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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
52 episodes
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
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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
No. 40: LEXI BASS - MEANDER
Lexi Bass has a BA in Arts Administration from the University of Kentucky, a MA in Art from the University of Louisville and an MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts from Duke University. She is currently a lecturer in Animation a...
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Episode 40
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30:06
No. 39: LARRY PEMBLE and JEANINE TRIPLETT - JAMES BAKER HALL FOUNDATION BOOK AWARD
Last year LARRY PEMBLE, eldest son of famed Kentucky writer and photographer James Baker Hall and his family decided to establish the James Baker Hall Foundation with a mission to honor and continue Hall's interest in mentoring writers by provi...
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Episode 39
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26:32
No. 38: Dobree Adams and Jonathon Green - Visions in Tandem
VISIONS IN TANDEM, is a collaborative Retrospective Exhibition of Dobree Adam's fiber art intertwined with Jonathan Greene's poems. Lexington Art League, August 2 to September 20, 2024 This collaborative retrospective exhibit...
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30:17
No. 37: William M Duffy - Louisville's Black Avant-Garde
William M. Duffy’s solo exhibition currently at the Speed Museum, is the second installment of the Louisville Black Avant-Garde series, highlighting local, historically significant Black visual artists active from 1950–1980. A lifelong artist, ...
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Episode 37
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32:31
No 36: Cacey Nardolillo - Lexington Chamber Music Festival
Cacey Nadalilo, Executive Director of the Chamber Music Festival of Lexington, shares insights into this year's highly anticipated festival, including the variety of programming and community outreach initiatives. Joined by host Kate Savage, Ca...
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Episode 36
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28:56
No. 35: Phoebe White - Cowgirl's Delight
Phoebe White is a 14 year old multi-instrumentalist, singer / songwriter whose first nationally released album in 2022 when she was 12, debuted at number 7 on the Western radio charts.Phoebe was a featured guest on the GRAND OLE OPRY i...
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Episode 35
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26:00
No 34: Becky Alley and Samantha Simpson of Muse Collective
Samantha Simpson and Becky Alley, founders of the Muse Collective, a curatorial group in Lexington were inspired by the closure of Parachute Factory and the dearth of gallery space in the city. They discuss their innovative approach to building...
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Episode 34
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29:12
No. 33: Larry Kezele and Yvonne Giles - The Freedom Train Monument
Larry Kezele, owner of Ruth Hunt Candy and the early champion for the soon-to-be installed Freedom Train Monument, and Yvonne Giles, Historian and Researcher also known as The African American History Guru, talk about the lives of the enslaved ...
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Episode 33
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34:40
No. 32: Jordan Campbell - Executive Director, Gateway Regional Arts Center
Jordan Campbell, an award-winning actor and educator originally from Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, is a leading figure in the global arts and culture ecosystem. His career spans theatre, education, and policy, utilizing his acting background f...
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Episode 32
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32:46
No. 31: Constance Grayson - Pictures at an Exhibition
As a young girl growing up in Kentucky, Constance Grayson was drawn to and influenced by traditional handcrafts. She learned traditional quilting techniques from her Appalachian aunts and was fascinated, even as a young child, with the interpla...
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Episode 31
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26:38
No. 30: Shawn Okpebholo - Composer in Residence, Lexington Philharmonic
Shawn Okpebholo was born in Lexington, Kentucky and a graduate of Tates Creek High School. He earned his doctoral degree in composition from the University of Cincinnati's Celloge-Conservatory of Music. Currently...
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Episode 30
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20:42
No. 29: Rob Southard - Photodocumentarian
After receiving his BFA from University of Louisville in 2005, James Robert Southard worked for years as a freelance photojournalist and artist. In 2008 he left for Pittsburgh for graduate school in Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon Universit...
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Episode 29
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31:35
No. 28: Wylie Caudill - Official Artist for 150th Kentucky Derby
Originally from Cynthiana, Kentucky, Wylie Caudill has emerged as a distinguished artist, rooted in the verdant landscape of Lexington. He is presently this year’s official artist for the prestigious 150th Kentucky Derby.Wylie's arti...
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Episode 28
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28:31