Podcasts about arts nyc

Emily sits down with founder and director of Free Arts NYC, Liz Hopfan as she preapres for their anual auction. Free Arts NYC empowers youth from underserved communities through art and mentoring programs to develop their creativity, confidence, and skills to succeed. "Since inception, Free Arts NYC has provided high-quality arts programming for youth in underserved communities, with 1:1 mentorship as a core pillar of our mission. Rooted in the heart of NYC's vibrant creative community, we are propelled forward by a dynamic network of creatives who share our passion. Students join our programs through over 30 partnerships held with schools, community centers, and NYC's Department of Homeless Services throughout the five boroughs. We strive to level the playing field by creating access, opportunities, and equity for the next generation." -FREE ARTS, NYC https://www.freeartsnyc.org/ @freeartsnyc

What is it like to live as a Zen Buddhist Monk? This and other questions from college students Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - reflects on.  This episode was recorded during a zoom questions&responses session with a German-speaking audience. For more interesting information: https://zaltho.org/ If you want to ask a question: info@zaltho.org Want to read up on this topic? Book recommendations: -       Bringing Meditation to Life - 108 Teachings on the Path of Zen Practice (Oakwood Publishing 2021) -       AT HELL'S GATE - A Soldier's Journey from War to Peace (Shambhala Publications 2003) https://zaltho.org/en/media/books.html Questions from the students and the professor: 6:26 I've read that there are monks who are vegetarian and those who eat meat and I wonder which is true? 8:57 How do you, in Buddhist practice relate to difficult feelings and situations? 12:04 We did a group meditation in class which some remarked was difficult. Do you have any advice for them? 17:49 Are you saying meditation goes beyond the cushion? 21:02 What do you gain from meditation the most? 23:39 If meditation practice is something to continue to do, is there a benefit to practice? 25:39 I am asking about the role of compassion in your teachings and curious about how it influences you? 28:42 Is there any one school of Buddhism that focuses on compassion? 29:48 How has your military experience influenced your understanding of Buddhist practice? 36:08 Buddhist practice has helped you to rejoin the living? 39:27 How do you see a relationship between self-forgiveness and forgiveness of others? 42:30 My parents are Buddhists and eat fish on a specific day. How are you with this? 44:37 You said you feel you have an obligation to work with others when dealing with their (war) experiences. Is that a responsibility due to your Buddhist practice or is that a responsibility due to your experience of war? 49:40 You mentioned Buddhism is about being present and narcotics detaches one from reality. I was wondering about listening to music and if it is something you indulge or avoid? 54:20 Being silent has been difficult, yes? 56:00 I see Catholicism as male oriented and patriarchal, do you see any oppressive treatment of women in Buddhist practice?   61:02 I have a friend who is a Buddhist nun who complained about her treatment in the US as a woman.

In this episode, I invited Kayla L. Hernandez Friend. She writes, directs and make things happen. We talked about... - Integrating Art in the Corporate/Private/Public sectors; Importance of integrating storytelling to training, HR work and team building. - More than Grants; Importance of investing in developmental projects & nurturing the artists and their work. - Innovation in Theatre; Developing new works FOR Hybrid space at Moxie Arts NYC Guest Bio I am a creative at heart and a problem-solver. NY Notary Public. Paralegal. I play ukulele. I cook. I have two international rescue cats. And I'm passionate about serving people. www.khernandezfriend.com/ www.moxiearts.org/ Show notes 00:53 - What is a fun fact that most people don't know about you? 03:27 - Your work involve art, corporate, humanitarian… did you ever feel like you have to choose one or the other? 04:39 - *Quote* “It sounds strange to say, but I've never done only art full time. I've always had a full time job and full time art. “ 05:12 - What does it like to be in a corporate sector as someone who identify as an artist? 10:12 - *Quote* “This is a learning space. As much as theatre as learning space to bring into corporate space. Corporate space can also be a learning space to bring into the theatre space. “ 11:13 - Do you think there are more opportunities for the art & culture sector and the Private and Public Corporate sectors to partner up moving forward? 14:55 - Can you tell me a little bit about your personal practice in creative work? 20:20 - *Quote* “Everything is work in progress. I think it needs to be on its feet, instead of being inside my brain. 20:40 - Can you tell me how you started Moxie Arts NYC? 25:06 - * Quote* - It shouldn't be unique, but at the time, it was unique that this was not only featured an all female cast and all female creative. 34:15 - How can people connect with you and your work? 36:16 - What's a call to action you want to share with the audience? “To really consciously look at where you are investing. “ - Kayla If you're purchasing tickets, if you are giving for a season, take a look at who the actors are and who the producers are, and what agreement they have with the actors. Thank you everyone for listening to this episode. Visit my website [ www.yukoislovelivelife.com ] and I'd love to connect with you there. You can sign up to my weekly newsletter or join my Patreon community [www.patreon.com/YUKOISLOVELIVELIFE ] and discuss more about Art + People and Social good. Till next story, let's stay connected. Yuko --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week’s Story Seeds collaboration matches Carlos Hernandez (winner of the 2020 Pura Belpré Author Award and author of the Sal and Gabi series from Rick Riordan Presents)  with 10 year old twins Siri and Zarana.Carlos collaborates with Siri and Zarana to grow their story idea:A girl who really loves to paint get a magic paintbrush from her kooky aunt on her 10th birthday. She uses it to paint the animals she loves, but it turns out that her imagination is opening up doorways to a locked, magical world that’s letting the animals from her paintings out into the real world.Join an imagination-filled Story Seeds adventure with host Betsy Bird as Carlos and the twins take a field trip to the Children's Museum of the Arts NYC to: Create clay landscapes in CMA's art studios  while talking about silhouette painting and creativityDiscuss their inspiration for the story idea: the power of imagination and screentimeGrow a story about a main character who discovers what happens when she unleashes her anger and lets it take control of her creativityThe episode concludes with this week’s storytime (17:00) where Carlos reads the story he grew from Siri and Zarana’s story seed: Citaria’s Paintbrush.Books and media mentioned in this episode: Sal and Gabi Break the Universe and Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe by Carlos Hernandez, A Wrinkle in Time by Margaret L'Engle, The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis, and His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman.Calls to ActionBonus Episode: Check back next week to hear Betsy's interview with Carlos. You’ll get to hear more about his life as an author and a game designer.Kids: Call The Story Seeds Hotline at 646-389-5153, email us at storyseeds@literarysafari.com, or visit our website to submit your story ideas. You can also join The Story Seeds Society, our kids listeners club.Grownups: Visit www.storyseedspodcast.com for subscription links, to sign up for our newsletter, and to download our printable activity e-zines for your kids (or the  kid in you!) that offer opportunities to read, write, and get creative alongside listening to each episode . You can also follow us on Instagram @storyseedspod, on Twitter @litsafarimedia, and on Facebook @literarysafari. Get our Imagination Lab: Experiments in Creativity activity book! It pairs perfectly with the podcast and features tons of episode-inspired prompts and projects! Order your copy here!This episode is also available on YouTube. Subscribe here. Show creditsProduced and written by Sandhya Nankani, Anjali Sakhrani, and  Kayla Fedeson. Scoring, mixing, and sound design by Ania Grzesik and Matt Boynton of Ultraviolet Audio. Field audio recorded by James Boo. Hosted by Betsy Bird. Music by Andrew VanWyngarden, Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter/musician and co-founder of MGMT. The Story Seeds Podcast is a creation and production of Literary Safari www.literarysafari.com

Have you ever dreamed of packing up your life, jumping in your car and driving across the country?Join me as I chat to Candice Georgis, who after a challenging period in her life did just that. The country in question, being the US of A. What started out as a quest to find herself, ultimately led her to finding her calling. A calling so unique and compelling, she felt she didn't have a choice but pursue it.Now based in NYC, Candice trained in yoga and integrates these principles into her practice. But her real work, is in releasing trauma in the body. She does this via private sessions incorporating Thai body work, meditation, yoga and her intuition.This chat with Candice influenced the release of episode 10 (on this podcast), on the most critical component of entrepreneurial success. Nope, not a great idea - somewhat shockingly, we agree, it's self worth.I hope you enjoy hearing Candice's story as much as I did, she has a beautiful energy, lyrical voice and an ability to get right to the heart of the matter.For more about Candice, you can find her:WebsiteLinkedInYou can connect with me as follows:WebsiteLinkedInInstagramFacebookJoin my private (free) business coaching FB group here: The Runway #litupandliberated.Or drop me an email on yvette@yvettemayer.com.Ciao for nowYvette

This edition of State of the Arts NYC we have Juecheng Chen (singer) and Garrett Fisher (composer) for the opera Blood Moon and then Ricky Ian Gordon (composer) and Emma Griffin (director) for the opera Ellen West on our show. Both operas are apart of the Prototype Festival which starts tonight.

This edition of State of the Arts NYC we have Juecheng Chen (singer) and Garrett Fisher (composer) for the opera Blood Moon and then Ricky Ian Gordon (composer) and Emma Griffin (director) for the opera Ellen West on our show. Both operas are apart of the Prototype Festival which starts tonight.

This episode is a special interview with outgoing Executive Director Mario Garcia Durham. State of the Arts NYC has covered this industry festival for three years. We talk with Durham about this year's focus and his feelings about the organization he helped build.

This edition of State of the Arts NYC we have Juecheng Chen (singer) and Garrett Fisher (composer) for the opera Blood Moon and then Ricky Ian Gordon (composer) and Emma Griffin (director) for the opera Ellen West on our show. Both operas are apart of the Prototype Festival which starts tonight.

This episode is a special interview with outgoing Executive Director Mario Garcia Durham. State of the Arts NYC has covered this industry festival for three years. We talk with Durham about this year's focus and his feelings about the organization he helped build.

This episode is a special interview with outgoing Executive Director Mario Garcia Durham. State of the Arts NYC has covered this industry festival for three years. We talk with Durham about this year's focus and his feelings about the organization he helped build.

This week on State of the Arts NYC we have the artist Swoon in the studio. She is the most successful female graffiti artist in America. We talk with Swoon whose real name is Caledonia Dance Curry about her practice and influence of Gordon Matta Clark; her new exhibition at the Jeffrey Deitch Gallery and an upcoming show at BRIC Media.

This week on State of the Arts NYC we have the artist Swoon in the studio. She is the most successful female graffiti artist in America. We talk with Swoon whose real name is Caledonia Dance Curry about her practice and influence of Gordon Matta Clark; her new exhibition at the Jeffrey Deitch Gallery and an upcoming show at BRIC Media.

FortGansevoort, in association with Pavel Zoubok Fine Arts present Vanessa German, TRAMPOLINE:Resilience & Black Body& Soul. We talk with Vanessa German about this exhibition in Meatpacking District on Ninth Avenue near Little 12th Street. State of the Arts NYC learns what inspire her current show and how her artistic practice involved.

FortGansevoort, in association with Pavel Zoubok Fine Arts present Vanessa German, TRAMPOLINE:Resilience & Black Body& Soul. We talk with Vanessa German about this exhibition in Meatpacking District on Ninth Avenue near Little 12th Street. State of the Arts NYC learns what inspire her current show and how her artistic practice involved.

This week on State of the Arts NYC, we have Tiffany Rea-Fisher, Artistic Director for the Elisa Monte Dance Company (EMD) and Monique Martin, Director of Programming for Harlem Stage. We talk about EMD's new work H.E.R. that will premiere in 2020 honoring the centennial of the Harlem Renaissance and lesser known Black women writers.

This week on State of the Arts NYC, we have Tiffany Rea-Fisher, Artistic Director for the Elisa Monte Dance Company (EMD) and Monique Martin, Director of Programming for Harlem Stage. We talk about EMD's new work H.E.R. that will premiere in 2020 honoring the centennial of the Harlem Renaissance and lesser known Black women writers.

Jemila MacEwan is an interdisciplinary artist living and working in New York. She was born in Scotland to Sufi parents, and immigrated to Australia as a child, where her upbringing intertwined scientific, mythological and spiritual ways of learning from the land. Her work seeks out an empathetic approach to humanities destructive impulses. MacEwan received a Master of Contemporary Art at the University of Melbourne, Australia. She has exhibited extensively within Australia and the USA and is a consistent collaborator with members of the New York Dance community. Significant exhibitions include The Australian Consulate-General (NYC), Pioneer Works (NYC), Victori +MO (NYC), The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts (NYC), Governor's Island Art Fair (NYC), BRIC Bienniel III, Spring Break Art Fair, The Melbourne International Arts Festival (Australia), Gertrude Street Projection Festival (Australia), and Arquetopia (Mexico), and Castlemaine State Festival in 2019 (Australia). MacEwan received a two-year mentorship under internationally renown artist Janine Antoni and was selected as a NYFA immigrant mentee of Jamaican performance artist Jodie Lynn-Kee-Chow. MacEwan was a 2018 BRIC media arts fellow. She is the founder of the performance process residency Land-Falls and has participated in many residencies including NARS Foundation (NYC), Ox-Bow (MI), Salem Art Works (NY), Arquetopia (Mexico), and Skaftfell Center for Visual Art (Iceland). She has been invited to host and participate in panel discussions on themes of intercultural practice, mental health, and environmental accountability. She has been the recipient of multiple awards including the Alchera Award, Acacia Award, Alliance Francaise Award, George Hicks Award. She has been generously supported by the Australia Council for the Arts, the Dame Joan Sutherland Fund, the Ian Potter Cultural Council and the Graduate Women of Victoria. All images courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Introduction 00:39 - Jemila MacEwan 02:43 - Daily Driver - Black Marble 06:34 - Human Meteorite 28:12 - Acoustic Earth Works 38:10 - Dead Gods 50:33 - Ali Barter - This Girl 54:23 - Outro 54:42 - Finish

This week State of the Arts NYC returns with David Tunick and Jenny Gibbs. We talk about the IFPDA Fair opening October 23rd at the Jacob Javitis Center. Jenny Gibbs is the Executive Director of the International Fine Print Dealers Association, the Fine Art Print Fair and the IFPDA Foundation. David Tunick is the President of the IFPDA. They share information on site specific installations, special programming, new partnerships and more.

This week State of the Arts NYC returns with David Tunick and Jenny Gibbs. We talk about the IFPDA Fair opening October 23rd at the Jacob Javitis Center. Jenny Gibbs is the Executive Director of the International Fine Print Dealers Association, the Fine Art Print Fair and the IFPDA Foundation. David Tunick is the President of the IFPDA. They share information on site specific installations, special programming, new partnerships and more.

Let's talk about immersive/site specific theatre. Variety Life Productions presents, a Theatrical Cabaret and Immersive Nightlife Experience, written and directed by Kaitana Magno & Jimmy Sutherland. http://go.otwp.uk/s01e13-carmen https://www.varietylifeproductions.com/carmen-to-havana-back BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND, CARMEN IS RETURNING FOR 8 MORE WEEKS! Ends on the 10th of August. Tickets here! All thoughts and opinions expressed on this show are solely those of the individual expressing them at the time of recording, and do not necessarily reflect the official position of The Good, the Bad and the Just Plain Standard, Milk In A Wineglass & Hicks Entertainment. I, Yann Sicamois - sound in body and mind - shall never apologize to an angry mob under any circumstances. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/on-the-wooden-path/message

Gallery talk with Leonardo Drew, Savona Bailey-McClain, and Brooke Kamin Rapaport in conjunction with the artist's exhibitions on view at Galerie Lelong & Co., New York and at Madison Square Park Conservancy.Savona Bailey-McClain is Executive Director/Chief Curator of the West Harlem Art Fund, which has organized high-profile public arts exhibits throughout New York City for the past twenty years, including Times Square, DUMBO, Soho, Governors Island, and Harlem. She is also host/producer of the weekly radio program “State of the Arts NYC.”Brooke Kamin Rapaport is the Deputy Director and Martin Friedman Senior Curator at Madison Square Park Conservancy. She is responsible for the outdoor public sculpture program of commissioned work by contemporary artists. In addition to her work as a juror and moderator on issues surrounding contemporary art, Rapaport is a contributing editor and writer for Sculpture magazine, serves on the Board of Directors of Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City, and as Vice President of the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation. She is also the curator and commissioner of the U.S. Pavilion at the 2019 Venice Biennale. Drew spoke to The New York Times on the occasion of his new installation, City in the Grass, at Madison Square Park: “Brooke is daring, and that’s why she will ask artists to realize outdoor works when they’re not outdoor-work artists. It does take a leap of faith. She’s there before you’re there.”Leonardo Drew is known for creating contemplative abstract sculptural works that play upon a tension between order and chaos. At once monumental and intimate in scale, his work recalls post-Minimalist sculpture that alludes to America’s industrial past. He was born in 1961 in Tallahassee, Florida, and he grew up in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

This episode of State of the Arts NYC spotlights the Bessie Awards with Lucy Sexton, Executive Director and Heather Robles, Managing Director. Produced in partnership with Dance/NYC, the NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies have saluted outstanding and groundbreaking creative work by independent dance artists in NYC for 33 years. Known as “The Bessie” in honor of revered dance teacher Bessie Schönberg, the awards were established in 1983 by David White at Dance Theater Workshop. They recognize exceptional work in choreography, performance, music composition and visual design.We talk about their new developments and partnerships to make dance more accessible to the public not just in NYC but beyond. The Bessies will be held in October and is free to the general public.

This episode of State of the Arts NYC spotlights the Bessie Awards with Lucy Sexton, Executive Director and Heather Robles, Managing Director. Produced in partnership with Dance/NYC, the NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies have saluted outstanding and groundbreaking creative work by independent dance artists in NYC for 33 years. Known as “The Bessie” in honor of revered dance teacher Bessie Schönberg, the awards were established in 1983 by David White at Dance Theater Workshop. They recognize exceptional work in choreography, performance, music composition and visual design.We talk about their new developments and partnerships to make dance more accessible to the public not just in NYC but beyond. The Bessies will be held in October and is free to the general public.

Gallery talk with Leonardo Drew, Savona Bailey-McClain, and Brooke Kamin Rapaport in conjunction with the artist's exhibitions on view at Galerie Lelong & Co., New York and at Madison Square Park Conservancy.Savona Bailey-McClain is Executive Director/Chief Curator of the West Harlem Art Fund, which has organized high-profile public arts exhibits throughout New York City for the past twenty years, including Times Square, DUMBO, Soho, Governors Island, and Harlem. She is also host/producer of the weekly radio program “State of the Arts NYC.”Brooke Kamin Rapaport is the Deputy Director and Martin Friedman Senior Curator at Madison Square Park Conservancy. She is responsible for the outdoor public sculpture program of commissioned work by contemporary artists. In addition to her work as a juror and moderator on issues surrounding contemporary art, Rapaport is a contributing editor and writer for Sculpture magazine, serves on the Board of Directors of Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City, and as Vice President of the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation. She is also the curator and commissioner of the U.S. Pavilion at the 2019 Venice Biennale. Drew spoke to The New York Times on the occasion of his new installation, City in the Grass, at Madison Square Park: “Brooke is daring, and that’s why she will ask artists to realize outdoor works when they’re not outdoor-work artists. It does take a leap of faith. She’s there before you’re there.”Leonardo Drew is known for creating contemplative abstract sculptural works that play upon a tension between order and chaos. At once monumental and intimate in scale, his work recalls post-Minimalist sculpture that alludes to America’s industrial past. He was born in 1961 in Tallahassee, Florida, and he grew up in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

Gallery talk with Leonardo Drew, Savona Bailey-McClain, and Brooke Kamin Rapaport in conjunction with the artist'ssolo exhibition on view now at Galerie Lelong & Co., New York.Savona Bailey-McClain is Executive Director/Chief Curator of the West Harlem Art Fund, which has organized highprofilepublic arts exhibits throughout New York City for the past twenty years, including Times Square, DUMBO,Soho, Governors Island and Harlem. She is also host/producer of the weekly radio program "State of the Arts NYC."Brooke Kamin Rapaport is the Director and Martin Friedman Senior Curator, Mad. Sq. Art, at Madison Square ParkConservancy. She is responsible for the outdoor public sculpture program of commissioned work by contemporaryartists. In addition to her work as a juror and moderator on issues surrounding contemporary art, Rapaport is acontributing editor and writer for Sculpture magazine, serves on the Board of Directors of Socrates Sculpture Park inLong Island City, and as Vice President of the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation.Drew spoke to the New York Times on the occasion of his new installation, City in the Grass, at Madison Square Park:"Brooke is daring, and that's why she will ask artists to realize outdoor works when they're not outdoor-work artists. Itdoes take a leap of faith. She's there before you're there."

This episode of State of the Arts NYC we have Lucy Sexton, Executive Director of the Bessie Awards and HeatherRobles, Managing Director of the Bessie Awards. We talk the day before their press conference about the history ofthe awards, its impact on the world of dance in New York City but beyond in our downtown Brooklyn studio.

This is a special interview on-site on Governors Island with State of the Arts NYC host Savona Bailey-McClain. TheWest Harlem Art Fund and the Eli Klein Gallery kicked off the opening of the exhibition TRACES with an artist talk withChinese artist Miao Xiaochun at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 1st in Nolan Park, Building 10 (NP/10).As the one of the foremost representatives of Chinese new media art, his extensive body of works parallel each otherthrough the theme of technology as a representation of the present and classical artwork as the past. His use ofcontemporary photography

This edition of State of the Arts NYC features Swiss filmmaker Sophie Huber. She has just completed her newdocumentary Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes with Mira Films in association with Eagle Rock Entertainment.This documentary features Don Was, Marcus Strickland, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Robert Glasper andTerrace Martin. Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes premieres in NYC June 14th on Ludlow Street at theMetrograph.

This edition of State of the Arts NYC we have Sophie Huber, Swiss filmmaker on the show to talk about her new documentary -- Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes. With Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Norah Jones, Robert Glasper, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Terrace Martin, and Don Was. This film marks the 75th anniversary of this record label and its impact on jazz and American music.

This edition of State of the Arts NYC we have Sophie Huber, Swiss filmmaker on the show to talk about her new documentary -- Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes. With Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Norah Jones, Robert Glasper, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Terrace Martin, and Don Was. This film marks the 75th anniversary of this record label and its impact on jazz and American music.

This is a special interview on-site on Governors Island with State of the Arts NYC host Savona Bailey-McClain. The West Harlem Art Fund and the Eli Klein Gallery kicked off the opening of the exhibition TRACES with an artist talk with Chinese artist Miao Xiaochun at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 1st in Nolan Park, Building 10 (NP/10).As the one of the foremost representatives of Chinese new media art, his extensive body of works parallel each other through the theme of technology as a representation of the present and classical artwork as the past. His use of contemporary photography is based on the “multiple view points” perspective to pioneer connections between history and the modern world.

This is a special interview on-site on Governors Island with State of the Arts NYC host Savona Bailey-McClain. The West Harlem Art Fund and the Eli Klein Gallery kicked off the opening of the exhibition TRACES with an artist talk with Chinese artist Miao Xiaochun at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 1st in Nolan Park, Building 10 (NP/10).As the one of the foremost representatives of Chinese new media art, his extensive body of works parallel each other through the theme of technology as a representation of the present and classical artwork as the past. His use of contemporary photography is based on the “multiple view points” perspective to pioneer connections between history and the modern world.

On this episode of State of the Arts NYC we dancer/choreographers Stephanie Acosta and Remi Harris. Both areBrooklyn-based and we talk about the recent Dance NYC Symposium where the duo were guest curators. We alsotalk about the state of dance today both regionally and across the country. Hear our lively conversation.

On this episode of State of the Arts NYC we dancer/choreographers Stephanie Acosta and Remi Harris. Both are Brooklyn-based and we talk about the recent Dance NYC Symposium where the duo were guest curators. We also talk about the state of dance today both regionally and across the country. Hear our lively conversation.

On this episode of State of the Arts NYC we dancer/choreographers Stephanie Acosta and Remi Harris. Both are Brooklyn-based and we talk about the recent Dance NYC Symposium where the duo were guest curators. We also talk about the state of dance today both regionally and across the country. Hear our lively conversation.

You might recognize Max McLean's deep, resonant voice… millions of people around the world have listened to him narrate The Listener's Bible. Listen to McLean talk about finding fulfillment when he integrates his faith with performing. University of Texas graduate, McLean serves as founder and artistic director of Fellowship for Performing Arts in New York City, where he produces live theater from a Christian worldview. He has conceived, adapted, produced and even starred in many of C.S. Lewis’ works as plays. His powerful insights into Christianity, literature and theater will captivate you. While attending the University of Texas he participated in theater to help him overcome his sociophobia - the fear of being in front of people. That’s when the theater bug bit. Subscribe to The Trey Blocker Show's channels: YouTube: bit.ly/2GSAaMf Facebook: bit.ly/2XpVPQW Instagram: bit.ly/2T1mgOh Twitter: bit.ly/2NugBdM SoundCloud: bit.ly/2BZbWvM iTunes: apple.co/2knXGoW iHeartRadio: ihr.fm/2TeGYdW

This week on State of the Arts NYC we have UK based artist Ann Christopher and her NYC gallerist MarianneRosenberg of Rosenberg Gallery on the Upper East Side. State of the Arts NYC is pleased to celebrate InternationalWomen's Day with a woman artist, two curators and radio host. We talk with Christopher about her artistic practice andwith Rosenberg about the expansion of her gallery and what it means to kick that off with Christopher's 1st solo showin NYC.

State of the Arts NYC is pleased to have dancer/choreographer Jonah Bokaer back on our show. Bokaer talks with usabout his Center for Performance Research in Williamsburg. Bokaer's Foundation secured affordable rehearsalspace for dance in a 4,000 sq. ft commercial condominium. Space is an issue in NYC for visual and performanceartist. We talk with Bokaer on what we can as a City.

This week on State of the Arts NYC, we have in the studio Emma Osore, social architect, artist and arts administrator.She is the co-founder of Black Space, a collective with creative professionals of color in the design, urban planning,architect and arts field.With over 200+ members this collective aims to sensitize the planning process of Black communities across thecountry using cultural assets, storytelling and memory. We talk on how Black Spacer is reclaiming heritage andconservation in Brooklyn.

Today, we have Hilton Als, Pulitzer Prize winning theater critic in the studio talking on James Baldwin. He curated theexhibition God Made My Face: A collective portrait of Baldwin at the David Zwirner Gallery in Chelsea. And we haveopera composer Andrea Clearfield on her new opera Mila, the Great Sorcerer. Clearfield tells the tale of a Buddhistpriest and his transformation from a violent past to peace and enlightenment.

Today, we have Astra Taylor, documentary filmmaker. She will talk with us about her new film What Is Democracy?Taylor has been getting a lot of buzz over this project that features Cornel West, Angela Davis and other thinkers,philosophers and ordinary citizens around the world. This show delves in the topic with Taylor and explore avenuesfor dialogue and debate.

This week in the studio we have Jennifer Chang and Seonjae Kim. They are fellows with the Drama League andparticipating in their Directorfest in NYC. Their plays Clitorish and First Love touch on relationship, politics and love.JENNIFER CHANG is a multidisciplinary artist with Ovation Award and Stage Scene LA award-honored works. She isa founding member of Chalk Repertory Theatre. She has taught at the East West Players and guest directed at USCand at Texas State University, San Marcos for the Black and Latino Playwrights. She is a member of the StageDirectors and Choreographer's Society, Screen Actors Guild, and Actor's Equity Association. She is the current Headof Undergraduate Acting at UCSD. BFA: Tisch/ NYU; MFA: UCSD. Director's Lab West, National Director's FellowshipFinalist 2017.Seonjae Kim is originally from Seoul, South Korea. Riot Antigone, her original Riot Grrrl musical adaptation ofSophocles' tragedy, premiered at La MaMa and received productions at ANTFest and Bryn Mawr College. Sherecently served as Associate Director for the immersive musical KPOP (Ars Nova/Ma-Yi/Woodshed Collective). Herwork has been seen at Atlantic Theatre Company, Baryshnikov Arts Center, Dixon Place, Williamstown, PEN/WorldVoices Festival, New York Theatre Barn, Prelude Festival and Chicago Fringe. Honors: Van Lier Fellowship (AsianAmerican Arts Alliance), Mike Ockrent Fellowship (SCDF), and Robert Moss Fellowship (Playwrights Horizons). NewGeorges Affiliated Artist. BA: Northwestern.

This week on State of the Arts NYC, we have the Delphine Selles Alvarez, Director of the French Animation FilmFestival called Animation First. French Institute Alliance Française, New York City (FIAF) is thrilled to present itssecond edition and honor Michel Ocelet, 16 female directors, pinscreen instruments, adult and erotic small works thiscoming weekend.

This week on State of the Arts NYC we have Kemar Jewel and Tara Elliott. They were selected to participate inDirectorfest 2019 by the Drama League. Kemar is directing Marry Me a Little and and Tara is is directing DrunkEnough to Say I Love You. Both are being shown at the New Ohio Theater on Christopher Street. This festival whichcoincides with JanArtsNYC, APAP and then other festivals focuses on the art of stage directing. Hear a passionateconversation from these two young directors.

This week on State of the Arts NYC we have Ty Jones, Producing Artistic Director of Classical Theater of Harlem to talk about their holiday production A Christmas Carol. Also joining the show is Anthony Vaughn Merchant who played the role of Scrooge. Shawn René Graham, adapted this rendition of the classic tale. Steve H. Broadnax III, directed the play, Tiffany Rea-Fisher choreographed the production with musical direction by Kahlil X. Daniel Set in present-day Harlem, this holiday treasure is dramatized with CTH’s signature style of infusing classic works with an uptown flair. A Christmas Carol in Harlem places Ebenezer Scrooge as a real estate mogul who has made his fortune at the expense of others. Scrooge foregoes using his wealth to affect positive change within his Harlem community and instead lives a life of miserly solitude. That is, until three unexpected visitors arrive on Christmas Eve to show him that the value of family and the impact of cooperation will lead to a healthy, thriving and prosperous community.

This week on State of the Arts NYC we have Esther Adler, Associate Curator, Department of Drawings and Prints at The Museum of Modern Art. We talk about Charles White and the retrospective MoMA has organized for the first time in a major American museum.White’s far-reaching vision of a socially committed practice attracted promising young artists, including many artists of color, and he became one of the 20th century’s most important and dedicated teachers. Acclaimed contemporary artists David Hammons and Kerry James Marshall were among his many students: as Marshall reflected, “Under Charles White’s influence I always knew that I wanted to make work that was about something: history, culture, politics, social issues. … It was just a matter of mastering the skills to actually do it.”

This week on State of the Arts NYC we have joining us the President and Vice President of IFPDA. That's David Tunick and Mary Ryan. This prestigious fair opens today at the River Pavilion at the Jacob Javitis Center along the Hudson River. The International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) is the authority on fine art prints and their connoisseurship and collection. Now with more than 160 members in thirteen countries, members of the IFPDA reflect a worldwide community of expert art dealers from old master to contemporary as well as publishers of editions by internationally renowned contemporary artists.

From a young age, Nathaniel Mary Quinn learned how to draw from his father sitting at the kitchen table. His natural ability allowed him to befriend many tough guys in his Chicago neighborhood. Quinn earned a positive reputation access to subjects who felt comfortable around him. This powerful and insightful interview takes you in the world of this artist. A graduate of Wabash College and NYU, this artist uses acrylic, charcoal, gouache, oil and gold leaf to convey his fractured style. Quinn is one of three featured artists in his first museum show For Opacity at the Drawing Center in SoHo. The artists were selected to spotlight relationships in their works.

From a young age, Nathaniel Mary Quinn learned how to draw from his father sitting at the kitchen table. His natural ability allowed him to befriend many tough guys in his Chicago neighborhood. Quinn earned a positive reputation access to subjects who felt comfortable around him. This powerful and insightful interview takes you in the world of this artist. A graduate of Wabash College and NYU, this artist uses acrylic, charcoal, gouache, oil and gold leaf to convey his fractured style. Quinn is one of three featured artists in his first museum show For Opacity at the Drawing Center in SoHo. The artists were selected to spotlight relationships in their works.

This week's show features husband and wife duo Kate Hopkins and Chris Boynton of Art and Guile. ART & GUILE is a New York based studio that designs and manufactures lighting fixtures for home and office. They sit with host Savona Bailey-McClain to share how their practice began and why it's so special.

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SPECIAL READING -- WHY HAVE THERE BEEN NO GREAT WOMEN ARTISTS?In honor of the late Linda Nochlin, Savona Bailey-McClain, Host/Producer for the radio show State of the Arts NYC have reached out to women curators, artists, creative professionals and performers to read this groundbreaking essay. Readers are: Prairie Miller, Michele Pred, Kathleen Reckling, Queen Esther, Pamela Jean Tinnen, Brittany Clarke, Lina Puerta, Lumi Tan, Lisa K. Dent, Alessandra Mondolfi, Michelle Hartney, Ann Lewis and Savona Bailey-McClain. Special thanks to the team at Hostos Community College from the Digital Media Program, Adrian Rodriguez, Cesar Perez and Steven Pierrette.

In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we’re joined by Liz Hopfan, founder and Executive Director of Free Arts NYC, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing under-served children and families with a unique combination of educational arts and mentoring programs. First, tells us about Free Arts NYC and the current programming they provided to children, teens and families. Then, Liz reveals how some recognizable fine artists have take part in Free Arts NYC’s programming with children, including: Dan Colen, Rashid Johnson and Rob Pruitt. Also, in light of Free Arts NYC’s upcoming benefit auction, she shares with us the process of organizing such an event as well as asking contemporary artists to donate artworks for the evening. Additionally, Liz explains the ways in which the growth of the art market has positively impacted Free Arts NYC. Lastly, Liz elaborates on some of the current challenges facing arts organizations in New York City.