Art Throb
Inquisitive conversations between Art Throb host Kate Savage and artists, writers, performers, producers and artistic entrepreneurs about their work and all things arts related. Get to know who’s doing the work, who’s making the arts happen and who's keeping them exciting and accessible. Gain an insider’s view through these exchanges and a glimpse into the wonder-filled world of creative individuals.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 62
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
No. 42: JILL SCHINBERG: FISH TANK: EMGERGING ENTREPRENEURS IN THE ARTS
Jill Schinberg has worked for music promoters, agents, international festivals, and performing arts centers in various capacities both on the road and in venues large and small. She started her care…
No. 41: LESA AKER - PASTEL ARTIST
LESA AKER IS a self-taught artist hailing from the beautiful rolling hills of southern Kentucky near Somerset. She has lived on a farm from the time she was born and has seen many circles of life whi…
No. 40: LEXI BASS - MEANDER
Lexi Bass has a BA in Arts Administration from the University of Kentucky, a MA in Art from the University of Louisville and an MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts from Duke University.
She is…
No. 39: LARRY PEMBLE and JEANINE TRIPLETT - JAMES BAKER HALL FOUNDATION BOOK AWARD
Last year LARRY PEMBLE, eldest son of famed Kentucky writer and photographer James Baker Hall and his family decided to establish the James Baker Hall Foundation with a mission to honor and continue …
No. 38: Dobree Adams and Jonathon Green - Visions in Tandem
VISIONS IN TANDEM, is a collaborative Retrospective Exhibition of Dobree Adam's fiber art intertwined with Jonathan Greene's poems. Lexington Art League, August 2 to September 20, 2024
This collabor…
No. 37: William M Duffy - Louisville's Black Avant-Garde
William M. Duffy’s solo exhibition currently at the Speed Museum, is the second installment of the Louisville Black Avant-Garde series, highlighting local, historically significant Black visual artis…
No 36: Cacey Nardolillo - Lexington Chamber Music Festival
Cacey Nadalilo, Executive Director of the Chamber Music Festival of Lexington, shares insights into this year's highly anticipated festival, including the variety of programming and community outreac…
No. 35: Phoebe White - Cowgirl's Delight
Phoebe White is a 14 year old multi-instrumentalist, singer / songwriter whose first nationally released album in 2022 when she was 12, debuted at number 7 on the Western radio charts.
Phoebe was a f…
No 34: Becky Alley and Samantha Simpson of Muse Collective
Samantha Simpson and Becky Alley, founders of the Muse Collective, a curatorial group in Lexington were inspired by the closure of Parachute Factory and the dearth of gallery space in the city. They …
No. 33: Larry Kezele and Yvonne Giles - The Freedom Train Monument
Larry Kezele, owner of Ruth Hunt Candy and the early champion for the soon-to-be installed Freedom Train Monument, and Yvonne Giles, Historian and Researcher also known as The African American Histor…
No. 32: Jordan Campbell - Executive Director, Gateway Regional Arts Center
Jordan Campbell, an award-winning actor and educator originally from Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, is a leading figure in the global arts and culture ecosystem. His career spans theatre, education, and pol…
No. 31: Constance Grayson - Pictures at an Exhibition
As a young girl growing up in Kentucky, Constance Grayson was drawn to and influenced by traditional handcrafts. She learned traditional quilting techniques from her Appalachian aunts and was fascina…
No. 30: Shawn Okpebholo - Composer in Residence, Lexington Philharmonic
Shawn Okpebholo was born in Lexington, Kentucky and a graduate of Tates Creek High School. He earned his doctoral degree in composition from the University of Cincinnati's Celloge-Conservatory of…
No. 29: Rob Southard - Photodocumentarian
After receiving his BFA from University of Louisville in 2005, James Robert Southard worked for years as a freelance photojournalist and artist. In 2008 he left for Pittsburgh for graduate school in …
No. 28: Wylie Caudill - Official Artist for 150th Kentucky Derby
Originally from Cynthiana, Kentucky, Wylie Caudill has emerged as a distinguished artist, rooted in the verdant landscape of Lexington. He is presently this year’s official artist for the prestigious…
No. 27: Kevin Nance - Geneva's Garden - Four Seasons of Beauty in Lexington's Gratz Park
Kevin Nance is a photographer, arts journalist and poet living in Lexington, Kentucky. His photographs have been shown in solo and group exhibitions in Chicago, Portland, Danville and Lexington, incl…
No. 26: Arturo Alonzo Sandoval - Artist and Exhibitor in "Raidance"
Born in 1942 in Espanola, New Mexico, Arturo Alonzo Sandoval is a fiber artist and educator best known for his weavings and for incorporating unconventional recycled materials – including vinyl and …
No. 25: Mary Ann Taylor-Hall - Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame Inductee 2024
Mary Ann Taylor-Hall was born Oct. 17, 1937, in Chicago, but spent much of her childhood in Florida. She attended the University of Florida and earned a masters in English at Columbia University. She…
No. 24: Daniel Graham on Handmade Banjos and Art
Daniel Graham was raised in a military family and moved every two years for most of his life. He comes from a family of storytellers who love investigation and creativity. He earned his Undergradua…
No. 23: Jayne Moore Waldrop - She Remembered It All: The Art of Memory Painter Helen LaFrance
Episode #23 of the Art Throb Podcast features a conversation with writer Jayne Moore Waldrop about her most recent illustrated children's book - She Remembered It All: The Art of Memory Painter Helen…