Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Arts Education Program manager Diana Green interviews Andy Meadows, Arts Education Specialist for the Alabama State Department of Education

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In this program Arts Education Program manager Diana Green interviews Andy Meadows, Arts Education Specialist for the Alabama State Department of Education, about the administration of Alabama Arts Education Initiative grants (AAEI) and his background as a photographer and educator of photography.

This special radio series will air every Sunday at 2:00 P.M., on the Troy University Public Radio Network at:  
  • WTSU 89.9 (Montgomery and Troy)
  • WRWA 88.7 (Dothan)
  • WTJB 91.7 (Columbus and Phenix   City) 
This radio series may not be broadcast in your area, but it can be accessed via the Internet at: http://www.arts.alabama.gov/actc/radioserieslist.aspx

If you have been listening to, and enjoying this radio series, please send your comments to: barbara.reed@arts.alabama.gov

Listen first hand using the link below.

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Alabama Dance Council's Executive Director Rosemary Johnson interviews Kyle Abraham

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Alabama Dance Council's Executive Director Rosemary Johnson interviews Kyle Abraham, artistic director of Abraham.In.Motion Dance Company, about the Alabama Dance Festival that will take place January 9 - 18, 2015. 

The Festival offers a variety of performances and classes for all ages and levels.  

Kyle Abraham talks about his work as a dancer and choreographer along with Maritza Mosquera, Director of Outreach and Community Programs for Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion who discusses their free Teacher Workshops that will take place in Selma, Montgomery and Birmingham area where teachers receive movement-based arts integration tools and materials.

This special radio series will air every Sunday at 2:00 P.M., on the Troy University Public Radio Network at:  
  • WTSU 89.9 (Montgomery and Troy)
  • WRWA 88.7 (Dothan)
  • WTJB 91.7 (Columbus and Phenix   City) 
This radio series may not be broadcast in your area, but it can be accessed via the Internet at: http://www.arts.alabama.gov/actc/radioserieslist.aspx

If you have been listening to, and enjoying this radio series, please send your comments to: barbara.reed@arts.alabama.gov

Listen first hand using the link below.

Friday, December 19, 2014

This is the second of two consecutive programs that includes musical examples of holiday standards and original songs.

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Herb Trotman of Birmingham is well known as a banjo player, bandleader, Alabama Bluegrass Hall of Fame member and proprietor of Fretted Instruments, a music store and gathering place for acoustic musicians in the area. Each year, Herb and what he refers to as a “Large and Amorphous Group” of performers produce a CD of Christmas music.

This is the second of two consecutive programs that includes musical examples of holiday standards and original songs. The selections range from sacred to sentimental to downright funny. For many people in Alabama the appearance of the new Christmas CD at Fretted Instruments means the holidays have begun. 

This week’s program features selected music from the four most recent holiday CDs from Herb Trotman and the Large and Amorphous Group.

This special radio series will air every Sunday at 2:00 P.M., on the Troy University Public Radio Network at:  
  • WTSU 89.9 (Montgomery and Troy)
  • WRWA 88.7 (Dothan)
  • WTJB 91.7 (Columbus and Phenix   City) 
This radio series may not be broadcast in your area, but it can be accessed via the Internet at: http://www.arts.alabama.gov/actc/radioserieslist.aspx

If you have been listening to, and enjoying this radio series, please send your comments to: barbara.reed@arts.alabama.gov

Listen first hand using the link below.

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Herb Trotman and his “Large and Amorphous Group” perform Christmas Music

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Herb Trotman of Birmingham is well known as a banjo player, bandleader, Alabama Bluegrass Hall of Fame member and proprietor of Fretted Instruments, a music store and gathering place for acoustic musicians in the area. 

Each year, Herb and what he refers to as a “Large and Amorphous Group” of performers produce a CD of Christmas music. The music includes holiday standards and original songs. The selections range from sacred to sentimental to downright funny. 

For many people in Alabama the appearance of the new Christmas CD at Fretted Instruments means the holidays have begun. This week’s program features selected music from the four most recent holiday CDs from Herb Trotman and the Large and Amorphous Group.

This special radio series will air every Sunday at 2:00 P.M., on the Troy University Public Radio Network at:  
  • WTSU 89.9 (Montgomery and Troy)
  • WRWA 88.7 (Dothan)
  • WTJB 91.7 (Columbus and Phenix   City) 
This radio series may not be broadcast in your area, but it can be accessed via the Internet at: http://www.arts.alabama.gov/actc/radioserieslist.aspx
If you have been listening to, and enjoying this radio series, please send your comments to: barbara.reed@arts.alabama.gov
Listen first hand using the link below.

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Elliot Knight discusses the New South Maker’s Emporium Holiday pop Up Shop in Montgomery.

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This week on Alabama Arts Radio, Visual Arts Program Manager Elliot Knight discusses the New South Maker’s Emporium Holiday pop Up Shop in Montgomery.

The pop up shop, presented by Helicity MGM, will feature the work of 25 river region artists and makers. The holiday pop-up shop will be open from Dec. 1-Dec. 19 at New South Books, which is located at 105 S. Court Street in Montgomery.

Elliot talks with Helicity Executive Director Johnny Veres, Foomatic maker Space founding member Joe Birdwell, and local artists Winfred Hawkins and Kellie Newsome about the shop and the art that will be on sale.


This special radio series will air every Sunday at 2:00 P.M., on the Troy University Public Radio Network at:  
  • WTSU 89.9 (Montgomery and Troy)
  • WRWA 88.7 (Dothan)
  • WTJB 91.7 (Columbus and Phenix   City) 
This radio series may not be broadcast in your area, but it can be accessed via the Internet at: http://www.arts.alabama.gov/actc/radioserieslist.aspx

If you have been listening to, and enjoying this radio series, please send your comments to: barbara.reed@arts.alabama.gov

Listen first hand using the link below.

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Kevin Nutt, Folklife archivist for the Alabama Department of Archives and History, interviewing Birmingham native Andrew Nelson,

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To promote the ongoing exhibit of Shackelford photo exhibit at the Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery we are rebroadcasting Kevin Nutt, Folklife archivist for the Alabama Department of Archives and History, interviewing Birmingham native Andrew Nelson, a doctoral student at the University of Maryland at College Park, about an historic collection of glass plate negatives housed at the Birmingham Library. 

This photographic collection was produced by the Shackelfords, an African American family from the Covin community near Fayette in western Alabama in the early 20th century. The Shackelfords offered photographic services to railway travelers as well as their neighbors.  

Through Nelson’s research a close friendship developed with one of the family’s relatives, Annie Shackelford,  also from the Covin Community.  Together they produced a traveling exhibit of curated photographs called, “Both Sides of the Lens: Photographs by the Shackelford Family (1900-1935).

In this interview Nelson tells the story of his meeting with Annie Shackelford. Also discussed is the Shackelford’s history as photographers and the cultural importance of the collection to Alabama history.

This special radio series will air every Sunday at 2:00 P.M., on the Troy University Public Radio Network at:  
  • WTSU 89.9 (Montgomery and Troy)
  • WRWA 88.7 (Dothan)
  • WTJB 91.7 (Columbus and Phenix   City) 
This radio series may not be broadcast in your area, but it can be accessed via the Internet at: http://www.arts.alabama.gov/actc/radioserieslist.aspx

If you have been listening to, and enjoying this radio series, please send your comments to: barbara.reed@arts.alabama.gov

Listen first hand using the link below.

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Glenn House Sr. (1931-2014)

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This is a rebroadcast of a 2006 program in memory of Glenn House Sr. who passed September 14th 2014.


Glenn House Sr. at the Gordo Art Center on Main Street in Gordo, AL 2005. Tuscaloosa News Photo

Steve Miller MFA Program Coordinator, Associate professor, letterpress printing, hand papermaking, interviewed the late Glenn House Sr. (1931-2014), a founder of the BookArts Program at University of Alabama School of Library Information Studies. The program is edited from a StoryCorps project interview made at the Kentuck Arts Center, Northport, AL in 2005.  Glenn House Sr. spent a lifetime making art. From his studio in Gordo, Alabama, he produced clay objects, handmade paper, and printing projects. Miller questioned House about these subjects as well as his work with the MFA program in Book Arts at the University of Alabama.

This special radio series will air every Sunday at 2:00 P.M., on the Troy University Public Radio Network at:  
  • WTSU 89.9 (Montgomery and Troy)
  • WRWA 88.7 (Dothan)
  • WTJB 91.7 (Columbus and Phenix   City) 
This radio series may not be broadcast in your area, but it can be accessed via the Internet at: http://www.arts.alabama.gov/actc/radioserieslist.aspx

If you have been listening to, and enjoying this radio series, please send your comments to: barbara.reed@arts.alabama.gov
Listen first hand using the link below.

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Monday, November 03, 2014

Huntsville Arts Council Inc. Executive Director Allison Dillon-Jauken

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This week Community Arts Program Manager Deborah Boykin talks to Huntsville Arts Council Inc. Executive Director Allison Dillon-Jauken about the Huntsville arts scene and the many opportunities for people to experience art in this area.

This special radio series will air every Sunday at 2:00 P.M., on the Troy University Public Radio Network at:  
  • WTSU 89.9 (Montgomery and Troy)
  • WRWA 88.7 (Dothan)
  • WTJB 91.7 (Columbus and Phenix   City) 
This radio series may not be broadcast in your area, but it can be accessed via the Internet at: http://www.arts.alabama.gov/actc/radioserieslist.aspx

If you have been listening to, and enjoying this radio series, please send your comments to: barbara.reed@arts.alabama.gov

Listen first hand using the link below.

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Yvette Jones-Smedley talks to ASCA Fellowship recipient Jasper Lee

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Performing Arts Program Manager Yvette Jones-Smedley talks to ASCA Fellowship recipient Jasper Lee a composer working in Birmingham, AL. He has written, recorded and mixed score music for films such as You're Next, 24 Exposures and Pop Skull. He also performs with music group Them Natives. Their new album called Alabama Bound can be sampled online at http://cuckoonest.bandcamp.com/releases

This special radio series will air every Sunday at 2:00 P.M., on the Troy University Public Radio Network at:  
  • WTSU 89.9 (Montgomery and Troy)
  • WRWA 88.7 (Dothan)
  • WTJB 91.7 (Columbus and Phenix   City) 
This radio series may not be broadcast in your area, but it can be accessed via the Internet at: http://www.arts.alabama.gov/actc/radioserieslist.aspx

If you have been listening to, and enjoying this radio series, please send your comments to: barbara.reed@arts.alabama.gov
Listen first hand using the link below.

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Elliot Knight talks with Mobile Museum of Art Executive Director Deborah Velders

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This week on Alabama Arts Radio, Visual Arts Program Manager Elliot Knight talks with Mobile Museum of Art Executive Director Deborah Velders.

They discuss the educational offerings and permanent collection at the museum as well as the 50th anniversary celebration of the museum, which will culminate the weekend of November 8-9 with the opening of a new exhibition highlighting the art and design of Mardi Gras and activities for the whole family in and around the museum.

This special radio series will air every Sunday at 2:00 P.M., on the Troy University Public Radio Network at:  
  • WTSU 89.9 (Montgomery and Troy)
  • WRWA 88.7 (Dothan)
  • WTJB 91.7 (Columbus and Phenix   City) 
This radio series may not be broadcast in your area, but it can be accessed via the Internet at: http://www.arts.alabama.gov/actc/radioserieslist.aspx

If you have been listening to, and enjoying this radio series, please send your comments to: barbara.reed@arts.alabama.gov

Listen first hand using the link below.

Wednesday, October 08, 2014

Visual Arts Program Manager Elliot Knight talks with Kentuck Executive Director Amy Echols

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Amy Echols, Kentuck

On this episode of Alabama Arts Radio, Visual Arts Program Manager Elliot Knight talks with Kentuck Executive Director Amy Echols about the upcoming 43rd annual Kentuck Festival of the Arts. The festival will be held in Kentuck park in Northport Alabama on October 18-19, 2014. Elliot and Amy also talk about the year-round programming Kentuck offers through its art center in downtown Northport.

This special radio series will air every Sunday at 2:00 P.M., on the Troy University Public Radio Network at:  
  • WTSU 89.9 (Montgomery and Troy)
  • WRWA 88.7 (Dothan)
  • WTJB 91.7 (Columbus and Phenix   City) 
This radio series may not be broadcast in your area, but it can be accessed via the Internet at: http://www.arts.alabama.gov/actc/radioserieslist.aspx

If you have been listening to, and enjoying this radio series, please send your comments to: barbara.reed@arts.alabama.gov

Listen first hand using the link below.