Artist of the Week
The Jack Straw Artist of the Week Podcast highlights work created through the Artist Residency Programs at Jack Straw Cultural Center.-
Peter Vukmirovic Stevens: Sanctuary
Jack Straw artist Peter Vukmirovic Stevens released his solo viola CD Feral Icons in 2015, performed by Mara Gearman and produced through Jack Straw’s Artist Support Program.
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St. Helens String Quartet - Botanas 2, Relleno Negro by Bern Herbolsheimer
Jack Straw artists Saint Helens String Quartet have released “American Dreams”, the long-awaited album produced through their Jack Straw Artist Support Program residency. The quartet will perform and discuss their project, along with some of the composers whose work is featured on the album, at a free event at Jack Straw on Wednesday, September 16th at 7pm. More information on the quartet and album here.
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Danny Barksdale - Billy Barksdale: The History
Danny Barksdale produced this documentary piece about his grandfather and his place in country music history during his Jack Straw Artist Support Program residency. Visit here for more information and archival music recordings.
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Shin Yu Pai - Heirloom
2015 Jack Straw Artist Support Program artist Shin Yu Pai produced this recording as part of her project HEIRLOOM, a site-specific public art project that involves printing language on antique apples in Piper’s Orchard in Carkeek Park, Seattle. Using vinyl stencils and the light of the sun, words are burned into the peels of ripening apples. The words on the apples represent the titles of individual sections from a long poem written in the form of an abecadarian, or alphabet poem, that is a poetic visitor’s guide to the orchard. This recording mixes a studio reading with ambient field recordings captured in the orchard throughout the seasons. This project was supported, in part, by an award from 4Culture, funding from Seattle Office of Arts and Culture, and The Awesome Foundation.
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Pauline Hillaire - Mobil Pole: Horse Becomes a Friend
Totem Pole Stories Told by Pauline Hillaire, produced through Gregory Fields‘s Jack Straw Artist Support Program residency, was recently released as part of the the media companion to Hillaire and Fields’s book A Totem Pole History (University of Nebraska Press, 2013).
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Jack Straw New Media Gallery Interview : Joel Ong
Jack Straw New Media Gallery resident artist Joel Ong talks about his installation Those Who Observe the Wind . . . open through July 1st.
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Emily Doolittle - Falling Still
Composer Emily Doolittle‘s album All Spring, produced through Jack Straw’s Artist Support Program and performed by the Seattle Chamber Players and Friends, will soon be released by Composers Concordance Records. Join us at Jack Straw on June 10th at 7pm for a talk and CD release party at with the composer.
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Choroloco - Negrinha
Jack Straw resident artists Choroloco have just completed their album Choro Louco, produced through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. They will play at the Jack Straw music showcase at the Northwest Folklife Festival on Monday, May 25th. Visit their website for more information on performances and the album.
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Jack Straw New Media Gallery Interview : Carolyn Law
Jack Straw New Media Gallery resident artist Carolyn Law discusses her installation WISHING. YOU. A. WISH. MOMENT.
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Michael Owcharuk - String Quartet no. 1: Allegro
Michael Owcharuk has just released his new album String Quartet #1: The Upward Spiral, produced through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. More information here.
