Podcast appearances and mentions of rebecca hoffberger

In this episode of the Arts to Hearts Podcast, Rebecca Hoffberger, the Creative Director of the American Visionary Art Museum, joins Charuka Arora to explore how art can help you navigate your emotions. Rebecca emphasizes the importance of intuitive intelligence, describing it as the highest form of human intelligence. She and Charuka discuss how artists and creators often rely on their intuition, allowing their creative process to guide them without always knowing the end result. This intuitive approach not only enhances their art but also helps them feel more aligned as individuals. Rebecca also touches on the darker aspects of art history, noting how figures like Hitler used art to demonize others. She stresses that not all artists are noble, and like everyone else, they have their flaws. Despite this, she seeks a "beauty of spirit" in art, which she believes infuses everything. Interestingly, Rebecca shares that many ancient cultures, such as the Greeks, Egyptians, and Hopi indigenous people, had no word for art. Yet, their creations were deeply expressive and significant. This perspective challenges us to see art not just as a skill but as a profound way of connecting with our inner selves and the world around us. Tune in to hear more about how embracing intuition and creativity can help you understand and express your emotions through art.

We are back and we have 4 shows lined up for the opening of Season 4. We have some amazing guests coming out over the next four weeks and we are very excited for Season 4.  Following todays post with Rebecca Hoffberger we have three more great Marylanders, Keiffer Mitchell, Pat Moran and James Williams of the Amerrican Cancer Society.  Stay tuned for these Tuesday  releases over the next few weeks as we get in the studio with some great new guests. It's so great to Welcome the great Rebecca Hoffberger.  A visionary for the Visionaries, Visionary Artists that is, she's established one of the most unique treasured Museums in the Country. Rebecca is someone that Rev. Al and I have both known for a long time. She was married to an incredible man who also had vision the late Leroy Hoffberger, father to one of my best friends Doug Hoffberger... Smaltimore... Rebecca has done an incredible job with the American Visionary Arts Museum, how about this fact, AVAM is second to the BMA when it comes to visitors and that's saying something given the incredible Museums we have in Baltimore.  Rebecca is gifted and she has the most beautiful soul, she's traveled the world and worked with some incredible minds.   A life-long devotee of the power of intuition and fresh thought, Hoffberger was accepted into college at age 15 though chose instead the personal invitation of internationally renowned mime Marcel Marceau, to become his first American apprentice in Paris. By 19, Rebecca had co-founded her own ballet company and by 21, was a sought-after consultant to a broad spectrum of nonprofits, including research and development scientific companies. At 25, she was awarded the title of “Dame” for her work to establish medical field hospitals in Nigeria. She studied alternative and folk medicine in Mexico. Returning to the States, Hoffberger served on the Board of the Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Center in Virginia and worked as Development Director at the Sinai Hospital's Department of Psychiatry for People Encouraging People, where she first conceived her unique national visionary museum/education center. In recognition of this distinguished achievement in the museum field, Hoffberger was awarded the 2011 Katherine Coffey Award by the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums. Hoffberger has received Honorary Doctorates from the Maryland Institute College of Art, Stevenson University, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, and McDaniel College, as well as awarded Loyola College's Andrew White Award—the school's highest civic honor—the College of Notre Dame Sarah's Circle Award, and was selected as Franklin & Marshall College's Conrad Nelson Lecturer. She is an inductee into the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame, a winner of the Urban Land Institute's National Award for Excellence, Israel Bonds' Golda Meir Award, and the first recipient of the Sir Arthur C. Clarke Vision and Imagination Award. Any questions, we get into lots of things, there's so much to talk about, both Rev. Al and I are thrilled to know and call Rebecca a good friend.  Thanks Rebecca! You're gonna love this one! Enjoy!    

Visionary Rebecca Hoffberger shares her vision for the future of Baltimore prosperity with Nestor

Tom's next guest is Jenenne Whitfield, the newly appointed director of AVAM, the American Visionary Arts Museum. She comes to Baltimore from Detroit, where she headed the Heidelberg Project. She succeeds AVAM's founding director, Rebecca Hoffberger, who led the museum for three decades. If you're not familiar with AVAM, it's worth the trip to Key Highway here in Baltimore to check it out. It's dedicated to intuitive, self-taught artistry, and it has garnered kudos from all sorts of national news outlets since it opened 30 years ago. Jenenne Whitfield joins us in Studio A… AVAM's next mega exhibition, which will be up for a year, opens on October 8. It's called ABUNDANCE: Too Much, Too Little, Just Right. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rebecca Alban Hoffberger is the founder, director and principal curator of the American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM). As a life-long devotee of the power of intuition and fresh thought, Rebecca is constantly challenging the status quo. In this episode we explore how Rebecca founded the museum, delve into her view on the art world, and share her vision for the future.    

The American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore has garnered international attention as a unique, national museum and education center dedicated to "intuitive, self-taught" artistry. It is the brainchild of Rebecca Hoffberger, its founder and director for the past 27 years. Last summer, Rebecca announced that she would be retiring as the museum's director and primary curator. Earlier this month, the Museum announced that Jenenne Whitfield, the president and CEO of the Heidelberg Project in Detroit, will become the museum's director in September. Rebecca Hoffberger joins us on Zoom from her home in Baltimore County… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Whether it’s the crowd-pleasing Kinetic Sculpture Race … the ‘paws’-a-tively delightful Pet Parade … or the ‘outsider-art’ exhibits curated inside its glittering mosaic tile-covered walls--The American Visionary Art Museum aims to present art as an immersive experience that challenges visitors to think as well as feel. Founder and director Rebecca Hoffberger discusses the current exhibit, ‘The Secret Life of Earth’ and the upcoming Logan Visionary Conference. She also reflects on what it’s like to be at the helm of a space where--for 25 years--art, science, philosophy and social justice intersect.

In this episode we shared the live panel interview recording from the first ever Charm City Dreamers Gala. The panel features 6 past guests Alicia Wilson, Van Brooks, Rebecca Hoffberger, Chris Wilson, MaryBeth Hyland and  James Bond

Today, a look at two museums in Baltimore with current exhibits that put a spotlight on individuals who are linked by their love of working with fabric, and the horrors of the Holocaust.Rebecca Hoffberger is the founder, director and principal curator of the American Visionary Art Museum. The AVAM exhibition “Esther and The Dream of One Loving Human Family” features the embroidery and fabric collages of Esther Kinitz.Marvin Pinkert is the Executive Director and CEO of the Jewish Museum of Maryland. The Jewish Museum’s current exhibition is called “Stitching History from the Holocaust,” which features fashion design by Hedy Strad, a Czech Jew who perished in the Holocaust, the World War 2-era genocide of millions of European Jews by Nazi Germany. A companion exhibit, ----Fashion Statement,---- is also on view. We livestreamed this conversation at the WYPR Facebook page. To see that video, click here.

Rebecca Alban Hoffberger is the founder, director and principal curator of the American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM). As a life-long devotee of the power of intuition and fresh thought, Rebecca is constantly challenging the status quo. In this episode we explore how Rebecca founded the museum, delve into her view on the art world, and share her vision for the future.

“Who am I?” “Is there an afterlife?” Science, philosophy, religion, and art have converged to answer some of life’s biggest questions, many of which we still don’t have answers to. The Great Mystery Show at the American Visionary Art Museum celebrates the unknown, the imagination and the search for answers. Rebecca Hoffberger, the museum’s founder and director, tells us more about the exhibit.

In part two of our interview with American Visionary Art Museum founder, Rebecca Hoffberger, she takes us on a unique backstage tour of her favorite exhibits. Seeing the galleries through her eyes, and learning about the talented, often troubled people who created the works underscores the healing power of art. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In part two of our interview with American Visionary Art Museum founder, Rebecca Hoffberger, she takes us on a unique backstage tour of her favorite exhibits. Seeing the galleries through her eyes, and learning about the talented, often troubled people who created the works underscores the healing power of art. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Have you seen “The Great Mystery Show” featured at the American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) until September 2nd of this year?  “From psychics to physicists, it artfully peels away the veil of the unknown, playfully exploring mystery as that one secret power behind great art, science, and pursuit of the sacred.”  My guest today is Rebecca Alban Hoffberger — the founder, director, and principal curator of AVAM.  She is a force to be reckoned with. She exudes genius. It’s hard to keep up with her rapid-fire thoughts and insights; her quotes and scientific journals; her sheer joy and wonder — but what a delight to try! She opens worlds for us to explore together. For this hour, you will be treated to a discussion between two friends about the mystery of life, the role of the sacred, what is authentic joy, how does art and politics and spirit and community all interrelate? Do you know that the human heart has taste bud receptors? What does that mean? How does that relate to any of this? Oh, you will find out!! We end our conversation with an exploration of the seven education goals she has used to frame the vision of her work at the museum — an institution that has always been dedicated to the work of freethinking self-taught innovators.

Museum attendance is down across the US, but not at the American Visionary Art Museum, where all the pieces are created by outsider artists. Their work is just the beginning, a launch pad to explore personal demons, the nature of creativity, and the way human beings try to understand the world around them. Founder, Rebecca Hoffberger, shares her curatorial philosophy and walks us through this cabinet of wonders. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Museum attendance is down across the US, but not at the American Visionary Art Museum, where all the pieces are created by outsider artists. Their work is just the beginning, a launch pad to explore personal demons, the nature of creativity, and the way human beings try to understand the world around them. Founder, Rebecca Hoffberger, shares her curatorial philosophy and walks us through this cabinet of wonders. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A few weeks ago we took PreserveCast on the road, albeit only a few blocks, to visit a truly unique historic place, the American Visionary Art Museum. Nick sat down with AVAM's founder, Rebecca Hoffberger, in one of the museums several repurposed, historic buildings to discuss the history of the institution that houses the world's largest collection of 'outsider' or 'visionary' art. Nick and Rebecca covered a lot of topics, including the decision-making process that led Rebecca to locate in a campus of historic buildings in Baltimore city. Things may seem a little unorthodox, but that's what visionary art is all about on this episode of PreserveCast. Listen here: https://www.preservecast.org/2017/12/27/rebecca-hoffberger-the-american-visionary-art-museum/

10/2/11 SUNDAY HOURS ONE-TWO 8-10 PM Eastern GUEST TWO 9:30-10 PM Eastern Rebecca Hoffberger Founder of the American Visionary Arts Museuam on ALL THINGS ROUND: Galaxies, Eyeballs, and Karma, AVAM's 17th annual mega-exhibition--a celebration and call to awareness of the circular and voluptuous nature of life. www.avam.org