Terence Blanchard: The Music That Speaks
In the second part of our conversation with 2024 NEA Jazz Master trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard , we explore the emotional and cre...
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February 11, 2025
In part one of this two-part interview, trumpeter, composer, and 2024 NEA Jazz Master Terence Blanchard speaks about his deep musical roots...
Strings of Transformation: June Kuramoto and the Journey of the Koto
Koto musician and 2024 National Heritage Fellow June Kuramoto shares her remarkable journey from Japan to Los Angeles, recounting the challe...
January 14, 2025 Hana S. Sharif: Curating Conversations at Arena Stage
A conversation with Hana S. Sharif , Artistic Director of Arena Stage since August 2023. Sharif discusses her transformative first year at t...
December 17, 2024 Andy Statman: Master of Many Musical Traditions
To mark the rare convergence of Christmas and Chanukah, we’re revisiting a conversation with one of the nation’s most extraordinary musician...
December 10, 2024
Opera is being transformed into a more inclusive and innovative art form, and Opera Praktikos (OPrak) is one of the companies leading this m...
Revisiting Author of Interior Chinatown Charles Yu
Today we revisit our 2020 interview with Charles Yu , whose novel Interior Chinatown received the National Book Award for fiction and has be...
Exploring American Routes: A Conversation with Nick Spitzer
In this special Thanksgiving episode of Art Works , we’re revisiting our interview with Nick Spitzer, folklorist, radio host, and the 2023 B...
November 19, 2024 Celebrating Jazz Giants: Roy Haynes and Lou Donaldson
Last week, the music world lost two titans of jazz: drummer Roy Haynes and saxophonist Lou Donaldson , both NEA Jazz Masters who reshaped th...
November 12, 2024 Theater of War: Bridging Greek Tragedy and Veteran Stories
In honor of Veterans’ Day, we’re revisiting an episode of Art Works that tells the origin story of the transformative project Theater of War...
November 5, 2024 Native American Artist Rose B. Simpson: Forging Pathways through Heritage and Innovation
We mark Native American Heritage Month with artist Rose B. Simpson (Santa Clara Pueblo) who discusses her work in large-scale public art, an...
October 29, 2024 "Embracing the Darkness: A Conversation with Author Christina Henry"
In time for Halloween—a conversation with author Christina Henry who has written 19 books of horror. We discuss her latest book— The House T...
October 22, 2024 Meet Todd Goings, the 2024 National Heritage Fellow who keeps carousels spinning!
A conversation with Todd Goings , a 2024 National Heritage Fellow renowned for his work restoring and building carousels. Goings shares stor...
October 15, 2024
Today, we’re bringing Hispanic Heritage month to a resounding close and celebrating Juan Felipe Herrera’s recent MacArthur Fellowship by rev...
Family, Identity, and Survival: Showrunner Soo Hugh on the series Pachinko
A conversation with Soo Hugh , showrunner and head writer of the critically acclaimed series Pachinko . Based on the bestselling novel by Mi...
Inside Jaja’s African Hair Braiding: A Conversation with Playwright Jocelyn Bioh
In this episode of Art Works, a conversation with Jocelyn Bioh , the brilliant and funny mind behind Jaja's African Hair Braiding , a play s...
Celebrating the Power of Stories with Meg Medina, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
We’re celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by revisiting my 2023 conversation with Meg Medina , author and the Library of Congress’s 2023-24...
Art and Redemption: A Conversation with Chicano Muralist Fabian Debora
Art Works is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and the National Heritage Awards with a conversation with Chicano muralist and 2024 Nationa...
James Rees: Advocating for Arts Education and Creative Expression
We’re celebrating Arts Education week with James Rees , an accomplished visual artist and arts educator who has spent decades advocating for...
Professor Thalia Goldstein unpacks the impact of theater education on student development.
As students across the country head back to school, we have a conversation with Dr.Thalia Goldstein about the significant impact of theater...