Podcast Episodes

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – August 6, 2023

Andy Truscott speaks with Liz DeJesus, a 2023 Individual Artist Fellow in the field of creative nonfiction. Have you ever wondered how trials and hardships in life can shape and strengthen your creativity? Join us as we share an intimate conversation with Liz DeJesus, a Puerto Rican author whose journey from a literature-deprived childhood to […]

August 5, 2023

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – July 30, 2023

Terrance Vann speaks with Melissa Paolercio and Jennifer Hartz (J) from the Center for the Creative Arts in Yorklyn, DE. Ever wondered how art can be harnessed as a transformative power in communities? Well, you’ll find answers in our enlightening conversation with Melissa Pelerchio and Jay from the Center for Creative Arts in Yorkland, Delaware. […]

July 29, 2023

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – July 23, 2023

Terrance Vann speaks with James Ray Rhodes, the Executive Director of Christina Cultural Arts Center, on today’s Delaware State of the Arts Podcast. CCAC provides affordable arts, education, instruction, career pathways paid internships, gallery exhibitions, and live performances accessible to all in a welcoming environment. CCAC offers one of the only integrated arts and academic […]

July 22, 2023

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – July 16, 2023

Andy Truscott speaks with Molly Giordano and Margaret Winslow about The Delaware Art Museum’s upcoming exhibitions, their work with the Arts Equity and Innovation Incubator, and what success for the museum looks like long term. Since the Museum’s renovation and expansion in the early 2000s, the contemporary collection has grown rapidly, adding more than 1,000 […]

July 15, 2023

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – July 9, 2023

Terrance Vann speaks with David Stradley and Mariah Ghant of Delaware Shakespeare about their 2023 Summer Festival. Their 2023 Summer Festival showcases Shakespeare’s MACBETH from July 21 to August 6, 2023 in Rockwood Park.  The supernatural Weird Sisters lead the Macbeths down a bloody path of ambition and lies in pursuit of power. How will […]

July 7, 2023

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – July 2, 2023

Andy Truscott speaks with Reggie Lynch, the Director of Interpretation & Engagement at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library. Winterthur is the premier museum of American decorative arts, with an unparalleled collection of nearly 90,000 objects made or used in America since 1640. The collection is displayed in the magnificent 175-room house, much as it was when the family […]

June 29, 2023

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – June 25, 2023

Terrance Vann speaks with Lianna Magerr about the Wilmington Children’s Chorus. The Wilmington Children’s Chorus (WCC) is dedicated to ensuring all children, regardless of their socioeconomic status, have access to high-quality musical education. The only tuition-free community children’s chorus in the nation, our mission is to empower young people to change their world through music. […]

June 22, 2023

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – June 18, 2023

Terrance Vann speaks with TAHIRA, a 2023 Individual Artist Master Fellow in Folk Arts: Oral Literature. They speak on TAHIRA’s journey to storytelling and how her family helped evolve her into the cultural leader she is today. TAHIRA’s three-decade career as a professional storyteller and teaching artist began “unexpectedly, but with a clear intention.” The […]

June 16, 2023

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – June 4, 2023

Terrance Vann speaks with Alan Baseden, the President and Founder of Jester Artspace, about the organization’s start up and programming.  Jester Artspace is a nonprofit organization restoring and adaptively reusing the historic Jester Farmhouse, for local artists of all disciplines and skill levels to use as meeting, working, and gallery space. Jester Artspace, Inc. has […]

June 2, 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 […]

May 27, 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 […]

May 19, 2023

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – May 14, 2023

Quinn Kirkpatrick speaks with Patti Grimes, Executive Director of the Freeman Arts Pavilion. Located in Sussex County, the Freeman Arts Pavilion is a program of the Joshua M. Freeman Foundation. Each year, the outdoor venue offers over 60 performances to Delawareans and visitors of the state. Since the unveiling of the Freeman Arts Pavilion in […]

May 13, 2023