Art Beat - WUCF

ArtBeat meets Chefs Dave and Renee as they oversee “Chef Camp” at the Rosen College of Hospitality Management. For the past five summers a group of 9 to 12 year olds have gotten frontline experience in the culinary arts – and even as these kids get the hang of the craft some miscalculations get thrown into the pot as well!

Nyahzul is a Colombian-born artist who feels the world strongly; to make sense of both the good and the bad she opens herself up and puts her innermost thoughts and feelings on canvas. Not everyone gets it, but she's content to continue finding her own way.

Whether self-appointed or unofficially elected by the local arts community, professional actor and improv comedian Mark Baratelli has ideas about how to make Orlando a vibrant cultural scene. Told with passion, humor and snark, Baratelli's tough-love message bears a surprising amount of weight.

Art and business don't mix? They do for painter Brian Demeter. In this episode of ArtBeat you'll learn that flying penguins, attitude adjustments and juvenile art deals are all in a day's work.

As part of UCF's Master of Fine Arts program filmmaker Dino Gallina was required to raise fifty-thousand dollars for his first feature film. But theory put into practice is a whole different ball game. Listen in to hear how the film "Red Tide" made it through production, and about some skills that couldn't be taught.

While training to volunteer in Zimbabwe multi-instrumentalist Jason Isla found the one instrument that truly calls to him. If you're interested in hearing about Southern Africa jam sessions, drum burning, and an impromptu couch-side performance - this episode's got it!

Screenwriter Carol Chiodini has had a long-standing career in film and television, but in creating her first feature film script she feels like she's starting all over again. Thankfully, she has sage advice coming from some unexpected sources. Chiodini is feisty, funny and passionate about her script, “The Last of the Tough Guys”. This edition of ArtBeat is not to be missed!

Painter Everett Spruill may have ditched piano lessons as a child, but music has come back to him as one of his greatest sources of inspiration. Spruill forges his own path in art - even if he doesn't quite know it yet.

Brain walking, enchanted cows, drive-in puppet shows? It's the first annual Orlando International Puppet Festival! Witty, and armed with a fair number of character voices, puppeteer and festival consultant Sean KeoHane shares an insider's look into the lovable mad world where puppet professionals from across the globe converge.