Art Connection
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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Artist 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.
The 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.
Groundbreaking 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.
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Megan 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.
The African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists, otherwise known as AfriCOBRA, was founded in 1968. We meet one of the co-founders of the movement, Wadsworth Jarrell. Gordon Campbell is an aerial photographer. From above, he captures the impressive landscapes of the eastern shore with his camera. In Utah, the exhibit “Up Close and Far Away” at the Springville Museum of Art allowed students to artistically reflect on their experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic. We travel to the Florida Keys to see the sculpture “Red Nun.” Designed by multidisciplinary artist James Emerson, viewers are invited to step inside and become part of the artwork.
In Ohio, the Weavers Guild of Miami Valley is a nonprofit Organization that embraces handweaving, hand spinning, and the textile arts. At the University of New Mexico, the computer Program Art1 gave artists the opportunity to use technology to render works of art. One of these artists was Frederick Hammersley who made over 150 groundbreaking illustrations in this manner. We take a trip to Reno, Nevada to see how art is being incorporated into the commercial space. Businesses and artists are working together to bring art to the community. Responding to the covid-19 pandemic, artist Talle Bamazi created a series of paintings that visualize the virus and its effect on the world
Inside the Potentialist Workshop in Reno, Nevada, one will come upon “Upside Down Land,” an 11,000 square foot immersive art installation inspired by bedtime stories. Artist Larken Janson-Tidd loves to experiment. When she creates, she takes chances and explores various media and methods. The Wild Space Gallery in St. Petersburg, Florida, raises awareness about conservation issues. Through art, an appreciation for nature is brought to the fore. In 1998, dancer and choreographer David Shimotakahara founded the contemporary dance company “Groundworks Dancetheater.” with their performances and events, they have achieved national recognition.