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Every week meet fascinating artists and hear their stories about how a hobby became a passion.
Airs Sundays at 7:00 p.m on UEN-TV Channel 9.
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Larger than LifePrintmaker John Costin creates detailed, life-sized portraits of birds. Although it is a lengthy, challenging process, the end result is well worth it. For artist and musician Ramblin’ Randy Battaglia, creative expression provides solace. Living out of a van, he travels place to place, finding opportunities to explore his craft. The Sidaway Bridge in Cleveland, Ohio, has a story to tell. Completed in 1930, it was closed after a period of racial unrest in the 1960s. Ever since being placed on the national register of historic places, however, efforts are being made to give this landmark a second life.
Preserving HistoryWe took a trip to Ohio to hear a performance from singer-songwriter Meg Paulsen. Inspired by the Brazilian music of the 1960s, she has a compelling Bossa Nova sound. Nevada-based photographer Jeff Ross hopped on his bike and cycled coast to coast via the trans-america bicycle trail. accompanied by his wife and dog, he photographed the people they met on the journey. The Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre has become a mainstay in South Florida. In a historic space, the company puts on productions that leave audiences coming back for more…and for their 36th season, they opened with an original play.
Community ImpactAt the Moab Valley Multicultural Center in Utah, one will discover “The Multicultural Mural.” Ten local artists and community volunteers came together to render an artwork that features important figures like Maya Angelou, Harvey Milk, and Nelson Mandela. We head to Ohio to meet Alice Blumenfeld, the artistic director of the award-winning Flamenco music and dance company “Abrepaso.” Founded in 2016, the company presents creative works to audiences in the state. We take a look back to when the Tampa Museum of Art in Florida celebrated their 100th anniversary. Founded in 1920, we learn more about the museum’s history and how it came to be what it is today.
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Breaking the NormGroundbreaking black architect Paul Revere Williams designed more than 3,000 structures over his decades-long career, including many eye-catching buildings in the state of Nevada. We met artist Janna Ireland who celebrated the trailblazer through photography. At the Goodwill Art Studio and Gallery in Ohio, artist Andrea Kontras enjoys working with a variety of mediums. She approaches artmaking in serious and silly ways, and always with enthusiasm. Gavin Jordan creates in three dimensions. His striking, sculptural paintings are made up of hundreds of industrial screws. We head to Florida to find out more about the artist, as well as his gallery space in Fort Lauderdale.
SpotlightThe National Votes for Women Trail is made up of over 2,400 sites that tell the untold story of women’s suffrage. We travel to Ohio to Sewah Studios, a manufacturer of roadside historical markers, to see how they’re helping spotlight this important part of women’s history. Faced with pain and struggle, art has given Melvin Gomez hope. In his paintings and drawings, he examines the human condition—our emotions and feelings. Inspired by Yaa Gyasi’s Novel “Homegoing,” the exhibit “Home Again: The Embodiment of Africa Through Art and Fabric” features work by local, national, and international artists that link the past to the present and evoke the idea of home.
FurtherArtist Kristin Skees works in a variety of media. Combining experimental fibers with photography, she approaches art in an imaginative, quirky way that has led to her work being shown in multiple collections. The work of Ohio-based artist David Butler creates conversation. Within the figurative painting tradition, he explores culture and history, and shows the intersection of identity, race, and equality. We travel to Florida to visit the Ignite Broward Art and Light Festival. This week-long event features large-scale projection mapping and an assortment of light sculptures and installations.
FrontierMegan Wimberley is a contemporary western artist and the founder of “Cowgirl Artists of America,” an organization that celebrates and supports women artists and makers. Ernest “Mooney” Warther was an esteemed wood carver. Over the course of eighty two years, he hand-sculpted many works, including more than sixty scaled and working representations of steam history. Florida artist Emily Tan creates art across disciplines. From abstract painting to live performance to DJ-ing, she expresses herself in a variety of ways and explores her identity.
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