Filmmakers and disability rights advocates James LeBrecht and Day Al-Mohamed discuss their work to create a space in media for stories by, for, and about people with disabilities.
Luthier and Community Activist Manuel Delgado talks about continuing his family’s tradition of hand-crafting stringed instruments while working to advance the arts throughout his Nashville community.
Flamenco Artist and 2022 National Heritage Fellow Eva Enciñias talks about her life’s work as a dancer and instructor of flamenco who teaches not just the dance steps, but the history and significance of flamenco itself.
Meet "Little Joe" Hernández: Tejano Music Performer and 2023 National Heritage Fellow who never left his roots, with a career spanning almost 70 years, with 70 albums, and five Grammy Awards.
Dr Lisa Donovan discusses the work being done with support from the Arts Endowment to increase access to arts education equitably in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
Wampum & Fiber Artist and 2023 National Heritage Fellow Elizabeth James-Perry (Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head, Aquinnah) discusses her artistic practices which combines a creative eye with traditional tribal ecological knowledge and science to create da...
Marking Disability Pride month by revisiting my 2020 interview with Rebekah Taussig who discusses her memoir in essays (and current NEA Big Read title) Sitting Pretty The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body.
A conversation with Gil Rose who founded and heads three organizations-- the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), Odyssey Opera and BMOP/Sound—that greatly expand the repertoire of contemporary music.
Meet former Singing Sergeant and current Director of Music and Opera at the National Endowment for the Arts Ann Meier Baker—the woman who went to boot camp so she could sing with a professional chorus!