Fresh Art International

Series produced by Cathy Byrd

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Curator Cathy Byrd hosts the Fresh Art International podcast featuring conversations with contemporary artists, curators, architects, and filmmakers from the center and fringe of art scenes around the world.

Fresh Art International with curator Cathy Byrd features more than 200 episodes recorded with artists, curators, architects, and filmmakers from around the world. Professionally scripted and edited, episodes range in length from 8 to 20 minutes. Subscribe to this signature audio podcast on FreshArtInternational.com, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Android, I Heart Radio, and SoundCloud.


209 Pieces

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Caption: Jack Sanders, Credit: Cathy Byrd
Cathy Byrd speaks with Austin-based Jack Sanders about slow architecture and his Design Build Adventure projects.

  • Added: Dec 17, 2012
  • Length: 15:47
Caption: Artist Sarah Hobbs, Credit: Sarah Hobbs
Cathy Byrd, on Skype with artist Sarah Hobbs, hears Sarah talk about Overpacked, the temporary site-specific installation she's creating for three ...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2012
  • Length: 15:39
Caption: Spanish artist Antoni Muntadas
Cathy Byrd talks with Spanish artist Antoni Muntadas about the multi-media projects he's been creating globally since the 1970s.

  • Added: Oct 22, 2012
  • Length: 14:20
Caption: Jason Moran
By phone, Cathy Byrd talks with jazz pianist Jason Moran about improvising and the ways he collaborates with contemporary artists.

  • Added: Oct 22, 2012
  • Length: 14:47
Caption: João Paulo Feliciano
In Lisbon, Cathy Byrd speaks with João Paulo Feliciano, visual artist, musician, music producer and event designer, about his creative practice.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2012
  • Length: 19:50
Caption: William Pope.L, Blink New Orleans, 2012, Credit: Cathy Byrd
William Pope.L, an American performance artist and interventionist, talks about Blink, his magic lantern show for Prospect.2 New Orleans, 2011.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jan 07, 2013
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Papo Colo, Credit: Courtesy Papo Colo and Exit Art
Cathy Byrd meets Puerto Rican-born artist Papo Colo, co-founder of Exit Art, to talk about the global significance of the NYC nonprofit contemporar...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2012
  • Length: 12:44
Caption: Curator Franklin Sirmans, Credit: Julia Galdo
Cathy Byrd speaks with Franklin Sirmans, curator of contemporary art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art about his current projects.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2012
  • Length: 13:35
Caption: Aritst Joan Jonas, Sao Paolo Biennial
In Austin, Texas, Cathy Byrd meets seminal video and performance artist Joan Jonas to talk about Joan's transmedia process.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2012
  • Length: 10:46
Caption: Curator Helena Reckitt
Cathy Byrd speaks with London-based curator Helena Reckitt about the art she selected for Nuit Blanche, Toronto, 2012.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2012
  • Length: 52:52
Caption: Sarah Lewis, Credit: Frank Stewart
In this episode, Cathy Byrd meets Sarah Lewis, a scholar, writer and curator. Sarah talks about the artists she selected for the 12.2 International...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Aug 28, 2012
  • Length: 14:18
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Tolly Moseley and "Matthew McConaughey" discuss Austin., Credit: Zach Herigodt
Cathy Byrd speaks with Austin Eavesdropper Tolly Moseley about her creative practice. Tolly talks about the webisodes she produces, including a new...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Aug 21, 2012
  • Length: 12:27
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: CatVidFest, Credit: Walker Art Center
Cathy Byrd meets the Walker Art Center's Internet Cat Video Festival curators Scott Stulen and Katie Hill to talk about the legendary 2012 event.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Apr 29, 2013
  • Length: 08:58
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Cathy Byrd with Franklin Sirmans, 2014, Credit: Amy Sherald
Cathy Byrd talks with Franklin Sirmans about Prospect New Orleans, the U.S. Biennial the size of a city.

  • Added: May 15, 2014
  • Length: 13:50
Caption: Fountainhead Residency, Miami, Credit: Courtesy Fountainhead
Meet contemporary artists Simón Vega (El Salvador), Candelario (Cuba), and Gil Yefman (Israel) at the home of the Fountainhead Residency in Miami, ...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2015
  • Length: 10:24
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Live streaming from Cannibal Radio in Athens, Greece, we introduce you to four of the city's young culture makers. Rena Bak and Simos Ares are prod...

  • Added: May 25, 2017
  • Length: 39:24
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Our sound experience of the 57th Venice Art Biennale features field recordings of conversations, sound art and performance from Egypt, France, Germ...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2017
  • Length: 43:34
Caption: Jana Winderen recording 15 meters under the Sea Ice by the North Pole. We feature Winderen's work is a sonic experience in our Sounds of Norway episode., Credit: Jana Winderen
Our field recordings of conversations, performances and sound art in Oslo and Tromsø, Norway, during the 2017 International Association of Curators...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2017
  • Length: 42:35
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Artist Alexa Lim Haas talks about Agua Viva, her newest animated short film. Agua Viva was among the twenty-four projects selected for a special on...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 06, 2017
  • Length: 09:34
  • Purchases: 1
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Experience the music, sounds and voices of contemporary culture in Berlin.

  • Added: Aug 13, 2018
  • Length: 45:26