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From City to the WorldOpening the Doors: Libraries and Public Art as Inclusive Spaces in a Book-Banning EraAs 2023 nears its close, challenges to book titles are tracking up from 2022, a year that saw a more than ten-fold increase since 2020 in attempts to restrict access to library books and materials, the American Library Association has reported. In an atmosphere where freedom of expression is threatened and, increasingly, attempts are made to suppress discovery and cultural representation, what are the challenges and roles of libraries today? And what part can public art play in redefining community access and engagement with art? In conversation with host President Vincent Boudreau of The City College of New York are Mario H. Ramirez...
2023-11-2955 min
The Harlem World Magazine PodcastHarlem Trailblazer Savona Bailey-McClain Talks Master Drawings In New York Listen to Savona Bailey-McClain, Executive Director/Chief Curator of West West Harlem Art Fund, talk about the Master Drawings In New York panel with host Danny Tisdale, on The Harlem World Magazine Show. Be a part of the amazing Register here.A great conversation with Savona the moderator about the panel and her concept for her “Master Drawings New York” panel with Sanjay Kapoor, Director of Kapoor Galleries, artists Norberto Rivera, and Barbara Earl Thomas, at the Academy of Arts and Letters on Sunday, January 22nd, 2023, at 1 pm EST. Savona, in an email, stated...
2023-01-1129 min
SAVONA BAILEY-MCCLAIN's showState of the Arts NYC Prototype edition 1/9/2020This edition of State of the Arts NYC we have Juecheng Chen (singer) and Garrett Fisher (composer) for the opera Blood Moon and then Ricky Ian Gordon (composer) and Emma Griffin (director) for the opera Ellen West on our show. Both operas are apart of the Prototype Festival which starts tonight.
2020-01-0930 min
SAVONA BAILEY-MCCLAIN's showState of the Arts NYC Prototype edition 1/9/2020This edition of State of the Arts NYC we have Juecheng Chen (singer) and Garrett Fisher (composer) for the opera Blood Moon and then Ricky Ian Gordon (composer) and Emma Griffin (director) for the opera Ellen West on our show. Both operas are apart of the Prototype Festival which starts tonight.
2020-01-0930 minSAVONA BAILEY-MCCLAIN's showState of the Arts NYC APAP interview with Mario DurhamThis episode is a special interview with outgoing Executive Director Mario Garcia Durham. State of the Arts NYC has covered this industry festival for three years. We talk with Durham about this year's focus and his feelings about the organization he helped build.
2020-01-0916 minSAVONA BAILEY-MCCLAIN's showState of the Arts NYC APAP interview with Mario DurhamThis episode is a special interview with outgoing Executive Director Mario Garcia Durham. State of the Arts NYC has covered this industry festival for three years. We talk with Durham about this year's focus and his feelings about the organization he helped build.
2020-01-0916 minSAVONA BAILEY-MCCLAIN's showState of the Arts NYC with host Savona Bailey-McClain 11_26_2019 episodeThis week on State of the Arts NYC we have the artist Swoon in the studio. She is the most successful female graffiti artist in America. We talk with Swoon whose real name is Caledonia Dance Curry about her practice and influence of Gordon Matta Clark; her new exhibition at the Jeffrey Deitch Gallery and an upcoming show at BRIC Media.
2019-11-2720 minSAVONA BAILEY-MCCLAIN's showState of the Arts NYC with host Savona Bailey-McClain 11_26_2019 episodeThis week on State of the Arts NYC we have the artist Swoon in the studio. She is the most successful female graffiti artist in America. We talk with Swoon whose real name is Caledonia Dance Curry about her practice and influence of Gordon Matta Clark; her new exhibition at the Jeffrey Deitch Gallery and an upcoming show at BRIC Media.
2019-11-2720 min
Brooklyn Free Speech RadioState of the Arts NYC with host Savona Bailey-Mcclain 11-19-2019FortGansevoort, in association with Pavel Zoubok Fine Arts present Vanessa German, TRAMPOLINE:Resilience &Black Body& Soul. We talk with Vanessa German about this exhibition in Meatpacking District on Ninth Avenue nearLittle 12th Street. State of the Arts NYC learns what inspire her current show and how her artistic practice involved.https://stateoftheartsnyc.wordpress.com/
2019-11-2232 min
Brooklyn Free Speech RadioState of the Arts NYC with Savona Bailey-McClain 11_12_2019This week on State of the Arts NYC we have Tiffany Rea-Fisher Artistic Director of the Elisa Monte Dance Companyand Monique Martin, Director of Programming of Harlem Stage. We talk on H.E.R., a new dance work that willpremiere in 2020.https://stateoftheartsnyc.wordpress.com/
2019-11-2131 minSAVONA BAILEY-MCCLAIN's showState of the Arts NYC with host Savona Bailey-McClain 11_19_2019FortGansevoort, in association with Pavel Zoubok Fine Arts present Vanessa German, TRAMPOLINE:Resilience & Black Body& Soul. We talk with Vanessa German about this exhibition in Meatpacking District on Ninth Avenue near Little 12th Street. State of the Arts NYC learns what inspire her current show and how her artistic practice involved.
2019-11-1932 minSAVONA BAILEY-MCCLAIN's showState of the Arts NYC with host Savona Bailey-McClain 11_19_2019FortGansevoort, in association with Pavel Zoubok Fine Arts present Vanessa German, TRAMPOLINE:Resilience & Black Body& Soul. We talk with Vanessa German about this exhibition in Meatpacking District on Ninth Avenue near Little 12th Street. State of the Arts NYC learns what inspire her current show and how her artistic practice involved.
2019-11-1932 minSAVONA BAILEY-MCCLAIN's showState of the Arts NYC with host Savona Bailey-McClain 11/12/2019This week on State of the Arts NYC, we have Tiffany Rea-Fisher, Artistic Director for the Elisa Monte Dance Company (EMD) and Monique Martin, Director of Programming for Harlem Stage. We talk about EMD's new work H.E.R. that will premiere in 2020 honoring the centennial of the Harlem Renaissance and lesser known Black women writers.
2019-11-1329 minSAVONA BAILEY-MCCLAIN's showState of the Arts NYC with host Savona Bailey-McClain 11/12/2019This week on State of the Arts NYC, we have Tiffany Rea-Fisher, Artistic Director for the Elisa Monte Dance Company (EMD) and Monique Martin, Director of Programming for Harlem Stage. We talk about EMD's new work H.E.R. that will premiere in 2020 honoring the centennial of the Harlem Renaissance and lesser known Black women writers.
2019-11-1329 minSAVONA BAILEY-MCCLAIN's showState of the Arts NYC - IFDPA EditionThis week State of the Arts NYC returns with David Tunick and Jenny Gibbs. We talk about the IFPDA Fair opening October 23rd at the Jacob Javitis Center. Jenny Gibbs is the Executive Director of the International Fine Print Dealers Association, the Fine Art Print Fair and the IFPDA Foundation. David Tunick is the President of the IFPDA. They share information on site specific installations, special programming, new partnerships and more.
2019-10-2224 minSAVONA BAILEY-MCCLAIN's showState of the Arts NYC - IFDPA EditionThis week State of the Arts NYC returns with David Tunick and Jenny Gibbs. We talk about the IFPDA Fair opening October 23rd at the Jacob Javitis Center. Jenny Gibbs is the Executive Director of the International Fine Print Dealers Association, the Fine Art Print Fair and the IFPDA Foundation. David Tunick is the President of the IFPDA. They share information on site specific installations, special programming, new partnerships and more.
2019-10-2224 minSAVONA BAILEY-MCCLAIN's showState of the Arts NYC Bessie EpThis episode of State of the Arts NYC spotlights the Bessie Awards with Lucy Sexton, Executive Director and Heather Robles, Managing Director. Produced in partnership with Dance/NYC, the NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies have saluted outstanding and groundbreaking creative work by independent dance artists in NYC for 33 years. Known as “The Bessie” in honor of revered dance teacher Bessie Schönberg, the awards were established in 1983 by David White at Dance Theater Workshop. They recognize exceptional work in choreography, performance, music composition and visual design.We talk about their new developments and partnerships to make dance...
2019-07-1123 minSAVONA BAILEY-MCCLAIN's showState of the Arts NYC Bessie EpThis episode of State of the Arts NYC spotlights the Bessie Awards with Lucy Sexton, Executive Director and Heather Robles, Managing Director. Produced in partnership with Dance/NYC, the NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies have saluted outstanding and groundbreaking creative work by independent dance artists in NYC for 33 years. Known as “The Bessie” in honor of revered dance teacher Bessie Schönberg, the awards were established in 1983 by David White at Dance Theater Workshop. They recognize exceptional work in choreography, performance, music composition and visual design.We talk about their new developments and partnerships to make dance...
2019-07-1123 minSAVONA BAILEY-MCCLAIN's showState of the Arts NYC - Lenardo Drew EpGallery talk with Leonardo Drew, Savona Bailey-McClain, and Brooke Kamin Rapaport in conjunction with the artist's exhibitions on view at Galerie Lelong & Co., New York and at Madison Square Park Conservancy.Savona Bailey-McClain is Executive Director/Chief Curator of the West Harlem Art Fund, which has organized high-profile public arts exhibits throughout New York City for the past twenty years, including Times Square, DUMBO, Soho, Governors Island, and Harlem. She is also host/producer of the weekly radio program “State of the Arts NYC.”Brooke Kamin Rapaport is the Deputy Director and Martin Friedman Senior Curator at M...
2019-07-1144 minSAVONA BAILEY-MCCLAIN's showState of the Arts NYC - Lenardo Drew EpGallery talk with Leonardo Drew, Savona Bailey-McClain, and Brooke Kamin Rapaport in conjunction with the artist's exhibitions on view at Galerie Lelong & Co., New York and at Madison Square Park Conservancy.Savona Bailey-McClain is Executive Director/Chief Curator of the West Harlem Art Fund, which has organized high-profile public arts exhibits throughout New York City for the past twenty years, including Times Square, DUMBO, Soho, Governors Island, and Harlem. She is also host/producer of the weekly radio program “State of the Arts NYC.”Brooke Kamin Rapaport is the Deputy Director and Martin Friedman Senior Curator at M...
2019-07-1144 min
Brooklyn Free Speech RadioState of the Arts NYC Leonard Drew Ep.Gallery talk with Leonardo Drew, Savona Bailey-McClain, and Brooke Kamin Rapaport in conjunction with the artist'ssolo exhibition on view now at Galerie Lelong & Co., New York.Savona Bailey-McClain is Executive Director/Chief Curator of the West Harlem Art Fund, which has organized highprofilepublic arts exhibits throughout New York City for the past twenty years, including Times Square, DUMBO,Soho, Governors Island and Harlem. She is also host/producer of the weekly radio program "State of the Arts NYC."Brooke Kamin Rapaport is the Director and Martin Friedman...
2019-07-0944 minBrooklyn Free Speech RadioState of the Arts NYC on Governors Island 6/1/2019This is a special interview on-site on Governors Island with State of the Arts NYC host Savona Bailey-McClain. TheWest Harlem Art Fund and the Eli Klein Gallery kicked off the opening of the exhibition TRACES with an artist talk withChinese artist Miao Xiaochun at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 1st in Nolan Park, Building 10 (NP/10).As the one of the foremost representatives of Chinese new media art, his extensive body of works parallel each otherthrough the theme of technology as a representation of the present and classical artwork...
2019-06-1422 minSAVONA BAILEY-MCCLAIN's showState of the Arts NYC Blue Note Edition 6/11/2019This edition of State of the Arts NYC we have Sophie Huber, Swiss filmmaker on the show to talk about her new documentary -- Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes. With Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Norah Jones, Robert Glasper, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Terrace Martin, and Don Was. This film marks the 75th anniversary of this record label and its impact on jazz and American music.
2019-06-1321 minSAVONA BAILEY-MCCLAIN's showState of the Arts NYC Blue Note Edition 6/11/2019This edition of State of the Arts NYC we have Sophie Huber, Swiss filmmaker on the show to talk about her new documentary -- Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes. With Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Norah Jones, Robert Glasper, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Terrace Martin, and Don Was. This film marks the 75th anniversary of this record label and its impact on jazz and American music.
2019-06-1321 minSAVONA BAILEY-MCCLAIN's showState of the Arts NYC on Governors Island 6/1/2019This is a special interview on-site on Governors Island with State of the Arts NYC host Savona Bailey-McClain. The West Harlem Art Fund and the Eli Klein Gallery kicked off the opening of the exhibition TRACES with an artist talk with Chinese artist Miao Xiaochun at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 1st in Nolan Park, Building 10 (NP/10).As the one of the foremost representatives of Chinese new media art, his extensive body of works parallel each other through the theme of technology as a representation of the present and classical artwork as the past. His use of contemporary...
2019-06-0622 minSAVONA BAILEY-MCCLAIN's showState of the Arts NYC on Governors Island 6/1/2019This is a special interview on-site on Governors Island with State of the Arts NYC host Savona Bailey-McClain. The West Harlem Art Fund and the Eli Klein Gallery kicked off the opening of the exhibition TRACES with an artist talk with Chinese artist Miao Xiaochun at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 1st in Nolan Park, Building 10 (NP/10).As the one of the foremost representatives of Chinese new media art, his extensive body of works parallel each other through the theme of technology as a representation of the present and classical artwork as the past. His use of contemporary...
2019-06-0622 minSAVONA BAILEY-MCCLAIN's showState of the Arts NYC 4/16/2019 with host Savona Bailey-McClainOn this episode of State of the Arts NYC we dancer/choreographers Stephanie Acosta and Remi Harris. Both are Brooklyn-based and we talk about the recent Dance NYC Symposium where the duo were guest curators. We also talk about the state of dance today both regionally and across the country. Hear our lively conversation.
2019-04-1730 minSAVONA BAILEY-MCCLAIN's showState of the Arts NYC 4/16/2019 with host Savona Bailey-McClainOn this episode of State of the Arts NYC we dancer/choreographers Stephanie Acosta and Remi Harris. Both are Brooklyn-based and we talk about the recent Dance NYC Symposium where the duo were guest curators. We also talk about the state of dance today both regionally and across the country. Hear our lively conversation.
2019-04-1730 minBrooklyn Free Speech RadioState of the Arts NYC 3/5/2019 with host Savona Bailey- McClainThis week on State of the Arts NYC we have UK based artist Ann Christopher and her NYC gallerist MarianneRosenberg of Rosenberg Gallery on the Upper East Side. State of the Arts NYC is pleased to celebrate InternationalWomen's Day with a woman artist, two curators and radio host. We talk with Christopher about her artistic practice andwith Rosenberg about the expansion of her gallery and what it means to kick that off with Christopher's 1st solo showin NYC.
2019-03-2129 minBrooklyn Free Speech RadioState of the Arts NYC 2/26/2019 with host Savona Bailey-McClainState of the Arts NYC is pleased to have dancer/choreographer Jonah Bokaer back on our show. Bokaer talks with usabout his Center for Performance Research in Williamsburg. Bokaer's Foundation secured affordable rehearsalspace for dance in a 4,000 sq. ft commercial condominium. Space is an issue in NYC for visual and performanceartist. We talk with Bokaer on what we can as a City.
2019-03-1224 min
Brooklyn Free Speech RadioState of the Arts NYC 2/12/2019 with host Savona Bailey-McClainThis week on State of the Arts NYC, we have in the studio Emma Osore, social architect, artist and arts administrator.She is the co-founder of Black Space, a collective with creative professionals of color in the design, urban planning,architect and arts field.With over 200+ members this collective aims to sensitize the planning process of Black communities across thecountry using cultural assets, storytelling and memory. We talk on how Black Spacer is reclaiming heritage andconservation in Brooklyn.
2019-02-2029 min
Highly Melanated PodcastThe State Of The Arts feat. Savona Bailey McClain - Ep. 28The gang is back with another episode to MELANATE YOUR PALATE & FEED YOUR SOUL!!We are joined in the studio by special guest - Savona Bailey-McClain, host of "The State of the Arts NYC Podcast" to discuss the generational changes of the "State of the Arts" here in NYC & on a national level. We talk about our community getting involved expanding our minds to the Fine Arts and what we can learn from each other if we open our minds.You can follow Savona Bailey McClain and all she does on her blog and social media listed belowhttps://stateoftheartsnyc.wordpress...
2019-02-141h 16
Highly Melanated PodcastThe State Of The Arts feat. Savona Bailey McClain - Ep. 28The gang is back with another episode to MELANATE YOUR PALATE & FEED YOUR SOUL!!We are joined in the studio by special guest - Savona Bailey-McClain, host of "The State of the Arts NYC Podcast" to discuss the generational changes of the "State of the Arts" here in NYC & on a national level. We talk about our community getting involved expanding our minds to the Fine Arts and what we can learn from each other if we open our minds.You can follow Savona Bailey McClain and all she does on her blog and social media listed belowhttps://stateoftheartsnyc.wordpress...
2019-02-141h 16Brooklyn Free Speech RadioState of the Arts NYC 2/5/2019 with host Savona Bailey- McClainToday, we have Hilton Als, Pulitzer Prize winning theater critic in the studio talking on James Baldwin. He curated theexhibition God Made My Face: A collective portrait of Baldwin at the David Zwirner Gallery in Chelsea. And we haveopera composer Andrea Clearfield on her new opera Mila, the Great Sorcerer. Clearfield tells the tale of a Buddhistpriest and his transformation from a violent past to peace and enlightenment.
2019-02-0741 min
Brooklyn Free Speech RadioState of the Arts NYC 1/23/2019 with host Savona Bailey-McClainToday, we have Astra Taylor, documentary filmmaker. She will talk with us about her new film What Is Democracy?Taylor has been getting a lot of buzz over this project that features Cornel West, Angela Davis and other thinkers,philosophers and ordinary citizens around the world. This show delves in the topic with Taylor and explore avenuesfor dialogue and debate.
2019-02-0123 minBrooklyn Free Speech RadioState of the Arts NYC 1/22/2019 with host Savona Bailey-McClainThis week on State of the Arts NYC, we have the Delphine Selles Alvarez, Director of the French Animation FilmFestival called Animation First. French Institute Alliance Française, New York City (FIAF) is thrilled to present itssecond edition and honor Michel Ocelet, 16 female directors, pinscreen instruments, adult and erotic small works thiscoming weekend.
2019-01-2423 min
Brooklyn Free Speech RadioState of the Arts NYC 1/8/2019 with host Savona Bailey- McClainThis week on State of the Arts NYC we have Kemar Jewel and Tara Elliott. They were selected to participate inDirectorfest 2019 by the Drama League. Kemar is directing Marry Me a Little and and Tara is is directing DrunkEnough to Say I Love You. Both are being shown at the New Ohio Theater on Christopher Street. This festival whichcoincides with JanArtsNYC, APAP and then other festivals focuses on the art of stage directing. Hear a passionateconversation from these two young directors.
2019-01-1525 minBrooklyn Free Speech RadioState of the Arts NYC 11/22/2018 with host Savona Bailey-McClainThis week on State of the Arts NYC we have Esther Adler, Associate Curator, Department of Drawings and Prints at The Museum of Modern Art. We talk about Charles White and the retrospective MoMA has organized for the first time in a major American museum.White’s far-reaching vision of a socially committed practice attracted promising young artists, including many artists of color, and he became one of the 20th century’s most important and dedicated teachers. Acclaimed contemporary artists David Hammons and Kerry James Marshall were among his many students: as Marshall reflected, “Under Charles White’...
2018-11-2222 min
Brooklyn Free Speech RadioState of the Arts NYC 10/25/2018 with host Savona Bailey-McClainThis week on State of the Arts NYC we have joining us the President and Vice President of IFPDA. That's David Tunick and Mary Ryan. This prestigious fair opens today at the River Pavilion at the Jacob Javitis Center along the Hudson River. The International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) is the authority on fine art prints and their connoisseurship and collection. Now with more than 160 members in thirteen countries, members of the IFPDA reflect a worldwide community of expert art dealers from old master to contemporary as well as publishers of editions by internationally renowned con...
2018-10-3126 min
Brooklyn Free Speech RadioState of the Arts NYC 10/18/2018 with host Savona Bailey-McClainFrom a young age, Nathaniel Mary Quinn learned how to draw from his father sitting at the kitchen table. His natural ability allowed him to befriend many tough guys in his Chicago neighborhood. Quinn earned a positive reputation access to subjects who felt comfortable around him. This powerful and insightful interview takes you in the world of this artist. A graduate of Wabash College and NYU, this artist uses acrylic, charcoal, gouache, oil and gold leaf to convey his fractured style. Quinn is one of three featured artists in his first museum show For Opacity at the Drawing Center in...
2018-10-2231 min
Brooklyn Free Speech RadioState of the Arts NYC 10/11/2018 with host Savona Bailey-McClainFrom a young age, Nathaniel Mary Quinn learned how to draw from his father sitting at the kitchen table. His natural ability allowed him to befriend many tough guys in his Chicago neighborhood. Quinn earned a positive reputation access to subjects who felt comfortable around him. This powerful and insightful interview takes you in the world of this artist. A graduate of Wabash College and NYU, this artist uses acrylic, charcoal, gouache, oil and gold leaf to convey his fractured style. Quinn is one of three featured artists in his first museum show For Opacity at the Drawing Center in S...
2018-10-1132 min
Brooklyn Free Speech RadioState of the Arts NYC: Kate Hopkins and Chris BoyntonThis week's show features husband and wife duo Kate Hopkins and Chris Boynton of Art and Guile. ART & GUILE is a New York based studio that designs and manufactures lighting fixtures for home and office. They sit with host Savona Bailey-McClain to share how their practice began and why it's so special.
2018-09-2534 min