This week on Artworks, we hear from a quilter-turned-author who’s shining a light on contemporary quilt art in her book released this year from Indiana University Press. Then Long John Silver himself stops by for a discussion of the Cardinal Stage Company’s “Treasure Island.” And finally, a conversation Mark Rice, musician and founder of the Art Hospital, Inc.
Stories On This Episode
American Quilt Art
By Yaël Ksander - Jul 10, 2008
Is quilting a practical skill, or art, or both? That's one question put forward in a new book from Indiana University Press.
Cardinal Stage Company: Treasure Island
By George Walker - Dec 11, 2008
Singer, song writer and actor Tim Grimm talks about playing Long John Silver, one of the most magnetic dark characters of boy’s adventure stories.
Milk
By Peter Noble Kuchera - Dec 12, 2008
It took three men to turn the story of Harvey Milk back around in Hollywood: a hot young writer named Dustin Lance Black, a studiously independent director, Gus Van Sant; and a star with muscle, Sean Penn.
Checking in at the Art Hospital
By Josephine McRobbie - Jun 15, 2008
Often the biggest step an artist can take is moving from hobby to vocation. Josephine McRobbie tells the story of one artist, Mark Rice, and his transition.
