State of the Arts

Alicia Hargreaves talks with Lamar Dance Professor Amy Elizabeth on Amy's Dance Company, Aimed Dance, and their concert called Homecoming, Aimed Unplugged taking place in the University Theater at Lamar University on Thursday January 20th & Friday January 21.

Joe Elwell talks with Sheila Busceme, Co-chair of the annual Beaux-Arts Ball taking place at The Art Studio, Inc. on Saturday January 22.  The Beaux-Arts Ball is the main fundraising event for The Art Studio, Inc.

Joe Elwell talks with Beaumont artist Melody Montero-Ortiz on her exhibition at the Art Museum of SE Texas in their Cafe Arts. The exhibition called All Things Bright and Beautiful up through Feb. 13th.

Joe Elwell talks with Trini Gonzales on the the principle characters in the Beaumont Community Players production of A Tuna Chrismast December 3rd through December 18th

Joe Elwell talks with Faith Boose, student in the department of Theater & Dance at Lamar University talking about their fall dance concert called Fall & Recovery taking place Friday & Saturday Nov. 19 & 20 in the University Theater.

Joe Elwell talks with artists Jane & David Silvernail on their works to be shown at The Art Studio, Inc. in an exhibition called Eclectic Interpretations on display through November 24th.

Joe Elwell talks with Craig Odle one of the artists along with Travis Walthall that will be showing their works at The Art Studio Inc. for the month of October in an exhibition called Recalibration of Realities.

Joe Elwell talks with Virginia Nutt Business Manager of the Beaumont Community Players, she is also the Stage Manager for their production of I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change on stage Sept. 17 & 18 and 23-25

Joe Elwell talks with Greg Busceme - Executive Director at The Art Studio Inc. on their annual tenant artists show called Re-Emergence taking place at The Art Studio September 4th - 25th.

Joe Elwell talks with John Manfredi, Executive Director of the Beaumont Community Players on their annual Southeast Texas Festival of New Plays taking place at the Betty Greenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beaumont Friday & Saturday Aug. 27 & 28.

Joe Elwell talks with photographer Keith Carter on the annual Faculty & Staff of the Department of Art & Design exhibition at the Dishman Art Museum on the Campus of Lamar University

Joe Elwell talks with Andy Gardner Curator of Education Outreach at The Art Museum of Southeast Texas on their Free Family Arts Day on Saturday August 14th from 10am - 2pm

On this episode of State of the Arts, Alicia Hargreaves speaks with Michelle Esclovon about her exhibition Spell Bound in the Big Thicket that is on Display at the Ice House Museum in Silsbee Texas through October 2021. Esclovon was the 2020 winner of the Ice House Museum Photo Contest.

On this episode of State of the Arts Alicia Hargreaves speaks with the John Manfredi the director of Urientown the Musical and Jaden Latil who is Lockstock and Janai Collins who is Barrel. Performances of the highschool KidMunity production will be on July 30th and 31st 2021 at the Betty Greenburg Performing Arts Center for more information contact Beaumont Community Players at (409) 833-4664.

On this episode of State of the Arts Alicia Hargreaves interviews Janice Pattillo the director and playwright for Dastardly Dan and the Golden Nugget along Kendal Voyles who played Molly McCoy and Polly Roberts who was O'l Susanna in this summer's middle school musical performed by Beaumont Community Players Kidmunity program on July 9 & 10, 2021. 

Joe Elwell talks with Caitlin Clay, Currator of Exhibitions at The Art Museum of Southeast Texas on the exhibition called Solace on the Sand, the works of Cat Holtzclaw in their Cafe Arts on display through Aug. 15th.

Joe Elwell talks with artist Jerome Cabeen on his photography exhibition at The Museum of the Gulf Coast in Port Arthur called Strange Beautiful on display through August 14th, 2021.

Joe Elwell talks with local artist Dario Bucheli about his exhibition at The Art Studio, Inc. called Semantic Web, on display June 5th - June 26th.

Joe Elwell talks with Caitlin Clay, Currator at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas on the Delita Martin Exhibition called Conjure, on display through May 23rd. Also about free family arts day at the museum on Saturday, May 15th.

Joe Elwell talks with Greg Busceme, Executive Director of the Art Studio, Inc. on their annual Alternative Show on display through the month of May 2021.

In this episode Alicia Hargreaves talks with Brandi Hamilton, a Bachelor of Fine Arts Candidate in the depart of Art and Design at Lamar University about her thesis Technicians of Meaning a photographic mixed media installation that is part of Peritia: Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Thesis Exhibition at the Dishman Art Museum. The exhibition will be on display from April 30 - May 15, 2021. For...

On this episode Alicia Hargreaves speaks with Cindy Buckner the director, Kerry Pedigo who plays Will Stewart and Patrick Lene who is Lloyd Timberlake in Port Arthur Little Theater's production of New Kid on the Block a play by Pat Cook. The play opens on Friday night at 7:30 with 3 performances for two weekends. For more information about this production or Port Arthur Little Theater visit their...

Joe Elwell talks with Faith Boose, student in the dance department at Lamar University on their spring dance concert called Dance Unleashed to be held April 23-25 in the University Theater at Lamar University

Joe Elwell talks with Joel Grothe, Associate Professor of Theatre at Lamar University on their student production on William Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night taking place in the University Theatre at Lamar University Friday-Sunday April 9-11.

on this episode Joe Elwell talks with Greg Busceme, Executive Director of the Art Studio, Inc. on their annual membership show for 2021 called TASIMJAE 2021.