Hidden in Plain Sight: Brains, Perception, Fabric Arts, and Physics

Hidden in Plain Sight: Brains, Perception, Fabric Arts, and Physics

Aired Saturday, April 2, 2022

Hidden in Plain Sight: Brains, Perception, Fabric Arts, and Physics

The Conversation

Talking about things that are right in front of us but are hidden from our eyes and brains due to camouflage, neurobiology, or wavelength. We will explore the world around us through light and optics, quilts, and brain.

Guests

Andy Gavrin, Physicist; Jheel Patel, Neuroscientist; Laurie Gavrin, Quilter

Hidden in Plain Sight: Brains, Perception, Fabric Arts, and Physics

Remaking a Building for the Arts: Opportunities, Challenges, and Creative Solutions

Remaking a Building for the Arts: Opportunities, Challenges, and Creative Solutions

Aired Saturday, March 26, 2022

Remaking a Building for the Arts: Opportunities, Challenges, and Creative Solutions

The Conversation

Talking about how repurposed buildings for the arts can create an open forum for conversation that engages artists in rethinking the problematic term of “outsider art” and reconsider how all of us move between “inside” and “outside”? What are the challenges in design, construction, and programming a space for the arts. What creative solutions did the workers have to do on the fly during the remake including a look at construction workers as artists.

Guests

Caitlin Negron, Indy Convergence; Robert Negron, Indy Convergence; Kara Hawkins, On-Site Project Manager

Remaking a Building for the Arts: Opportunities, Challenges, and Creative Solutions

Watch Local: Hoosier Documentaries That Inspire

Watch Local: Hoosier Documentaries That Inspire

Aired Saturday, March 19, 2022

Watch Local: Hoosier Documentaries That Inspire

The Conversation

Talking about how Hoodox puts a spotlight on creators and community members, including all the conversation that happens when important and inspiring themes are shared through the power of storytelling. Katelyn is a talented director that has an interesting focus on nature – she’s especially interested in telling stories about creatures that might first appear unlovable. On Hoodox, her short film Snag in the Plan features the northern long-eared bat and her newest film (not yet on Hoodox, but hopefully coming soon) called Hellbender in the Blue is about the Hellbender Salamanders.

Guests

Rocky Walls, Founder of Hoodox and Katelyn Calhoun, Hoodox Board Member and Featured Filmmaker

Watch Local: Hoosier Documentaries That Inspire

Innovations in Plasma Light Technology and Art

Innovations in Plasma Light Technology and Art

Aired Saturday, March 12, 2022

Innovations in Plasma Light Technology and Art

The Conversation

Talking about Wayne Strattman’s work encompassing over 30 years of innovation in lighted glass plasma technology, as an artist, designer, researcher, teacher, advocate and author. “Essentially what I do is take electricity and turn it into light using glass as the medium” Wayne combines his background training in engineering with his love of sculpture and interest in the history of electricity—specifically those technologies using glass—Wayne not only taught himself the field without any formal glass training but also proceeded to pioneer many new techniques now intrinsic to his medium. 

Guests

Wayne Strattman, Strattman Design, Boston

Innovations in Plasma Light Technology and Art

Connecting Community Through a Shared Vision of The White River

Connecting Community Through a Shared Vision of The White River

Aired Saturday, March 5, 2022

Connecting Community Through a Shared Vision of The White River

The Conversation

Talking about the White River Vision Plan and specifically the Conner Prairie White River Education and Ecology Center. How do museums, tourism, neighboring municipalities, and higher education institutions to come together to create environmental education, programming, and research. We will explore the vision for the new facility and how visitors can experience the White River and its role in the regional ecosystem.

Guests

Michael Klitzing, Director of Parks and Recreation/CEO, Carmel Clay Parks and Recreation and Norman Burns, President and CEO of Conner Prairie

Connecting Community Through a Shared Vision of The White River

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