Arts Interview with Nancy Kranzberg

David Brinker, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Religious Art , stopped by to talk with Nancy about the museum as well as the current exhibition Tom Kiefer: Pertenencias / Belongings Sept. 3 – Dec. 19, 2021. About MOCRA: Through exhibitions, collections and educational programs, MOCRA highlights and explores the ways contemporary visual artists engage the religious and spiritual dimensions....

Eddie Coffield, Artistic Director of The New Jewish Theatre, Stopped by to talk with Nancy about the theatre, in general, as well as the upcoming Season. Eddie Coffield brings three decades of experience to the J, including 16 years with New Jewish Theatre as Associate Artistic Director. During this time, he has directed more than 15 productions including My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wed...

Dana Turkovic, Curator of Laumeier Sculpture Park , and Aida Šehović , Independent Artist stopped by to talk about Aida's exhibition ŠTO TE NEMA , which  runs through December 19, 2021. Aida Šehović is an artist and founder of the ŠTO TE NEMA nomadic monument. The project began as a one-time performance with a presentation of the first 923 collected porcelain cups (fildžani) in 2006. Since th...

Amy Reidel , Independent Artist, and Margaret Rieckenberg, Associate Curator for Barrett Barrera Projects stopped by to speak about the happenings at the various galleries of BBP, and specifically about the exhibition "Stretch Marks" which has been extended through November 27th. Amy Reidel is a St. Louis-based artist who has exhibited work regionally and nationally. She has been a resident artist...

Karen Berger, Vice President of Arts as Healing , stopped by to speak with Nancy to speak about the works of the organization and the Gala activities coming up Dec 5th Through 12th. About Arts as Healing: The theory that art can play a significant role in the recovery process is at the heart of the Arts As Healing program. They provide a creative outlet for cancer patients, their loved ones, and t...

Independent artist Mary Sprague stopped by to speak with Nancy about her long career both as a creator of art and as a teacher. Mary Sprague,  longtime Professor Emeritus of Art and Art History at Meramec Community College in St. Louis, draws, paints, and most recently thinks with clay. After completing her Bachelor and Master of Arts at Stanford University in California, she moved with her h...

Tamara H. Schenkenberg, Curator at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation , stopped by to talk with Nancy about an exhibition currently at the Pulitzer, namely, Hannah Wilke: Art for Life's Sake. The exhibition runs through Jan 16, 2022. Tamara H. Schenkenberg American artist Hannah Wilke (1940–93) created innovative and provocative art to affirm life. Her work embraces the vitality and vulnerability of the...

Amy Kaiser, Director of the St. Louis Symphony Chorus, stopped by to talk to Nancy about her 50 year plus long career, as well as the The Arts and Education Council lifetime achievement award that she recently received.  Also discussed is her radio show,   Musical Moments on Classic 107.3 fm . Amy Kaiser Director of the St. Louis Symphony Chorus since 1995, Amy Kaiser is one of...

Gina Grafos, Director of Visual infrastructure for the Kranzberg Arts Foundation , stopped by to talk with Nancy about the happenings around the galleries associated with The KAF, including the exhibition "Lost Library" by Stan Strembicki at the High Low Literary Arts Center .  Also discussed was the new KAF space, Sophie's Artists Lounge . Gina Grafos For the exhibition "Lost Library" at the...

Melissa Wolfe, Curator of American art at the St. Louis Art Museum , stopped by to talk about the new exhibition, Art Along the Rivers , which runs October 3rd, 2021 until January 9th, 2022.  Other happenings at the museum are also discussed. Melissa Wolfe joined the Art Museum in 2015 as curator and head of the Department of American Art. She oversaw an extensive reinterpretation of the muse...

Independent artist Alicia Piller, stopped by to talk with Nancy about her exhibition, Unearthed: Time Keeping Mound City , at Craft Alliance , which runs through October 23rd. Los Angeles based artist, Alicia Piller was born and raised in Chicago and received her  Bachelors in both Fine Arts (Painting) & Anthropology from Rutgers University in 2004. While  working in the fashion indu...

Jess T. Dugan stopped by to talk about their new photographic exhibition, Currents 120: Jess T. Dugan, on display at the St. Louis Art Museum from September 17th, 2021 through February 20, 2022.  Also talked about is their career in general, and the exhibition/book To Survive on this Shore , among other topics.  Jess T. Dugan Jess T. Dugan (American, b. 1986) is an artist whose work expl...

Jack Lane, Co-founder and Executive Producer of Stages St. Louis, stopped by to talk with Nancy about the History of Stages, as well as the 2021-2022 season, which includes "Jersey Boys" and "The Karate Kid (The Musical)."   Jack Lane was an actor in New York when he heard Co-Counder Michael Hamilton talk about his dream to found a theater troupe in St. Louis, and together they made that drea...

Sara Burke, Founder of the City Studio Dance Center and Katherine Dunham Dancer, stopped by to speak with Nancy about her career as a dancer, including her work with the legendary Katherine Dunham.   She also shares two writings she has done recently, "I Bear Witness To" and "Musings on Creativity."  Sara Burke at the City Studio Dance Center "Sara Burke is the owner and director of...

William Roth, Founder and Artistic Director of the St. Louis Actors Studio, stopped by to talk with Nancy about the upcoming season of St. Louis Actors Studio, which is housed in the Gaslight Theater.  William Roth William Roth's acting career began in 1972 at the Theatre Guild of Webster Groves—where his dad had acted in the mid-60s—in a performance of South Pacific , in which he had a horri...

Chris Hansen, Executive Director of the Kranzberg Arts Foundation , stopped by to talk with Nancy about the upcoming Music at the Intersection festival happening in the Grand Center Arts District (September 10th through 12th, 2021).  They also discuss the Kranzberg Arts Foundation's works and venues in general. Chris Hansen Music at the Intersection celebrates St. Louis's rich and diverse mus...

Andrew Wanko, Public Historian for the Missouri History Museum , stopped by to talk about the exhibition St. Louis Sound. Andrew Wanko St. Louis just can't stay quiet. The region has produced legends who are on a first-name basis worldwide, like Ike & Tina, Miles, Chuck, and Nelly. It's been home to the "Velvet Bulldozer" Albert King, the "Black Venus" Josephine Baker, and the  original &...

Cynthia Prost, President and CEO of the Arts and Education Council of St. Louis, stopped by to speak with Nancy about the organization and its works. Cynthia Prost The Arts and Education Council of Greater St. Louis is a unique asset in our community. The Arts and Education Council is our region's only united arts fund supported by private contributions from individuals, corporations, foundations...

Carrie Houk, Executive Artistic Director of the Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis , stopped by to talk with Nancy about the festival details for 2021, which runs August 19th through the 29th.  Carrie Houk This year's theme for the festival is "The Moon and Beyond," and features an outdoor performance of "The Glass Menagerie," Williams' greatest, most famous, and most personal play. ...

Susan Barrett, President of Barrett Barrera Projects , stopped by to talk with Nancy about the projects they are involved in. Susan Barrett               A piece from Freedom is for Everybody Among the topics discussed is the exhibition Freedom is for Everybody , an exhibition of work by Swedish-American artist Michele Pred . In her artistic practice, Pred u...

Wassan Al-Khudhairi , Chief Curator of the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis , stopped by to talk with Nancy about the museum and one of the current exhibitions, Stories of Resistance.  Stories of Resistance  explores artistic forms of resistance from across the world. Through visual narratives, artists amplify and bring to focus the multitude of conditions that ignite and inspire people...

Keith Watson, owner and operator of Arkadin Cinema and Bar , is an attorney by day, and a connoisseur of film by night.   He stopped by to talk with Nancy about this new business. Named after a film by one of their favorite filmmakers, Orson Welles , the Arkadin is a microcinema in the heart of Bevo located at 5228 Gravois Ave .   The cinema shows a mix of cutting-edge indie and foreign...

Tom Ridgely, Producing Artistic Director of  St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, stopped by to talk to Nancy about the  American Ballet Theatre's ABT Across America Tour .  The St. Louis performances of the tour will happen July 14th in Shakespeare Glen in Forest Park. The performances are presented in partnership with Susan Sherman, COCA and St. Louis Shakespeare Festival. This summer,...

Monika Weiss , who is an internationally known multimedia artist, stopped by to talk with Nancy about her work and her life.   Monika Weiss Artist portrait, 2019. still from video interview: Adam Hogan and Laura Stayton In a multidisciplinary practice that encompasses video, film, performance, sound, drawing and sculpture, the Polish-American artist Monika Weiss moves between the politic...

  Cassie Brand, Curator of Rare Books for Washington University in St. Louis, stopped by to speak with Nancy about the Olin Library and the Rare Books Collections at the University.           Cassie Brand: Curator of Rare Books                            Olin Library at Washington University Cassie...