Blog Jul 22, 2022 Disability and Equity in the Arts: A Conversation with Alice Sheppard and Laurel Lawson of Kinetic Light In this frank interview, Alice Sheppard and Laurel Lawson talk about the realities of making opportunities for access and equity for dancers with disabilities.
Blog Jul 21, 2022 Notable Quotable: Kelli Jo Ford on Misconceptions About Native Writers Writer Kelli Jo Ford (Cherokee) talks about the misplaced expectation that works by Native artists are always "cultural explainers."
Blog Jul 15, 2022 Notable Quotable: Tim Keenan Burgess on Seeing Native People as Their Whole Selves In this excerpt from the latest issue of American Artscape, filmmaker Tim Keenan Burgess (Paiute/Shoshone) speaks about seeing Native people as their whole selves.
Blog Jul 13, 2022 ARP Grant Spotlight: Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra (Philadelphia, PA) With an emphasis on social justice, community engagement and authentic diversity, Philadelphia's Black Pearl Orchestra transforms grit into grace.
Blog Jul 08, 2022 Nature Poems for Summer Get in the summer spirit with poems that celebrate nature and the beauty of the season.
Blog Jul 07, 2022 Dancers and Social Workers Unite: Recovering the Body Through Creative Movement In the new Measure for Measure, we're looking at an NEA-funded research study into how creative movement may or may not positively impact survivors of intimate partner violence.
Blog Jul 06, 2022 Notable Quotable: Korina Emmerich (Puyallup) on being a Native Designer Fashion designer Korina Emmerich talks about the complications of being pigeonholed as a Native designer.
Blog Jun 30, 2022 The Artful Life: A Conversation with Photographer Jess T. Dugan We spoke with 2022 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition finalist Jess T. Dugan about their winning photograph and the evolution of their photography practice.