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Conversations in the Arts; Call to Community: Anti-Racism and Inequality

Huntington Arts Council PodcastFeb 12, 2021

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Conversations in the Arts, “Access and Opportunity"

Conversations in the Arts, “Access and Opportunity"

This episode of Conversations in the Arts, “Access and Opportunity", was broadcast on the Huntington Arts Council's FacebookLIVE channel on February 10th, 2022, at 7:00 pm.

The Illustrious Blacks, Music and Dance
Harper Bella, Fine Art Photographer
Tracy Todd Hunter, Curator  
Moderator: Dr. Nichelle Rivers, Multimedia Artist & Educator

To support this and other public programming provided by HAC, please subscribe donate via the anchor support button or at www.huntingtonarts.org/donate-now 

You can find previous conversations at anchor.fm/hac-podcast.

Conversations in the Arts has evolved into an ongoing program by the Huntington Arts Council to stimulate and promote the arts. These participatory talks featuring artists and scholars from our community, will enrich our arts experiences and help us to more fully understand the values and contributions the arts have made, and continue to make, to society. Conversations will be held monthly as engaged inquiries and dialogues used to explore ideas, facilitate collaborations and opportunities.

For more information, and to see upcoming dates and topics go to our website, www.huntingtonarts.org

Feb 11, 202201:26:44
Conversations in the Arts, “Jazz”

Conversations in the Arts, “Jazz”

This episode of Conversations in the Arts, “Jazz”, was broadcast on the Huntington Arts Council's FacebookLIVE channel on January 13th, 2022, at 7:00 pm. Jazz artists continuing to talk about their art form.


Panelists: Julie Lyon, Jazz Vocalist
Tom Manuel, President and Founder, The Jazz Loft
Jack DeSalvo, guitarist, composer, multi-instrumentalist
Napoleon Revels-Bey, founder of Arts-In-Education Programs, “Al Andalusia to Dizzy” Revels-Bey Music

Moderator: Dan Bilawski, Educator & Drummer

To support this and other public programming provided by HAC, please subscribe donate via the anchor support button or at www.huntingtonarts.org/donate-now 

You can find previous conversations at anchor.fm/hac-podcast.

Conversations in the Arts has evolved into an ongoing program by the Huntington Arts Council to stimulate and promote the arts. These participatory talks featuring artists and scholars from our community, will enrich our arts experiences and help us to more fully understand the values and contributions the arts have made, and continue to make, to society. Conversations will be held monthly as engaged inquiries and dialogues used to explore ideas, facilitate collaborations and opportunities.

For more information, and to see upcoming dates and topics go to our website, www.huntingtonarts.org

Jan 14, 202201:29:15
Conversations in the Arts: “Our Stories, Our Art, Our Lives: Theater, Poetry, Story Telling”

Conversations in the Arts: “Our Stories, Our Art, Our Lives: Theater, Poetry, Story Telling”

This episode of Conversations in the Arts, “Our Stories, Our Art, Our Lives: Theater, Poetry, Story Telling”, was broadcast on the Huntington Arts Council's FacebookLIVE channel on December 9th, 2021, at 7:00 pm.

Panelists: Ama Yawson, Storyteller, Founder, President & Principal of Milestales
Christina M. Rau, Poet
Heather Forest, Storyteller & Author, Story Arts 

Moderator: Danny Higgins, Artistic Director Eastline Theatre

To support this and other public programming provided by HAC, please subscribe donate via the anchor support button or at www.huntingtonarts.org/donate-now 

You can find previous conversations at anchor.fm/hac-podcast.

Conversations in the Arts has evolved into an ongoing program by the Huntington Arts Council to stimulate and promote the arts. These participatory talks featuring artists and scholars from our community, will enrich our arts experiences and help us to more fully understand the values and contributions the arts have made, and continue to make, to society. Conversations will be held monthly as engaged inquiries and dialogues used to explore ideas, facilitate collaborations and opportunities.

For more information, and to see upcoming dates and topics go to our website, www.huntingtonarts.org

Dec 10, 202101:28:42
Conversations in the Arts: Visual Arts

Conversations in the Arts: Visual Arts

This episode of Conversations in the Arts, Visual Arts, was broadcast on the Huntington Arts Council's FacebookLIVE channel on November 11, 2021, at 7:00 pm.

Panelists: Candido Crespo, Artist & Educator
Sueey Gutierrez, Artist
Elena Kariyannis, Artist
Eve Hammer, Artist & Director of Development, LBNY Arts Council


Moderator: Johanna Mathiesen, Executive Director, Artists in Partnership, Inc.

To support this and other public programming provided by HAC, please subscribe donate via the anchor support button or at www.huntingtonarts.org/donate-now 

You can find previous conversations at anchor.fm/hac-podcast.

Conversations in the Arts has evolved into an ongoing program by the Huntington Arts Council to stimulate and promote the arts. These participatory talks featuring artists and scholars from our community, will enrich our arts experiences and help us to more fully understand the values and contributions the arts have made, and continue to make, to society. Conversations will be held monthly as engaged inquiries and dialogues used to explore ideas, facilitate collaborations and opportunities.

For more information, and to see upcoming dates and topics go to our website, www.huntingtonarts.org

Nov 12, 202101:28:34
Conversations in the Arts: “Amplifying Voices in the Arts: Voices of the New Generation”

Conversations in the Arts: “Amplifying Voices in the Arts: Voices of the New Generation”

This episode of Conversations in the Arts, Amplifying Voices in the Arts: Voices of the New Generation, was broadcast on the Huntington Arts Council's FacebookLIVE channel on October 14, 2021, at 7:00 pm.

Amplifying Voices in the Arts: From the Generation LatinX will focus on voices from the LatinX Generation. The discussion will explore the narratives of different artists and community leaders that come from Latin American roots. Searching for answers to questions that we have always had but have not been able to ask other peers from the same background or even ourselves is the mission of the moderator Jose Tutiven.

Panelists:
Dezarae Alvarado
Alison Matute
Evelyn Polanco 
Jacob Alvear
Moderator: Jose Tutiven, Founder, Colored Colors

To support this and other public programming provided by HAC, please subscribe donate via anchor support button or at www.huntingtonarts.org/donate-now 

You can find previous conversations at anchor.fm/hac-podcast.

Conversations in the Arts has evolved into an ongoing program by the Huntington Arts Council to stimulate and promote the arts. These participatory talks featuring artists and scholars from our community, will enrich our arts experiences and help us to more fully understand the values and contributions the arts have made, and continue to make, to society. Conversations will be held monthly as engaged inquiries and dialogues used to explore ideas, facilitate collaborations and opportunities.

For more information, and to see upcoming dates and topics go to our website, www.huntingtonarts.org

Oct 14, 202101:32:59
Conversations in the Arts: “Amplificando Voces En Las Artes: Del Genero LatinX”

Conversations in the Arts: “Amplificando Voces En Las Artes: Del Genero LatinX”

Oct 07, 202101:25:12
Conversations in the Arts: LI Arts Councils

Conversations in the Arts: LI Arts Councils

This episode of Conversations in the Arts, LI Arts Councils, was broadcast on the Huntington Arts Council's FacebookLIVE channel on September 9, 2021, at 7:00 pm.

Panelists:
Beth Giacummo, Executive Director, Patchogue Arts Council
Elizabeth Mirarchi, Executive Director, BACCA
Lauren Wagner, Executive Director, Long Island Arts Alliance

Moderator:
Marc Courtade, Executive Director Huntington Arts Council

To support this and other public programming provided by HAC, please subscribe donate via anchor support button or at www.huntingtonarts.org/donate-now 

You can find previous conversations at anchor.fm/hac-podcast.

Conversations in the Arts has evolved into an ongoing program by the Huntington Arts Council to stimulate and promote the arts. These participatory talks featuring artists and scholars from our community, will enrich our arts experiences and help us to more fully understand the values and contributions the arts have made, and continue to make, to society. Conversations will be held monthly as engaged inquiries and dialogues used to explore ideas, facilitate collaborations and opportunities.

For more information, and to see upcoming dates and topics go to our website, www.huntingtonarts.org

Sep 09, 202101:28:25
Conversations in the Arts: Arts Education

Conversations in the Arts: Arts Education

This episode of Conversations in the Arts, Arts Education, was broadcast on the Huntington Arts Council's FacebookLIVE channel on March 11, 2021, at 7:00 pm.

Panelists:
Anu Annam, Arts Administrator and Educator
Nicole Franz, Artists and Educator
Diego Garcia, Artist
Marie Saint-Cyr, Teaching Artist

Moderator:
Constance Sloggatt Wolf, Artist and Educator

To support this and other public programming provided by HAC, please subscribe donate via anchor support button or at www.huntingtonarts.org/donate-now 

You can find previous conversations at anchor.fm/hac-podcast.

Conversations in the Arts has evolved into an ongoing program by the Huntington Arts Council to stimulate and promote the arts. These participatory talks featuring artists and scholars from our community, will enrich our arts experiences and help us to more fully understand the values and contributions the arts have made, and continue to make, to society. Conversations will be held monthly as engaged inquiries and dialogues used to explore ideas, facilitate collaborations and opportunities.

For more information, and to see upcoming dates and topics go to our website, www.huntingtonarts.org

Mar 12, 202101:29:52
Conversations in the Arts; Call to Community: Anti-Racism and Inequality
Feb 12, 202101:29:27
Conversations in the Arts: Jazz
Jan 15, 202101:35:37
Conversations in the Arts: Visual Arts
Dec 11, 202001:37:16
Conversations in the Arts: Classical Music in the 21st Century
Nov 13, 202001:31:38
Conversations in the Arts: Amplifying Voices in the Arts

Conversations in the Arts: Amplifying Voices in the Arts

This Conversation was Presented LIVE via www.facebook.com/huntingtonarts/live October 8, 2020, 7:00 PM.

Amplifying Voices in the Arts will generate a conversation on equality, inclusivity, and diversity from different angles of the creative world.

Panelists:
James “JB” Barreiro, Curator
Jeanette Berry, Musician
Dillon Brown, Poet
Joseph Santarpia, Artist

Moderator:
Jose Tutiven, Founder, Colored Colors

Conversations in the Arts has evolved into an ongoing program by the Huntington Arts Council to stimulate and promote the arts. These participatory talks featuring artists and scholars from our community, will enrich our arts experiences and help us to more fully understand the values and contributions the arts have made, and continue to make, to society. Conversations will be held monthly as engaged inquiries and dialogues used to explore ideas, facilitate collaborations and networking opportunities. Open to the public.

Oct 08, 202001:29:27
Conversations in the Arts, Musical Theater

Conversations in the Arts, Musical Theater

This Conversation was presented LIVE via www.facebook.com/huntingtonarts/live on September 10, 2020, 7:00PM. 

Panelists: Lisa Berman, Actress & SingerJohn Brautigam, Composer & Lyricist
Kevin Harrington, Producer/Director, Plaza Theatricals
Yolanda Wyns, Director of Music, Harlem School of the Arts
Moderator: Marc Courtade, Executive Director, Huntington Arts Council

Conversations in the Arts has evolved into an ongoing program by the Huntington Arts Council to stimulate and promote the arts. These participatory talks featuring artists and scholars from our community, will enrich our arts experiences and help us to more fully understand the values and contributions the arts have made, and continue to make, to society. Conversations will be held monthly as engaged inquiries and dialogues used to explore ideas, facilitate collaborations and networking opportunities. Open to the public.

Sep 10, 202001:34:03
Conversations in the Arts, Women in the Arts

Conversations in the Arts, Women in the Arts

This episode of Conversation in the Arts, Women in the Arts, was broadcast via the Huntington Arts Council's FacebookLive feed on June 11, 2020, at 7:00 pm.

This talk will focus on the power of women and the arts in honor of Women’s History Month, creating a dialogue on what it means to be champions of women through the arts. It will explore our understanding of women’s contributions to the arts in America and locally, showing how women have advanced and how society values equality and the contributions of all our citizens.

Panelists
Erika Duncan, Executive and Artistic Director/HERstory
Karen Levitov, Director and Curator Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery, Stony Brook University, Staller Center for the Arts
Sally Shore, Artist
Kay Sohini, Ph.D. Candidate & Instructor, Humanities/Stony Brook University
Moderator Deborah Cosher, League of Women Voters

Conversations in the Arts has evolved into an ongoing program by the Huntington Arts Council to stimulate and promote the arts. These participatory talks featuring artists and scholars from our community, will enrich our arts experiences and help us to more fully understand the values and contributions the arts have made, and continue to make, to society. Conversations will be held monthly as engaged inquiries and dialogues used to explore ideas, facilitate collaborations and networking opportunities. Open to the public.

Jun 11, 202001:23:13
Conversations in the Arts- The Arts and the Digital Age

Conversations in the Arts- The Arts and the Digital Age

This episode of Conversations in the Arts: The Arts and the Digital Age was broadcast via Facebook Live on May 14, 2020, at 7:00 pm.

The limitless bounds of the digital world are expanding and transforming creativity. This conversation will explore how the digital age has pushed the boundaries of creativity and artistic license and discuss how digital technology can enhance more traditional forms of visual art?

Panelists:
Ahmad Kahn, People Like Games
Kasmira Mohanty, Arts Educator
Doron Spleen, Executive Director/Morrison Mentors

Moderator:
Paul Lipsky, MFA Professor at Five Towns College

Conversations in the Arts has evolved into an ongoing program by the Huntington Arts Council to stimulate and promote the arts. These participatory talks featuring artists and scholars from our community, will enrich our arts experiences and help us to more fully understand the values and contributions the arts have made, and continue to make, to society. Conversations will be held monthly as engaged inquiries and dialogues used to explore ideas, facilitate collaborations and networking opportunities. Open to the public.

May 14, 202001:28:24
Conversations in the Arts: "The Arts and African American Experience"

Conversations in the Arts: "The Arts and African American Experience"

This episode of Conversations in the Arts, The Arts and African American Experience, was presented live that Huntington Arts Council's Main Street Gallery on February 13th, 2020 at 7:00 pm.

African American experience and culture developed outside of mainstream American culture. In recognition of Black History Month, we will explore the diversity and rich artistic contributions of African Americans to American culture. The panel will discuss their experiences in the arts and how they use their voices and visions to inspire and educate.

Panelists: Maurice Brandon Curry, Executive & Artistic Director/Eglevsky Ballet
Ama Karikari-Yawson, Storyteller and Author
Harper Bella, Artist, Board member of American Society of Media Photographers in the NY Chapter
Moderator: Marc Courtade, Executive Director/Huntington Arts Council

Conversations in the Arts has evolved into an ongoing program by the Huntington Arts Council to stimulate and promote the arts. These participatory talks featuring artists and scholars from our community, will enrich our arts experiences and help us to more fully understand the values and contributions the arts have made, and continue to make, to society. Conversations will be held monthly as engaged inquiries and dialogues used to explore ideas, facilitate collaborations and networking opportunities. Open to the public.

Feb 14, 202001:27:31
Conversations in the Arts: The Arts and LGBTQA+

Conversations in the Arts: The Arts and LGBTQA+

This episode of Conversations in the Arts, The Arts and LGBTQA+ was recorded live at the Huntington Arts Council's Main Street Gallery on January 9, 2020, at 7:00 pm.


LGBTQA+ individuals have not only made major contributions to arts and culture, but have used the arts as a way to both inspire and foster community. LGBTQA+ artists have harnessed their creativity to fight misconceptions, promote progressive dialogue, and empower identity, self-expression, and the ability to tell one’s own true story.

Panelists: Matt Rosenberg, Production Manager/Eastline Theatre
Anu Annam, Artist, Art Educator and Curator

Greg Fox, Artist and Writer Greg Fox
Christie LaSpina, LI Pride Chorus

Moderator: Dr. Nichelle Rivers/Artist and Educator

Conversations in the Arts has evolved into an ongoing program by the Huntington Arts Council to stimulate and promote the arts. These participatory talks featuring artists and scholars from our community, will enrich our arts experiences and help us to more fully understand the values and contributions the arts have made, and continue to make, to society. Conversations will be held monthly as engaged inquiries and dialogues used to explore ideas, facilitate collaborations and networking opportunities. Open to the public.

Jan 10, 202001:11:27
Conversations in the Arts: "The Arts and Science, STEAM Powered"

Conversations in the Arts: "The Arts and Science, STEAM Powered"

This episode of Conversations in the Arts, The Arts and Science: STEAM Powered, was presented live at the Huntington Arts Council's Main Street Gallery on December 12, 2019, at 7:00 pm. 

STEAM takes STEM to the next level, allowing students to connect their learning in science, technology, engineering, and math with art practices, providing a wide pallet of learning. The panel will discuss how learners can explore the world around them, develop and create innovative solutions to problems, think deeply, work collaboratively, and communicate the results.

Panelists Lorraine Sopp, Project Coordinator, Eastern Suffolk BOCES & Retired Assistant Principal and District Art Coordinator
Susan Buroker Artist
Abigail Holmes, Captain of Huntington High School Robotics Team 5016
Moderator Eric Reynolds, Director of Fine and Performing Arts/Huntington Union Free School District

Conversations in the Arts has evolved into an ongoing program by the Huntington Arts Council to stimulate and promote the arts. These participatory talks featuring artists and scholars from our community, will enrich our arts experiences and help us to more fully understand the values and contributions the arts have made, and continue to make, to society. Conversations will be held monthly as engaged inquiries and dialogues used to explore ideas, facilitate collaborations and networking opportunities. Open to the public.

Dec 13, 201901:20:19
Conversations in the Arts: "The Arts and Propaganda"

Conversations in the Arts: "The Arts and Propaganda"

This episode of Conversations in the Arts, The Arts and Propoganda, was presented live at the Huntington Arts Council's Main Street Gallery on November 14, 2019, at 7:00 pm.

Art may be used to persuade. It is not objective, and is rarely the unadulterated self-expression of individual genius. It may be part of the agendas and demands of others, and is a powerful method of expressing a point of view. 

Panelists: Barbara Applegate, Director, Steinberg Museum of Art/LIU Post
Leonard Lehrman, Founder & Director, The Metropolitan Philharmonic Chorus
John Torres, Director & Actor/Eastline Theatre
Moderator Marc Courtade, Executive Director/Huntington Arts Council.

Conversations in the Arts has evolved into an ongoing program by the Huntington Arts Council to stimulate and promote the arts. These participatory talks featuring artists and scholars from our community, will enrich our arts experiences and help us to more fully understand the values and contributions the arts have made, and continue to make, to society. Conversations will be held monthly as engaged inquiries and dialogues used to explore ideas, facilitate collaborations and networking opportunities. Open to the public.

Nov 15, 201901:22:16