This episode of the MAP Radio Hour features a conversation with writer, director and performer Katt Lissard about her theater work in the Southern African country, Lesotho. Additionally, Lissard and Engelstad reflect on their experiences as Fulbright Scholars and the value of Fulbright to relationship building, learning and international exchange.
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Cultural Producer Janeil Engelstad Hosts Conversations with Writers, Artists, Designers and Others Impacting People and the Planet.
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Sustainable Design and Responding to Hurricane Maria: A Conversation with Artist Collective MAOF [ENG]
In this episode of the MAP Radio Hour features a conversation with Puerto Rico-based art collective MAOF (materials and crafts) about their work salvaging trees and other biological materials for design and art and the lasting impact of colonialism in Puerto Rico, as well as their rebuilding efforts following Hurricane Maria. Translation of the Spanish […]
Listen ->Sound as Made Material: A Conversation with Shannon R. Stratton
Janeil Engelstad talks with Shannon Stratton about her work as the Mildred and William Lasdon Chief Curator at The Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY, as well as Stratton’s own background as an artist and MAD’s recent exhibition Sonic Arcade: Shaping Space with Sound. Intro bumper created by Emily Counts. Outro Bumper: “Knotted […]
Listen ->Designing Oyster Reefs: A Conversation with Architect Evelyn Tickle
Janeil Engelstad talks with Evelyn Tickle about Grow Oyster Reefs, her work to restore oyster reefs along the US Eastern Seaboard and the class she leads at James Madison University where students are designing buildings inspired by oyster reef design with an eye towards protecting shorelines, as the sea level rises. Bumper: “Color Garden” by […]
Listen ->Ecology and Sustainability in the Post-Industrial City: A Conversation with Artist and Educator Frances Whitehead
Janeil Engelstad talks with civic practice artist Frances Whitehead about Whitehead’s work in Gary, Indiana, building sustainability into projects and the importance of renegotiating the symbolic and the practical in art. The bumper for this episode is “White bird” by Oto Hudec. Edited by Matthew Horton.
Listen ->Engaging Craft as a Non-Confrontational Gesture of Defiance
Janeil Engelstad talks with activist Sarah Corbett about Corbett’s work in craftivism – a synthesis of activism and craft – and the power of quiet, thoughtful protest.
Listen ->A Conversation with Eco-Art Luminary Newton Harrison pt. 2
Part two of Janeil Engelstad’s conversation with eco-art pioneer Newton Harrison includes conversation about his current watershed project in Scotland, the impact of climate change on the region, both now and in the future, and how art and science can address it. Today’s episode features music by Austin-based musician Lungfulls. To hear more of his […]
Listen ->Provocateurs: A Conversation with Eco-Art Luminary Newton Harrison pt. 1
Janeil Engelstad speaks with eco-art movement pioneer Newton Harrison about his – along with Helen Harrison’s – 1993 work Serpentine Lattice, including its impact on the Pacific North West Temperate Coastal Rain Forest and the challenges the forest still faces today.
Listen ->Identity & Material Evocation: A Conversation with Sopheap Pich and Jacqueline Chao pt. 2
In part two, Janeil Engelstad speaks with renowned artist Sopheap Pich and the Crow Collection of Asian Art’s, Curator of Asian Art, Dr. Jacqueline Chao about the value of critical thinking in selecting materials, the experience of viewing art and more. Today’s episode features music by Austin-based musician Lungfulls. To hear more of his work, […]
Listen ->Identity & Material Evocation: A Conversation with Sopheap Pich and Jacqueline Chao pt. 1
In part one of a two-part conversation, Janeil Engelstad talks with renowned artist Sopheap Pich and the Crow Collection of Asian Art’s, Curator of Asian Art, Dr. Jacqueline Chao about Pich’s work, the relationship between art and cultural identity, curatorial practice and more. Today’s episode features music by Austin-based musician Lungfulls. To hear more of […]
Listen ->Matej Vakula: Art, Cancer Treatment & Public Space
Janeil Engelstad talks with artist Matej Vakula about applying artistic thinking and photography to advance cancer treatment, as well his work around the politicization and privatization of public space.
Listen ->Sarah Kavage: Art, Ecology, and Native Peoples
Janeil Engelstad talks with artist and urban planner Sarah Kavage about her collaborative project Duwamish Revealed, as well as creative engagement with Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest and industry’s impact on their ancestral home.
Listen ->A Conversation with Mick Lorusso
Janeil Engelstad speaks with cross-disciplinary artist Mick Lorusso about his work at the intersection of art and science addressing global warming, as well as how collaboration and social media can impact environmental and social issues.
Listen ->A Conversation with Dr. Thomas Deuel
Janeil Engelstad speaks with practicing neurologist and sound artist Dr. Thomas Deuel about the impact of music on the brain and it’s role as a therapeutic tool, as well as his background as a jazz musician. Dr. Deuel also talks about the Encephalophone – a brain-music interface he designed that allows for thought-controlled music creation.
Listen ->A Conversation with Sarah Koehler
Janeil Engelstad talks with Sarah Koehler currently a graduate student in Statistics at Colorado State University (CSU) about how artistic training shapes one’s work in the social and physical sciences and the impact of a social science education on a career in the arts. Koehler also talks about a software package that she is writing […]
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In this podcast Janeil Engelstad and Yvan Tina discuss their projects “Make Art with Purpose” and “Virtual Africa”. They talk about the common threads and possible collaboration between these incredible projects. Also discussed is art, technology, and the advancements these have created in educational options.
Listen ->Holding the Place Where One is Born: A Conversation with Renowned Artist and Activist Victor Delfín
In Episode 17 of The MAP Radio Hour 91-year-old, Peruvian artist and activist, Victor Delfín reflects on his life of creativity and political engagement. From the 1950s when Delfín began to create art that expressed the importance of freedom and liberty to the 1980s and 90s when he was a leader in the national movement […]
Listen ->Intersections: Projects and Residencies in Art, Science and Technology, a conversation with John Boylan
Episode 16 of the MAP Radio Hour features a conversation with art and tech expert John Boylan. John reflects upon F.R. Leavis’ critic of British novelist C.P. Snow, the design of art and technology residencies that stem from his experience working with artists in residence at Microsoft and his direction of 9e2, an art, science […]
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