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State of the Arts is a weekly 30-minute program focusing on the arts community of El Paso. Hosted by dedicated art enthusiast Marina Monsisvais, State of the Arts provides listeners with a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how creativity is shaping our community. Marina interviews local visual artists, writers, dancers, singers, actors and directors, as well as regional talent exhibiting or performing in El Paso. The show gets to the heart of what inspires and drives artists to do what they love best.
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The El Paso Symphony Orchestra, led by its dynamic conductor Bohuslav Rattay, will perform the famous fifth symphonies by two brilliant composers - Beethoven and Shostakovich. The performances will take place on February 18 & 19, 2022 at the Plaza Theatre. These performances will spotlight El Paso Symphony musicians in a unique program with a central theme of heroic human struggle and triumphal optimism. These works have forever changed what people thought music could do, and what music
Freya Gabie is the new artist resident at the Border Art Residency. She comes to us from the United Kingdom where she studied sculpture at Chelsea College of Art and the Royal College of Art. Her practice is site responsive, focusing on connection and exchange. She works across media seeking to disrupt the intimate and unconscious interchange between people and place. You can email Freya your stories of connection at freyagabie@gmail.com .
There is a new public art piece inspired by water on El Paso’s westside. The work is titled “Unity,” and was created by El Paso artist, Laura Turon. The piece was commissioned by the City of El Paso’s Museums and Cultural Affairs department.
El Charlatan’s cuisine marries Chef Enrique Lozano’s two love languages: ramen y tacos. El Charlatan features hand-made ramen with fine Asian ingredients and refined tacos with lacto fermented toppings. Here to tell us about El Charlatan is Chef Enrique Lozano.
What do a Mexican, a Chicana, an Italian, a Zimbabwean and a Cuban choreographer have in common? They all raise awareness about current world issues from different humanistic perspectives while sharing a common, unifying and liberating language: Dance. After two years off the main stage, UTEP Dance makes its return to in-theater performances for Motion Bound . The performance features pieces from incredibly talented students and faculty, in addition to work from guest artist, Rayven Armijo.
Femme Frontera’s new grant season is officially open and they are thrilled to provide funding again for regional women and non-binary filmmakers living in El Paso, Las Cruces, and Juarez. The application deadline is March 1, 2022, and here to tell us about the available grant opportunities is Angie Reza Tures from Femme Frontera.
Futuro Media recently announced Maria Garcia as the new Executive Editor of Futuro Studios, the organization’s creative division focusing on original podcasts and programming. Garcia brings over 15 years of journalism experience, most recently serving as WBUR’s Managing Editor, and is the creator and host of the critically acclaimed podcast, Anything for Selena . As Executive Editor for Futuro Studios, Maria Garcia will be responsible for conceptualizing and overseeing new podcast and television
MIGRATORY at the Rubin Center will host Minerva Cuevas’ International Understanding Foundation, a conceptual structure highlighting solidarity networks and creative environments in El Paso and Ciudad Juárez. A fundamental part of this exhibition is the publication of the Migratory Yellow Pages / La Sección Amarilla de la Migración , a book aiming to provide information for human migrants to have a welcoming transit, filled with contributions by local and international artists, writers, and
Through the Looking Glass is a community art gallery run by artists for artists. The gallery is located at 6000 Welch Avenue, and plays host to several community art shows, events and markets.
Paola Martinez is an interdisciplinary artist from our border region. Her eclectic and indigenous portraits pay homage to her Mexican heritage and focus on her subject’s gaze. She currently has a solo show at Casa Ortiz called Capirota .
The 2022 El Paso Pro-Musica Chamber Music Festival is back! Following last year's Virtual Festival, El Paso Pro-Musica’s 2022 Chamber Music Festival features collaborations with the El Paso Symphony Orchestra, the El Paso Museum of Art, and concerts featuring world-renowned artists including Artistic Director Zuill Bailey, who celebrates 20 years as Artistic Director of EPPM. Here today is Executive Director Felipa Solis who is celebrating her 10th year with EPPM.
Part 2 of our interview with Felipa Solis, Executive Director of El Paso Pro-Musica. Felipa joins us to discuss the 2022 El Paso Pro-Musica Chamber Music Festival.
The El Paso Museum of History has been hosting intimate Merienda Talks, and one conversation led by Museum Director Erica Marin was particurlarly interesting as it spoke of regional holiday traditions and her own family customs. Erica Marin is with us now to discuss holiday traditions.
Maria Miranda Maloney created Mouthfeel Press in 2010 because she recognized that our Latinx voices weren’t being published. She is here to discuss Mouthfeel Press and her own work as a writer.
Joe Amaro has been a graphic designer for more than 20 years and has worked in the toy industry for just as long. He’s worked with most major toy companies like Jazwares, Mattel and Hasbro and with many design studios like Boss Fight Studios, Super7 and the Four Horsemen Toy Studio. Recently he was hired by a toy company called Fresh Monkey Fiction to help design action figures, one of which is a Mexican American soldier named El Toro who is made in the likeness of, you guessed it…Mr. Joe Amaro!
Whether you know it or not, if you live in El Paso you’ve seen Jorge Salgado’s work. You may have even seen him at work! Jorge is a multi-faceted photographer who specializes in everything from portraits to sports to live events to landscapes. Each year, he releases a calendar of beautiful El Paso images. You can find Jorge Salgado on Instagram at .
Cult studios is hosting an artist holiday market featuring the works of over 20 artists. The market takes place from 1 to 5pm on Saturday December 4, 2021 and will have original gifts such as hats, jewelry, printmaking ceramics, clothing, glass and more, all made by a local artists.
Once again it is time for A Christmas Carol en La Frontera, an original adaptation of Charles Dickens’ holiday classic. The production is staged through December 19, 2021 at the Wise Family Theater at UTEP. This holiday ghost story is filled with thrills and chills, but is also a tale of family, solitude, and redemption, with the unique flavor of the border.
Border Art Residency artist Bella Maria Varela will debut a new exhibition titled La Xingada Vol. 3 , at the Border Art Residency headquarters at 801 N. Piedras in Five Points. This show is an immersive exhibition combining textile and video work by Bella Maria Varela with papier mâché masks by Xingaderas (Manuel Urueta and Celina Galicia).
Season 1: Episode 4, The One with all the Squares is a group exhibition featuring the works of 48 artists from El Paso and beyond. The show is on display at the El Paso Frame Co. through December 23rd.
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