Threads: The Art Exchange
Launched in 2023, Threads: The Art Exchange is an artist development firm + global vehicle elevating artists through strategy, story, and expansive reach.
Over the course of two seasons + special episodes, the audio component of our platform features a wide range of discussed art-related topics and interviews with artists, curators, educators, art collectors, and art directors. We offer our listeners perspectives on collaboration, culture, and insight into the art sector through a multicultural lens. With a continuous commitment to steer innovative programming, artist engagement, and visual storytelling, Threads is dedicated to shaping the next generation of artists and creatives.
Threads is hosted by the Creator + Director, Sydney Frakes.
- Update frequency
- every 16 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 25
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Geographies of Becoming
On this special episode, we are joined by Paloma Núñez-Regueiro to discuss printmaking as both a political act and a personal archive. Born in Peru and raised in Mexico, Núñez-Regueiro reflects on a …
Syntax Before Grammar
In this special episode, we are joined by Brazilian-born, New York–based collage artist Edgard Barbosa, whose art practice navigates the intersections of memory, media, and identity. Barbosa reflects…
The Alchemy of Artist Mario Moore
On our season 2 finale we interview Detroit-based artist Mario Moore. Examining social, political, and historical issues, Mario Moore explores black identity and black history through his paintings, …
Visual Nuances & Vulnerability
Working in the realm of lens-adjacent, interdisciplinary approaches, Rachel Elise Thomas' interests lies in older photography and images by critiquing the past and challenging people to think about c…
Mindscape & Mythography
Working in both traditional and digital art, artist Mark Sarmel’s practice centers around diverse people and cultures. Sarmel sits down with us to discuss providing a voice for the underrepresented a…
Unraveling the Rules
Julian Jamaal Jones is a multidisciplinary artist and educator from Indianapolis, Indiana who primarily works with textiles and works on paper. His abstract compositions reflect the black experience,…
Divine Artistic Expression
On episode 8, we interview writer, educator, and fiber artist Fatema Haque who discusses the importance of documenting the Bangladeshi American community in Michigan through her hand embroidered port…
Art: The Healing Elements That Go Unspoken
On episode 6, we interview artist Marwa Hachem who discusses her experience as an entrepreneur, the role art has played in her motherhood journey, art’s healing nature and her passion for depicting a…
Familial Touchstones
On episode 5, we interview fiber artist Meli Bandera who discusses expanding their family’s legacy through fiber art by blending their Mexican culture with contemporary practices.
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The Tale of BIPOC Animation
You rarely hear about BIPOC artists contributions to the world of animation. On this episode, we discuss the history of animation, including BIPOC artists who helped create some of Disney’s and Pixar…
Food in Your Face
Do you think art can be used as activism? On this episode, we discuss the impact of global warming and if the recent rise in defacing art has been effective.
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So, What Are You Gonna Do About It?
We open our second season with reflecting and honoring the lessons that have shed light on the reality of maintaining a platform that promotes unity, the essence of self, and the importance of intros…
The Art Of Storytelling Through Textiles
On our season one finale, we interview fiber artist, designer, and educator Taylor Childs. Her fiber work (or pieces) explores familial themes and narrates her lived experience as an African American…
Missing in the Art History Books
Throughout history, art has been a staple in capturing revolutions through many different mediums. On episode 10, we discuss four artists: Shirin Neshat, Barbara Jones-Hogu, Emory Douglas, and F.N. …
Approach Everything Without Fear
On this episode we interview abstract artist Dino Valdez Jr. (also known as Edethism). We discuss artist identity and the benefit of building community through collaboration.
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The Vision is Continuous
We interview Stephanie Onwenu, a visual artist and landscape designer based out of Detroit. This episode unravels the importance of dismissing perfectionism to be present with your creative vision a…
Embracing Cultural Identity Through Art
On this episode, we interview artist and educator Odette Duke, who approaches her artwork from a cultural and historical lens. Duke also drops gems on the importance of balance as a creative.
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