Starving Art Podcast: Making Art in Hard Times

Jul 04 2021 13 ep. 35 mins 7

Starving Art Podcast: Making Art in Hard Times artwork

Highlighting current artists doing the work to create powerful works of art despite individual or societal upheaval. Looking to the past to reveal the artists that found a way to overcome their circumstances to make their mark. Celebrating and inviting a conversation about the ways that artists reveal the world and imagine a better future, no matter what.

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Starving Art Ep. 13: Street Sheet and Unhoused Poetry

Jul 04 2021 15 mins

The homelessness crisis in San Francisco is out of control. Chances are it's pretty bad near you, too. With over 8,000 homeless residents of San Francisco, there are bound to be artists in the bunch. Join me as we scratch the surface of the homeless community's stories, and examine the crisis unfolding on our streets every day.Follow the show on Instagram and Twitter @Starvingartpo

Starving Art Ep. 12: Madison Keesler and San Francisco Ballet

Mar 05 2021 63 mins

Join me as I sit down with Madison Keesler, Soloist with San Francisco Ballet and co-creator of FreelyMad, her production company! We talked about her Covid ups and downs, creating new work with SFB, and dipping into her many talents to branch out in her career. It was wonderful to have a conversation with her, and I'm sure you'll love it! We talked about @sfb2021 's campaign to ra

Starving Art Ep. 11: William Utermohlen and the Artist in Decline

Feb 24 2021 18 mins

Listen in to the tale of William Utermohlen, whose gradual decline as a result of Alzheimer's disease was searingly documented in his late works. Throughout the last decade of his artistic career, we track how his illness was present and presented in his art. From the premonitions of his Conversation Pieces, the reaction to his diagnosis in Blue Skies, and the downward spiral evide

Starving Art Ep. 10: Avram Finkelstein: The Interview!

Feb 05 2021 69 mins

Join me as I talk with Avram Finkelstein, co-founder of the Silence = Death Collective, Gran Fury Collective, and independent visual artist Avram Finkelstein! After the episode covering Silence = Death, we spoke about the role of art in creating social change, finding love and tenacity through the AIDS epidemic, and the importance of community and collaboration in the artistic proc

Starving Art Ep. 9: Avram Finkelstein and Silence = Death

Dec 20 2020 37 mins

Listen in to hear how six gay men at the beginnings of the AIDS epidemic created the logo for an activist movement. Driven by their individual grief and anger, their creation took on multiple lives of its own, galvanizing a generation of queer people under attack from one of the worst epidemics of the 20th century. Follow the show on Instagram: @starvingartpod Please rate, review

Starving Art Ep. 8: Alessandra and Our Voices

Nov 06 2020 49 mins

Join me for my conversation with Alessandra, Dancer, Choreographer, and fellow graduate of the the Lines Ballet BFA program! We talked about graduating into a pandemic, racial divides in her dance training and the concert dance world in general, and how she has kept up her dance practice. We also touched on "Our Voices", a dance film piece that the Lines BFA class of 2020 put toget

Starving Art Ep. 7: Susan Sontag and Illness as Metaphor

Sep 10 2020 27 mins

This time on the Starving Art Podcast we're diving into the story of Susan Sontag, whose cancer diagnosis spurred a pair of essays that dissect the myths and metaphors surrounding illness. Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and its Metaphors tackle the complex associations we form with different illnesses, and how we can distinguish stereotype from the true experience of illness. I dig i

Starving Art Ep. 6: Samantha Weeks and REVIVAL

Aug 19 2020 36 mins

Join me as I sit down with Samantha Weeks, dancer with Visceral Dance Chicago and co-founder of REVIVAL, a new accessory brand featuring up-cycled and sustainable pieces. We talk about the journey from our BFA program to Visceral, how the idea to start a company came about, and her favorite pieces from the new hand-painted line! Follow her on Instagram @antha_sam and @revival_co_

Starving Art Ep. 5: Graham Lustig and the Oakland Ballet Company

Aug 04 2020 42 mins

This week on the podcast I'm joined by Artistic Director of Oakland Ballet, Graham Lustig! We talk about the ins and outs of maintaining a dance company during a lockdown, how the dance industry will change in the near future, and his ways to stay hopeful and inspired in the midst of uncertainty. Learn more about Oakland Ballet: @oaklandballetcompany on Instagram and oaklandbal

Starving Art Ep. 4: Edvard Munch and the Spanish Flu

Jul 27 2020 14 mins

A life shaped by illness and death, enduring by the relentless pursuit of expression. In the face of deadly disease, Edvard Munch creates one of the only records we have, artistic or otherwise, of a personal experience with the deadly Spanish Flu. Sometimes the only thing to do in the face of tragedy and hardship is to make art about it! Links to the artwork featured on this sh