Art Works

Series produced by National Endowment for the Arts

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Art Works is the weekly program produced by the National Endowment for the Arts. It goes behind the scenes with some of the nation's great artists to explore how art works. New shows are posted on Tuesdays. Find out more at arts.gov

Art Works is the weekly program produced by the National Endowment for the Arts. It goes behind the scenes with some of the nation's great artists to explore how art works. Guests have included the co-founder of Los Lobos Louie Pérez, National Medal of the Arts winner and the man behind Marvel comics, Stan Lee, Mohegan theater artist Madeline Sayet, National Book Award Winner Charles Yu, and NEA Jazz Master Grammy Award winning drummer Terri Lyne Carrington. You can find the current and archived programs at https://www.arts.gov/stories/podcast or by subscribing to Apple podcasts

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The National Endowment for the Arts presents Wayne Valliere
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Wayne Valliere, Credit: Tim Frandy
Culture-bearer and 2020 National Heritage Fellow Wayne Valliere (Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe) is one of a handful of birch bark canoe builders left in t...

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  • Added: Feb 12, 2021
  • Length: 22:30
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This week, the National Endowment for the Arts presents Rebekah Taussig
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Rebekah Taussig, Credit: Micah Jones
Teacher and advocate Rebekah Taussig recently published her first book-- Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body.

  • Added: Feb 12, 2021
  • Length: 29:01
The National Endowment for the Arts presents Art Works
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Tracy K. Smith, Credit: Rachel Eliza Griffiths
Former poet laureate of the United States Tracy K. Smith in wide-ranging conversation about poetry, history, and memory.

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  • Added: Feb 12, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
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The National Endowment for the Arts presents Art Works
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Speak the Speech, Credit: Kate Saylor
Artistic Director of Alabama Shakespeare Festival Rick Dildine brings theater outdoors and has the audience "Speak the Speech."

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  • Added: Feb 08, 2021
  • Length: 26:46
  • Purchases: 1
The National Endowment for the Arts presents Art Works
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Lora Bottinelli, Credit: Caroline O'Hare
Executive Director of the National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA) Lora Bottinelli talks about the central place of traditional art and tra...

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  • Added: Feb 08, 2021
  • Length: 29:02
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The National Endowment for the Arts presents Art Works
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Amanda Morgan, Credit: Lindsay Thomas
Ballet dancer, choreographer and activist Amanda Morgan keeps on moving.

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  • Added: Feb 08, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
The National Endowment for the Arts presents Art Works
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: William Bell, Credit: David McClister
Meet 2020 National Heritage Fellow William Bell, noted singer, songwriting, and producer.

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  • Added: Feb 02, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
The National Endowment for the Arts presents Art Works
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Loira Limbal
Filmmaker Loira Limbal explores the world of 24 day care in her documentary Through the Night

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  • Added: Feb 01, 2021
  • Length: 29:32
  • Purchases: 1
The National Endowment for the Arts presents Art Works
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Aaron Dworkin, Credit: Dwight Cendrowski
Violinist and Social Entrepreneur Aaron Dworkin-- Working for inclusion, diversity and excellence in classical music

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  • Added: Feb 01, 2021
  • Length: 28:43
  • Purchases: 1
The National Endowment for the Arts presents Art Works
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Duke Dang, Credit: Robert Altman
Duke Dang, GM of Works & Process at the Guggenheim talks about creating covid-free artist bubbles in the Hudson Valley

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  • Added: Feb 01, 2021
  • Length: 25:00
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Curating The 19th Amendment from the National Endowment for the Arts
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Amanda Burdan
The National Endowment for the Arts discusses the exhibit Votes for Women: A Visual History from Suffrage to Civil Rights with its curator Amanda B...

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  • Added: Sep 10, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
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Celebrate Sonny Rollins' 90th Birthday!
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Sonny Rollins, Credit: john Abbott
We revisit a 2017 conversation with the legendary tenor saxophonist.

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  • Added: Sep 10, 2020
  • Length: 29:44
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The National Endowment for the Arts presents Art Works
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Visual Artist and Disability Rights Advocate Gordon Sasaki talks about the art of visibility.

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  • Added: Aug 07, 2020
  • Length: 27:29
  • Purchases: 1
The National Endowment for the Arts presents Art Works
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Randall Kline
A conversation with Randall Kline--founder and artistic director of SFJAZZ

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  • Added: Aug 07, 2020
  • Length: 29:03
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From the National Endowment for the Arts--Art Works
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Karen Anne Hoffman
A conversation with Karen Anne Hoffman (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin) 2020 National Heritage Fellow and Iroquois Raised Beadworker

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  • Added: Aug 07, 2020
  • Length: 29:12
  • Purchases: 2
From the National Endowment for the Arts--Art Works
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Poet Adrian Mateka talks about The Big Smoke a collection of 52 poems about Jack Johnson--the first African-American heavyweight world champion.

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  • Added: Jul 06, 2020
  • Length: 29:27
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From the National Endowment for the Arts--Art Works
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Jesmyn Ward, Credit: Tony Cook
A conversation with two-time National Book Award winner, Jesmyn Ward.

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  • Added: Jul 06, 2020
  • Length: 28:53
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The Poet Laureate of the United States Joy Harjo
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Joy Harjo, Credit: Karen Kuehn
The Poet Laureate of the United States Joy Harjo talks about poetry and music

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  • Added: May 12, 2020
  • Length: 29:09
  • Purchases: 1
2006 NEA Jazz Master pianist and composer Chick Corea and the art of play
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Chick Corea, Credit: Toshi Sakurai
2006 NEA Jazz Master pianist and composer Chick Corea talks about the art of play in this musical podcast

  • Added: May 12, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
Meet Saxophonist, composer and 2020 NEA Jazz Master Roscoe Mitchell
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Roscoe Mitchell, Credit: Ken Weiss
Music and conversation with NEA Jazz Master Roscoe Mitchell

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  • Added: Apr 07, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2

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