The Arts Episodes
June 30, 2025
Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel. The Exhibition. Talking with Martin Biallas.
Michelangelo the sculptor, famously painted 34 frescoes in the Sistine Chapel in two phases, over 30 years in the 16th Century. These masterpieces are regarded as one of the greatest artworks in European art. The Exhibition allows the public to see them up close, at their own pace and close to hom…
Feb. 12, 2025
Thanks to Life : A biography of Violeta Parra, the Chilean folksinger. Talking with Ericka Verba.
Violeta Parra was a Chilean folksinger with a broad following in Chile and abroad.
Oct. 25, 2024
Mongolian Art. Talking with Professor Orna Tsultem.
An exhibit of Contemporary Mongolian Art at the Venice Biennale.
Sept. 14, 2023
When the Sound hits the Walls: The Hyde Street Studios and the San Francisco Sound. Talking with Producer John Montoya
A new 10 part docuseries about San Francisco’s Hyde Street Studios, where some of the great Rock n Roll hits of the late 60s and early 70s were made.
June 8, 2022
San Francisco Women Artists Gallery : Promoting Women in the Arts. Talking with Pam Borrelli, President of the Board of Directors of SFWA
Profile of the Gallery and its President Pam Borrelli.
June 1, 2022
Art at the Source: Sonoma County opens its' artists studios to the world. Talking with Sally Baker, President of the Sebastopol Center for the Arts.
June 4 & 5 and June 11 & 12 124 artists in Sonoma County open their studios to the public.
Jan. 12, 2022
There You Go, Wherever You Are. Emily Fromm Solo Show. 111 Minna Gallery
Emily Fromm, noted visual artist whose cityscapes of San Francisco are growing in popularity has added classic scenes from New York and London to her urban art portfolio. She is best known for the massive mosaic, entitled Fo...
Nov. 17, 2021
I've been Walking: Los Angeles Photographs. In conversation with Janet Sternburg
Janet Sternburg is a fine art photographer who walked the streets of Los Angeles during the Covid lockdowns capturing images and scenes of a semi deserted city. Her book features 73 images all of which were taken with her iPh...
April 7, 2021
Frida Kahlo: Appearances can be deceiving. A conversation with Hillary Olcott, Coordinating Curator, Frida Kahlo Exhibit, DeYoung Museum.
The Frida Kahlo Exhibit is a collection of the artist's most personal artifacts including clothing, photographs, prosthetics, paintings, and jewelry which was stored at her home in Mexico City from the time of her death, 1954...
April 1, 2021
Christo's Running Fence - 45 years later. An interview with Eric Stanley, Historian, Sonoma County Museum.
Running Fence was a 24.5 mile massive art installation on the hills of Sonoma and Marin Counties, ending with a dive into the Pacific Ocean. Rated by the Smithsonian Institution as one of the most important artworks of the se...
March 18, 2021
Harvey Milk Terminal Murals at SFO: Meet the Artist Emily Fromm
The Harvey Milk Terminal 1 at San Francisco International Airport is our newest and repurposed facility. Local artist Emily Fromm was selected by the SF Arts Commission to create four large mosaic murals in the departure hall...