Spark: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Meet the professional conservators at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco who are entrusted to uncover and restore masterpieces. Original air date: June 2003.
Aug 29, 2009
KQED: Spark Art Video Podcast
Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark. The Spark Podcast includes segments from the show and is released weekly.
Episodes
Spark: Suhaila Salimpour
Learn about the ancient art of belly dance from teacher and performer Suhaila Salimpour and one of her star pupils, comedienne Margaret Cho. Original air date: May 2008.
Aug 22, 2009
Spark: di Rosa Preserve
Go gallery hopping with Rene di Rosa to find new works for the di Rosa Preserve. Original air date: April 2003.
Aug 15, 2009
Spark: Union Square Street Performers
Put names to the faces of veteran Union Square street performers who've become landmarks -- including classically trained opera singers Robert Close and Litz Plummer, as well as the Bay City Luv gospel choir. Original air date: April 2005.
Aug 08, 2009
Spark: Tracey Snelling
Be a voyeur in sculptor and photographer Tracey Snelling's small-scale world. Original air date: April 2006.
Aug 01, 2009
Spark: John Abduljaami
Watch as woodcarver John Abduljaami creates a figure from start to finish at his West Oakland lot. Original air date: July 2006.
Jul 25, 2009
Spark: Bill Owens
Rediscover photography with Bill Owens, who stopped photographing for almost 2 decades but has started shooting again. Original air date: March 2006.
Jul 18, 2009
Spark: Mike Henderson
Learn how blues man and painter Mike Henderson integrates his love for music into his canvases. Original air date: July 2007.
Jul 11, 2009
Spark: Sean Dorsey
See how Sean Dorsey carves out new space for transgender and queer artists in modern dance. Original air date: June 2008.
Jul 04, 2009
Spark: Sliv and Dulet (Jon Brumit and Marc Horowitz)
Enter the playful world constructed by performance artists Jon Brumit and Marc Horowitz, also known as Sliv and Dulet. Original air date: October 2003.
Jun 20, 2009
Spark: Shuji Ikeda
Visit the studio of ceramicist and ikebana artist Shuji Ikeda to see his craftsmanship and innovative methods. Original air date: March 2007.
Jun 13, 2009
Spark: Enrique Chagoya
Visit the studio of satirist and master printmaker Enrique Chagoya, as he takes on a new subject. Original air date: March 2004.
Jun 06, 2009
Spark: Binh Danh
Discover how Binh Danh invented his own photographic development process which he's coined "chlorophyll prints." Original air date: May 2006.
Jun 04, 2009
Spark: Christopher Brown
Find out why Christopher Brown seemingly never wants to finish his paintings. Original air date: May 2006.
May 28, 2009
Spark: Ann Hamilton
Listen to Meredith Monk performing at the unveiling of Ann Hamilton's "The Tower" at Steve Oliver's ranch. Original air date: July 2007.
May 23, 2009
Spark: Bay Unity Music Project (BUMP)
Get down with BUMP, where high school students are learning about music production from hip-hop professionals. Original air date: July 2006.
May 21, 2009
Spark: Chris Natrop
Watch as Chris Natrop transforms paper into something beautifully unique. Original air date: July 2004.
May 14, 2009
Spark: Jaime Guerrero
Turn up the heat with Jaime Guerrero at the Bay Area Glass Institute as he and his team create a feathered serpent -- out of glass. Original air date: July 2006.
May 07, 2009
Spark: Anna Halprin
Get words of wisdom from modern dancer Anna Halprin, who is in her eighties and still working. Original air date: March 2006.
Apr 30, 2009
Spark: Roman Loranc
Go down the river with photographer Roman Loranc who has spent years documenting the Central Valley landscape. Original air date: May 2006.
Apr 23, 2009
Spark: Benjamin Levy
Visit with choreographer Benjamin Levy as he prepares his young dance company for a premiere. Original air date: July 2007.
Apr 16, 2009
Spark: The Crooked Jades
Meet The Crooked Jades, who are part of a new generation of old time music. Original air date: August 2006.
Apr 09, 2009
Spark: Wil Blades
Jam with Wil Blades, the hippest organ player in the Bay Area. Original air date: May 2006.
Apr 02, 2009
Spark: Sandow Birk
See why Sandow Birk believes that San Francisco is the perfect setting for a journey through heaven and hell. Original air date: June 2006.
Mar 26, 2009
Spark: Janice Garrett
Visit with choreographer Janice Garrett as she hands down her wealth of dance knowledge. Original air date: May 2007.
Mar 19, 2009
Spark: Liebe Wetzel
Get personal with Lunatique Fantastique's Liebe Wetzel as she stages "Beauty and the Breast" using found object puppets. Original air date: June 2006.
Mar 14, 2009
Spark: David Choe
Meet the South Bay graffiti artist David Choe searching for a new direction and using art to find his way. Original air date: July 2004.
Mar 12, 2009
Spark: David Ireland
Celebrate a lifetime lived on the cutting edge of conceptual art with David Ireland. Original air date: February 2004.
Mar 07, 2009
Spark: Chris Drury
Climb a tree with Chris Drury whose installations at the Montalvo Arts Center mimic the underlying patterns of the natural world. Original air date: May 2005.
Mar 05, 2009
Spark: Trevor Paglen
See the unseen in the desert with photographer Trevor Paglen. Original air date: April 2006.
Feb 28, 2009