Art Works Podcast
The National Endowment for the Arts podcast that goes behind the scenes with some of the nation’s great artists to explore how art works.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 696
- Years Active
- 2010 - 2025
Harmonies of Heritage: The Willard Jenkins Odyssey in Jazz Advocacy
We’re taking a deep dive with Willard Jenkins into his life in jazz. Willard discusses his early exposure to jazz in Pittsburgh and Cleveland, crediting his parents' record collection for his initial…
00:52:24 |
Tue 02 Apr 2024
A Special Edition of Art Works: Talking across disciplines with the Chair of the NEA and the Director of the Census Bureau
In this special edition of Art Works, Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson and U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Santos have a far-ranging discussion that explores …
00:32:13 |
Tue 26 Mar 2024
The Harmonic Convergence of Amina Claudine Myers
In this podcast, Amina Claudine Myers discusses her journey from the gospel choirs of Arkansas to becoming a 2024 NEA Jazz Master, highlighting her significant contributions to jazz, gospel, and blue…
00:37:23 |
Tue 19 Mar 2024
Building Bridges Through Children's Literature
Co-founder Kirsten Cappy introduces us to I'm Your Neighbor Books—which aims to build communities where immigrants are welcomed and feel a sense of belonging by sharing diverse immigration stories in…
00:31:22 |
Tue 12 Mar 2024
It's complicated: a conversation with author and 2020 NEA Literature Fellow Danielle Evans
2020 NEA Literature Fellow Danielle Evans is author of two collections of stories Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self and The Office of Historical Corrections, published ten years apart and to g…
00:30:18 |
Tue 05 Mar 2024
Meet Tap Dancer and National Heritage Fellow Reginald "Reggio the Hoofer" McLaughlin
We’re revisiting my conversation with the 2021 National Heritage Fellow, Reginald “Reggio The Hoofer” McLaughlin, a master tap dancer whose feet tell stories of tradition, perseverance, and cultural …
00:36:28 |
Tue 27 Feb 2024
Meet Saxophonist and NEA Jazz Master Gary Bartz
In this tuneful podcast, 2024 NEA Jazz Master Saxophonist Gary Bartz talks about his life and career, touching on his roots, influences, collaborations, and the philosophical underpinnings that have …
00:59:00 |
Tue 20 Feb 2024
Celebrate Black History Month: Isabel Wilkerson discusses the Great Migration and American Culure
In honor of Black History month, we’re revisiting this 2011 conversation with author and 2015 National Humanities Medalist Isabel Wilkerson In this tuneful podcast, Wilkerson discusses her acclaimed…
00:30:45 |
Tue 13 Feb 2024
Director/writer Cord Jefferson talks about "American Fiction"
Screenwriter and Director Cord Jefferson discusses his critically acclaimed film, “American Fiction” which is a satirical exploration of popular culture’s often narrow and limiting representation of …
00:31:27 |
Tue 06 Feb 2024
“From Heritage to Health:” Bringing the diverse cultures of everyday life to medical care.
Steve Zeitlin, founder and executive director of City Lore, and Phyllis Zimmer, founder and president of the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation, discuss their joint project "From Heritage to He…
00:27:56 |
Tue 30 Jan 2024
Meet American Routes creator and host Nick Spitzer
In this podcast, folklife presenter, educator, host and producer of “American Routes,, and 2023 National Heritage Fellow Nick Spitzer discusses his multifaceted career, his upbringing, and his unders…
00:38:54 |
Tue 23 Jan 2024
Celebrating 1984 NEA Jazz Master Max Roach’s Centenary
In today’s podcast, filmmakers Sam Pollard and Ben Shapiro discuss their film “Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes.” In our conversation, they place Max Roach within the context of American culture, e…
00:35:30 |
Tue 16 Jan 2024
Paula Abreu discusses her comprehensive approach to cultural curation at the McCarter Theatre Center
A conversation with Director of Presented Programming at the McCarter Theatre Center Paula Abreu halfway through her first season on the job! Abreu took over from her predecessor Bill Lockwood who r…
00:31:20 |
Tue 09 Jan 2024
Exploring the New Horizons of the Folger Shakespeare Theatre with Karen Ann Daniels
Karen Ann Daniels explores her dual roles at the Folger Shakespeare Library as the Director of Programming and Artistic Director at the Folger Theatre, and her innovative approach to programming and …
00:30:19 |
Tue 19 Dec 2023
Brandon Victor Dixon--talks about performing in Alicia Keys's "Hells Kitchen"
A conversation with singer, actor, and producer Brandon Victor Dixon. We talk about his role in Alicia Keys’s play “Hell’s Kitchen” currently at the Public Theater, collaborating with Keys and the o…
00:29:50 |
Tue 12 Dec 2023
Filmmaker Irene Taylor Brodsky--Deafness in Three Movements
In this 2019 podcast, filmmaker Irene Taylor Brodsky discusses her project "Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements," and her commitment to making films accessible to differently-abled audienc…
00:32:14 |
Tue 05 Dec 2023
Revisiting Director and Playwright Randy Reinholz(Choctaw)--
We’re marking the end of Indigenous Peoples Month by revisiting my 2018 interview with Randy Reinholz (Choctaw), the producing artistic director and Founder of Native Voices at the Autry a Los Angel…
00:29:50 |
Tue 28 Nov 2023
“Where there’s flavor, there’s history:” A Look at New Orleans food Culture with Zella Palmer
Dr. Zella Palmer is a professor, food historian, author and filmmaker and serves as the Chair and Director of the Dillard University Ray Charles Program in African American Material Culture in New Or…
00:31:30 |
Tue 21 Nov 2023
Author Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee) champions Native Voices
Today, we are celebrating Indigenous Peoples Month with an interview with author Cynthia Leitich Smith. A member of the Muscogee (Creek) nation, Smith is a bestselling, award-winning children’s-YA w…
00:40:20 |
Tue 14 Nov 2023
Marking Veterans Day: Revisiting Sebastian Junger
To mark Veteran’s Day, we’re revisiting our2017 interview with author Sebastian Junger a journalist deeply engaged with war and the people who fight in them. As a contributing editor for Vanity Fair,…
00:31:07 |
Tue 07 Nov 2023
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