Art Beat - WUCF

The UCF Women's Research Center hosts an exhibition of artwork centered on the Barbie doll. Cheryl Cabrera's exhibit “The Subject of Devotion” explores whether Barbie is just a doll, or a harmful influence on young girls who are already conscious about their looks.

Students rehearse for an upcoming production of Into The Woods from the UCF Conservatory Theatre. We discuss the themes of this Stephen Sondheim play, and the lessons that can be learned from the characters.

UCF graduates put the finishing touches to a feature film due out this summer. We chat with Allie Kenyon, the Producer of Theodore is Dying - a dark, gritty tale of redemption and brutal honesty set in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Using state-of-the-art technology, UCF’s Interactive Expeditions takes students on virtual tours of far-flung parts of the world. We chat with the Director of UCF's Center for Humanities and Digital Research.

A brand new arts group establishes itself in the Orlando area. As the Central Florida Community Choir begins rehearsals, we chat with the organizers of the venture about what they hope to bring to the local arts scene.

Nude Nite shows off the work of hundreds of artists in an exotic celebration of the body beautiful. We chat with Director Kelly Stevens about some of the challenges in putting on an event based around nudity.

UCF's Flying Horse Editions teams up with the Orlando Museum of Art to host the area's first national fine arts print fair, offering limited-edition works by emerging and established artists from New York City and elsewhere.

Two UCF students receive Congressional Award Gold Medals for their community service. Plus, The Mad Cow Theatre's presentation of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf opens in downtown Orlando.

Hear Steve's full interview with the Director of the Mad Cow Theatre's latest production, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? J. Barry Lewis discusses the origins of the play, its meaning, and its relevance to modern day America. Part of this conversation will air on WUCF ArtBeat, Friday January 28th on 89.9 Jazz and more.

Hear Steve's full length conversation with N.Y. Nathiri from the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community, on the life and works of Zora Neale Hurston, her politics, and use of African American dialect in her writing.