Art Works Podcast
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts podcast that goes behind the scenes with some of the nation’s great artists to explore how art works.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Jul 23, 2015 • 28min
Simi Linton
Equality, justice, and a place on the dance floor.
Jul 17, 2015 • 28min
Rebecca Makkai
From beautifully crafted short fiction to page-turning gothic novels, Rebecca Makkai puts art at the heart of her work.
Jul 9, 2015 • 28min
Wayne Henderson
Wayne Henderson on his distinctive guitars and his distinctive sound.
Jul 2, 2015 • 22min
Ann Meier Baker
Meet a woman who crawled under barbed wire to get on a professional stage.
Jun 25, 2015 • 25min
Donald Sanders
Ensemble for the Romantic Century blends chamber music with fully staged dramas and changes both theater and concerts in the process.
Jun 18, 2015 • 28min
Jilann Spitzmiller
Still Dreaming documents octogenarian actors taking on Shakespeare at the Lillian Booth Actors' Home.
Jun 11, 2015 • 28min
Rahim AlHaj
Speaking the universal language of music.
Jun 5, 2015 • 28min
Edwidge Danticat
We explore the writing of her powerful memoir, Brother, I’m Dying.
May 28, 2015 • 29min
Joe Wilson
2001 NEA National Heritage Fellow Joe Wilson weaves his storytelling spell into the history of Blue Ridge Mountain culture.
May 21, 2015 • 26min
Graham Beal
Graham Beal takes us behind the scenes of the new exhibit Frida Kalho and Diego Rivera in Detroit and shares his support for the Blue Star Museum Program.
