This week on The Heart of Art I interview Tim "Pops" Vanya, Western style painter with a focus on "cowboys and pretty women". We have a great conversation about how having an artistic family influenced his art career, the Western films that flooded the television and his dreams, as well as the underlying meanings in his paintings.

This week on The Heart of Art I interview the Director of Shakespeare at Winedale, Katie Brokaw. We have an interesting conversation about why Shakespeare is important to the modern world, what attributed to Shakespeare's success, and why performing Shakespeare's play allows for a much clearer understanding of the works.

This week on The Heart of Art I interview Katie Brokaw, Director of "Shakespeare at Winedale" and expert on Shakespearean performance. She shares what they have in store for their 56th season, why Shakespeare is important to us in the modern world, and why you learn more from performing rather than just reading Shakespeare.

This week on The Heart of Art I interview Luis Faya, a ceramic artist and practicing engineer. Find out how Luis's engineering background informs his ceramics, how he deals with so much uncertainty in the artistic process, and why he encourages people to buy handmade objects instead of mass-produced ones.

This week on The Heart of Art I interview a multimedia artist and art teacher from IOLA ISD, Robyn Glass. We have a great conversation about why she challenges herself to learn as many mediums as she can, why art is so important for education, and why her inspiration can come at any moment.

This week on The Heart of Art we speak to Rodney Bettis, who stars as Shrek in “Shrek the Musical” and serves as board president of The Theatre Company of Bryan-College Station. Hear how Bettis prepared for his first lead role, his favorite characters to play and why he started participating in theater in 2019.

This week on THOA, we speak to renown artist and Dallas native, Jeremy Biggers. We have a great conversation about what he attributes his success with big companies such as Netflix and the NBA, as well as why his definition of art involves paying attention to the mundane. You can currently visit his exhibition, "I Hope I Make You Proud: A Retrospective" at the J. Wayne Stark Gallery until May 2nd.

This week on The Heart of Art, Hector speaks with Lisa Urban; multidisciplinary artist focusing on fiber arts and painting. She talks to us about being a founding member of the 2nd annual Brazos Valley Fiber Fest and what all people can expect at this event taking place March 13-14, 2026.

This week on The Heart of Art, Hector speaks with Brandon James & James Clark - two-thirds of the cello and vocal trio, CelloVoci. This is your opportunity to get to know them before their concert on February 5th, at 7:30PM in Rudder Theatre. We discuss it all; what made them dedicate their lives to music, their recent Carnegie Hall performance, and what traveling as a performance trio with your significant other is like.

This week on The Heart of Art, we speak to multimedia artist, Jacqui Miller. We have a great conversation about how her art brings light to issues she finds important and why a lifetime of horseback riding has benefited her artistic skill.