have this exhibition with you. It felt all very God-led because none of us planned any of it. It was like just from that introduction, all these things started happening that felt necessary and changed lives in a way that we could not have planned. Roger That’s so true. I love meeting artists wherever I’m traveling around. But the fact that after inviting you, you said, “Yeah, I’ll come.” Now, that is very unusual. Most people I invite, they’re like, Well, that’s okay. Thank you. I had no idea how talented you were as an artist at the time, but also how good you are with people. Just to see how God worked through you was just an amazing blessing in so many ways. To see how God just, through that one chance meeting, that all this came about. So one of the things that came about is recently a Japanese artist came from Japan and stayed in your home for a while and worked as an artist. Can you tell us a little bit about that? Jerrod Yeah, so we hosted Satomi Suzuki. I met Satomi when I was in Japan in 2019, but it was a very brief meeting, and I didn’t know for sure that we had met. When you mentioned to me the idea that she was looking for an artist in residency program. My wife and I own a flower shop and art gallery here in downtown Ocean Springs. And you saw that that might be an interesting opportunity for Satomi to get a different experience. We said, “Yeah, that sounds wonderful.” The name sounded somewhat familiar, but I met so many people while I was over there, so I didn’t know for sure. But I dug back down into my memoirs from the trip, papers and things that I had brought back, and I found this lovely little note that she had written at my art exhibition of how much she enjoyed the show, how much she appreciated me being there. To see that written out immediately made me feel like there’s this deeper connection that I wasn’t even aware of. Roger You even have it here on the table next to you. You kept it. Jerrod I pulled it out for you to see because the name sounded familiar because she had written this at the show, and I had brought it back and read through. And she wasn’t the only one. Multiple really wonderful comments from people that I met. But we were excited about that continued relationship of, “Okay, here’s somebody looking for an art. She wants the opportunity to paint. She wants to experience different things.” And life in Ocean Springs is very different from life in Tokyo. Much fewer people. Much slower pace of life. But again, it felt like something that was beyond our knowledge and intention of what was going on. And so when the idea came, we said, yes, this sounds like a wonderful thing, a wonderful opportunity for us to have a different experience for our family to experience the Japanese culture coming to Ocean Springs with no clue as to what that was going to look like. We didn’t even know if Satomi spoke English well. We didn’t know anything about her, but we said, Okay, sure. Then we still didn’t know where she was going to stay. Our oldest son ended up getting a job opportunity out of the state for a few months. Jerrod Again, that just fit right into the plan that God had for this to work out that we could not have known was going to happen. So all of a sudden, we had a room available in our home, and we invited her to come and be a part of our family. And she fit in in the most amazing way. She came in with a real loving, gracious heart. She wanted to work. She wanted to be able to experience a different culture. And we thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed having her here. Roger Yeah, that’s so kind of you to open your home to her in that way. I know for a fact, and actually you all too can know for a fact by reading her blog, just how much it’s changed her life to be able to go on this residency, how good it was. I’m going to put some links in the show notes so you can see her artwork and what she was up to. SATOMI SUZUKI INSTRAGRAM Jerrod And she was on a recent podcast with you. Roger She was, yes. Jerrod We enjoyed listening to that. Roger I interviewed her to help raise money for her time here. And so, you can go back and listen to that. I’ll also put a link to that in the show notes. https://www.rogerwlowther.com/2024/05/01/57-beauty-through-gods-eyes-with-satomi-suzuki/ So why Ocean Springs? What brought you here as a visual artist? This is a special place. Tell me why. Jerrod Yeah, there’s a there’s a unique art culture here. We lived in Jackson for a long time, and Jackson has a unique support and celebration. And I think Mississippi as a whole supports artists and the arts. It’s hard to say that this doesn’t exist in other surrounding places. It probably does. But living here and knowing that Mississippi does not always get a good reputation for things. Most of the stories coming out about Mississippi are not positive. But living here, I can tell you it is a very positive and encouraging place for artists. Jackson was wonderful. We ended up moving our family down to the coast in 2016. I grew up in Mobile, which is also on the coast and so being near the water was always an attractive place for me to be. But we moved our family down here. The culture of Ocean Springs has really been developed by this one family, the Anderson family, who in the early turn of the century started a pottery studio. One of the brothers was a really successful potter. One of the brothers, Walter Anderson, was a painter and printmaker. And now there’s a museum here in town dedicated to his work. And it’s really neat to see how this one family of artists have created an aesthetic for the whole town, and how the town celebrates that, identifies with the imagery that they created. I just really love that artists were able to give this unity to a community. I think that attracts artists, that they see that art has become an identifier for this town, and therefore, artists want to be here. Roger I love that downtown area. It’s a walking area, right? Shop after shop after shop. It’s just a really fun place to be. Jerrod It’s beautiful with all the old oak trees. That’s one of the real iconic aspects of the town and the area all along the Gulf Coast, not just Ocean Springs, but the old oak trees are special. There’s actually an exhibition that I curated at the Walter Anderson Museum right now that is based on live oaks. I selected 10 different artists to create work, to dig into the cultural, spiritual, ecological aspects of living with live oaks. It’s something that needs to be celebrated. Roger Yeah. I know that right next to that museum is where you just opened, you and your wife opened up a shop in a really nice hotel in an older style. Jerrod It’s a boutique hotel, so 15 rooms, small but right in the downtown area, right next to the Walter Anderson Museum. Ever since we moved to Ocean Springs, we thought it’d be neat to have something downtown. It just has such a wonderful feel. We thought, Well, that would be neat, but we don’t know how we would do that or what it would look like, or even if it would be supported. We just didn’t know. Then we met the developers on this hotel, and we saw that we had this unified vision for what it could be, and a real nature-focused aesthetic to it. They appreciated what we were doing. Jessie, my wife, with her floral design, fantastic designer, me with the artwork that I was doing. I’m doing a lot of nature-themed paintings, and they just really fit together with their vision of the development. That’s been a really neat thing. Community has really stepped up and supported what we’re doing. It’s been a big learning experience. We’re still within the first year of opening. We’ve never had a physical shop before. I’ve been painting full-time for 15 years. Jessie’s been doing weddings and events for about that amount of time. We’ve always just worked in the studio and then had events that we were working for. This is our first time to actually have our own physical space. It’s been amazing. There have been some hard things to it, but a lot of learning going on. Roger Yeah, I loved seeing this space. Thank you for showing it to me last night. You talked about how the Andersons created this atmosphere where the artist wanted to join, and you now are definitely a huge part of that being right on that main strip with all the old shops in that hotel right next to the museum. It’s just so cool to see how art is playing such a huge role in life of the city here. Jerrod Yeah. And even within the museum itself right now, there’s an exhibition of the Ocean Spring’s Art Association has this huge exhibition of artists from all along the coast within the museum right now. And so, the arts culture here is really huge. It’s encouraging. It’s exciting. We just had this big Peter Anderson Festival in town, where around 150,000 people come in one week. That’s a lot of people. In Tokyo standards, that’s not a whole lot. But for this small town, for that many people to come because of the arts, is really exciting. Roger So we’re just about out of time, but is there anything else you would like to say before we sign off? Jerrod Yeah, I’d like to talk a little bit about just traveling as an artist. We talked about traveling to Japan, but I’ve actually gotten to lead a bunch of groups to Europe for travel and to teach drawing and painting in Europe. We’ve been to Italy 10 different times. We’ve taken groups to Spain and Greece, and we went to Sweden this year. Every time I go to a different culture, I learn something else about humanity, and it’s usually positive. And I think that’s a wonderful thing, to experience the cultures, how people interact with the arts, how people interact with each other, and then being able to bring that back to my daily life. It’s always going to influence you in some way, whether it’s obvious to others or not. It may just be all internal. So the trip to Japan fit in that as well. It was a different type of trip because I was having a show instead of leading a group. But being able to offer that to other people and knowing how life-changing that can be has been a really exciting thing over the past several years to be able to do. I’m actually organizing a trip. We’re going back to Italy next June soon, and then I’m putting together a trip to France to study Monet next September. Roger That’s so cool. People listening, could they join as well? Jerrod Yes, of course. It’s open. We go and we really focus on studying the arts. Some people take drawing and painting lessons from me while we’re over there, but not everybody. Some are just there to soak it up and enjoy it from the periphery. There’s some of us that are really digging into creating work and experiencing the place through drawing and painting. But I understand that’s not for everyone. We do encourage people to respond to the experience creatively in whatever form they may have. They may take photographs. They may write in journals or write poetry. I think that being over there and responding creatively is something that we can encourage no matter what their experience level is. Roger Well, thank you so much for your time and for opening people’s eyes to the beauty of the world around them, the cultures around them. And thank you so much for sitting down with me. Jerrod Thanks, Roger. I appreciate it. JERROD PARTRIDGE WEBSITE

U.S. Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Junior is touting the Trump administration’s new national nutrition guidelines in what he’s calling the “Take Back Your Health Tour.” His first stop — a rally in Pennsylvania’s state Capitol. Some Democrats say Kennedy himself is a danger to health. State Senator and registered nurse Maria Collett says Kennedy, blaming most health issues on diet alone, is oversimplifying a complicated issue. Pittsburghers are interested in learning how to respond to Immigration and Customs Enforcement presence, as the agency ramps up detentions and deportations in major cities. A meeting by an immigrants’ rights groups earlier this week drew hundreds. An eastern Pennsylvania woman who lost both her husband and son to suicide is now working to increase awareness about the issue, especially now that the holidays are in the rearview mirror. More than seven in ten public school students in Pennsylvania are enrolled in at least one arts class, according to the Arts Education Data Project. It’s good news, but there are caveats. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Art Association of Harrisburg. Executive Director Carrie Wissler-Thomas recalls the organization's founding by Gertrude Olmsted McCormick in 1926. Art Association of Harrisburg Marks 100 Years with April Gala at the King Mansion | The Spark If you're already a member of WITF's Sustaining Circle, you know how convenient it is to support programs like this. By increasing your monthly gift, you can help WITF close the budget gap left by the loss of federal funding. Visit us online at witf.org/increase or become a new Sustaining Circle member at www.witf.org/givenow to help build a sustainable future for WITF and public media. Thank you.Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tokeli Baker is a multidimensional artist who works across various creative fields, including painting, music composition, theatre, and writing. She has a background in musical theatre and dramatic literature, having studied at UC San Diego and Tufts University. Her artistic journey took a profound turn after experiencing a paranormal psi phenomenon following a traumatic accident, which led her to explore themes of consciousness and meditation in her work.She is also involved in the Escondido Art Association, serving as Co-President, and has exhibited her work in various venues, including the Poway Center for the Arts. One of her notable pieces, the "Intelligence" mural, is part of a series called "The Orbs," which visually represents meditative states beyond space-time.If you're interested in learning more about her work, you can visit her official website down below.Tokeli's Website:https://www.tokeli.com/Escondido Art Association Websitehttps://www.escondidoartassociation.com/Want a video experience? Check out our YouTube channel! We're now uploading video episodes!This episode:https://youtu.be/o4eaPh42b9cGeneral channel:http://www.youtube.com/@intheartscene

Dee talked about details of the upcoming Vasaloppet Art Show.

Dee talked up the upcoming Holiday Art Fair at the Mora Public Library this Saturday the 7th from 9 to 3 in the basement.

On this episode of Gone Boss we talk with Pam Frazier, Executive Director of the Art Association of Randolph County.

Dee talks about the Vasaloppet Art Show taking place at the Mora Library basement and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wcmp-news/message

Dee is from the Kanabec county Art Association and she shared a gift shop they have at Mora Public Library basement this Saturday December 2nd. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wcmp-news/message

Jason Thomas Borbet - Borbay - is a a full-time, self-represented artist who has been circumventing art world hierarchy since 2009. Borbay is the owner / operator of Borbay Studios & Gallery in Victor, Idaho and was named the Most Creative New Yorker by Time Out New York magazine. He recently formed NFToftheART to collaborate with Circa Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, which was showcased on Fox, NBC, CBS and The Street. Borbay's writing on contemporary art business was featured in Forbes magazine. Borbay has shown in a large-scale, self-curated, solo exhibition of his Western neon paintings at The Art Association of Jackson Hole. Borbay continues to be the Artist-in-Residence at The Bronze Buffalo Sporting Club, a luxury golf resort located in Victor, Idaho. LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE IF: You love great art You want to learn how career paths can lead to amazing places You enjoy hearing how creatives think and view the world You've ever dreamed of moving from the big city to a mountain town You have a passion project To learn more about Borbay: www.borbay.com Instagram: @borbay

Even those who only dabble in Indiana's art history likely know about the Hoosier Group of painters, including T.C. Steele, who drew national fame. But another group of painters actually formed the state's first colony of artists. The Richmond Group Artists formed in the late 19th century in far-eastern Indiana, traveling along the Whitewater River and painting on weekends. In 1898, they founded the Art Association of Richmond. That evolved into the acclaimed Richmond Art Museum, which is generally considered to be the only independent art museum in the country that's housed in a public school: Richmond High School. Earlier this month, the art museum and its executive director, Shaun Dingwerth, were named recipients of the Governor's Arts Awards. The awards are given by the Indiana Arts Commission and the office of the governor to honor outstanding contributions to the arts.

Creative Guts is back with a brand new interview episode! In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman talk with Amanda Kidd-Kestler, executive director of the New Hampshire Art Association!The New Hampshire Art Associate serves established and emerging artists to cultivate creativity, community, and culture through education, events, and exhibitions. NHAA is located in downtown Portsmouth — an arts hub of NH! The New Hampshire Art Association is also the home of WC Gallery, a bathroom and installation space!In this episode, we talk about how NHAA and Amanda support emerging artists and help them advance their careers and the importance of finding your art ancestors. We also get to know Amanda and her work a little better! Originally from New York, Amanda works in printmaking, photography, ceramics, and drawing. Amanda's art is inspired by femininity, sexuality, art history, and the environment. Find out more!NHAA website: www.nhartassociation.orgNHAA Instagram: www.instagram.com/nhartassociationNHAA Facebook: www.facebook.com/nhartassociationWC Gallery Instagram: www.instagram.com/wcgallerynhAmanda's art: www.kidd-kestler.artAmanda's Instagram: www.instagram.com/twocatpressListen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. This episode is sponsored in part by the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. Thank you to our friends in Rochester for their support of the show.If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.

This week we are covering the Atlanta Art Association, the men and women who were members, the events they hosted, the work they did to bring a permanent museum to Atlanta and the 1962 plane crash that rocked Atlanta's art community to the bone. Archive Atlanta 5 Year Anniversary Party! Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Part 1 Guest Mindy Moritz-Belden the director of the production joins Hogge in studio. Mindy talks about her life in NYC, how she started her career as well as her […] The post Arts Magazine Show: Gladstone Theatre in the Park presents Sister Act & Raytown Art Association appeared first on KKFI.

Part 1 Guest Mindy Moritz-Belden the director of the production joins Hogge in studio. Mindy talks about her life in NYC, how she started her career as well as her […] The post Arts Magazine Show: Gladstone Theatre in the Park presents Sister Act & Raytown Art Association appeared first on KKFI.

CyprusScene review by Heidi Trautmann of the KKSD(ACPA) Cyprus Paper Art Association – 8th Anniversary celebrations ... Click below to see pictures This episode is also available as a blog post: https://cyprusscene.com/2023/04/14/kksdacpa-cyprus-paper-art-association-8th-anniversary/ Don't forget to select FOLLOW on our channel listing to hear more news and reviews from Northern Cyprus CyprusScene Podcasts can be found on the following apps Anchor, Google Podcasts, Spotify, RadioPublic, PocketCasts, Breaker, Castbox, Apple Itunes Spotify now includes full videos to watch from CyprusScene If you like what we do, please click to like and perhaps Buy Me A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chrismycypZ

Bronwyn Minton is a mother, a passionate teacher, and a talented artist. As the Executive Director of the Art Association of Jackson Hole, she has been a driving force behind the organization's success in promoting art in the local community.Originally from New Hampshire, Bronwyn developed a deep appreciation for the breathtaking landscapes of Wyoming during her summers spent at a camp in the Wind River Range. Her love for the state led her to make Jackson her permanent home more than 30 years ago in 1992, after leaving bustling cities such as New York and Portland.In this episode, Bronwyn shares her nostalgic memories of spending summers at a camp near Pinedale, and discusses what motivated her decision to settle down in Jackson. Stephan and Bronwyn delve into the Art Association's extensive community programs and events, including the exciting "WhoDunnit" mystery event. They also reflect on the rich history of the Art Association, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. Furthermore, Bronwyn shares insights into her artistic process, describing how she channels her emotions into visually stunning works of art.To see Bronwyn's art, visit BronwynMinton.comLearn more about the Art Association of Jackson Hole at ArtAssociation.orgThis week's episode is supported in part by Teton County Solid Waste and Recycling, reminding businesses of Teton County's “Curb to Compost” Program for food waste collection; an important next step in your restaurant's recycling program. More at TetonCountyWY.gov or at @RoadToZeroWaste.JH on Instagram.Support also comes from The Jackson Hole Marketplace. The Deli at Jackson Hole Marketplace offers ready-made soups, sandwiches, breakfast burritos, and hot lunch specials. More at JHMarketplace.comWant to be a guest on The Jackson Hole Connection? Email us at connect@thejacksonholeconnection.com. Marketing and editing support by Michael Moeri (michaelmoeri.com)

Dee talks about the Vasaloppet Art Show coming up this week. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wcmp-news/message

A figurative artist from the Harrisburg area, Marina Radanovic looks to explore and communicate the paradoxes of human existence through surrealism and visual aesthetics. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Art and an Associate of Art from California University of Pennsylvania, and is a member of the Art Association of Harrisburg. She has exhibited work in events and galleries from Pennsylvania to Florida. Her paintings subject matter ranges from portraits of music producers, to color- changing psychedelic visionary "trip stuff", to heavy responses to social norms.

Bronwyn Minton is a multi-disciplinary artist, curator, and arts leader living in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Minton holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. She is the recipient of the Wyoming Governor's Arts Award, two Wyoming Arts Council Visual Arts Fellowships, a Wyoming Arts Council Visual Arts Fellowship Honorable mention, and the Cultural Council of Jackson Hole's Creative Pulse Award. Minton's work has been shown nationally and internationally, and is in public and private collections.  Minton works with notions related to human interaction in the natural world; inclusive of scientific observation, physical involvement, and cultural experience. Her work consists of drawing, animation, photography, sculpture, clay, printmaking, and interactive installations. Using simple forms derived from nature, her work exploits radically different scales, from the microscopic to the monumental, bringing attention to how we fit with and construct nature.  Last but not least, Bronwyn is the Executive Director of the Art Association of Jackson Hole. Minton served as the Director of Exhibits and Programs at the Art Association for a year and a half. Prior to the Art Association, Minton was at the National Museum of Wildlife Art for over 13 years, where she most recently served as Associate Curator of Art and Research.   Minton, an amazing artist, is 1 of 5 Wyoming artists selected for Women To Watch. The 2024 exhibit is the National Museum of Women in the Art's biennial exhibition series that features underrepresented and emerging women artists who create in any medium including, but not limited to, painting, sculpture, print, drawing, photography, film, digital, installation, and sound. Wyoming will participate for the first time in NMWA's Women to Watch exhibition, held in Washington, DC in 2024. Bronwyn is 1 of 5 artists chosen from across Wyoming to be invited to submit their work. But only one will be chosen to be on exhibit in a permenent collection at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington D.C!

Katy Ann Fox wanders through the West witnessing windblown mountains and sunlight to gather emotion and imagery for her landscape paintings. Her oil paintings host a feeling of peace and respect for her subject as she focuses on texture and color harmony. She grew up in north central Idaho, moved to San Francisco, California for her Masters in Fine Art degree at the Academy of Art University and now makes her art at the foot of the Teton Mountain Range. In addition to painting, she does woodblock printing and hand thrown pottery and some sewing. Fox majored in business economics at the University of Idaho, with an art minor. She went on to study painting at San Francisco's Academy of Fine Art where she received a master's degree in fine art. After school, Fox moved to Jackson Hole. In 2015 she was celebrated as the Art Association's Artist of the Year. She is noticeable figure in the region's arts community, teaching pottery classes for the Art Association, painting a mural behind Trio Restaurant, assisting with programs and events at the National Museum of Wildlife Art, and exhibiting at Altamira Fine Art and in the Center Theater Gallery. Katy is one of five Wyoming artists selected for Women To Watch. The 2024 exhibit is the National Museum of Women in the Art's biennial exhibition series that features underrepresented and emerging women artists who create in any medium including, but not limited to, painting, sculpture, print, drawing, photography, film, digital, installation, and sound. Wyoming will participate for the first time in NMWA's Women to Watch exhibition, held in Washington, DC in 2024 and Fox is one of the five inspirational and talented artists chosen from across Wyoming to be invited to submit their work. BUT, only one will be chosen to be on exhibit in a collection at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington D.C! Katy's Website  JH News & Guide Article Buckrail Article

We had members of the Fort Myers Beach Art Association tell us about their plans for rebuilding the destroyed Art Association building and parents trying to convince the Lee County School Board to save The Beach School after Hurricane Ian.

The arts have been a cornerstone of reenergizing communities like Pittsfield and the Berkshires over the last two decades and The Berkshire Art Association has been a driving force. Board members Marybeth Eldridge and Mark Tomasi explore the positive impact of BAA over the years from Sheeptacular to the current exhibit RE:FRESH, now on view at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts. We also take a deep dive into arts education, choices for young artists and expanding upon the array of career opportunities available. We also cover: the impact that high stakes standardized testing has made on arts education in the public schools, the evolution of graphic design, painting on peanuts, Storefront Artist Project, downtown and other live/work artist spaces, the legacy of Mary Rentz, and others made a series of large public art projects possible in the mid-to-late 2000s and setting the stage for a round of public arts projects in the city. I hope you'll enjoy my conversation with MaryBeth and Mark. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-krol/support

Quincy Art Association Treasurer Linda Santoro and Artist Tsun Ming Chmielinski discuss the new QArts Gallery approaching its first anniversary and Chmielinski's exhibit, A Colorful Journey, that runs through October 30th.

A Conversation with Dee Kotaska of the Kanabec County Art Association (06.05.22) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wcmp-news/message

For the first time since 2019, Artsfest in Harrisburg (May28-30) may feel normal this weekend. The biggest difference this year is that the event will be held at Riverfront Park after last year's sojourn to City island. Normal probably is not a good word to describe Artsfest because it is one of the premiere events in Central Pennsylvania. According to the City of Harrisburg, Artsfest will feature more than 150 juried artisans and craftsmen from across the country, selling handcrafted works in 14 categories. There also will be 50 groups entertaining throughout the weekend and more than two dozen food trucks. We'll learn more about Artsfest in Thursday's Smart Talk from Harrisburg's Director of Communications Matt Maisel and Carrie Wissler Thomas, Executive Director of the Art Association of Harrisburg. Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan Myers and Linda Santoro of the Quincy Art Association provide details about the 24th Annual Quincy ArtsFest, May 21st and 22nd at the Koch Park and Recreation Complex and also speak about a local artist who has donated several pieces to be auctioned to benefit the Red Cross in Ukraine.

Priscilla Marden is the co-founder of Horse Warriors and co-owner of Diamondfly Ranch. She first came out to Jackson Hole in the 70s to work at a dude ranch just outside of The Grand Teton National Park. Priscilla has helped numerous non-profits in the community including the Teton Science School and the Art Association. She now operates Horse Warriors, a equine facilitated leadership and empowerment program. In this episode, Priscila reminisces about what it was like to live and work in Jackson Hole in the 70s. She talks about the impactful work that Horse Warriors does to help make the world a better place, one relationship at a time by connecting people with horses, nature and art. Priscilla then shares with Stephan some very touching stories about people whose lives were forever changed by being in the Horse Warriors program.  Follow Horse Warriors on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/horse_warriors/?hl=en (@horse_warriors) Learn more about Horse Warriors and their programs at https://www.horsewarriors.com/ (HorseWarriors.com) This week's episode is sponsored in part by Compass Real Estate, the region's largest and most dynamic real estate company in the valley. For more information and to view current listings visit https://www.compass.com/homes-for-sale/jackson-wy/ (COMPASS.com) or at https://www.instagram.com/compassjacksonhole/?hl=en (@compassjacksonhole) https://www.compass.com/homes-for-sale/jackson-wy/ () Support also comes from Teton County Solid Waste and Recycling. Want to become a better recycler?  Well, there's an app for that – the Recycle Coach app!  Now available for Jackson Hole locals and visitors. More athttps://www.tetoncountywy.gov/2315/What-Goes-Where ( TetonCountyWY.gov) or athttps://www.instagram.com/roadtozerowaste.jh ( @RoadToZeroWaste.JH on Instagram) https://www.tetoncountywy.gov/2315/What-Goes-Where () Want to be a guest on The Jackson Hole Connection? Email us at connect@thejacksonholeconnection.com. Marketing and editing support byhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmoeri ( Michael Moeri) (http://michaelmoeri.com/ (michaelmoeri.com)).

A figurative artist from the Harrisburg area, Marina Radanovic looks to explore and communicate the paradoxes of human existence through surrealism and visual aesthetics. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Art and an Associate of Art from California University of Pennsylvania, and is a member of the Art Association of Harrisburg. She has exhibited work in events and galleries from Pennsylvania to Florida. Her paintings' subject matter ranges from portraits of music producers, to color- changing psychedelic visionary "trippy stuff", to heavy responses to societal norms.

On today's show, Hopper speaks with Che Hinojosa, Director of the Porterville Art Association. We learn about the closing of the Porterville Art Gallery and discusses what's next for her.

What exactly is a Yart sale?  Betsy Dollar tells us, along with other cool things going on this Summer and Fall at the Springfield Art Association. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Like many other organizations, 2020 has been a cancellation nightmare for the Springfield Art Association. But through modifications, Betsy Dollar hopes to have a full calendar of events for the rest of 2020. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode of the Jackson Hole Connection, Stephan visits with Ben Roth. Ben moved out to Jackson Hole back in 1996 to help run Rancho Alegre Lodge. After starting a restaurant on the Town Square, Ben discovered he was more passionate about creating a feast for the eyes and started pursuing art full-time. In this episode, Ben talks about the importance of supporting local artists, teaching at the Art Association, and mixing business with artistic expression. Connect with Ben and see his work at https://www.benrothdesign.com/ (BenRothDesign.com). Follow Ben on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rothinator/ (@Rothinator) Explore the Teton Art Lab where Ben is a Board Member at http://tetonartlab.com/ (TetonArtLab.com) This week's sponsor is Jackson Hole Marketplace! Check them out at https://www.jhmarketplace.com/ (JHMarketplace.com.) Jackson Hole Marketplace just relaunched their deli with custom sandwiches and curbside delivery! https://thejacksonholeconnection.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/JHMARKETPLACE_MeatBoxAd.jpg () Want to be a guest on The Jackson Hole Connection? Email us at connect@thejacksonholeconnection.com  Music in this episode is provided by Luke Taylor. Marketing and editing support byhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmoeri ( Michael Moeri).

On this week's episode of Art on the Air we're excited to invite several members of the Savannah Art Association into the studio! We'll be delving into their 100 year history, including their corresponding Jepson Center for The Arts exhibition and their On::View Residency at Sulfur Studios!Plus we'll be broadcasting THREE Field Notes!We spoke with Tate Ellington at the new Washed Ashore Collective. We met with Bradley Collins at the new exhibition space at Moodright's. AND we chatted with Parker Stewart about his upcoming show at Starland Yard.Listen in!

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April Hoff of the Valley Art Association talks about what the association does, cool classes they typically offer, and their December class schedule.

Join award-winning author Helen Ennis as she shares her experience with Alex Sloan about writing the moving and powerful biography of modernist photographer, Olive Cotton. Olive Cotton was a significant artist and pioneer whose talent was recognised as equal to her first husband's, Max Dupain. Olive and Max could have been Australia's answer to Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, but in the early 1940s, Cotton quit their marriage and Sydney studio lifestyle to live with second husband, Ross McInerney and raised their two children in a tent on a farm near Cowra. Despite the barriers of this new lifestyle and not having access to a dark room, Olive continued her photography away from the public eye until she was shot back to fame in 1985 by a landmark exhibition in Sydney, and a major retrospective at the AGNSW in 2000. A moving story about talent and creativity, Emeritus Professor Ennis explores the life of Olive Cotton and what it means for an artist to manage the competing demands of art, work, marriage, children and family. Helen Ennis won the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Non-Fiction for her biography Margaret Michaelis: Love, loss and photography, which was also judged Best Book by the Art Association of Australia and New Zealand. Her research on Olive Cotton has been supported by the Australia Council Literature Board, a Peter Blazey Fellowship, and the ABR/George Hicks Foundation Fellowship. Formerly Curator of Photography at the National Gallery of Australia, Helen went on to become Director of the Centre for Art History and Art Theory and Sir William Dobell Chair of Art History at ANU School of Art & Design. Since 2000 she has curated eight major exhibitions for the National Library of Australia, National Portrait Gallery, National Gallery of Australia and other cultural exhibitions. Now Emeritus Professor, Helen is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities. Alex Sloan AM has been a journalist for 30 years, including over 27 years as a broadcaster with the ABC. An award-winning journalist, Alex is highly regarded as an MC, interviewer and facilitator including: The ANU Meet The Author events, The National Library, National Museum of Australia, National Gallery of Australia and National Portrait Gallery. In 2017 Alex was named Canberra Citizen of the Year and is a member of the ACT Architects Board. At the national level, Alex is a director of The Australia Institute and The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust.

This maker momma shares her favorite crafting supplies, what you need to know about making a costume without going batty and simple DIY Halloween costumes for every family member. And don’t worry, you don’t have to be a glue gun-slinging, crafting extraordinaire to master these costume ideas!

Enjoy our conversation with Susan Buteau with the Wilmington Art Association.  We talk about the visual arts community in Wilmington, North Carolina and their upcoming Spring Show & Sale taking place in late March to early April 2019. Wilmington Art Association is one of 5 arts nonprofits in Wilmington, North Carolina that are recipients of funding from the Arts Friendly Foundation.  For more information or to support 5 local arts nonprofits at once, visit: artsfriendly.com/foundation Wilmington Art Association:  wilmingtonart.org =============== CERTIFIED ARTS FRIENDLY BUSINESSES MAKE THIS HAPPEN: artsfriendly.com/certified NEWSLETTER:  Subscribe to our free newsletter at: artsfriendly.com/subscribe PODCAST:  Subscribe to Arts Friendly Conversations on Apple Podcasts or Spotify

The Art Association's 54th Annual Holiday Bazaar by KHOL Jackson

Art Association director Mark Nowlin and artist Nick Thronburg talk about this fun event featuring Jackson Hole Stillworks.

Dr. Michael Barton is Professor Emeritus of American Studies and Social Science at Penn State Harrisburg, where he was also Director of the Center for Pennsylvania Culture Studies. He received his Ph.D. in American Civilization at the University of Pennsylvania in 1974. Barton is known for his writings, both popular and scholarly, on Harrisburg history. His local histories include Life by the Moving Road: An Illustrated History of Greater Harrisburg (American Historical Press, 2009), now in its third edition; Harrisburg’s Old Eighth Ward (Arcadia, 2002), which became the basis for “The Bloody 8th,” an original musical theater production; To a Harmony with Our Souls: A History of Jazz in Central Pennsylvania (Benchmark, 2005), a team project for which he was editor-in-chief; Citizen Extraordinaire: The Diplomatic Diaries of Vance McCormick in London and Paris, 1917-1919 (Stackpole, 2004), which involved over fifty student co-editors; Steelton, a photographic history co-authored with Prof. Simon Bronner; and Bellevue Park: The First Hundred Years, co-edited with Judge Jeannine Turgeon and other residents of that neighborhood. Most recently he and his students have edited Paul Beers’ writings, published as City Contented, City Discontented: A History of Modern Harrisburg. He has recently co-edited As the Paint Dries: The History of the Art Association of Harrisburg, and Along the Bethel Trail: The Journey of an African American Faith Community—Bethel AME Church of Harrisburg, 1835-2015. The digital local history research of Barton and his students can be seen at and . The latter site, an on-going project, shows selections from the multi-volume diary kept from 1830 to 1865 by Charles Rawn, a Harrisburg defense attorney and anti-slavery activist. While in college, Barton won a prize for his stand-up comedy.

Dr Andrew Yip presented on 16 August 2018 'Immersive interactions: a new museology of consciousness in the age of virtual reality' This talk addresses the human and social potentials of immersive, interactive media installations to connect museum visitors to each other and to an expanded experience of cultural histories. Rather than focus on particular hardware types, or the novelty and marketability of in-vogue digital platforms, this lecture argues that immersive media platforms should be characterised by the paradigms of experience and emotion that they allow, rather than be pigeonholed museologically by their medium simply as ‘the digital’. How does this new museology of the virtual fit in with the mission of museums to collect and preserve material artefacts? Through recent case studies and audience research, I argue that new forms of immersive media are a natural fit for cultural heritage institutions, that allow them to speak to new audiences in their native languages, across time and place. Dr Andrew Yip is a research fellow and resident 3D artist at the iCinema Centre for Interactive Cinema Research, University of New South Wales, where his research focuses on applications for experimental visualisation and embodied interaction platforms for the GLAM sector and cultural heritage studies. Andrew creates virtual reality installations for museums and artists. His virtual reality exhibition Henry VR is currently on show at the Art Gallery of NSW, and his Sidney Nolan’s Ned Kelly Unmasked: Virtual Reality 2017 won the 2018 Museums and Galleries Australia National Award for interpretation, learning and audience engagement. Andrew publishes widely in contemporary art and Australian art history. He was co-editor of the book The Legacies of Bernard Smith: essays on Australian art, history and cultural politics, which won the 2017 Art Association of Australia and New Zealand Book Prize for Best Compilation. Andrew holds a first class honours and PhD in art history from Sydney University and prior to joining UNSW held positions at the Art Gallery of NSW and Sydney University. This free public lecture was part of the History Trust of South Australia's Talking History series. For upcoming events visit: history.sa.gov.au/whats-on/events/

Peggy Farren's guest on this episode is the Curator of the Naples Art Association, Jack O'Brien. Jack and Peggy discuss entering photo contests, entering juried shows, photography as an art form, and the Camera USA contest.

Zoe Whittall is the author of 4 books of fiction and 3 collections of poetry. In 2008, following the publication of her first novel, Bottle Rocket Hearts, she received the Dayne Ogilvie Award for LGBT Emerging Writers. She appeared at the Women’s Art Association in Toronto to talk about her new novel, The Best Kind of People, a gripping story about a crisis of trust and suspicion that develops when a family patriarch and affable small town hero is accused of sexual impropriety. The event was part of the Writers’ Trust of Canada Author Series program and was recorded on May 17, 2017.

Heather O’Neill is the author of 4 books of fiction including the novels Lullabies for Little Girls and The Girl Who Was Saturday Night. She appeared at the Women’s Art Association in Toronto to talk about her new novel, The Lonely Hearts Hotel, a spell-binding story about two gifted orphans in Montreal whose magnetism and talent allow them to imagine a sensational future. The event was part of the Writers’ Trust of Canada Author Series program and was recorded on April 19, 2017.

Gary Barwin is the author of 20 books including the award-nominated Yiddish for Pirates. He appeared at the Women’s Art Association in Toronto to talk about this audacious and playful book about pirates, parrots, Jews, jewels, the Inquisition, gold, and a girl. The event was part of the Writers’ Trust of Canada Author Series program and was recorded on March 29, 2017.