Audio Nov 19, 2015 Tazewell Thompson Tazewell Thompson may be wowing critics and audiences with his direction of the opera "Appomattox," but he’s an equally brilliant theater director and playwright.
Audio Nov 13, 2015 Joseph P. Riley After 40 years, Joseph Riley steps down from being mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, leaving a legacy that demands art and beauty in the everyday.
Audio Nov 05, 2015 Jane Alexander Jane Alexander reflects on her time at the NEA, her life-long love affair with theater, and the centrality of art to the human experience.
Audio Oct 22, 2015 Richard Hunt Sculptor Richard Hunt talks about creating large pieces of abstract art for public spaces and reflects on his time on the National Council of the Arts.
Audio Oct 15, 2015 Karen Zacarias Karen Zacarias is the most produced Latina playwright in the nation. Now, she brings the telenovela to the stage with "Destiny of Desire."
Audio Oct 08, 2015 Kevin Locke By performing and teaching Lakota flute and dance, Kevin Locke brings the past and the future together.
Audio Oct 01, 2015 Dolly Jacobs Most kids run away from home to join the circus. For Dolly Jacobs, it was a family affair.
Audio Sep 24, 2015 Kevin McKenzie American Ballet Theater got the first grant from the NEA in 1965 and are celebrating their own long history
Audio Sep 17, 2015 Juan Felipe Herrera The new poet laureate of the United States and two-time NEA literature fellow calls for everyone's heart to speak out.
Audio Aug 20, 2015 Sara Colangelo Her debut feature film "Little Accidents" takes us into the heart of a coal-mining town.
Audio Jul 31, 2015 Squonk Opera Revealed Find out about the artistic exuberance that is Squonk Opera.
Audio Jul 17, 2015 Rebecca Makkai From beautifully crafted short fiction to page-turning gothic novels, Rebecca Makkai puts art at the heart of her work.
Audio Jul 09, 2015 Wayne Henderson Wayne Henderson on his distinctive guitars and his distinctive sound.
Audio Jul 02, 2015 Ann Meier Baker Meet a woman who crawled under barbed wire to get on a professional stage.
Audio Jun 25, 2015 Donald Sanders Ensemble for the Romantic Century blends chamber music with fully staged dramas and changes both theater and concerts in the process.
Audio Jun 18, 2015 Jilann Spitzmiller "Still Dreaming" documents octogenarian actors taking on Shakespeare at the Lillian Booth Actors' Home.
Audio Jun 05, 2015 Edwidge Danticat We explore the writing of her powerful memoir, "Brother, I’m Dying."
Audio May 28, 2015 Joe Wilson 2001 NEA National Heritage Fellow Joe Wilson weaves his storytelling spell into the history of Blue Ridge Mountain culture.
Audio May 21, 2015 Graham Beal Graham Beal takes us behind the scenes of the new exhibit "Frida Kalho and Diego Rivera" in Detroit and shares his support for the Blue Star Museum Program.