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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564 Pieces

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A Conversation with Mel Tillis
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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National Medal of the Arts recipient and songwriter Mel Tillis tells stories about his career and how performing helped him cope with his stutter. ...

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  • Added: Feb 11, 2014
  • Length: 29:43
  • Purchases: 2
A Conversation with Pete Seeger [about Woody Guthrie]
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Pete Seeger remembers his friend, Woody Guthrie. [21:13]

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  • Added: Feb 11, 2014
  • Length: 21:18
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Pete Seeger, continued
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Pete Seeger, a National Medal of Arts recipient, returns to talk about his music and its roots. [31:50]

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  • Added: Feb 11, 2014
  • Length: 31:51
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with NEA Jazz Master, Lou Donaldson
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Sweet Poppa Lou talks about the musical roots of his swinging bop saxophone sound. [38:23]

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  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 38:23
  • Purchases: 2
A Conversation with NEA Jazz Master, Lorraine Gordon
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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The owner of the legendary club, The Village Vanguard, a 2013 NEA Jazz Master, talks about her life in jazz. [32:52]

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  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 33:52
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Author, Taylor Branch
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Taylor Branch discusses his trilogy of the Civil Rights Movement America in the King Years. [24:25]

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  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 24:25
  • Purchases: 2
A Conversation with Caron Atlas
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Bread and Roses in a Brooklyn shelter: Caron Atlas demonstrates how the arts can be a critical component of disaster relief. [31:45]

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  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 31:45
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Conductor, Michael Tilson Thomas
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas discusses his dual career as conductor and educator. [30:49]

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  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 30:49
  • Purchases: 2
A Conversation with Artist, Nick Cave
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Nick Cave, chosen to participate in the U.S. State Department's Arts-in-Embassies program, talks about his Sound Suits, a unique blend of sculpture...

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  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 26:13
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Producer, Frank Price {Part 1}
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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In the first of a two-part interview, Frank Price talks about his early days as a television writer and producer of shows like The Virginian and Co...

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  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 28:40
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Frank Price, Part 2
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Frank Price
In the second part of our interview, Frank Price talks about the business of film making as well as some of the iconic films he’s made, including T...

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  • Added: Mar 20, 2014
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Mary Zimmerman
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Mary Zimmerman discusses her approach to creating a play. [30:38]

Bought by Harford Community Radio and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 30:38
  • Purchases: 2
A Conversation with Writer, M. Evelina Galang
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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M. Evelina Galang's work spans generations with her writing of young Filipina-Americans and the surviving World War II "comfort women." [22:15]

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  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 22:16
  • Purchases: 3
A Conversation with Actor/Activist, Rachael Holmes
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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At the intersection of theater and social activism: Citizen Artist Rachael Holmes. [26:52]

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KZUM, KPIP-LP, and Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 26:52
  • Purchases: 4
A Conversation with Author, Lillian Faderman
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Lillian Faderman's writes a "reconstructed memoir" about her mother's life as an immigrant factory worker and single mother during the Great Depres...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 27:52
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Writer, Terry Tempest Williams
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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In her latest book, When Women Were Birds, Terry Tempest Williams explores the legacy of her mother’s journals. [28:11]

Bought by Harford Community Radio and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 28:11
  • Purchases: 2
A Conversation with Museum Director, Stephen Jost
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Stephan Jost discusses how the Honolulu Museum of Art works to serve its military community. [25:56]

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  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 26:56
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Educator, Marna Stalcup
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Teaching Portland's children core curriculum through the arts. [30:06]

Bought by Harford Community Radio, XRAY.fm, and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 30:06
  • Purchases: 3
A Conversation with Novelist, Manil Suri
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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The City of Devi, an apocalyptic sex comedy and love story, is the third book in Manil Suri’s trilogy centered on Mumbai. [26:08]

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 26:07
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Author, Andres Dubus III
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Andre Dubus III's memoir Townie isn’t a literary coming of age story. It’s an exploration of violence and absence. [30:37]

Bought by Harford Community Radio and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 30:37
  • Purchases: 2

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