We talked with American Samoa Council on Arts, Culture and the Humanities Executive Director Mary Lauagaia M. Taufete'e and Deputy Director Matina Purcell to get a better understanding of the council’s work.
In her role as chief artistic officer at Minnesota Opera—a longtime Arts Endowment grantee—Priti Gandhi is prodding the opera world to reimagine its art form.
Playwright Migdalia Cruz's childhood, sometimes laced with neighborhood violence, remains a powerful force in her work, as does her Nuyorican identity.