Podcast appearances and mentions of omari rush

This edition of "Art and Soul" focuses on the visual arts. WEMU's Lisa Barry and the executive director of CultureSource, Omari Rush, talk with Nancy Margolis. She is an Ann Arbor activist in the process of putting together an event using the transformative power of art to spark community conversations on diversity.

This week, "Art and Soul" is about the visual arts. WEMU's Lisa Barry and the executive director of CultureSource, Omari Rush , talk with artist Rashaun Rucker about his current exhibit at the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities Gallery. It compares the life and origins of the rock pigeon to the stereotypes and myths of the constructed identities of Black men in the United States.

Joe Levickas created the Creal Microgallery exhibition space located on Creal Crescent in Ann Arbor. It was designed as a publicly viewable, breadbox-sized exhibition space for small works and features contemporary art in a range of media, giving special attention to small moments, playful experiments, and unexpected discoveries. Lisa Barry and Omari Rush talk to Levickas about his miniature art exhibit.

Gary Horton, originally from Ann Arbor, moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1996 to study fine art and design at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh . This is where he developed his unique style and range. He talks with Lisa Barry and Omari Rush about his work from murals to beverage cans that can be seen both inside and outside around Washtenaw County and around the state.

A special art exhibit is taking place in Ann Arbor this month, which could be considered a "partially post-pandemic art exhibition." Lisa Barry and Omari Rush talk with the organizer, Anya Klapischak, about what they're calling, "What Feels Real: Art in the Time of Impossible Disconnect."

The Ann Arbor Public Art Commission is an advisory body to City Council with the goal of creating public art in Ann Arbor that improves the aesthetic quality of public spaces and structures and provides cultural and recreational opportunities. Lisa Barry and Omari Rush talk to commission chair Allison Buck about public art in the city and the revival of the Golden Paintbrush Award.

This week, "Art and Soul" is about the visual arts in our community. WEMU's Lisa Barry is joined by state and local arts leader Omari Rush and Amina Iqbal of the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation to talk about the art opportunities provided by the foundation and what new opportunities lie ahead as we emerge from the past year in a pandemic.

This week, "Art and Soul" is about the visual arts. Lisa Barry, along with state and local arts leader Omari Rush , talk with Chrisstina Hamilton, director of the Penny Stamps Speaker Series at the University of Michigan.

This week, "Art and Soul" is about the visual arts. Lisa Barry and state and local arts leader Omari Rush talk with Jenna Bacolor , executive director of Ann Arbor Public Schools Community Division, about the many community arts opportunities provided by the "Rec and Ed" department in the school district.

Natural Collisions highlights the voices of nonprofit work in Detroit and Southeast Michigan. In this episode join us for a conversation between Omari Rush of CultureSource and Jim Boyle of the Ralph C. Wilson Jr Foundation discussing nonprofit work in the midst of the COVID-19 environment.

Just a few months into the year, life changed for everyone, including local artists, due to a global health crisis. Lisa Barry talks with Omari Rush, executive director of CultureSource and Chair of the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs , about how that impacted the visual arts community and how that community will be changed in the coming years due to that impact.

On the pavement at the intersection of Main and Liberty in downtown Ann Arbor, there is a very large mural as part of an initiative by the Ann Arbor DDA and The Arts Alliance. Lisa Barry and Omari Rush talk to one of the artists who created the mural, Kellie Bambach, who explains that, during this time of uncertainty, they wanted to bring a little bit of "nature" and color to the urban space and remind everyone that we can be #AllTogetherOutside.

This week, "Art and Soul" is about the visual arts. WEMU's Lisa Barry and state and local arts leader Omari Rush talk with Marie Klopf, founder and CEO of the Ann Arbor Art Center , about how they have been able to survive and even thrive during the current pandemic. There is also discussion about two local art exhibits, both including the work of Ann Arbor artist John Gutoskey .

This week, "Art and Soul" is about the visual arts. Lisa Barry is joined by state and local arts leader Omari Rush and Jamie Vander Broek from the University of Michigan Book Arts Studio at the U-M Library. The University Library is partnering with the Ann Arbor District Library to capture the feelings of these difficult times using "Mail Art."

This week, "Art and Soul" focuses on the local visual arts. WEMU's Lisa Barry and state and local arts leader Omari Rush talk with Avery Williamson, who works with many different types of materials to weave and paint and write blending her love of history, especially the history of Black women in this country.

This week, "Art and Soul" is about the local visual arts scene. WEMU's Lisa Barry is joined by Omari Rush, executive director of CultureSource and Chair of the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs . They talk with Elisa Guyton, executive director of the Riverside Arts Center in Ypsilanti, who has been working hard to keep the center connected to the community during a pandemic which began just a few months after she took over the job.

With most museums and public art spaces closed due to the current public health crisis, people are still enjoying art in new ways. WEMU’s Lisa Barry is joined by state and local arts leader Omari Rush and the head of education for the University of Michigan Museum of Art, Jim Leija , to talk about how the museum is still connecting to art lovers all over the world.

This week, "Art and Soul" is about the visual arts. WEMU's Lisa Barry is joined by Omari Rush, the executive director of CultureSource and chair of the Michigan Council For The Arts and Cultural Affairs to talk about the impact of the current health pandemic is having on local artists and arts organizations.

On this week's "Art & Soul: The Visual Arts," WEMU's Lisa Barry is joined by Omari Rush , executive director of CultureSource and chair of the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs , and Nora Krinitsky, Interim Director of the Prison Creative Arts Project at the University of Michigan. They talk about the program, its 25th annual exhibition, and creative expression as a human right.

The visual arts scene is a vital part of the Washtenaw County community. In this edition of "Art and Soul," WEMU’s Lisa Barry and state and local arts leader Omari Rush talk to Elizabeth Youngs about the new Gutman Gallery opening in Ann Arbor.

This week, "Art and Soul" is about the visual arts in our community. WEMU’s Lisa Barry is joined by state and local arts leader Omari Rush and special guest Chrisstina Hamilton from the Penny Stamps Speaker Series , who outlines a number of unique theatre events they have planned for the new year.

This week, Art and Soul is about the vibrant visual arts scene in Washtenaw County. 89.1 WEMU’s Lisa Barry and Omari Rush, the Executive Director of CultureSource and Chairman of the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs , are joined by several guests focusing on the arts and local Black History Month celebrations.

From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the thirtieth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard. Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark sits down with Omari Rush to talk about the public […]