TempleArts - Saginaw Art Museum + The Temple Theatre

Ella Louise Allaire is a show conceptor, librettist, composer, lyricist, producer and entrepreneur. Over the years she has acquired an international reputation that makes her a highly sought after creator in the entertainment business. She is the writer of the Original Concept, Book, Music and Lyrics for the multi-billion dollar franchise from 20th Century Fox – the arena spectacular - Ice Age Liv...

We have two guests on today's podcast. Brandon James Butorovich and Savannah Fisher star in TheatreWorks USA Production of Dog Man: The Musical which will be performed at The Temple Theatre on March 13. Butorovich has played roles Off BroadWay in A Christmas Carol and Alice in Wonderland. He has also toured with Missoula Children's Theatre and The National Theatre for Children. Fisher who will be...

Mike Ball is a touring headlining comedian, Producer of “The Future of Comedy show” with OVER 500 Shows Produced Ball was 5 Star Comedian and Top performer on Gig Salad and the winner of Best Event in Midland 2019. He has opened for comedy legends Ralphie May, Dave Landau and Rob Little to name a few. Currently, Mike is producing the comedy series “The Future of Comedy Show” which is featured in v...

Lark Allen III is a graduate of Cranbrook Academy of Art, where he received an M.F.A. (2014) in Print Media. . Allen is non discriminatory when working with materials, and actively engages in various forms of drawing, sculpture, painting, and printmaking. As a current Saginaw Michigan resident, he is an active proponent of health and well-being within communities, and attempts to reveal this advoc...

Today we have the honor of hearing from conductor and composer Fouad Fakhouri Lauded for his “musical accuracy” and “emotional intensity,” he has earned a reputation for his dynamic artistry behind the podium. Fakhouri goes beyond the score to capture both the essence and spirit of the music, delivering powerful interpretations and inspired symphonic performances. On Saturday January 29, Maestro F...

The Saginaw Art Museum podcast began almost 2 years ago at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. From artists to collectors we have hosted more than 30 guests on the program. With the new year, we are getting a new look and slightly expanding the scope of the program to include guests associated with the museum's sister institution, the historic Temple Theatre. To give an update about the museum and...

John Bee is the singersong writer behind American Opera. Based out of Brooklyn-via-Michigan, Bee toured extensively with more than 300 North American shows in 2017 leading to the debut record Small Victories. Today, Bee shares more about his work as a songwriter and how he continues to make music that comes from the heart. You can hear American Opera at the Leopard Lounge in the Temple Theatre on...

Today’s guest is Riley Hupfer. He is the guitarist for the band Last Night Saved My Life who will be playing in the Leopard Lounge of the Temple Theatre in Saginaw MI on November 24. In our discussion today, Riley describes the origins of the group and the way they have evolved as they’ve become better musicians and started to have a leisure activity become oriented toward a career. www.saginawart...

Cara De Angelis was born and raised in the wilds of New England. She has been a recipient of the CT Office of the Arts Fellowship Grant, as well as the Barbara Deming/Money for Women Grant. She has had fellowships at the Vermont Studio Center, the Prairie Center of the Arts in Illinois, and the Contemporary Arts Center in Troy, New York. In 2010 she was awarded full residency at the Terra Foundati...

Cellist and vocalist Jordan Hamilton merges musical styles to tell stories of the human experience through a variety of musical genres. A member of Last Gasp Collective and the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Jordan can be found performing primarily in the Midwest where he has opened for national acts such as Eric Roberson and Nappy Roots. His most recent release "Vibrations" is a compilati...

Kalysta grew up on the likes of Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, and Stevie Wonder. In our conversation today, Kalysta shares more about the confidence she's gained as an artist as she sets her sights on inspiring others to pursue their own dreams. You can hear Kalysta;'s music at the Saginaw Art Museum's Museum Tunes event happening on July 20. Find more information about this and other events at w...

Today we host a conversation with poet Diane Seuss and artist John McKaig in association with the Saginaw Art Museum’s current exhibition The Art of Poetry: Visually Reimagining the poem. Through a unique collaboration which we will learn about in the discussion, Seuss and McKaig connect here for a conversation about the process of creation among other topics. Diane Seuss was born in Indiana and r...

Loren Kranz is a multi-instrumentalist with the Barbarossa Brothers and other groups. In our conversation Kranz speaks to the nature of collaboration in music and how this influences his approach to the creative process.  You can hear the Barbarossa Brothers Tuesday June 15, 2021 at the Saginaw Art Museum ,ttps://barbarossabrothers.bandcamp.com/

The Saginaw Art Museum’s current exhibition The Art of Poetry: Visually Reimagining the poem displays the result of a collaboration between Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, poets, and visual artists. I spoke with Executive director Jeff Abshear and Studio Manager Katie Platte about the Poets in Print program to learn more about the story of how these pieces came to be. Learn more about the Kalamzoo Boo...

In today’s podcast we talk with master collagist Erin Case. With more than a decade of work in collage, Case’s pieces have been used for book covers, album art, and other commissions. Her current exhibition Womanfolk, being hosted at the Saginaw Art Museum, is a retrospective collection paired with a new series of pieces that present femininity and its many forms over time.

In today’s podcast we talk with Phillip Hanson about his work in the current exhibition “Matter and Energy” on display at the Saginaw Art Museum through March 3, 2021. Hanson explains the process of building dioramas, photographing them, and then digitally manipulating the photographs. In our discussion, he shares his perspective on the process creating his art as well as the intersection of the p...

Matthew Owen Wead is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice explores social hierarchy through verbal and written language. He received a BFA from Morehouse College (2006) and an MFA from University of Maryland (2009) with a focus on printmaking, sculpture and photography. His work often uses multiple-mediums and is constructed to be a fully immersive experience. This practice of creating funct...

Today we are talking with Kerry Davis about the Kerry and C. Betty Davis Collection of African American Art. Davis, a native of Atlanta, Georgia, is a former sergeant of the United States Air Force, a retired carrier with the United States Postal Service, and an ordained deacon. He began collecting in the mid-1980s in partnership with his wife, Betty, who shared his passion for art. In our convers...

The Saginaw Art Museum is currently hosting the exhibition ”Wonderfully Made: The Anthony and Davida Artis Collection of African American Fine Art” .  On the podcast here, we are listening to artists and other professionals from the arts community connected to this exhibition. Our guest today is Curlee Raven Holton. A highly regarded professor, painter and master printmaker, Curlee Raven Holt...

Danielle Cecil, a recent BFA graduate of Saginaw Valley State University, uses a large format film camera to capture images related to childhood traumas. Her current exhibition On Thin Ice , can be viewed in the Artisan Wing of the Saginaw Art Museum. Today we learn a little more about Cecil’s work and process. Make a plan to visit the museum to see the exhibition. Current Museum Hours: Wednesday-...

Recently we presented our 20th episode of the Saginaw Art Museum podcast series Art At Home. In this series we’ve spoken with artists and art minded individuals about the way they have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Today we hear from the Saginaw Art Museum and Temple Theatre’s Executive Director Mike Kolleth. Following our discussion some previous guests have provided updates about how t...

Aaron and Tamar Chipp are leaders of the worship band Modern Day Cure. As songwriters, we learn more about the elements of discipline and inspiration they implement through challenging times. In our conversation today, Aaron and Tamar emphasize how practicing creativity can itself lead to more ideas. This interview was recorded July 2, 2020 Learn more at: https://www.moderndaycure.com/

.By painting a new piece everyday, Hannah Layden worked in her home studio in New York City throughout the COVID-19 crisis. This disciplined approach helped her cope with the overwhelming amounts of information being presented on a daily basis during the COVID-19 crisis. Listen to learn more about Layden’s work This interview was recorded June 16, 2020 See more of Layden’s work at: http://www.hann...

Andrew Rieder is making new discoveries about how he can make art during this extended time at home. Finding some inspiration from his 2 ½ year old daughter's exploration of art materials, Reider himself is starting to loosen his normal well designed and planned out process. We discuss this and the power of being physically present to view a piece of art. This interview  was recorded June 4,...

A native of Chicago Il and Milwaukee WI, Tyanna Buie is a visual artist currently working as an Assistant Professor/Selection Chair of Printmaking at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, while undertaking a 2019/2020 Grant Wood Fellowship in Printmaking at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA. In today’s episode we learn the way Buie is expanding her concept of what it means to be makin...