Arts Oct 18 A groundbreaking exhibition finally tells the stories of Native women artists “Hearts of Our People” is the country’s first ever exhibition devoted solely to the works of Native American women. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts assembled the retrospective, which is currently at Nashville's Frist Art Museum and will visit Tulsa and…
Arts Oct 15 How fiction draws Pulitzer-winner Elizabeth Strout home to Maine Olive Kitteridge is overbearing and hard to love, as well as complicated and compelling. The character at the center of Elizabeth Strout's 2009 Pulitzer-winning novel is also back -- in a new book called "Olive, Again." Strout takes Jeffrey Brown…
Arts Oct 11 How Montana's Tippet Rise showcases artistic achievement amid natural beauty The Tippet Rise Art Center in southern Montana is home to stunning sculptures, architecture and classical music. But instead of traditional museum or concert hall walls, its artworks are surrounded by natural wonders. And its organizers make a conscious effort…
Arts Oct 07 Raised on blues, musician Gary Clark Jr. embraces full palette of sounds Grammy-winning blues, rock and soul artist Gary Clark Jr. is reaching ever-larger audiences with his guitar and musical wizardry. A proud product of Austin, Texas' music scene, his newest album, "This Land," is his most varied statement yet, touching on…
Arts Sep 27 Judy Garland's triumph and tragedy, portrayed by Renee Zellweger A new film tells the magic and tragic story of Hollywood darling Judy Garland. Directed by Rupert Goold and starring Renee Zellweger in a comeback performance, “Judy” follows the legendary entertainer in the final year of a life that saw…
Arts Sep 23 Brad Pitt on turning undertold stories into movies: 'Every film needs some champion' As one of the world's biggest and best-known movie stars, Brad Pitt is spending as much time helping get films made as he is acting. His latest project, "Ad Astra," is about a journey to the far reaches of the…
Poetry Sep 19 U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo on opening a 'doorway of hope' for indigenous artists Joy Harjo, the new poet laureate of the United States, is the first Native American to achieve that honor. Jeffrey Brown recently sat down with Harjo, a member of Oklahoma's Muscogee Creek Nation, in Tulsa to discuss how arts shaped…
Arts Sep 09 Why Margaret Atwood saw this as the moment for 'The Handmaid's Tale' sequel “The Testaments" is the greatly anticipated sequel to Margaret Atwood’s hit dystopian novel “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Though it’s fiction, Atwood says she doesn't "put anything in that doesn’t have a precedent in human history.” Jeffrey Brown spoke with Atwood recently…
Arts Sep 06 With newly expanded campus, Kennedy Center aims to make art an experience for all The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., is expanding its vision and offerings as it enlarges its physical footprint for the first time in its 50-year history. The institution hopes to showcase a range of…
Arts Aug 30 Why sculptor Andy Goldsworthy is tearing down walls -- and then rebuilding them British sculptor Andy Goldsworthy has long been known for his unconventional approach to art. In an ongoing project at Kansas City’s Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Goldsworthy has created a “walking wall,” assembling and then disassembling the same limestone rocks, moving…