Art Throb
Inquisitive conversations between Art Throb host Kate Savage and artists, writers, performers, producers and artistic entrepreneurs about their work and all things arts related. Get to know who’s doing the work, who’s making the arts happen and who's keeping them exciting and accessible. Gain an insider’s view through these exchanges and a glimpse into the wonder-filled world of creative individuals.
Episodes
65 episodes
No. 65 - Joe Ferrell & Joe Gatton - THE WEIR
Joe Farrell, veteran director with a distinguished 60-year career, and actor Joe Gatton, well-known in the Lexington theater scene, join host Kate Savage to discuss their upcoming production of Conor McPherson’s "The Weir" at the Antagonist The...
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Episode 65
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21:20
No. 64: Dr. Vicki Bell and Dr. Stephen Bolster - KENTUCKY BACH CHOIR
Dr. Vicki Bell, Professor of Music Theory at Asbury University, and Dr. Stephen Bolster, retired Chair of Music at Berea College, join host Kate Savage to share their story as newly appointed co-artistic directors of the
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Episode 64
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31:45
No. 63: Marina Ubaldi Ritter and Lucinda Zoe - EAT YOUR CARROT CAKE
Marina Ubaldi Ritter and Lucinda Zoe, members of the Carrot Cake Collective, join Art Throb host Kate Savage to talk about about their efforts to document the history and recipes of the beloved Alfalfa Restaurant in Lexington. The conversation...
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Episode 63
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29:42
No. 62: Margaret Price - WHERE STILLNESS SPEAKS
Margaret Price, award-winning writer and recipient of the Kentucky Arts Council's Al Smith Fellowship, joins host Kate Savage to discuss her new novel Where Stillness Speaks, inspired by decades of research into the mystical world of K...
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Episode 62
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30:38
No. 61: Kevin Nance - SMOKE
Kevin Nance is a writer and photographer in Lexington. His books include EVEN IF and MIDNIGHT, both collections of photographs and haiku; GENEVA’S GARDEN: FOUR SEASONS OF BEAUTY IN LEXINGTON’S GRATZ PARK, a book of photographs; and most recentl...
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Episode 61
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26:34
No. 60: Seth Tuska - MYTHOS - TUSKA'S ART OF SELF REFLECTION
Seth Tusker, son of the late artist and educator John Regis Tusker, joins Kate to recount the creation and evolution of the Mythos Experience—an immersive, reflective art encounter originally inspired by his father’s work. Seth shares the...
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Episode 60
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26:46
No. 59: Celeste Lewis - MANAGER OF PAM MILLER DOWNTOWN ARTS CENTER
Celeste Lewis, longtime manager of the Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center (PMDAC), joins host Kate Savage to reflect on more than a decade of transformation at this Lexington cultural hub. Celeste traces the building’s evolution from a retail bloc...
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Episode 59
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26:45
No. 58: Michael Morris - HALLELUJAH ANYWAY - A PORTRAIT OF KENTUCKY
Michael Morris is a photographer and designer living in Louisville, KY and working in marketing. He is a self-described introvert who is much more comfortable writing to people than talking to them, who uses photograph and exploration as a...
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Episode 58
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23:39
No. 57: Sarah Porter and Becky Soules - Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill in Harrodsburg, Music and Crafts
Sarah Porter, Music Program Specialist at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, and Becky Soules, Director of Collections and Education, join host Kate Savage to explore the profound influence of music and ...
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Episode 57
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25:34
No. 56: Noa Gimelli - FUND FOR GREATER LEXINGTON
Noa Gimelli, expert in female economic participation and chair of the Fund for Greater Lexington, joins host Kate Savage to discuss the ambitious vision behind incubating transformational projects for Lexington—including a proposed Visual and P...
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Episode 56
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30:14
No. 55: DREW BARR - ANGELS IN AMERICA
Drew Barr has directed productions of new, modern, and classical plays and musicals for theaters across the United States and around the world. He directed the Dutch-language premiere of the National Theatre of London’s War Horse, whic...
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Episode 55
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28:46
No. 54: Liz Swanson and Lina Tharsing - AXIS MUNDI part 2
Lina Tharsing and Liz Swanson, Lexington-based artists featured in the Lexington Art League’s “Axis Mundi” exhibition, join Kate to discuss the deep thematic roots and personal resonances behind their work. Liz reflects on her fascination with ...
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28:02
No. 53: TOSHA FOWLER, BO LIST, DR. GREGORY PARTAIN - GHOST MUSIC
About Ghost MusicIt’s only been a month since Dawn’s musician husband, Clark, suddenly died. When his former student shows up with missing pages from Clark’s unfinished book, voices from the pages are reawakened. A portal from the pa...
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Episode 53
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26:29
No. 52: Georgia Henkel - AXIS MUNDI
Georgia Henkel, a recently retired Lexington-based artist, joins host Kate Savage on Art Throb to explore her unique approach to art through the use of organic materials. Georgia delves into her lifetime of collecting bones, body parts, and oth...
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Episode 52
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26:22
No. 51: CONSTANCE GRAYSON - KID'S PLACE LEX
Constance Grayson is an artist and a retired attorney having spent the latter part of her legal cereer as an advocate for children in the foster care system.She recently started Kids Place Lex, Inc as a not-for-profit organization with ...
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Episode 51
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31:35
No. 50: JACOB HERRERA WACHAL - LIQUIFIED
Jacob Herrera Wachal is an artist and educator from Lexington, Kentucky, as well as a founding member of Liquified. Liquified is a performing arts collective specializing in projected time-based installations as an accompaniment to live music. ...
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21:36
No 49 - LEE CARROLL AND CONNIE MILLIGAN - GREENROOM EXCHANGE
Kate Savage, host of Art Throb, engages in a vibrant discussion with Lee Carroll and Connie Milligan, co-founders of the Greenroom Exchange. Lee, a career musician, and Connie, a social worker pa...
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Episode 49
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25:19
No. 48: RON WILBUR and VANESSA BECKER WEIG - VOICES AMPLIFIED
Ron Wilbur, ACTivate Music Director, the professional performing arts training program for high school and middle school aged children that is part of the broader organization Voices Amplified, a collective dedicated to empowering artist...
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Episode 48
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33:35
No. 47 - SYLVIA LOVELY - MY FAMILY TREE, FOOD AND STORIES
Sylvia Lovely, a restaurateur and author, shares insights about her new book, "My Family Tree Food and Stories." The book combines Sylvia's passion for food a...
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Episode 47
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20:49
No. 46: KATHARINE ERICKSON - MUSEUM MANAGER, 21c MUSEUM HOTEL, LEXINGTON
KATHARINE ERICKSON is the Museum Manager at the 21c Museum Hotel in Lexington. She worked previously as an educator at a number of museums including the National Gallery of Art, the Washington Nati0nal Cathedral, the Los Angeles County Mu...
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Episode 46
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31:18
No. 45: ATB - SOULED
ADAM TAYLOR BROWN better known as ATB, is a metamodern artist. In his work — a lifelong vocation titled SOULED, he conspires with his audience fusing performance and visual art through time to explore the universal truths: how percepti...
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Episode 45
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31:09
No. 44: AVE LAWYER - ON THE VERGE THEATRE COMPANY - DIRECTOR/THE LION IN WINTER
In this episode of ArtThrob, host Kate Savage engages in a riveting conversation with Ave Lawyer, the visionary co-founder of the site-specific theatre company "On the Verge." Celebrating 16 years of transf...
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Episode 44
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29:59
No. 43: DON AMENT - FAYETTE COUNTY: NATURE'S RADIANCE
Don Ament made his first photographs at the age of ten with a Polaroid Big Swinger camera, and has been photographing professionally since high school in the 1970’s. From 1995 to the present, he has worked full-time as a Fine Art photographer.<...
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Episode 43
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31:59
No. 42: JILL SCHINBERG: FISH TANK: EMGERGING ENTREPRENEURS IN THE ARTS
Jill Schinberg has worked for music promoters, agents, international festivals, and performing arts centers in various capacities both on the road and in venues large and small. She started her career at Hancher Auditorium at the Universit...
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Episode 42
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32:25
No. 41: LESA AKER - PASTEL ARTIST
LESA AKER IS a self-taught artist hailing from the beautiful rolling hills of southern Kentucky near Somerset. She has lived on a farm from the time she was born and has seen many circles of life which led her to appreciate the short time we ha...
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Episode 41
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23:26