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Date Posted: May 27th, 2023

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – May 28, 2023

Terrance Vann speaks with Jonathan Whitney and Eliza Jarvis about their company, Flux Creative Consulting – and digs deeper into what a creative consultant does. Flux Creative Consulting develops community-driven impact solutions for corporate, governmental, and non-profit clients. Founded in 2020, in the midst of a global pandemic and a nation grappling with centuries of […]

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Date Posted: May 19th, 2023

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – May 21, 2023

Andy Truscott speaks with author L.J. Sysko about her debut full-length collection The Daughter of Man –selected by Patricia Smith for the Miller Williams Poetry Series, released in April 2023. L.J. Sysko is the author of two books of poems: her debut full-length collection THE DAUGHTER OF MAN–selected by Patricia Smith for the Miller Williams […]

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Date Posted: May 4th, 2023

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – May 7, 2023

Andy Truscott speaks with Lauren E. Peters, a 2023 Established Individual Artist Fellow and well known painter in Delaware. Lauren E. Peters believes that “all clothing is a costume. We are costuming ourselves daily in the roles we play for those around us.” This belief is the basic tenet of her artistic practice. Fighting the […]

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Date Posted: April 14th, 2023

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – April 16, 2023

Andy Truscott speaks with Kim Hoey Stevenson, a 2023 Individual Artist Fellow and award-winning journalist. A Delaware native, Stevenson grew up in Milford, the oldest daughter in a family of four children. Though she graduated from college with degrees in psychology and biology, “I’ve always been a writer.” Kim is a nationally recognized award-winning writer […]

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Date Posted: April 6th, 2023

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – April 9, 2023

Andy Truscott speaks with Brianna Hansen, the Marketing Manager of The Queen in Wilmington, Delaware. Originally built in the 1800s, “The Indian Queen Hotel” was a popular place for traveling sailors to spend the night. From 1916-1959, the hotel was repurposed into a movie theater and brought joy to thousands of locals. Sadly, it was […]

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Date Posted: March 31st, 2023

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – April 2, 2023

Andy Truscott speaks with James Morgan, a 2023 Delaware Division of the Arts Individual Artist Fellow in the field of Media Arts (Video/Film).  Videographer James Morgan has been at work in a studio for over two decades, making recordings and following his profession as both a cinematographer and YouTube Channel designer. But the project for […]

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Date Posted: March 19th, 2023

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – March 19, 2023

Andy Truscott speaks with Bryant “Tee” Bell, a 2023 DDOA Emerging Individual Artist Fellow in the field of painting. Bell is a native of the First State who grew up in Greenwood, Delaware with his two brothers, and he was in the first graduating class of Woodbridge High School. The artist attended school in Hampton, […]

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Date Posted: March 10th, 2023

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – March 12, 2023

Andy Truscott speaks with IVA. Known professionally as IVA, Emily Samson Tepe is no stranger to working hard, digging deep and crossing boundaries. She was trained as a classical soprano at Juilliard and Manhattan School of Music, but she has truly found her voice in writing and singing her own songs. Born Emily Samson Tepe, IVA […]

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Date Posted: March 5th, 2023

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – March 5, 2023

Terrance Vann speaks with Greg Watkins, a Delaware State Arts Council member and the co-founder of AllHipHop.com. As the Founder of the Urban website and music destination, AllHipHop.com, Grouchy Greg Watkins is fulfilling his childhood dream as an entertainment business pioneer and entrepreneur. With his partner, Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur, Watkins has built AllHipHop.com into the […]

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Date Posted: February 24th, 2023

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – February 26, 2023

Andy Truscott speaks with Board President Steve Greifer and Music Director Jim Anderson from SODELO (Southern Delaware Orchestra). SODELO is a musical ensemble of over forty string musicians whose mission is to provide a welcoming environment for orchestra musicians in Southern Delaware to learn, play and perform classical music for the community and to enhance […]

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