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
Novelist Isabel Cañas delivers gothic horror with a twist
We're marking Halloween and Dia De Los Muertos with a conversation with Mexican American author Isabel Cañas. She employs gothic frameworks and tropes with historical detail in her novels—a combinati…
00:39:11 |
Tue 31 Oct 2023
James LeBrecht and Day Al-Mohamed work to create a space in media for stories by, for and about people with disabilities.
We’re marking National Disability Employment Awareness Month with a conversation with James LeBrecht and Day Al-Mohamed—two founding members of FWD-Doc-- a global, intersectional community of disable…
00:37:08 |
Tue 24 Oct 2023
Behind the Scenes with Actors Sylvia Kwan and Jacob Yeh
In this podcast, actors Sylvia Kwan and Jacob Yeh discuss their many roles in Lauren Yee's play The King of the Yees--a semi-autobiographical comedy about community, culture and the connection betwee…
00:37:36 |
Tue 17 Oct 2023
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Luthier Manuel Delgado
We close out Hispanic Heritage Month with Manuel Delgado—a luthier who carries on a multi-generational family legacy of hand-crafting string instruments—a history that goes back to 1928. In this podc…
00:29:55 |
Tue 10 Oct 2023
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Flamenco Artist and Teacher Eva Enciñias
Flamenco Artist and 2022 National Heritage Fellow Eva Enciñias has transformed and broadened the performance and study of flamenco in the United States generally and in her hometown of Albuquerque, N…
00:43:57 |
Tue 03 Oct 2023
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Tejano Musician "Little Joe" Hernandez and La Familia
In this podcast, 2023 National Heritage Fellow “Little Joe” Hernández describes his musical journey, explaining how his culture, family, and personal experiences shaped his legendary style. Coming fr…
00:37:15 |
Tue 26 Sep 2023
Conversations with Wood: The Art of Luis Tapia
Sculptor and 2023 National Heritage Fellow Luis Tapia has helped to revitalize and transform the art of the santero (a person who makes religious imagery), a Hispanic tradition practiced in New Mexic…
00:41:14 |
Tue 19 Sep 2023
Meet Two People Who Make Performing Art Happen
It’s a two-part podcast looking at one topic: exploring ways arts are being encouraged in communities. First up, philanthropist Adrienne Arsht. Arsht discusses her long-term support for the arts-- …
00:42:15 |
Tue 12 Sep 2023
Is Storytelling a key to better public Health?
A conversation with Dr. David Fakunle who uses the art of storytelling to promote public health by listening, understanding, and addressing the personal, social, and structural factors that contribut…
00:34:24 |
Tue 05 Sep 2023
The Kinetic Sculpture Race: Art in Motion
We are revisiting one of my favorite interviews—a 2013 conversation with Kati Texas about the Kinetic Sculpture Race.
The Kinetic Grand Champion Race is a one-of-a-kind, multi-day event that combin…
00:27:59 |
Tue 29 Aug 2023
In the Beginning: the Late Stan Lee Gave Us the Marvel Superheroes
In this visit to our archives, we dive deep into the mind of the legendary late Stan Lee, the maestro behind Marvel Comics' most iconic characters. From the origins of Spider-Man's creation, inspired…
00:30:22 |
Tue 22 Aug 2023
Back to School: Teaching artist Emmett Phillips creates dynamic arts education programming through hip-hop.
Emmett Phillips is a hip-hop artist, actor, poet, and teaching artist based in Des Moines, Iowa. In this podcast, Emmett shares his journey from his early days in hip-hop through his time in the mil…
00:36:45 |
Tue 15 Aug 2023
It's Back to School--Let's talk about Arts Education
As we’re gearing up for “back to school”, it seemed like a good time to revisit my interview with Dr. Lisa Donovan about her work at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) to increase acces…
00:31:10 |
Tue 08 Aug 2023
Meet Artist Elizabeth James-Perry (Wampanoag, Aquinnah)
Wampum & Fiber Artist and 2023 National Heritage Fellow Elizabeth James-Perry (Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head, Aquinnah) is a brilliant artist, marine biologist, and advocate for cultural preservation, …
00:42:42 |
Tue 01 Aug 2023
Phil Wiggins--a Life Playing the Blues
This week, we’re revisiting 2017 National Heritage Fellow Phil Wiggins, a true master of the blues harmonica. In this music-filled podcast, Phil discusses the significance of Piedmont blues, the art …
00:32:28 |
Tue 25 Jul 2023
Author and Disability Advocate Rebekah Taussig Discusses Her Memoir "Sitting Pretty."
To mark Disability Pride month, we’re revisiting one of my favorite interviews: a 2020 conversation with Rebekah Taussig who discusses her memoir in essays (and current NEA Big Read title) Sitting Pr…
00:34:13 |
Tue 18 Jul 2023
Meet a force in Contemporary Music: Gil Rose
Gil Rose is a conductor and the founder and artistic director of the performing and recording ensemble the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), which is dedicated exclusively to commissioning, pe…
00:39:30 |
Tue 11 Jul 2023
A Conversation about the Singing Sergeants
We’re celebrating July 4 by revisiting our 2015 podcast with former Singing Sergeant and current Director of Music and Opera at the National Endowment for the Arts Ann Meier Baker. In this podcast, M…
00:21:56 |
Tue 04 Jul 2023
A Conversation with 2023 NEA Jazz Master Saxophonist Kenny Garrett
023 NEA Jazz Master Kenny Garrett is a saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. He sees himself as a “preacher” on his saxophone—searching for that “one note that would touch people.” In this music-fil…
00:34:57 |
Tue 27 Jun 2023
Historian and National Book Award-winner Tiya Miles Meets the Moment
Tiya Miles is best known as a historian and the author of the National Book Award winner All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, A Black Family Keepsake. But Tiya had preceded All That Sh…
00:35:34 |
Tue 20 Jun 2023
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