Artist of the Week Podcast

Jack Straw artist Laura Luna Castillo talks with Carlos Nieto about her Jack Straw New Media Gallery installation Onix y Marmol. The post Laura Luna Castillo New Media Gallery Podcast appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center .

“Heat Check” is the title track from Greg Kramer‘s upcoming full length album. The song features members of the Seattle based bands True Loves, Polyrhythmics, and High Pulp.  Greg’s music is a blend of hip-hop, soul, jazz and pop, featuring layered trombones and tight arrangements.  Greg’s album was mixed at Jack Straw Cultural Center by […] The post Greg Kramer...

Zambuko African American Marimba Ensemble recently produced their debut CD, Bridges: The Legacy Continues, through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. The first track, “Ngoma,” is a traditional celebration song from the coastal region of Kenya. It was introduced to Zambuko by Anita Achien Mwamba and Khalfani Mwamba. The post Zambuko Marimba Ensemble – Ngoma appeared first on J...

Jack Straw artists Hannah Simmons and Leah Crosby have launched their project Field Guides – In Transit, a site-specific audio piece designed for the Link Light Rail, produced in part through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. The post Hannah Simmons and Leah Crosby: Field Guides — In Transit appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center .

Jack Straw artist Shin Yu Pai has launched the fourth season of her award-winning podcast Ten Thousand Things, produced in part through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. This week we’re sharing an excerpt from the first episode, which you can hear in full on Apple Podcasts or any other podcast platform. When Yowei Shaw […] The post Shin Yu Pai – Ten Thousand Things appeared...

Jack Straw artist Athr talks with Carlos Nieto about her Jack Straw New Media Gallery installation D Butterfly Efekt. The post Athr New Media Gallery Podcast appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center .

Jack Straw resident artists Star Gondola have released “Anthem,” the first single from their Artist Support Program project. You can watch the video on YouTube, and follow them on social media, Bandcamp, or streaming services to hear future releases. The post Star Gondola – Anthem appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center .

Richard Gibbons was a fiction and non-fiction writer and storyteller based in Seattle. He produced Prairie through the 2001 Artist Support Program as the soundtrack to an epic poem and video piece representing a personal narrative of his grandfather’s childhood on the Illinois frontier (1855-1868). The post Richard Gibbons – Prairie appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center .

Anna Homler’s Reverie, created through her 2007 Artist Support Program residency and produced by Steve Peters, is available at last via Right Brain Records. The title track features Lori Goldston on cello and Bill Horist on guitar. The post Anna Homler – Reverie appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center .

Perri Lynch Howard’s “Ocean Avenue,” produced during her Jack Straw Artist Support Program residency, is an immersive audiovisual experience that transports viewers into the tranquil heart of our oceans. Through a mesmerizing blend of underwater soundscapes and captivating visuals, this work invites audiences to witness the profound beauty and fragility of marine ecosystems. By j...

In Shadows, produced in part through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program, is a multi-generational collaborative composition between composer Mako Kikuchi and the Omoide Project, a collective of Seattle-based writers whose work remembers and preserves the wartime experiences and legacies of Japanese America. The creation of this album began in remembrance of the 80th anniversary […] The pos...

Jack Straw artist Romson Regarde Bustillo talks with Carlos Nieto about his Jack Straw New Media Gallery installation Proximity Modifier No. 49: Dukkha, Liberation, and Tranquility. The post Romson Regarde Bustillo New Media Gallery Podcast appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center .

Sylvia Jones recorded the audio version of her poetry book Television Fathers at Jack Straw as part of her Artist Support Program residency. This excerpt includes the following poems from the book: “Man with Shotgun and Alien” “First Black Cop Bop” “Don Draper Demonstrates in His Clogs” “In Some Underground Cavern” “Don Draper Eulogizes Norman […] The post...

Thomasa Eckert and The Bird Tribe Orchestra produced their album Red Ruby Palace during their 2000 Jack Straw artist residency. The post Thomasa and the Bird Tribe Orchestra – Prelude/Dance of the Faeries appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center .

Jack Straw artist – and 2022 Jack Straw Writer – Jessica Gigot has released the second season of her podcast Her Deepest Ecologies, produced in part through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. In conversation with a wide range of artists, makers, creators, and caretakers, this podcast takes on two fundamental and interconnected questions: “How […] The post Jessica Gigot...

KRAB FM aired this adaptation of Dickens’s classic – produced, directed, and narrated by Rita Rega – on Christmas, 1974. The cast includes Harold Street, Theda Berkeley, David Stimson, Doug Dillon, Dean Richardson, Father Cyril Kenna, Larry Smith (Albert), Brian Fox, Cheryl Rockham, Charlene King, Ken Graham, Phil Ferguson, Shirley Powell, Raleigh Fisher, and Natasha […] Th...

This excerpt from the 7th episode of Derek G. Larson‘s animated series Très Mall, with music produced through Derek’s Artist Support Program residency, features a clip from an interview with art historian David Joselit. You can watch the full episode, which also includes music by Jim O’Rourke and conversations with art critic Boris Groys, philosopher […] The post Derek G. L...

Rasheena Fountain’s Jack Straw Artist Support Program project Dropped Down Blues is on view in the “How to Carry Water” exhibit at The Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts (PRAx). Dropped Down Blues is a speculative blues fiction and poetry audio-visual project set in Pipers Creek, a 1.4-mile stream located in Carkeek Park […] The post Rasheena Fountain – The Blues...

Jack Straw artists Transonic recently released “Hook Jab,” the first single produced with help from their Jack Straw Artist Support Program residency. Follow them at @transonicmusic to hear what comes next. Applications are due November 25th for Jack Straw’s 2025 Artist Support and New Media gallery programs. Visit us on Submittable for more information: https://jackstraw.submittable.c...

“LORA KROFT” is a sneak preview of Jack Straw New Media Gallery Artist Athr’s exhibit D BUTTERFLY EFEKT. The installation, opening Friday, November 1, is an extended reality music album – an immersive experience where sound and visuals blend together to create virtual worlds. Applications are open now for Jack Straw’s 2025 artist residency programs. […] The post Athr...

Jack Straw artists Moonyeka and Heidi Grace Acuña of House of Kilig talk with Jack Straw producer Carlos Nieto about their Jack Straw New Media Gallery installation flourish like an ocean’s grief. Applications are open now for Jack Straw’s 2025 artist residency programs. Visit us on Submittable for more information: https://jackstraw.submittable.com/submit The post Moonyeka and House of Kili...

During their artist residency with Jack Straw, So’le Celestial composed and produced a 5 track soundtrack titled Numa’lo – meaning, “revive, do again, return” in Fina’ CHamoru (the CHamoru language). This soundtrack explores So’le’s journey as a Trans & Queer, CHamoru, chronically ill, and disabled person. Numa’lo audibly illustrates So’le’s inner soul’s movements through life, [&#...

Leanna Keith’s album body of breath, available September 27th and produced through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program, is a concept album exploring the bass flute as a living, breathing, organism. “Al-Wahdat al-Wujud” was composed by Nebal Maysaud. Other composers featured on the album include Josh Hou, Heather Bentley, Kaley Lane Eaton, and Kevin Baldwin. […] The post L...

Tom Baker’s album Deeply Lodged includes music from multiple Jack Straw Artist Support Program projects. “Deeply Lodged,” a work for solo piano in three movements, is performed by Cristina Valdés. Applications are open now for Jack Straw’s 2025 artist residency programs. Visit us on Submittable for more information: https://jackstraw.submittable.com/submit The post Tom Baker – De...

Jack Straw artists Susie Kozawa and Brigid Kelly talk with Shin Yu Pai, Seattle’s Civic Poet and host of the podcast Ten Thousand Things, about their Jack Straw New Media Gallery installation Tokio Florist Project. Applications are open now for Jack Straw’s 2025 artist residency programs. Visit us on Submittable for more information: https://jackstraw.submittable.com/submit The post To...