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Co-curators Hannah Redler-Hawes and Floyd Hall share details on “HOOKED: When Want Becomes Need” on view at Pullman Yards through September 4th. Plus, acclaimed fashion designer Christian Siriano tells us about his exhibition “People are People,” on view now at the SCAD Fash Museum of Fashion and Film in Atlanta through October 9th. And our series “Speaking of Music” features the Atlanta cinematic pop band Solid State Radio.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
On this week's episode, we chat with Floyd Hall, Creative Director for Canopy Atlanta, a journalism platform that seeks to empower communities to tell the stories that are important to them.
Southern Hip-Hop is making its way into mainstream museums and archives, but how do we address what belongs in these hallowed spaces? What's the difference between collecting and curating a living culture? Plus, super producer Floyd Hall joins us as a guest to talk about his current roles as an arts writer and curator.
This week, Drew and Roger share practice stories and highlight how moments of encounter often come through ordinary interactions. Anne Archer Dennington and Floyd Hall of https://fluxprojects.org/ (Flux Projects) discuss how artists serve as our community’s best storytellers and documenters of culture, as well as how public art creates spaces of encounter. Alexander “COSTxONE” Acosta of https://www.soulfoodcypher.com/about (Soul Food Cypher) describes how a cypher builds community with youth through celebrating identities and drawing upon the positive aspects of hip/hop and rap. Cost also talks about how cyphers, rap, and hip/hop serve as medicine and spiritual practices for the black diaspora communities. Don’t forget this week’s trivia question featuring an actor from John Singleton’s 1991 film Boyz n the Hood.
Visual artist and photographer Ken West joins Floyd Hall to talk about “The Beauty of Everyday Thangs,” the latest exhibition by West on display at Gallery 72. Recorded live at Gallery 72, West discusses his approach to photography, his process of still shooting on film, the impact of travel on his process, and which images best represent the title of the exhibition. This conversation is presented in collaboration with the Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs.
Photographic Artist Sheila Pree Bright joins cultural producer Floyd Hall in this discussion about photography, Atlanta, and using the camera to document social conditions, activism/protest, and human stories. Recorded live at Gallery 72, Pree Bright reflects on the gallery's current exhibition, “Rusty Miller: The Compassionate Eye in Forgotten Atlanta,” and shares some thoughts on how the images correspond to some of the subjects in her work, the notion of claiming/reclaiming identity, and the role of hip-hop artists as social catalysts. This conversation is presented in collaboration with the Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs.
Photographer Melissa Alexander joins cultural producer Floyd Hall in this discussion about photography, Atlanta and the emotional context of her work. Recorded live at Gallery 72, Alexander reflects on the gallery's current exhibition, “Rusty Miller: The Compassionate Eye in Forgotten Atlanta,” and shares some thoughts on how the images correspond to some of the energy in her work. Alexander also delves into her approach to connecting with the subjects in her images and her vision for creating recent public photography moments. This conversation is presented in collaboration with the Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs.
Photographer Kaya Faery joins cultural producer Floyd Hall in this discussion about photography, Atlanta and impact of emotion, compassion and artistic growth. Recorded live at Gallery 72, Faery shares her response to the work in the gallery's current exhibition, “Rusty Miller: The Compassionate Eye in Forgotten Atlanta,” plus how she communicates with the subjects and emotions in some of her own photography. Faery also shares some of her goals and what influences her work to change to include new elements, including collage. This conversation is presented in collaboration with the Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs.
Photographer Natrice Miller joins cultural producer Floyd Hall in this discussion about photography, Atlanta and impact of documenting local communities. Recorded live at Gallery 72, Miller shares her response to gallery's current exhibition, “Rusty Miller: The Compassionate Eye in Forgotten Atlanta,” in addition to what influences the context of her own projects, including "Black on White" and "The Black Debutante." This conversation is presented in collaboration with the Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs.
Photographer John Stephens joins cultural producer Floyd Hall in this discussion about photography, Atlanta and impact of documenting local communities. Recorded live at Gallery 72, Stephens reflects on the gallery's current exhibition, “Rusty Miller: The Compassionate Eye in Forgotten Atlanta,” as a photographer who has captured images of residents in some of the same neighborhoods that Miller photographed approximately 50 years ago. This conversation is presented in collaboration with the Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs.
Artist, curator and archivist Pellom McDaniels, III joins cultural producer Floyd Hall in this discussion about photography, the archival process, and his areas of interest and research. Recorded live at Gallery 72, McDaniels gives some cultural context to the current exhibition, “Rusty Miller: The Compassionate Eye in Forgotten Atlanta,” and interprets the images on display in context of Black Atlanta at that time. McDaniels also shares some perspective about his his career path as an artist, athlete, scholar and his current role as archivist and curator at Emory University’s Rose Library. This conversation is presented in collaboration with the Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs.
This week we share the Art Is King panel discussion part Three from this past Tuesday September 23 titled Who Defines Good Art? The panelists were Floyd Hall of WonderRootNeal Hamilton of NealHamilton.comand Milton Davis of mvmediaatl.comwith your Moderator DTM of DeltaTangoMike.com In this podcast we will hear the complete panel discussion as various important lessons and experiences are shared plus questions from the audience are answered. This panel discussion is part 3 of the 8 week Art Is King panel discussions going on around Atlanta including Burnaway, C4 Atlanta and WonderRoot. The next panel discussion is Tuesday September 30 at WonderRoot and the panelists are Jennifer Lobsenz, WonderRoot Program ManagerC Flux Sing of cfluxsing.comKevin mistersoul216 Harp of mistersoul216.com and Amond Jackson of SalemPsalms.com The panel discussion will center around Art and Activism. For a complete listing of the panel discussions, please visit artisking.org/2014.html We want to thank our Art Is King sponsors for their continued support throughout the year: The Law offices of Deborah GonzalezAtlanta Tech VillageC4 AtlantaWonderroot BurnawayRevolvskate.com and Velocity Screen Print
This week we share the Art Is King panel discussion part Three from this past Tuesday September 23 titled Who Defines Good Art? The panelists were Floyd Hall of WonderRootNeal Hamilton of NealHamilton.comand Milton Davis of mvmediaatl.comwith your Moderator DTM of DeltaTangoMike.com In this podcast we will hear the complete panel discussion as various important lessons and experiences are shared plus questions from the audience are answered. This panel discussion is part 3 of the 8 week Art Is King panel discussions going on around Atlanta including Burnaway, C4 Atlanta and WonderRoot. The next panel discussion is Tuesday September 30 at WonderRoot and the panelists are Jennifer Lobsenz, WonderRoot Program ManagerC Flux Sing of cfluxsing.comKevin mistersoul216 Harp of mistersoul216.com and Amond Jackson of SalemPsalms.com The panel discussion will center around Art and Activism. For a complete listing of the panel discussions, please visit artisking.org/2014.html We want to thank our Art Is King sponsors for their continued support throughout the year: The Law offices of Deborah GonzalezAtlanta Tech VillageC4 AtlantaWonderroot BurnawayRevolvskate.com and Velocity Screen Print
This week we share the Art is king panel discussion part two from they past Tuesday september 16 hosted at BurnAway titledTHE IMPORTANCE OF CREATIVE DEVELOPMENTwith a great panel featuring Ann RowlesNequa Gay and Hez Stalcup We will hear the complete panel discussion as various important lessons and experiences are shared plus questions from the audience This panel discussion is part two of the 8 week Art Is King panel discussions going on around Atlanta including Burnaway, C4 Atlanta, Binders Art Store at the new Ponce City Market and WonderRoot. The next panel discussion is Tuesday Sept 23 at WonderRoot from 630pm to 9pm and features WonderRoot Interactive Media manager Floyd Hall, Artist extraordinaire Neal Hamilton and Writer and Publisher Milton Davis. for a complete listing of the panel discussions, please visit artisking.org/2014.html
This week we share the Art is king panel discussion part two from they past Tuesday september 16 hosted at BurnAway titledTHE IMPORTANCE OF CREATIVE DEVELOPMENTwith a great panel featuring Ann RowlesNequa Gay and Hez Stalcup We will hear the complete panel discussion as various important lessons and experiences are shared plus questions from the audience This panel discussion is part two of the 8 week Art Is King panel discussions going on around Atlanta including Burnaway, C4 Atlanta, Binders Art Store at the new Ponce City Market and WonderRoot. The next panel discussion is Tuesday Sept 23 at WonderRoot from 630pm to 9pm and features WonderRoot Interactive Media manager Floyd Hall, Artist extraordinaire Neal Hamilton and Writer and Publisher Milton Davis. for a complete listing of the panel discussions, please visit artisking.org/2014.html
The Radio Flight crew takes a trip to SJU - San Juan, Puerto Rico in the Boeing 727-200. Things go awry when their layover plans call for a visit to the cruise ship Eastern Sunrise of the Caribbean. The show will also feature follow up comments about our last week's guest, Mr Floyd Hall. Join us this Monday, February 27th at 7:00 p.m. east coast time when we taxi from the gate on Eastern Flight 57. We hope you're onboard.
Mr Floyd Hall will be our guest for Episode 56. President & Chairman of Eastern Airlines from 1963 until 1978, Mr hall was responsible for many changes of Eastern; aircraft purchases; aircraft design change; Tv commercials and much more. Be sure to tune in and call in with any question you would like to ask. Mr Hall is nearing the age of 96 and lives in Woodstock, VT. He would love to hear from you. Monday, February 20th at 7:00 p.m.
We hope to speak with Mr Floyd Hall in tonight's show