Santa Clara Pueblo pottery
Learn more about Santa Clara Pueblo pottery. Bonus video from SCIENCE episode
Joan Takayama-Ogawa's ceramic history
Artist and teacher Joan Takayama-Ogawa on her mentor, Ralph Bacerra and Joan's family history in ceramics. Bonus video from SCIENCE episode
Cynthia Lockhart on her career
Cynthia Lockhart on her career as a handbag designer, teacher, and quilt artist, and the importance of collectors. Bonus video from COLLECTORS episode
Living with Chicano art
Pianist Natasha Marin on living with Chicano Art. Bonus video from COLLECTORS episode
COLLECTORS episode preview
COLLECTORS reveals the essential role that craft appreciators play in the community, examining how collectors affirm and inspire the artists they support. The episode highlights collections from Chicano art to teapots to wooden spoons, looking at what drives collectors and how their support furthers artists at all stages of their careers.
SCIENCE episode preview
SCIENCE investigates the unexpected intersection between art and the sciences, spanning technology, engineering, biology, math, and the climate emergency. Nature, space, algorithms, and more serve as inspiration for artists connecting their work to the world around them, from the Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico to the computer science labs of MIT to NASA.
Noah's Ark at the Skirball segment
The Skirball Cultural Center is a Jewish educational institution that hosts a puppet festival annually. This year, artist Chris Green joins to revisit one of the centerpieces of their children’s programming, Noah’s Ark, a vast installation featuring hundreds of animals crafted from repurposed objects. Segment from the PLAY episode
Puppeteer Schroeder Cherry segment
In Baltimore, artist and museum educator Schroeder Cherry introduces us to his cast of handmade puppets. Dr. Cherry puts on puppet shows to share African American history with children and adults alongside his practice as a painter and assemblage artist. Segment from PLAY episode
Artist Roberto Benavidez segment
Artist Roberto Benavidez takes a sculptural approach to the piñata, making work inspired by Hieronymus Bosch and medieval illuminated manuscripts. Segment from PLAY episode
Miniaturist Mark Murphy segment
Miniaturist Mark Murphy shares his process for creating intricately detailed miniature furniture. We travel with him to the Chicago International Miniatures Show and connect with his community of other remarkable miniature artists. Segment from MINIATURES episode
Piñata maker Lorena Robletto segment
Lorena Robletto creates festive and creative piñatas with fair labor practices at her business, Amazing Pinatas in this segment from the PLAY episode.
Cuban artist Leandro Gómez Quintero segment
In Baracoa, Cuba, we learn about the model vehicles of artist Leandro Gómez Quintero. Leandro crafts his faithful recreations of vehicles like the iconic Willys Jeep with intricate detail and accuracy, using found materials to tell the story of Cuba and her people through his art. Segment from MINIATURES episode
International Folk Art Market segment
Travel the globe at the annual International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where artists and makers from around the world including Mexico, Peru, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Eswatini, and more share their practices and culture through miniature folk art and other craft traditions. Segment from the MINIATURES episode
Alexander Girard's miniature folk art collection segment
In Santa Fe, New Mexico, iconic 20th-century designer Alexander Girard’s passion for folk art is on view at the “Multiple Visions” exhibition at the Museum of International Folk Art. In the 1980s, Girard donated his collection of over 100,000 pieces of miniature folk art to the museum and transformed into one expansive exhibition. Segment from MINIATURES episode
Woodblock print & marionette maker Gustave Baumann segment
Multidisciplinary artist, Gustave Baumann, who created paintings, woodblock prints and marionettes in the first half of the 20th century was deeply inspired by the landscape and people of Santa Fe. The city keeps his legacy alive today with their yearly Christmas marionette show. Segment from MINIATURES episode
Artist Calder Kamin segment
In Breckenridge, Colorado, Calder Kamin creates an art installation at the Breckenridge International Arts Festival. Calder is committed to reusing and recycling in her art and sculpts from discarded plastic, creating a unicorn with old Mardi Gras beads and engaging the community to learn sustainable art methods. Segment from PLAY episode
Lloyd Cotsen & the Cotsen Children's Library segment
Lloyd Cotsen founded the Cotsen Children’s Library at Princeton University, which houses Cotsen’s vast collection of children’s books from around the world. We learn how children’s books enrich the lives and minds of the community and all of us through play and imagination. Segment from PLAY episode
Lloyd Cotsen's collections
Learn about Lloyd Cotsen's collections, which include Chinese bronze mirrors, textiles, folk art, and Japanese baskets. Lloyd Cotsen founded the Cotsen Children’s Library at Princeton University, which houses Cotsen’s vast collection of children’s books from around the world. Bonus video from the PLAY episode
Schroeder Cherry's African Puppets
Artist, puppeteer, museum educator Schroeder Cherry on African puppets in his collection and the African inspired puppet he made. Bonus video from the PLAY episode
Epsi Frazier's work at JELMA
Artist, puppeteer, museum educator Schroeder Cherry on his role as curator at the James E. Lewis Museum of Art in Baltimore, Maryland, where he invites artist Espi Frazier to show her work in the gallery. Bonus video from PLAY episode
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