Delta Voices: Artists of the Mid-South
5 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDelta Voices: Artists of the Mid-South is a limited series podcast and video series from the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. Each episode, we ask museum curators in our region about the artists in their communities that they’re most interested in and excited about, and capture them in conversation about art, place, identity and community. A short video documentary and article featuring the artist and their work is also available online. To find those, and to see more episodes and artists featured on Delta Voices, visit arkmfa.org. Delta Voices: Artists of the Mid-South is presented by Bank OZK. Additional support is provided by Friday, Eldredge and Clark, LLP; Judy C Thompson Trust; Barbara House; and the Andre Simon Memorial Trust Fund in memory of everyone who has died of AIDS.
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Catherine Elizabeth Patton
August 26, 2021 14:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBOn the final episode of Delta Voices: Artists of the Mid-South, we highlight Catherine Elizabeth Patton, a Memphis-based artist who uses photography to practice mindfulness, highlight the beauty of black women, and document the vibrant art community in Memphis. Patton was selected by the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, and spoke with AMFA Associate Curator Theresa Bembnister. Join Patton and Bembnister for a discussion on Patton's photography, the intentionality of film, the importance of me...
Aaron R. Turner
August 12, 2021 15:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBThis episode of Delta Voices: Artists of the Mid-South, we feature Aaron R. Turner, a photographer and educator based in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in conversation with Alejo Benedetti, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Turner leads leads the Center for Photographers of Color at the University of Arkansas. He draws upon his own experiences as an artist from the Arkansas Delta to create documentary photographs recording the present and abstract pho...
Alexis McGrigg
July 29, 2021 17:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBThis episode of Delta Voices: Artists of the Mid-South is a conversation with Jackson, Miss. based artist Alexis McGrigg, Join Alexis McGrigg and former Andrew W. Mellon Post-Baccalaureate Curatorial Fellow at the Mississippi Museum of Art Christina McField for a discussion of McGrigg's challenges with working in the South, gaining exposure in a rural state, and the impact of community on her practice. This deep dive exploration of McGrigg's creative career expands on her ability to thrive...
Justin Tyler Bryant
July 15, 2021 14:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBThis episode of Delta Voices: Artists of the Mid-South, Justin Tyler Bryant, a drawer, painter and social practice artist living in Little Rock, Arkansas in conversation with Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Associate Curator Theresa Bembnister. Bryant's work investigates historical and contemporary imagery of African Americans. His most recent project, Holman: A Living Archive, documents a former high school attended by Black students during decades of segregated education in the artist’s hom...
Delta Voices: Artists of the Mid-South Series Preview
July 12, 2021 13:00 - 1 minute - 999 KBDelta Voices: Artists of the Mid-South highlights emerging and mid-career artists working in the Mid-South. Presented by the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Delta Voices is a podcast and video limited series produced in partnership with museums throughout the Delta region. Delta Voices: Artists of the Mid-South premieres Thursday, July 15, 2021. Each episode, we ask museum curators in our region about the artists in their communities that they’re most interested in and excited about, and c...