Artspeak Radio

Founder of Mdwest Artist Studio (MAS) Frank Juarez joins Maria by phone with artsts/educators Joe Bussell, and Larry Thomas. Artist/gallery owner Bruce Burstert talks about his new gallery in Lexington, […] The post ARTSPEAK RADIO live with Midwest Arts Studio, Frank Juarez, Joe Bussell, Larry Thomas, Bruce Burstert & Charlotte Street Foundation appeared first on KKFI .

Maria talks with L. Steven Velasquez, Dr. Gene T. Chavez, Anna Marie Tutera, Becky Robinson, Wayne Courtois, Ralph Seligman, Shawn Pavey, and Lindsey Martin-Bowen. The Kansas City Museum is one […] The post ARTSPEAK RADIO-Latinos and Baseball: In The Barrios and the Big Leagues, Weaving Influence, Gimme Your Lunch Money: Heartland Poets Speak Out Against Bullies appeared first on KKFI .

In the first half, Maria talks with painter Kwanzaa Humphrey and poet Jen Harris. Later in the program, entrepreneur/designer Dave Abadie and JC Franco with Show and Tell join us […] The post ARTSPEAK RADIO chats with Kwanzaa Humphrey, Jen Harris, Dave Abadie, & JC Franco appeared first on KKFI .

Maria talks with Brian Williams Development Director for the Folly Theater, Ralph Tomlinson Adult Services Librarian for Olathe Public Library, Andi Meyer Education Director with Right Between The Ears and […] The post ARTSPEAK RADIO with Brian Williams, Ralph Tomlinson, Andi Meyer, & Andi Paloutzian appeared first on KKFI .

Maria talks with writers Sarah A. Chavez & Miguel M. Morales, Art In The Loop with poet Annette Billings, Ann Holliday Progam Director and art/education/curator Jessica Borusky, and in our […] The post ARTSPEAK RADIO presents, Sarah A. Chavez, Miguel M. Morales, Art In The Loop, & Harold Smith appeared first on KKFI .

Maria talks with U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera, writer/police officer Chato Villalobos, artist/activist Anthony Marcos Rea, educator/writer Natasha Ria El-Scari, and novelist Wayne Courtois. The son of migrant farm […] The post ARTSPEAK RADIO with U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera, Chato Villalobos, Anthony Marco Rea, Natasha Ria El-Scari, & Wayne Courtois appeared first on KKFI...

Maria talks with artists/writers Anthony “AO” Oropeza, Mario Mora, Jason Sierra and Andie Paloutzian. Oropeza and Mora will attend and display their work at Planet Comicon -Kansas City’s largest comic […] The post ARTSPEAK RADIO live -Anthony “AO” Oropeza, Mario Mora, Jason Sierra, & Andie Paloutzian appeared first on KKFI .

This week on ARTSPEAK RADIO-Maria talks with Martha Gershun, Thomas Cobian, & Rick Malsick about Music + Poetry + Art, Friday April 29, 7-10pm at the Downtown Neon Gallery 1921 […] The post ARTSPEAK RADIO live with Music + Poetry + Art, Iris Appelquist, The Studios Inc., & Jason Preu appeared first on KKFI .

Kansas City Art Institute Event chairs, Kristen Goodman and Marty Peterson discuss ArtPop. ArtPop is a fun, progressive campus party that takes guests via trolley into the studios to see […] The post ARTSPEAK RADIO with Norma Cantu, KCAI, Charlotte St. Foundation & The Rabbit Hole appeared first on KKFI .

Jason Ryberg is the author of nine books of poetry, six screenplays, a few short stories, a box full of folders, notebooks and scraps of paper that could one day […] The post ARTSPEAK RADIO live with Jameson Bayles, Jason Ryberg, Jenny Molberg, Phong Nguyen, & Andrew Reeves appeared first on KKFI .

ADOLFO MARTINEZ-Infusing the familiar with inferences to culture, history and place, Adolfo Martinez creates stunning works. Martinez was born and raised in Kansas City, yet his Mexican heritage and multicultural […] The post ARTSPEAK RADIO with Adolfo Martinez, Jeanette Powers, Iris Appelquist, & Terance L. Williams appeared first on KKFI .

Filling in for host, Maria Vasquez Boyd, Mark Manning talks with illustrator/artist and creator of AMIGOMAN, Anthony Oropeza and musician/songwriter & poet, Erin McGrane. KKFI Events Coordinator, Bill Sundahl talks […] The post ARTSPEAK RADIO Live with Anthony Oropeza, Erin McGrane, & Bill Sundahl appeared first on KKFI .

Rodolfo Marron III joins us live from the studio. Rodolfo’s illustrations glimpse into something very personal and reflecting on his relationships with nature, family, religion, and various cultures in an […] The post ARTSPEAK RADIO chats with Rodolfo Marron III, Elizabeth W. Fischer, Musicians Otis Lee & Jason Vivone, & Poet/activist Sheri Hall appeared first on KKFI .

CEO/President Paul Schofer with the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts talks about Celebrating diversity in the arts, the one-day festival invites youth and families to experience a diverse range […] The post ARTSPEAK RADIO presents, CEO/President Paul Schofer with the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Aaron Shipps, & Travis Pratt appeared first on KKFI .

Danny Powell, President Kansas City Blues Society talks with Maria about the Art of Blues & Jazz Event , Friday March 4 5PM – 9PM at the Buttonwood Art Space […] The post ARTSPEAK RADIO presents, Danny Powell, Keion Jackson, Teresa Leggard, Asishah Ogbeh, Julia Six & Charity Thackson appeared first on KKFI .

MAKING MOVIES makes music that matters. Built upon a heavy foundation of Afro-Latino rhythms, they have created a bilingual (English and Spanish), psychedelic re-envisioning of the Latin American “son.” The […] The post ARTSPEAK RADIO presents, Making Movies, Doug “Nightlife Jones” Rosenbrook, & Adam Finkelston appeared first on KKFI .

Filmmaker Dan Wayne talks with Maria via phone. He has spent the last three years criss-crossing North America, following his friend—World Champion taxidermist Ken Walker—as he searched for Bigfoot, researched […] The post ARTSPEAK RADIO presents, Dan Wayne, Ira Harritt, BAM!the Workshop, & Riverfront Reading Series appeared first on KKFI .

Maria talks with artists, Melanie Sherman, Peregrine Honig, and by phone from New York, Christopher Kurtz, about their current work at Belger Gallery along with Michael Baxley-Belger Gallery manager/curator. www.belgerartscenter.org […] The post ARTSPEAK RADIO presents, Melanie Sherman, Peregrine Honig, Christopher Kurtz, Michael Baxley, Jason Vivone, Sue Edgerton, & Patrick Quinn appeared fir...

Join us live for Radio Renga ll with a very talented group of writers! Priest Hughes, Silvia Kofler, Jason (Chico) Sierra Lindsey Martin-Bowen, Al Ortolani, Elizabeth Andersen, James Benger, Jameson […] The post ARTSPEAK RADIO presents, Radio Renga II appeared first on KKFI .

Joe Williams with EVAC-Endowment For Veterans Art Campaign talks with Maria about the organization. Chris White with Pets For Vets and owner of Dog Obedience Group in Blue Springs, joins […] The post ARTSPEAK RADIO presents, EVAC-Endowment For Veterans Art Campaign-Joe Williams, Chris White-Pets For Vets, & Tribute to Sandra Moran appeared first on KKFI .

This week on ARTSPEAK RADIO, Maria talks with director Alan Chebot, artist Maria Ogedengbe, storyteller Gary Kuntz, poet/writer Jameson Bayles, and actor/playwright/co-host of The Tenth Voice Philip Hooser. Director Alan […] The post ARTSPEAK RADIO presents, Alan Chebot, Maria Ogedengbe, Gary Kuntz, Jameson Bayles, & Philip Hooser appeared first on KKFI .

Jenny Mendez, Latino Cultural Arts Director for the Mattie Rhodes Center, Anne Manning, Director of Education and Interpretive Programs Nelson Atkins Museum and Sarah Hyde Schmiedeler Francis Family Foundation Educator, […] The post ARTSPEAK RADIO presents, Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead appeared first on KKFI .

ARTSPEAK RADIO has a great fall line up of guests that include, Igudesman & Joo, Kate Quigley with Chain Of Hope, spoken word performer Priest Huges, artist Jane Booth, and […] The post ARTSPEAK RADIO presents, Igudesman & Joo, Chain Of Hope, Priest Hughes, Jane Booth, & Patrick Quinn appeared first on KKFI .

Artist, illustrator, & Kansas City Art Institute instructor, Héctor Casanova along with Illustration students, Allason Long, Andrew Dowling, Luna Green, and Mika Pitts discuss the Scarritt Mural Project. Also on […] The post ARTSPEAK RADIO presents, Scarritt Mural Project with Héctor Casanova, KCAI Illustration students, and Dr. Luis M. Córdoba appeared first on KKFI .

It’s the Fall Pledge Drive at KKFI!! We need you to call the station at 888-931-0901 or pledge on line www.kkfi.org to keep YOUR community station on air! As a […] The post ARTSPEAK RADIO presents, The Fall Pledge Drive with guests Whispering Prairie Press, Natasha Ria El-Scari, & Ryan Wilks appeared first on KKFI .