The Heart of Art
Public media for Texas A&M University and the Brazos Valley
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 105
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
The Heart of Art: Corby Maupin – Multimedia Artist and Army Combat Veteran
This week on The Heart of Art we speak to Corby Maupin, current Construction Science major at TAMU, 10 year Army Combat Engineer Veteran and recently acquired the title of multimedia artist. He began…
00:30:36 |
Sat 30 Aug 2025
The Heart of Art: Kathi Appelt – Children’s & Y.A. Author
This week on The Heart of Art we speak to Kathi Appelt '72. She is known for her children's & Y.A books and has won numerous awards such as National Book Award finalist, Newberry Honor Book and PEN U…
00:28:56 |
Sat 09 Aug 2025
The Heart of Art: Stephen Brueggerhoff – Musician & Host of Garden Success
This week on THOA we have the crossover episode that everyone has been waiting for! Hector sits with the host of Garden Success, Stephen Brueggerhoff. Apart from being a AgriLife Extension Horticultu…
00:29:11 |
Sat 12 Jul 2025
The Heart of Art: Leann Hale – Purple Turtle Art Studio
This week on The Heart of Art we speak to Leann Hale, artist & art educator as well as founder & owner of Purple Turtle Art Studio. Leann specializes in teaching children with a variety of needs and …
00:29:26 |
Sat 21 Jun 2025
The Heart of Art: Martha Wells – Author of “The Murderbot Diaries”
This week on The Heart of Art we speak to Martha Wells '86, author of "The Murderbot Diaries" that recently was adapted for screen and streaming on Apple TV+. We speak about how her background in IT …
00:29:46 |
Sat 07 Jun 2025
The Heart of Art: Scott Petty – Pastel Painter
This week on The Heart of Art we speak to Scott Petty, a pastel painter with a background in construction and special education. We analyze why he uses such vibrant colors in his paintings, how he de…
00:28:56 |
Sat 17 May 2025
The Heart of Art: Michael Gayk – Metal Worker & Computational Designer
This week on The Heart of Art, we speak to Michael Gayk, an Instructional Associate Professor at the School of Performance Visualization & Fine Arts. We have a great conversation about how his metal …
00:30:16 |
Sat 03 May 2025
The Heart of Art: The World Shakuhachi Festival – Dr. Martin Regan & David Wheeler
This week on The Heart of Art, we will be speaking to the organizers of The World Shakuhachi Festival, which has not been hosted in the U.S. in 20 years but will be coming to College Station, April 1…
00:30:55 |
Sat 05 Apr 2025
The Heart of Art: Dr. David Wilborn – Composer, Conductor, & Trombonist
This week on The Heart of Art, we speak to Dr. David Wilborn, conductor, composer, trombonist, and Associate Professor at Texas A&M College of Performance, Visualization, & Fine Arts. We have a great…
00:30:36 |
Sat 22 Mar 2025
The Heart of Art: John Spriggins – Director of the Texas A&M University Art Galleries
This week on The Heart of Art, we speak to the newly appointed Director of the Texas A&M's University Art Galleries (UART). He shares how his experience in the South Dallas Cultural Center and being …
00:30:36 |
Sat 08 Mar 2025
The Heart of Art: Dustin Kemp ’07 – Vocalist & Performer
This week on The Heart of Art we speak to Dustin Kempf '07, program coordinator for the Capstones and Honors Programs at Texas A&M, as well as vocalist and performer. His previous band, J. Greene & …
00:30:36 |
Sat 15 Feb 2025
The Heart of Art: Aggie Con ’54
This week on The Heart of Art we speak to attendees of the 54th annual Aggie Con, a weekend long convention that celebrated all things anime, comic books, and video games. First, we speak to the Dire…
00:30:36 |
Sat 08 Feb 2025
The Heart of Art: Zaria White – Crochet Artist
This week on The Heart of Art we speak to one of KAMU's very own, Zaria White. During the day, you can find Zaria producing and editing videos as a Program Coordinator at KAMU. However, on her off-ti…
00:30:36 |
Sat 21 Dec 2024
The Heart of Art: Leslie Bowlin – The Arts Center of Brazos Valley
This week we speak to Leslie Bowlin, the newly appointed CEO of The Arts Center of Brazos Valley (previously known as The Arts Council of Brazos Valley). We have a great conversation about what posit…
00:30:36 |
Sat 16 Nov 2024
The Heart of Art: Penny Zent – Brazos Breeze Flute Choir
This week we speak to Penny Zent, a very decorated flutist as well as Artistic Director and Founder of the Brazos Breeze Flute Choir. We have a great conversation about the Halloween season opener of…
00:30:36 |
Sat 26 Oct 2024
The Heart of Art: Brent Hairston – Brazos Valley Acapella
This week we speak to Brent Hairston, Director of the Brazos Valley Acapella, a men's singing group focusing on barber shop and a capella music. We speak about their recent origins and how they began…
00:30:36 |
Sat 05 Oct 2024
The Heart of Art: Anne Black – OPAS Season 52 “Legends & Icons”
This week we speak to Anne Black, Executive Director of OPAS. She introduces OPAS's 52nd Season titled, "Legends & Icons", which bring world-class shows from some of the favorite American artist's su…
00:30:36 |
Sat 14 Sep 2024
The Heart of Art: Wenyi Zhu – Oil Painter
This week we speak to Wenyi Zhu, winner of this years Visual Art Society's Professional Division Competition. We analyze why she decided to switch careers from being an environmental scientist to art…
00:30:16 |
Sat 31 Aug 2024
The Heart of Art: Johnny Beikirch – Skunk Money Band
This week we speak to Johnny Beikirch, lead singer and rhythm guitarist of Skunk Money, a local band that has been performing for 6 years. We talk about his childhood dream to become a rock star, his…
00:30:16 |
Sat 17 Aug 2024
The Heart of Art: Teasha Crawford – BCS Ukulele Club
This week we speak to Teasha Crawford, founder of the BCS Ukulele Club that meets weekly at the Clara B. Mounce Library. We talk about why the ukulele is a great instrument to begin learning music wi…
00:29:06 |
Sat 27 Jul 2024
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