ART TAP

On tap this week is Julia Muney Moore , Director of Public Art at the Arts Council of Indianapolis.  Julia directs and manages all aspects of public art programs for the Arts Council of Indianapolis, including project development, execution, and maintenance of individual works of art. She talks about how artists can work with neighborhoods and communities to not just enhance shared spaces but to d...

On tap this week is State Representative Sheila Klinker , who represents Indiana House District 27. Sheila was first elected to the Indiana House of Representatives in 1982 and she is a member of the Education, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety, and Ways and Means committees.  Her personal arts background is in vocal music and she is a tireless supporter of, and very colorful presence in, the art...

On tap this week is Kate Walker , actor, director, and Director of Communications for the Office of the Provost at Purdue University. We discuss her work in telecommunications and theatre, her eventual turn as "big musical" director at Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette, and the current production of "Into the Woods."

On tap this week  is a conversation with Michael Crowthers , Curator of Collections, Exhibitions, and Education at the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette.  We discuss his personal work with sculpture and his eventual turn to exhibition preparation and curating at the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette, http://www.artlafayette.org. Presenting artwork for audiences is a more challenging and thoughtful pro...

On tap this week is a conversation with Lisa Walsh , glass and metals artist and proprietor of Abednego Creations. We discuss her work with flameworked glass and metals, her recent work based upon topographical maps, and grants and residencies connected to parks and maps.

On tap this week  is a conversation with Amy Long and  Cindy Gerlach  of the Live765arts section of the Lafayette Journal and Courier.  We joined forces for a session of reviews of recent arts productions in the area, something we will revisit on a regular basis.  And we enjoy some lovely mulled wine, and some good, snarky fun and diversions, in the process.

On tap this week are local artists Lorie Amick and LaDonna Vohar .  Both are members of the Artists' Own artists cooperative in Lafayette, Indiana and work in a wide range of mediums.  And they have collaborated on a new exhibition, The Un-limited Figure: Creating an Afterlife for Retail Mannequins , which opens Friday, December 14th and runs through March 3rd in the East Gallery at the Art Museum...

On tap this week is music educator, choral director, and keyboard artist Michael Bennett .  Michael is Artistic Director of Lafayette Master Chorale, Music & Dance Department Chair at Lafayette Jefferson High School, and Director of Music at St. John's Episcopal Church in Lafayette. There's a lot of choral music happening this time of year, and Michael's at the heart of it!

On tap this week is a group of Master of Fine Arts candidates from Purdue University, which goes by the name of the Purdue Artist Collective . Their unifying thread is that they work and study with a friend of the ART TAP podcast, Sigrid Zahner. The artists with me are a diverse midwestern selection: Amanda Kendrick from DeWitt, Michigan, whose focus is oil painting. Jessica Peterson from Iroquois...

On tap  this week are three guests who have been guests previously on the podcast and with whom I feel a great kinship, Kelly McBurnette-Andronicos , Steve Martin , and  Rachel Lopez .  Each is a produced and/or published playwright and a member of the greater Lafayette theatre community.  I thought I'd get them all at the same table and conduct a session of "Playwright Talk."  Along with thoughts...

On tap this week  is an explicit  conversation (fair warning) with jewelry artist, painter, muralist, web comic creator  Gwyne Bahler .  Gwyne is a member of Ruckus Indy artist's maker space and produces a web comic you should check out – midwestdirtcomic.com .

On tap this week  is a conversation with Amy Long and Cindy Gerlach of the Live765 arts section of the Lafayette Journal and Courier.  We joined forces for a session of reviews of recent arts productions in the area, something we will revisit on a regular basis.  And we enjoy some lovely wines in the process.

On tap this week  is a conversation with photographer and educator  Lynn Lee .  Until recently, Lynn was a photography faculty member at Purdue University and she acts as a freelance photographer.  I've always been intrigued by her photo posts from her once "summer cottage" and now residence on the lake in Arcadia, Michigan.  

On tap this week  is a conversation with writer/poet/jazz aficionado  Don Seybold .  We talk about his development as a jazz musician and then a writer, his work in the jazz scene in Greater Lafayette, and his more recent work with local performers on an alternative way to present poetry with jazz. 

On tap this week  is a ranging conversation with multiple visitors recorded at Gallery Walk at the Long Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Lafayette. Those who visit me at the mic include Amy Long and Cindy Gerlach of Lafayette Journal & Courier's Live765 arts page, Eric Van Cleave of the Long Center, and two local young people talking about their work on a private graphic novel project an...

On tap this week  is a conversation with natural and found materials sculptor, Bonnie Zimmer .  We talk about her development as a "maker" from sewing to weaving to basketry to natural materials constructions.  She also discusses her upcoming exhibit, "Legacies," at the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette and the accumulated natural materials and detritus that are combined to create its unique forms.

On tap this week  is a conversation with painter and longtime Lafayette arts presence, Dan Annarino .  We talk about his progression from graphics and teaching to independent studio work, as well as upcoming exhibits at the Long Center for the Performing Arts and a special NICHES project.

On tap this week  is a conversation with art educator and gallery facilitator at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Chapin Shearer Schnick . We talk about her recent moves toward establishing a creative 'maker' space for children, and pursuing professional development opportunities to support this aspiration.

On tap this week  is a conversation with creative therapist Neelu Chawla . We talk about being mindful of inner creative needs, empowering your hero-antagonist to challenge the Poop Monster, and honoring the god of Art.  Throw in a Look-up for Bollyshake on Instagram, and enjoy!

On tap this week  is a conversation with local musician James Morrow.  We talk about finding and being inspired by creative passions, the legendary Woodstove Flapjacks, and James shares his original composition "Sober and Mean."

On tap this week  is a conversation with  Steve Martin , playwright, improv performer, and senior communications specialist at Indiana University Communications. Steve shares perspectives on writing, inventive 'play', and shares a reading from one of his plays, "The Subtle Sublime Transformation of Benny V."  

On tap this week  is my Guide to Going to Galleries, in which I try to dispel the apprehensions and assumptions about gallery-goers and exhibition presenters.  Good thoughts for how to look and what to look for and how to process it.

On tap this week is an interview with the Dining Divas of the Home of Purdue blog, Kay Conner, Margy Deverall, Bev Shaw, and Jo Wade.  There was extensive discussion of restaurants and culture in town, so make sure you get a dose of their notable experiences in dining.

On tap this week  is an interview with Nathan Bechtold , President and board member of the Indiana Filmmakers Network. Nathan shares a number of perspectives on creativity and filmmaking, as well as his two big things in life: 1. Do some improv and 2. Work retail. Nathan's Look-Ups are really just things to seek out: Buster Keaton, The Little Rascals, silent films, and arthouse films.  And get out...

On tap this week  is an interview with Shannon Stanis , coordinator of Wabash Riverfest and  Gene Hatke , the surviving founder of the event.  They talk about the wide array of programming lined up for the day (coming this Saturday, July 14th), sharing educational opportunities about the river and local history, as well as fun activities and tie-ins to other downtown activities on the same day.