Art&Seek

Archive for June, 2009

African-American Art at the Amon Carter Museum

One of the most significant collections of African-American art in the world was assembled not by a wealthy patron but by a middle-class couple from San Antonio. In the 1980s, Harmon and Harriet Kelley began buying the occasional painting of a Texas landscape. But in 1986, the San Antonio Museum of Art brought in the touring exhibition, “Hidden Heritage: Afro-American-Art from 1800-1950.”

Art&Seek on Think TV: Jazz at One O'Clock

Art & Seek spoke to Steve Wiest, the director of the One O'Clock Lab And, just as UNT's leading jazz group is about to head to Thailand to perform as the featured big band at the World Saxophone Congress in Bangkok. We talked about the declining audience for jazz (is it entirely overseas now?), the place of the trombone in jazz (preferably in the back, near the drinks) and the future of jazz (soon to be traded as a commodity).

Saturday Spotlight (6/27): Brave Combo

Denton polka act Brave Combo marks its 30th anniversary tonight with a concert at The Sons of Hermann Hall in Dallas.

Artist Studio Tour: Dancer Maeve Drablos

What qualities does a good dance studio have? Dancer Maeve Drablos discusses why her studio works for her in this Artist Studio Tour.

Art&Seek Q&A: Actor Matthew Posey

Actor Matthew Posey talks about how his admiration of Hunter S. Thompson led him to play the gonzo journalist onstage in this week's Art&Seek Q&A.

Flickr Photo of the Week

Congratulations to Jared Eckstein of Grand Prairie, the winner of the Flickr Photo of the Week contest!

Art&Seek on Think TV: Artist Willie Doherty

This week, Northern Ireland artist Willie Doherty joins us to discuss his new exhibition at the Dallas Museum of Art.

Track by Track With Paul Slavens: Fight Bite

This week, Paul talks with Leanne Macomber of the duo Fight Bite about its first release, Emerald Eyes.

Saturday Spotlight 6/20: A Tribute to Elvis

In the Art&Seek Saturday spotlight, we pay tribute to the King of Rock 'N' Roll.

Artist Studio Tour: Costume Designer Dylan Smith

For our most recent Artist Studio Tour video, Art&Seek's Holly Fetter met with Dylan Smith at the eleventh hour. Smith's high school, Booker T. Washington, was about to close for the summer and we needed to get in to her studio — the school's costume shop.

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