The Art Persists Podcast
The Art Persists Podcast is a series offering a glimpse into the life of artists and activists bridging the arts, activism, and human rights around the world. Brought to you by Bosla Arts.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 53
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Filmmaker Bassel Ghandour on Authentic Representation and Storytelling in Film
In the Season 8 finale, we’re joined by Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning writer and director Bassel Ghandour.
Bassel shares his insights on filmmaking in the Arab world and the ongoing struggle for a…
Painting the Revolution with Assil Diab aka 'SudaLove'
This week, we’re joined by Sudanese graffiti artist, graphic designer, and visual artist Assil Diab, also known as ‘Sudalove’.
When the Sudanese Revolution erupted in 2018 and protesters began to be k…
Welding the Past and Present with Sokari Douglas Camp
This week on the podcast, we’re joined by the acclaimed sculptor Sokari Douglas Camp.
Sokari takes us through her remarkable journey in steel sculpture - how she discovered the medium, and how it beca…
Comedy and Coffee with Usman Khalid
In this episode, we sit down with comedian and entrepreneur Usman Khalid.
Usman shares his remarkable life story - from growing up in Pakistan to navigating life in the UK without papers. He shares hi…
“We will never give up” Gazan Artist Malak Mattar on Art as Resistance
Gazan visual artist and author Malak Mattar joins us on the podcast. She talks about growing up in Gaza - facing bombing her entire life and dealing with notions of home.
She goes on to talk about the…
Jail Time Records: Inside the First Music Studio in a Cameroon Prison
The Art Persists podcast is back with Season 8! Kicking off the new season, we’re joined by Dione Roach and Steve Happi (aka Vidou H), founders of Jail Time Records - a music label born inside the Ce…
Season 8 trailer
Hello listeners and viewers!
Georgia and Faz here - hosts of the Art Persists podcast.
Season 8 starts next Wednesday - we are so excited for you to hear from our incredible guests.
We really want to …
Reihane Taravati on Photographing Nobel Prize Winner Narges Mohammadi
For our Season 7 finale, we are joined by Iranian photographer and activist Reihane Taravati.
Reihane shares her story of growing up in Iran and the significant challenges she faced as a young woman p…
Hanna Komar on Poetry and the Belarusian Struggle
This week, we’re joined by Belarusian poet, translator, and writer Hanna Komar.
Hanna shares her early life, growing up in a small village in Belarus, where she found comfort in poetry, and later disc…
Peter Kennard's Archive of Dissent
This week, we are joined by artist and activist Peter Kennard.
Since the 1970s, Kennard has produced some of the world’s most influential works of resistance and protest. From the Vietnam War and the …
Creating a Global Movement with Kites in Solidarity
This week, we are joined by Melissa Bolivar, founder of Kites in Solidarity—a grassroots movement of volunteers founded in 2023 in response to the ongoing siege of Gaza.
Melissa shares with us her dec…
Art & Resistance in Afghanistan post-Taliban Takeover with ArtLords
On the latest episode of Art Persists, we speak to Omaid Sharifi, Co-Founder & CEO of ArtLords, a grassroots movement founded in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2014, driven by the desire to harness the transf…
A Refugee Week Special: Creating Home & Community Through Art
We launch Season 7 of Art Persists with a special episode recorded live during Refugee Week 2024 in collaboration with Counterpoints Arts.
Three artists / creative producers, Solomon aka. KMT, Boseda…
Season 7 Trailer
The Art Persists Podcast is back with Season 7!
Join us for another incredible season as we chat to renowned artists and activists from all around the world.
We will hear from creative practitioners …
Dr Myriam François: Art and Discomfort in Palestinian Solidarity (Part 2)
In Part 2 of the Season 6 finale of The Art Persists Podcast, we continue our conversation with journalist, filmmaker and writer, Dr Myriam François.
Myriam chats to us about the rise of Islamophobia …
Dr Myriam François: Art and Discomfort in Palestinian Solidarity (Part 1)
In the Season 6 finale of The Art Persists Podcast, we sit down with journalist, filmmaker and writer, Dr Myriam François.
We chat to Myriam about how she is dealing with the state of the world today …
Coco Fusco on the State of Free Expression in Cuba
In the latest episode of Art Persists, we speak to interdisciplinary artist and writer Coco Fusco.
Coco talks to us in depth about the historic oppression of artists in Cuba, which has accelerated sin…
Censored Art Today with Gareth Harris
In the latest episode of Art Persists, we speak to journalist, writer, and Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper, Gareth Harris.
We chat about Gareth’s book, Censored Art Today, two years aft…
T.S. Eliot Prize Winner Joelle Taylor on Her New Novel 'The Night Alphabet'
In the latest episode of Art Persists, we speak to award-winning poet, playwright, author and editor, Joelle Taylor.
Joelle talks about growing up in Lancashire and how punk and live performance intro…
How to Humanise Data with Federica Fragapane
In the latest episode of Art Persists, we speak to information designer Federica Fragapane. We talk to Federica about her work, humanising data by unpacking it in creative, organic forms.
From visuali…