In the first of three “Writer’s Block” installments with Cave Canem faculty, Tim Seibles talks about the erotic, getting into the poetic minds of characters, and why some poetry may slip under the radar.
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AS220’s Bert Crenca leads a thriving and always buzzing artist-run organization in Providence, Rhode Island. In this interview, the artistic-director and founder talks about the maturation of AS220 since 1985, the many offerings of the non-profit, and creative placemaking.
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In the fifth interview of our series “Cultivating Latino Arts” filmmaker Ray Santisteban talks about the roots of disenfranchisement, the FBI’s history of repression, and how a coalition of some of Chicago’s poorest, least-educated groups changed the future of national politics.
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Orlando Graves Bolaños, Deputy Director of Education at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, talks about the importance of growing artistic programs that serve a diverse audience and the value of continual engagement.
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Harvey Mireles, executive director of San Anto Cultural Arts in San Antonio’s West Side, discusses his history with the organization’s growth as well as the many offerings – in terms of programming, literary and artistic outlets – that San Anto’s provides to the surrounding community.
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In an exclusive interview with Sampsonia Way Magazine, María López De León discloses her professional convictions and personal history in promoting Latino arts, culture, and equality across various networks. Also, López details her work as the Executive Director of the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC), her nomination by President Obama to the National Council of the Arts, and she enumerates several grant opportunities that support Latino arts and culture.
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Filmmaker Laura Varela shares her personal journey and the evolution of her documentary “raúlrsalinas and the Poetry of Liberation”. In this interview, Varela also divulges the impetuses that spurred her career and her goal to highlight the hitherto unknown latino poet and activist, raúlrsalinas.
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