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Host/producer Maria Vasquez Boyd talks with artist Chris Dahlquist, ArtsKC Director of Development Alison Patterson & Director of Marketing and Communication Susan Franke, also Eric & Erin Dodson who own an artist-run gallery space Kiosk Gallery. Chris Dahlquist learned to …

Host/producer Maria Vasquez Boyd talks with artist Chris Dahlquist, ArtsKC Director of Development Alison Patterson & Director of Marketing and Communication Susan Franke, also Eric & Erin Dodson who own an artist-run gallery space Kiosk Gallery. Chris Dahlquist learned to …

Host/producer Maria Vasquez Boyd talks with artist Chris Dahlquist, ArtsKC Director of Development Alison Patterson & Director of Marketing and Communication Susan Franke, also Eric & Erin Dodson who own an artist-run gallery space Kiosk Gallery. Chris Dahlquist learned to use a camera and darkroom as she was learning to ride a bicycle and write in cursive. Originally from Fort Worth, she wrote her first artist statement on a Big Chief tablet in phonetic Texan, claiming for herself a life of travel and “tacking pitchers”. She has held a camera in her hands ever since. Dahlquist’s Gillis Art Lab-If you are near downtown KCMO stop by 3rd Friday in Columbus Park to get a sneak peek at the most ambitious public installation I have ever undertaken! I will be installing it soon in Denver but before it goes, I really want to share it with you, my Kansas City people. So come on by my studio and see the first of the finished pieces, get a glimpse of the process, and see it in the context of my previous work. ​ Journey to Reflection: Work in Progress Gillis Gallery Art Lab 1029 E 5th St, KCMO 64106 www.chrisdahlquist.com ArtsKC Director…

Wednesday July 26, 2017 Host/producer Maria Vasquez Boyd talks with poet Huascar Medina, Print League KC founders Ani Volkin & Michelle Dreher, writers Arlin Buyert and Adam Rhodes, and artist Neil Goss. Huascar Medina has lived artfully in Topeka, Kansas …

Wednesday July 26, 2017 Host/producer Maria Vasquez Boyd talks with poet Huascar Medina, Print League KC founders Ani Volkin & Michelle Dreher, writers Arlin Buyert and Adam Rhodes, and artist Neil Goss. Huascar Medina has lived artfully in Topeka, Kansas since 2001. His hometown was San Antonio, TX but he does not miss things that do not fit in his ticket pocket. Huascar’s work encompasses deep imagery and metaphor. His time is well spent performing theater, singing and writing. He is a member of Topeka’s Speak Easy Poetry Group and the Red Tail Collective in Lawrence. His first published poem appeared in HomeWords: A Project of former Kansas Poet Laureate Wyatt Townley. Huascar’s words can be found in Reverberated Echoes: A Kansas City Reader (Asinimali Publications) and Prompts! : A Spontaneous Anthology by the poets of Poetic Underground (39 West Press). How to Hang the Moon. His first published collection of work was published by Spartan Press in February 2017 as part of their POP! Poetry series. Follow Huascar at http://www.facebook.com/huascar.medina Arlin Buyert and poet Adam Rhodes -Arts in Prison Inc. is a nonprofit founded in 1995 by Elvera Voth, a local music educator. The organization’s inaugural program, the East…

Wednesday July 19, 2017 Host/producer Maria Vasquez Boyd Where Were You? Maria Vasquez Boyd asks the question to individuals who respond with unique answers from their perspective. From historical events to pop culture Where Were You? highlights a landmark in …

Wednesday July 19, 2017 Host/producer Maria Vasquez Boyd Where Were You? Maria Vasquez Boyd asks the question to individuals who respond with unique answers from their perspective. From historical events to pop culture Where Were You? highlights a landmark in time or a rite of passage through the eyes of individuals. Generations of people experience life differently, thus everyone has a story. Think about it, where were you when man landed on the moon? Cultural anthropologist/author Dr. Richard Anderson, councilman Allan S. Gray ll, and performer/director/host & producer of The Tenth Voice, Philip Blue Owl Hooser answer the question with insightful and interesting personal stories. Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two humans on the Moon. Mission commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin, both American, landed the lunar module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC. Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on July 21 at 02:56:15 UTC; Aldrin joined him about 20 minutes later. They spent about two and a quarter hours together outside the spacecraft, and collected 47.5 pounds (21.5 kg) of lunar material to bring back to Earth. Michael Collins piloted the command module Columbia alone in lunar orbit while they were on the Moon's surface. Armstrong and Aldrin spent just under a day…

Wednesday July 12, 2017 Host/producer of ARTSPEAK RADIO, Maria Vasquez Boyd talks with writer/performer Jeanette Powers, columnist Dan Coleman, and Rocket Grant recipient, artist/educator Darryl Chamberlain. Jeanette Powers curates the generative performance art venue, Uptown Arts Bar, and is the …

Wednesday July 5, 2017 Host/producer Maria Vasquez Boyd talks with author Frank Lingo, artist Adri Luna, make48 co-founders Rich Brull & Curt McMillan, gallery coordinator/curator Angie Jennings & painters Teresa Dirks and Chris Frye. Frank Lingo is a former columnist …

Wednesday July 12, 2017 Host/producer of ARTSPEAK RADIO, Maria Vasquez Boyd talks with writer/performer Jeanette Powers, columnist Dan Coleman, and Rocket Grant recipient, artist/educator Darryl Chamberlain. Jeanette Powers curates the generative performance art venue, Uptown Arts Bar, and is the Acquisitions Editor for KC based, indie press EMP Books. She also co-directs the arts non-profit Chameleon Arts with legendary print-maker Hugh Merrill and is Treasurer/grant-writer for KC's annual small press fest. She is the author of six books of poetry, including her newest release "Don't Lose Your Head" through EMP in 2017. She is an alumni resident of Osage Arts Community and The Lemon Tree House and can most often be found riverside with her hound dog, Olly Mas. "Don't Lose Your Head" is an experimental book of poetry and drawings which revolves around the concept of childhood trauma and its effects on adult life. The genesis of the book was 40-year-old Jeanette's discovery of the truth of how her father died when she was four years old and follows the trajectory of family secrets, dysfunction and alienation. This work of art is raw, vulnerable and reaches deeply into the often untold shards of what is swept under rugs and…