Art Beat - WUCF

Art Beat - WUCF

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Art Beat - WUCF episodes

  • 7-22-09 - Sculptor David McLeish turns faded memories into inspiration.

    Time colors once clear memories with new patinas; some mourn the fading of well-loved memories - artist David McLeish celebrates and immortalizes them in a series of sculptures. Unlike some of his shiny and polished pieces to date, these wax, steel and woodworks in "A Journey" look well-worn and well-traveled because, as the artist says, "That about sums up where my mind is at."   

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  • 7-20-09 - ArtBeat Says Goodbye to Host Becky Morgan.
    ArtBeat's original host, Becky Morgan, has been a longtime fixture in the local arts community. Her public radio work in Central Florida has been rewarding and often challenging. Becky is moving away to Denver, but before she goes ArtBeat's new host, Katie Ball, shares an insider's look into her mentor and friend's experience as an arts reporter in Central Florida.
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  • 7-17-09 - Southern Fried Sunday

    A band reuniting after 40 years? New tunes penned for the occasion? Free barbecue? Southern Fried Sunday coordinator Jessica Pawli says she's pulling out all the stops for this month's benefit for the Mustard Seed of Central Florida.

    This feature includes music clips from some of the performers on the roster.

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  • 7-15-09 - Sacred Spaces, Sacred History - Black Churches of West Winter Park.

    As the daughter of a preacher Dr. Rebekah McCloud grew up with a love for life in and around the church. As an adult she wonders and worries about the preservation of the historic black churches of West Winter Park. Her research has been "her passion" but also not without its heartbreak.

    Her findings have culminated into a gallery exhibit at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center.

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  • 7/13/09 - Peruvine
    Dr. Natalie Underberg talks about her latest digital folklore project, Peruvine.org - the interactive site teaches the culture of the country through Peruvian festivals.
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  • 7/10/09 - Film Professor Lisa Mills
    Lisa Mills, a professor of film at UCF, has several documentaries to her credit, including a short film that won the Cultural Achievement Category at last month's MoFilm Festival in Barcelona, Spain.
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  • 7/8/09 - Jeanine Taylor Folk Art
    Jeanine Taylor Folk Art was a popular gallery in Winter Park, but five years ago, she moved to First Street in historic downtown Sanford. Her gallery is part of the larger Gallery on First, featuring eight studios where you can watch artists work. See all the art work there, and at surrounding galleries, at the monthly Alive After 5 event, Thursday, July 9 from 5-9pm.
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  • 7/06/09 - Enzian Summer Opera Series
    The Enzian Theater in Maitland has long been known for innovative independent films but the demise of the Orlando Opera Company prompted the Enzian to diversify its movie programming by reaching out to displaced opera patrons with its Summer Opera Series. Enzian Marketing Manager, Jordana Meade, explains why, if opera isn't for everyone one, it should be.
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  • 7/3/09 - UCF Arts II Complex
    The UCF College of Arts and Humanities is excited that after years of planning, construction began last month for the Arts II Complex. The new performing arts center will house academic space for the music & theatre departments and, in Phase 2 of the project, four performance venues will be built. I talk with Associate Dean Lyman Brodie and Assistant Dean Paul Lartonoix.
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  • 7/1/09 - Sophie Milman
    Jazz singer Sophie Milman's third album, Take Love Easy, was released earlier this month. In this rebroadcast from last April, I talk with Sophie about her quick rise to fame and the new recording.
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ArtBeat looks at news and events from UCF and beyond. Host Ann Kenda explores the many arts events both on and off campus, as well as programs and projects from the university's music, theater, art…