Artist of the Week
The Jack Straw Artist of the Week Podcast highlights work created through the Artist Residency Programs at Jack Straw Cultural Center.-
Waverly Fitzgerald - Portraits of Plants
An excerpt from Jack Straw resident artist Waverly Fitzgerald‘s residency project, an audio version of her book My Year in Flowers.
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Jack Straw New Media Gallery Interview: Rachel Green and Seth Sexton
Jack Straw Resident Artists Rachel Green and Seth Sexton‘s sound, video, and performance installation Hypnagogic Jerk was installed in the Jack Straw New Media Gallery from March 31 to May 30, 2014. In this interview, the artists describe the installation and talk about the concepts and process behind it.
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Jennifer Jasper - Horse Girl
A selection from Jack Straw resident artist Jennifer Jasper‘s recently-released Artist Support Program residency project, a recording of her one-woman show I Can Hear You, But I’m Not Listening.
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Penka Encheva and Friends - Zaliubih Mamo Tri Momi
Jack Straw resident artists Bulgarian Voices of Seattle recently completed their album Penka Encheva and Friends, in conjunction with the documentary film project This Baba. This track features David Bilides, tambura; Penka Encheva and Jody Rush, vocals. Join them for the world premiere of the film at 3pm on Saturday, May 10th at Carco Theatre.
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Jack Straw New Media Gallery Interview : Etsuko Ichikawa
Jack Straw resident artist Etsuko Ichikawa discusses her residency project, the film and Jack Straw New Media Gallery installation Echo at Satsop.
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Donna Miscolta - Excerpt from When the de la Cruz Family Danced
For her 2012 Artist Support Program project, Jack Straw resident artist Donna Miscolta produced several audio excerpts from her novel When the de la Cruz Family Danced. This excerpt is from the prologue. More audio excerpts are available at her website.
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Kevin Craft at JS 50
Poet Kevin Craft, a 2008 Jack Straw Writer, reads two poems at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary.
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Urtaa Gantulga at JS 50
Jack Straw resident artist Urtaa Gantulga performs traditional music on the Mongolian horsehead fiddle at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary.
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Felicia Gonzalez at JS 50
2000 Jack Straw Writer – and 2014 Jack Straw Writers Program Curator – Felicia Gonzalez reads two poems at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary.
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Ruthie Dornfeld - On the Siskiyou Trail
Ruthie Dornfeld has just released Lay of the Waves, her album of original compositions for the vielle, produced through Jack Straw’s Artist Support Program.
