Art Beat

Today on Art Beat we talk to the cast and crew of "Church Basement Ladies" that took place between several church congregations over in Rushford, MN. The event featured local talent from all over Southeast MN and functioned as a fundraiser for a local youth missions’ trip in the area. Today, we take you to the basement of Rushford Lutheran Church to see the show. The idea for the production came w...

Today on Art Beat we talk to the cast and crew of "Church Basement Ladies" that took place between several church congregations over in Rushford, MN. The event featured local talent from all over Southeast MN and functioned as a fundraiser for a local youth missions’ trip in the area. Today, we take you to the basement of Rushford Lutheran Church to see the show. The idea for the production came w...

Today on Art Beat we talk to the cast and crew of "Church Basement Ladies" that took place between several church congregations over in Rushford, MN. The event featured local talent from all over Southeast MN and functioned as a fundraiser for a local youth missions’ trip in the area. Today, we take you to the basement of Rushford Lutheran Church to see the show. The idea for the production came w...

Today on Art Beat we talk to the cast and crew of "Church Basement Ladies" that took place between several church congregations over in Rushford, MN. The event featured local talent from all over Southeast MN and functioned as a fundraiser for a local youth missions’ trip in the area. Today, we take you to the basement of Rushford Lutheran Church to see the show. The idea for the production came w...

FRFF '25 presents Sea Change for Superior. Original air date: 05/06/25 Art Beat is written and produced by KQAL on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

FRFF '25 presents Marquee Town. Original air date: 04/15/25 Art Beat is written and produced by KQAL on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

FRFF '25 presents: Love & Sugar. Original air date: 04/08/25 Art Beat is written and produced by KQAL on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Today on Art Beat, Get your camera ready and learn something in five minutes that you can do for the rest of your life. On Winona State campus in Minne room 334, community members and students were invited to attend a stop motion animation workshop presented by the Frozen River Film Festival. Speaking at this workshop is filmmaker Erika Valenciana as she shares how stop motion can be used a storyt...

Making a documentary about flim festival that that shows docutmentrys is no easy Feat. Today on Art Beat, come sit with me as we talk to Winona State professor and producer for Beneath the Ice: The Frozen River Film Festival Story, Dr. Danielle Schwartz. I’m Elly Herrick telling you to turn it up and tune in as we give you a glimpse of the Frozen River Film Festival. Original air date: 04/29/25 Ar...

Winona County Historical Society's Handmade Neighborhood Pt 5 Original air date: 9/16/25 Art Beat is written and produced by KQAL on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Winona County Historical Society's Handmade Neighborhood Pt 4 Original air date: 09/09/25 Art Beat is written and produced by KQAL on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Winona County Historical Society's Handmade Neighborhood Pt 3 Original air date: 09/02/25 Art Beat is written and produced by KQAL on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Winona County Historical Society's Handmade Neighborhood Pt 2 Original air date: 08/26/25 Art Beat is written and produced by KQAL on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Winona County Historical Society's Handmade Neighborhood Pt 1. Original air date: 08/12/25 Art Beat is written and produced by KQAL on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

WSU Theatre and Dance presents: Tiny Beautiful Things. Original Air Date: 11/19/24 Art Beat is written and produced by KQAL on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Today on Art Beat we speak with local artist Julia Kopperud who recently had an exhibition at No Name Bar and has completed a mural at Two Fathoms Brewing here in Winona. Julia is a visual artist specializing in acrylics and mosaics, but her creative energies don’t stop there. Julia also dabbles in many other mediums, and I’m not talkin’ fortune telling here.. or am I? Oh well, I’ll let her tell y...

Today on Art Beat we go the Blue Heron Coffee house, and indulge ourselves in the poetry by acclaimed Minnesota Artist and Poet Dougie Padilla.  Dougie who identifies as half Norwegian, half Mexican, and half cowboy spends most of his time creating expressive art and writing poetry in his studio in Pepin Wisconsin. He has also done everything from hitchhiking across the country and living with a g...

Today on Art Beat we share with you an in-depth look at the marvelousness of the theatre! The globe theatre if you will. As we take you back to the 16th century to talk with the artists and creatives behind the 2024 Great River Shakespeare Festival. Todays guest, scenic designer Leah Ramillano shares with us her process of designing a set,  how she got involved in the Great River Shakespeare Festi...

Today on Art Beat we take you back to the 2024 International Digital Media and Arts Association Conference and Exhibition, on the campus of Winona State University. The International Digital Media and Arts Association, or IDMAa, is dedicated to showcasing new ideas and innovative developments within digital arts and digital media. This year’s conference and exhibition focuses on the theme of Wild...

Today on Art Beat we take you back to the 2024 International Digital Media and Arts Association Conference and Exhibition, on the campus of Winona State University. The International Digital Media and Arts Association, or IDMAa, is dedicated to showcasing new ideas and innovative developments within digital arts and digital media. This year’s conference and exhibition focuses on the theme of Wild...

Today on Art Beat we take you back to the 2024 International Digital Media and Arts Association Conference and Exhibition which ran from June 27th to June 30th 2024, on the campus of Winona State University. International Digital Media and Arts Association, or IDMAa, is dedicated to showcasing new ideas and innovative developments within digital arts and digital media. This year’s conference and e...

Today on Art Beat we take you back to the 2024 iDMAa Conference and Exhibition which ran from June 27th to June 30th 2024, on the campus of Winona State University. IDMAa or the International Digital Media and Arts Association was founded in 2004 by a collection of 15 universities, under the goal of talking about and  communicating new ideas and developments on various types of digital arts, digit...

We take you to the Minnesota Marine Art Museum to hear Greg Brown talk about his new book, "Ring Around The Moon: A Songbook." Original airdate: 05/14/24 Art Beat is written and produced by KQAL FM on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

We speak with the filmmakers behind the film, "Iron Opera" at the Frozen River Film Festival. Original air date: 03/12/24 Art Beat is written and produced by KQAL FM on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Today on Art Beat, we go to the 18th annual Frozen River Film Festival and give you a peak into the world of short films from Winona's own emerging filmmakers.  This short film set and panel features key note speakers of Managing Director of the Frozen River Film Festival Eileen Moeller, Dr. Danielle Shwartz Assistant professor of Film studies and English at Winona State University, and some of th...