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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562 Pieces

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A Conversation with Milton Glaser
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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The man behind the I Heart NY logo talks art and design!

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  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 29:22
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Kevin Young
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Poet Kevin Young talks about his book, Ardency: A Chronicle of the Amistad Rebels.

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  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 23:45
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Christian McBride
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Bassist Christian McBride talks about jazz.

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  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 27:49
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Poet Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz talks about slam poetry and community.

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  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 22:05
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Gary Giddins about Duke Ellington
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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The great jazz writer Gary Giddins talks about the great jazz legend, Duke Ellington.

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  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 34:39
  • Purchases: 2
A Conversation with Howard Shalwitz
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Artistic Director Howard Shalwitz talks about the Wooly Mammoth Theater company’s production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Clybourne Park.

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  • Added: Aug 08, 2011
  • Length: 22:47
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Charles Randolph-Wright
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Charles Randolph-Wright talks about directing Lynn Nottage's play Ruined at Arena Stage.

  • Added: Aug 08, 2011
  • Length: 29:38
A Conversation with Sean Wilentz about Bob Dylan
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Sean Wilentz discusses his biography, Bob Dylan in America.

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  • Added: Aug 08, 2011
  • Length: 28:33
  • Purchases: 2
A Conversation with Sean Wilentz about Bob Dylan, Part Two
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Part two of our conversation with Sean Wilentz, author of Bob Dylan in America.

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  • Added: Aug 08, 2011
  • Length: 29:46
  • Purchases: 3
A Conversation with Youngblood Theater Collective
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Youngblood co-directors Graeme Gillis and R.J. Tolan talk about a unique organization for up-and-coming playwrights.

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  • Added: Aug 08, 2011
  • Length: 22:27
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Debra Granik
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Director Debra Granik discusses her award-winning film, Winter's Bone.

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  • Added: Aug 08, 2011
  • Length: 24:25
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with National Heritage Fellow, Texas Shorty
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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2010 National Heritage Fellow, Jim "Texas Shorty" Chancellor talks about the great tradition of Texas fiddling.

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  • Added: Aug 08, 2011
  • Length: 26:21
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Liz Lerman, Part One
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Choreographer and author, Liz Lerman converses through dance on the stage and now the page.

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  • Added: Aug 08, 2011
  • Length: 23:42
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A Conversation with Liz Lerman, Part Two
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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In part two of our conversation with Choreographer Liz Lerman, we explore false dichotomies, including the one that opposes art to science

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  • Added: Aug 08, 2011
  • Length: 25:11
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with John Maeda
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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John Maeda is the President of Rhode Island School of Design and he's passionate about the intersection of art and technology.

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  • Added: Aug 08, 2011
  • Length: 29:43
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Creative Placemakers in Miami
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Three of Miami’s cultural organizers talk about the power of art in building community.

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  • Added: Aug 08, 2011
  • Length: 31:44
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Jay Salinas of Wormfarm
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Farmer and artist, Jay Salinas talks about Wormfarm, the inventive organization he co-founded where art, agriculture, community, and creativity blo...

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  • Added: Aug 08, 2011
  • Length: 25:35
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Gary Giddins about Louis Armstrong
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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And I think to myself, what a wonderful world! That voice! That smile! That golden trumpet! Jazz writer Gary Giddins on the incomparable Louis Arms...

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  • Added: Aug 08, 2011
  • Length: 32:17
  • Purchases: 2
A Conversation with David Seidler
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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David Seidler talks about his film, The King's Speech, and his own struggle with stuttering.

  • Added: Aug 11, 2011
  • Length: 31:21
A Conversation with Nic Muni
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Innovative director Nic Muni talks about the challenges and rewards of producing opera.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2011
  • Length: 26:21

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