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Artspeak Radio
ARTSPEAK RADIO is a live radio program on KKFI that airs every Wednesday from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. Host Maria Vasquez Boyd serves up information about the visual and literary arts community including live interviews with artists, writers, and performers.
Director Jenny Mendez talks about the Mattie Rhodes Art Center Gallery in partnership with HEART-Hispanic Education Awareness Resource team of Hallmark Cards, Inc., & Scribblers Co. of Kansas City announce the first exhibition of Chicano Voice -Art Exhibiton & Festival, Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7. This event is two exciting days of art, live music, food, drinks, poetry & performances along with a month of workshops, discussions, and screenings.
Mattie Rhodes Art Gallery 919 W. 17th St. KCMO
816.221.2349
www.mattierhodes.org
www.chicanoart.wix.com/festival
Author Adam Smith & Illustrator Matt Fox joins Maria to talk about their graphic novel, “Long Walk to Vahalla,” which recently received a 2016 Eisner Award nomination for best graphic album. Billed as a “Southern fable,” Long Walk to Vahalla fuses Norse mythology with rural Arkansas redneck-ery for a surprisinly tender tale of repressed familial tragedy.”- Jason Wilks, Broken Frontier,July 21, 2015.
In our 2nd half of the program,The Volland Store Director Patty Reece & artists Ky Anderson, Meg Lipke, and Vicki Sher discuss
the gallery and an exhibiton of large scale works on paper. Paper Giants: Ky Anderson, Meg Lipke, and Vickin Sher, is an ongoing project between the three New York artists and is currently showing now through May 29, 2016. The Volland Store, rich with history, is a place for art and community located at 24098 Volland Road, Alma Kansas.
www.thevollandstore.com
