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
Amy Tan
Amy Tan talks about her first novel, The Joy Luck Club, her relationship with her mother, and the art of writing. [27:49]
00:27:49 |
Thu 01 Jul 2010
Carlisle Floyd
Carlisle Floyd talks about his extensive career in opera, including writing some of his most famous pieces, Susannah, Of Mice and Men, Willie Stark, and Cold Sassy Tree. [29:55]
00:29:54 |
Thu 24 Jun 2010
David Baker
David Baker discusses his immersion into jazz, from playing to composing to teaching. [26:46]
00:26:46 |
Thu 17 Jun 2010
The Birmingham Sunlights
The Birmingham Sunlights discuss the creation of their group and their unique "Birmingham sound" [28:50]
00:25:39 |
Thu 10 Jun 2010
Rajiv Joseph
Rajiv Joseph talks about developing and writing his play Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, a 2010 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Theater, and his burgeoning career as a playwright. [22:13]
00:22:13 |
Thu 27 May 2010
Alan Gilbert
Recipient of the 1997 NEA/Seaver Conductors Award, Alan Gilbert discusses his first year as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic. [28:49]
00:28:49 |
Thu 27 May 2010
Rita Moreno
Star of stage and screen--and winner of just about every performance award--Rita Moreno talks about her life as a performing artist. [28:06]
00:28:06 |
Thu 20 May 2010
Merce Cunningham
An appreciation of the life and legacy of one of our greatest choreographers. [22:52]
00:22:52 |
Thu 13 May 2010
David Stull
Dean Stull talks about the latest developments at one of the nation's outstanding music conservatories. [28:07]
00:28:07 |
Thu 29 Apr 2010
Wave Hill Public Garden & Cultural Center
Hear about New York City's best kept secret, where nature and art provide a urban unique oasis. [12:42]
00:12:41 |
Thu 29 Apr 2010
Hank Jones
Hank Jones talks about his long career in jazz, including playing with such jazz greats as Charlie Parker and fellow NEA Jazz Master Ella Fitzgerald. [24:52]
00:24:52 |
Thu 22 Apr 2010
Kay Ryan
U.S. Poet Laureate talks about her teaching career, her reaction to that initial phone call from the Library of Congress, and, of course, poetry. [21:52]
00:21:52 |
Thu 15 Apr 2010
Stan Lee
Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Doctor Strange: Stan Lee was there at the creation. [29:56]
00:29:56 |
Fri 26 Mar 2010
Olivia de Havilland
One of America's most beloved stars spills some backstage secrets while discussing career highlights. [27:52]
00:27:52 |
Fri 26 Mar 2010
Richard Sherman
A world without Mary Poppins? No way. The two-time Oscar winner lets us in on how great show tunes get written. [29:58]
00:29:58 |
Fri 26 Mar 2010
Queen Ida Guillory
Queen Ida Guillory discusses the Zydeco tradition and how she became a part of the band. [25:22]
00:25:23 |
Fri 12 Mar 2010
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