Paola Lopez is a Mexican artist, curator, and administrator. She speaks about family life, her passage through the US and her gallery, El Arenero, an experimental art space for contemporary art.

Iranian-American artist, Azadeh Hussaini, speaks about her practice, installation art, working with paper, breaking the barriers of tradition, self-empowerment, and life in Iran and the US.

In part 2 of this episode, Azadeh talks about some of her works, processes and working with paper.

La artista peruana, Claudia Caffarena, conversa de las razones que la motivan a investigar la conexión de la identidad ancestral y contemporánea peruana y a travéz del arte explorando la intuición, la memoria colectiva y el poder mágico femenino.

In part 2, Diana gets frank about activism, cautionary tales, coming out, human rights and her most recent work being exhibited at the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago.

Diana Solis talks about life as an activist artist organizing and documenting events since the 1970s, from the fringes of culture. She is a first-generation Mexican-American, LGBTQ+ and LatinX Chicagoan supporting Chicano culture, 2nd, 3rd and 4th-wave feminist, working on themes of identity addressing the fragility of contemporary relevant issues.

In part 2 of Janice Marin's interview, she tells us about the most important persons in her life and the family influences that nurture the preservation of her personal history, and culture, and how it spans into her art practice.

This is part of a series of Hispanic Heritage Month interviews.

Argentine-Canadian/Chicago (now Vermont)-based artist, Janice Marin talks about how changes in life prompted a new body of work and reminds us of why culture, family, and authenticity are important.

This is the first of a series of Hispanic Heritage Month interviews.

This interview is part 1 of 2.

Miami-based musician, Ari Urban, talks about her journey as a classically trained musician, creating healing music for the soul, and the power of mentorship.

Indiana-based artist Gina Lee Robbins talks about working with repurposed materials (findings from her walks and explorations in and outside the city) to create mixed-media sculptures and installations.