Art Works Podcast

Tazewell Thompson 19.11.2015 28:29 ↓

Tazewell Thompson may be wowing critics and audiences with his direction of the opera Appomattox , but he’s an equally brilliant theater director and playwright.

Joseph P. Riley 13.11.2015 28:29 ↓

After 40 years, Joseph Riley steps down from being mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, leaving a legacy that demands art and beauty in the everyday.

Jane Alexander 05.11.2015 28:29 ↓

Jane Alexander reflects on her time at the NEA, her life-long love affair with theater, and the centrality of art to the human experience.

Mike Mignola 29.10.2015 28:29 ↓

Mike Mignola, the creator of Hellboy, still loves drawing monsters.

Richard Hunt 22.10.2015 28:29 ↓

Richard Hunt talks about creating large pieces of abstract art for public spaces and reflects on his time on the National Council of the Arts.

Karen Zacarias 15.10.2015 28:29 ↓

Karen Zacarias is the most produced Latina playwright in the nation. Now, she brings the telenovela to the stage with Destiny of Desire .

Kevin Locke 08.10.2015 28:29 ↓

By performing and teaching Lakota flute and dance, Kevin Locke brings the past and the future together.

Dolly Jacobs 01.10.2015 28:29 ↓

Most kids run away from home to join the circus. For Dolly Jacobs, it was a family affair.

Kevin McKenzie 24.09.2015 28:28 ↓

They got the first grant from the NEA back in 1965 and are celebrating their own long history.

Juan Felipe Herrera 17.09.2015 28:29 ↓

The new poet laureate of the United States and two-time NEA fellow calls for everyone's heart to speak out.

Dan Sheehy 10.09.2015 28:30 ↓

A life in the folk and traditional arts.

Sara Colangelo 20.08.2015 28:28 ↓

Her debut feature film Little Accidents takes us into the heart of a coal-mining town.

Vicente Gutierrez 13.08.2015 28:28 ↓

How a writer created the music magazine he wanted to read.

Howard Herring 06.08.2015 28:29 ↓

Reimagining the presentation of classical music.

Squonk Opera Revealed 31.07.2015 28:29 ↓

Find out about the artistic exuberance that is Squonk Opera.

Simi Linton 23.07.2015 28:29 ↓

Equality, justice, and a place on the dance floor.

Rebecca Makkai 17.07.2015 28:29 ↓

From beautifully crafted short fiction to page-turning gothic novels, Rebecca Makkai puts art at the heart of her work.

Wayne Henderson 09.07.2015 28:29 ↓

Wayne Henderson on his distinctive guitars and his distinctive sound.

Ann Meier Baker 02.07.2015 21:52 ↓

Meet a woman who crawled under barbed wire to get on a professional stage.

Donald Sanders 25.06.2015 25:00 ↓

Ensemble for the Romantic Century blends chamber music with fully staged dramas and changes both theater and concerts in the process.

Jilann Spitzmiller 18.06.2015 28:25 ↓

Still Dreaming documents octogenarian actors taking on Shakespeare at the Lillian Booth Actors' Home.

Rahim AlHaj 11.06.2015 28:29 ↓

Speaking the universal language of music.

Edwidge Danticat 05.06.2015 28:29 ↓

We explore the writing of her powerful memoir, Brother, I’m Dying.

Joe Wilson 28.05.2015 28:30 ↓

2001 NEA National Heritage Fellow Joe Wilson weaves his storytelling spell into the history of Blue Ridge Mountain culture.

Graham Beal 21.05.2015 25:41 ↓

Graham Beal takes us behind the scenes of the new exhibit Frida Kalho and Diego Rivera in Detroit and shares his support for the Blue Star Museum Program.