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Art Connection

Website: https://www.uen.org/artconnection/
Next Airing: Sat, Mar 30th, 2024 at 5:30 PM on UEN-TV

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This weekly series highlights four artists and their craft. Travel around the world, meeting fascinating people and the love of art that connects them all.

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  • Connected

    Musician Jim McCutcheon is known as “The Guitar Man.” He doesn't just play music, though. He also teaches it to students…and his lifetime dedication to music education was honored with the governor s award for the arts in Ohio. Taking place at the Bailey Contemporary Arts Center in Pompano Beach, Florida, the annual Artists in Residence Program gives artists the space to create, collaborate, and engage with the community. For 35 years, Mcavoy Layne has played the role of Mark Twain. Based in Incline Village, Nevada, the artist has brought the writings and musings of the famed author to audiences across the state and around the world.

    Next Airing: Sat, Mar 30th, 2024 at 5:30 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:25:45
    Usage rights: Expires 10/1/2024
  • Texture

    Doncee Coulter is a fabric artist. With his x-acto knife, he works with leathers, suedes, and denims to render textured artworks. We head to Ohio to meet the artist. We take a trip to Massachusetts to visit an exhibit focused on New England’s connection with transcendentalism and alternative thought. The exhibit explores the movement’s history while also featuring work by contemporary artists. David Felberg is a violinist. Based in New Mexico, he is able to connect with audiences across the state with his instrument. We listen in on one of his performances. At the Boca Raton Museum of Art in Florida, the exhibit “Glasstrees” presents works of glass from

    Next Airing: Sun, Mar 31st, 2024 at 7:00 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:26:16
    Usage rights: Expires 4/15/2024
  • Past and Future

    We take a trip to New Mexico to meet Harry Bicket, the music director of the Santa Fe Opera. He shares his love of music and speaks about the future of opera. We head to the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio, to visit a solo exhibition by the artist Sa’dia Rehman. Through drawings, sculptures, video, and more, the artist explores the history of their family and the embodiment of memory. Artist Jeff Williams is the owner of the sign company “Sun Signs.” Founded in 2015, Williams works with local and independent businesses in the greater tampa bay area to create eye-catching hand painted signs.

    Next Airing: Sun, Apr 7th, 2024 at 7:00 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:24:57
    Usage rights: Expires 10/1/2024
  • Brave

    In Utah, ten local poets came together for “Salt Lake Speaks,” a slam poetry exhibition that celebrated the artistry of spoken word. Since 2001, historian and author Brad Bertelli has been studying the Florida Keys. ever in pursuit of knowledge, he has published eight books about the sunshine state. Silo Arts Studio provides a welcoming space for adults with disabilities to get creative. We head to Canton, Ohio, to learn more about the important work done at this artist collective.

    Length: 00:25:01
    Usage rights: Expires 10/1/2024
  • Break Away

    Hildreth Meiere is considered one of the most renowned American Muralists of the 20th century. Breaking away from American academic tradition, she approached artmaking in a modern way. We take a trip to the Wilbur D. May Arboretum and Botanical Gardens in Nevada to experience the Dragon Lights Reno Chinese Lantern Festival. During this immersive event, visitors come upon eye-catching light sculptures. Alex Harris is a singer, actor, philanthropist, and the CEO and co-founder of Arts Conservatory for Teens. We travel to Saint Petersburg, Florida to meet the artist and find out how his organization is supporting underserved, at-risk students and communities.

    Length: 00:25:15
    Usage rights: Expires 10/1/2024
  • Celebrating Creativity

    Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, artist Terrance Osborne loves to paint his city. His compelling canvases are full of expression and vivacity. We meet the artist in his hometown. The Replay Amusement Museum gives visitors opportunities to play arcade games and pinball machines. We find out more about the art and technology behind these amusements. Artist Louise Nevelson’s sculpture “Mrs. N’s Palace” is made up of over one hundred objects. We visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to look back at the exhibit “Epic Abstraction,” which featured this work. We are introduced to Moderngram, a group of artists who combine dance and film to generate something new and inspirational. We take a trip to Reno, Nevada, for the story.

    Length: 00:25:57
    Usage rights: Expires 3/15/2024
  • Communicating with Art

    For artist Henry Hess, art is a way to communicate with others. Based in the Franklinton Arts District of Columbus, Ohio, he finds inspiration in the 20th century, surrounding himself with characters from classic movies—especially musicals. For the exhibit “Black Pearls,” Washington D.C.-based photographer Reginald Cunningham traveled to the historic Pearl City neighborhood of Boca Raton, Florida to capture a community with his camera. For over thirty years, artist Marilyn shaker has expressed herself through painting, and it has transformed her life in a remarkable way.

    Length: 00:24:59
    Usage rights: Expires 10/1/2024
  • Mixed Media

    As Artist Stephanie Cole puts it, she “paints with stuff.” Glass, wood, fiber… her mixed media constructions explore different aspects of her life. We visit the Fuller Craft Museum in Massachusetts to see an exhibit of her work. As a way to honor their volunteers who help serve food to those in need, the Food Bank of Northern Nevada decided to create a mural that reflects all that they do. We take a trip to Florida to meet with the team behind Key West Pottery. Originated in 2009, the artists Kelly Lever and Adam Russell render a variety of unique styles and designs out of clay. The history of witchcraft and sorcery is a fascinating one, rich with magic and myth. Up next, we meet New Mexico Historian Robert Martinez who speaks about the state’s connection with the occult.

    Length: 00:25:59
    Usage rights: Expires 3/1/2024
  • Past Influence

    Griffith Davis was a pioneering photographer. Serving as both a journalist and senior U.S. Foreign Service Officer, he recorded history and captured important moments at home and abroad. We travel to Groveport, Ohio, to meet artists Sandra Lang and Walter Weil. Having met in art school, this talented pair creates unique pottery that is made by hand. The Avery Fisher Career Grant Awards give assistance and recognition to emerging instrumentalists full of great potential. In 2023, one of the recipients was Emi Ferguson, a flutist whose repertoire spans centuries.

    Length: 00:25:32
    Usage rights: Expires 10/1/2024
  • Recognition

    For the Holidays, the Reno Philharmonic put on their annual concert called "Spirit of the Season." Audiences in Nevada enjoyed singing, dancing, and so much more. Earl James designs and makes blown glass objects in his Cleveland, Ohio studio since 1990, and for the past few years, he’s created glass sculptures for the recipients of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards.The Avery Fisher Career Grant awards give assistance and recognition to emerging instrumentalists full of great potential. In 2023, one of the recipients was Bokyung Byun, a guitarist who interprets music in a way that is very much her own.

    Length: 00:25:31
    Usage rights: Expires 10/1/2024
  • Shared Moment

    Jackson Pollock’s drip painting “Autumn Rhythm” is one of the artist’s most well-known works. We head to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to look back at the exhibit “Epic Abstraction,” which featured this work. In the face of struggle and adversity, Ohio-based artist Arabella Proffer still manages to create. From pop-surrealist portraits to biomorphic shapes, her contemporary art takes on many different forms. We travel to Utah to view the collaborative installation “Ummah" that teaches visitors about the Islamic faith and celebrates the Muslim community. We hear from artist Lisa Martin Smallwood, a.k.a Liasi. Based in Tampa Bay, Florida, Smallwood paints iconic jazz singers and musicians in an impressionistic style.

    Length: 00:25:59
    Usage rights: Expires 3/1/2024

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