246 episodes
KQED: Spark Art Video Podcast KQED Spark
-
- Arts
-
-
4.8 • 6 Ratings
-
SPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark. The SPARK podcast includes segments from the show and is released weekly.
-
- video
Learn more about Occupy Bay Area at YBCA
Learn more about the Occupy Bay Area art exhibition at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Produced by Spark for This Week in Northern California. Original air date: July 2012.
-
- video
Coping with Grief with Eleanor Coppola
Spark shares how Eleanor Coppola's work helps grieving parents to remember their children. Original air date: July 2004.
-
- video
Discover the Stone Sculptures by Lu Huan
Spark discovers the exquisitely carved sculptures by Chinese American artist Lu Huan. Original air date: June 2005.
-
- video
Find the Song in Nature with Cheryl E. Leonard
Spark finds the song inside pine cones, with composer/performer Cheryl E. Leonard. Original air date: May 2005.
-
- video
Experience the sculptures of Sound Artist Matt Heckert
Spark checks out the rocking, rolling, reeling sculptures of sound artist Matt Heckert. Original air date: March 2005.
-
- video
Visit the Recording Studio of Kymata
Spark visits the recording studio of bouzouki player George Mylordos and his band Kymata. Original air date: June 2004.
Customer Reviews
I'm definitely lit
This is a great way to educate yourself on the Bay Area's art scene. Various artists, programs, and movements are covered in sufficient detail. It just makes you want to go and explore more for yourself, or even create some art. Inspiring!
Illuminating and Inspiring
I'm a techie with little training in the arts, yet I find that every episode of Spark gives me a deeper appreciation for artists and their works. Good art is like a mental map left by its creator, and Spark helps me follow the map to new mindspaces. Although it focuses on the San Francisco Bay Area, viewers everywhere will enjoy and learn from this show.
It's one of KQED's best productions, but the short segments currently available on iTunes (as of October 3, 2006) don't really do it justice; I sure wish we could see the complete episodes!