Broad and High
Folk Art & Art Without Limits
Season 12 Episode 17 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Ancient practice with deep roots. Performing arts organization nurtures authentic voices.
Chelsea Cellar is a teacher, costumer and artist. She works in a medium that dates back to pre-Christian times with roots in Central and Eastern European countries. Streetlight Guild is a Performing arts organization that values nurturing authentic voices and creating a culture rich in experiences. Hainted, the musical creation of Stephen Portier includes powerful lyrics that you won’t soon forge
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Broad and High
Folk Art & Art Without Limits
Season 12 Episode 17 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Chelsea Cellar is a teacher, costumer and artist. She works in a medium that dates back to pre-Christian times with roots in Central and Eastern European countries. Streetlight Guild is a Performing arts organization that values nurturing authentic voices and creating a culture rich in experiences. Hainted, the musical creation of Stephen Portier includes powerful lyrics that you won’t soon forge
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>> THIS TIME ON "BROAD AND HIGH," THE ART, PUBLIC ART HITS THE SKY, NURTURING AUTHENTIC VOICES, AND HAUNTING LYRICS.
THIS AND MORE RIGHT NOW ON "TRAN02."
WELCOME TO "BROAD & HIGH."
I AM YOUR HOST.
A TEACHER, CUSTOMER, ALSO A MEMBER OF AN ART COLLECTIVE, CHELSEA WORKS IN A MEDIUM THAT DATES BACK TO PRE-CHRISTIAN TIMES WITH CENTRAL AND EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, WE MET WITH HER AND ROASTED AND LEARNED ABOUT HER PASSION TO MERGE TWO WORLDS.
>> THE FUNKY IS A UKRAINIAN TRADITIONAL WAY OF DECORATING.
TRADITIONALLY, WE DO NOT HOLLOW OUT THE EGGS.
THEY USE A WAX RESIST METHOD, YOU HAVE THE EGG, YOU DRAW ON IT IN WAX AND YOU DYE IT, AND WHATEVER YOU HAVE DRAWN ON IT STAYS THE COLOR IT WAS WHEN YOU DREW ON IT.
YOU DYE IT, DRAW MORE, DYE IT ANOTHER TIME AND AT THE END YOU MELT THE WAX, THOSE PRESERVED COLORS ARE THERE.
YOU HAVE YOUR DESIGN FULLY REALIZED.
>> FOR 10 YEARS, BY THE TIME I WAS INTRODUCED TO THIS, I WAS MARRIED TO MY HUSBAND, CHARLES, HE WAS WORKING AT A HIGH SCHOOL AS AN AID ALONGSIDE A WOMAN WHO HAD BEEN WORKING WITH THIS FOR 25, 30 YEARS BECAUSE, LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN UTAH, SHE IS MORMON AND WENT ON A MORMON MISSION TO UKRAINE, AROUND EASTER, SHE WOULD INVITE FRIENDS OR FAMILY, WHOEVER WAS INTERESTED AND SHOW THEM HOW TO DO IT AND IT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE, I ENJOYED THE PROCESS SO MUCH, IT WAS FASCINATING, I HAD NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE IT.
WE WALKED AWAY FROM THAT PROCESS, IT TOOK A FEW HOURS TO DO IT ALL, I WENT TO CHARLES I WAS LIKE, I NEED ALL THE STUFF THAT IS HOW I GOT INTO IT.
WHEN I DO PYSANKY, I THINK OF HER, SHE UNFORTUNATELY HAS PASSED AWAY LAST YEAR, AND I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT SHE PASSED IT ALONG.
WE ENDEAVORED TO DO THIS SAME THING, WE HAVE GOTTEN FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS AND FAMILY OVER EVERY YEAR SINCE WE MOVED BACK TO OHIO.
AND TAUGHT THEM HOW TO DO IT.
KIND OF SPREADING AND ON AND CARRYING ON THE TRADITION THAT SHE STARTED.
>> I HOPE I AM HELPING THIS ARTFORM CONTINUE ON.
TEACHING IT, SHOWING IT OFF, MAYBE SOMEBODY WILL BE INTERESTED.
THEY WILL DO THEIR OWN THING WITH IT.
I TRIED TO STAY TRUE TO SOME OF THE TRADITIONAL THINGS, PLAY WITH TRADITIONAL THINGS IN A WAY THAT IS DIFFERENT AND INTERESTING.
JUST CONTINUING THIS ARTFORM AND MAKING IT A LIVING ONE INSTEAD OF SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE IN ONE COUNTRY JUST DO.
THAT IS MY GOAL.
THE REWARDING THING IS THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE UNTIL IT IS DONE.
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU DO THIS ENOUGH, YOU CAN GUESS, YOU HAVE IT INSIDE YOUR HEAD, BUT THERE ARE SO MANY VARIABLE FACTORS TO DOING PYSANKY.
NOT AS MUCH A SCIENCE AS IT IS AN ART, WHICH IS TRUE OF A LOT OF ART FORMS.
SO MANY DIFFERENT FACTORS, TEMPERATURE OF THE DYE, HOW LONG YOU HAVE HAD THE DYE FOR, WHEN I MELT OFF THE WAX, EVERY TIME IT IS JUST AS AN EXCITING MOMENT, REVEAL WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE, DID IT TURN OUT THE WAY I WANTED?
I THINK, ASIDE FROM THE MEDITATIVE PROCESS IN DOING IT, THAT IS WHAT KEEPS ME COMING BACK.
AS AN ART TEACHER, I AM SPLIT BETWEEN THOSE TWO WORLDS, AS A TEACHER, YOU ARE ALWAYS LEARNING, I THINK TEACHERS ARE THE BEST LEARNERS, WE LOVE THAT, AND ARTISTS AS WELL, NEVER STOP LEARNING.
THERE IS THIS, AS AN ART TEACHER, THIS SEPARATION, I SPEND MOST OF MY TIME DOING MY JOB.
I DO NOT HAVE AS MUCH TIME TO DO ART.
IRONICALLY, THE ART TEACHER IS DOING THE ART IN A DAY.
I HAVE STRUGGLED EVEN TO CALL MYSELF AN ARTIST BECAUSE I DABBLE IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS BUT I DO NOT FEEL LIKE IT HAS BECOME AN EXPERT.
THIS FEEDS MY CREATIVE SIDE BECAUSE IT IS SOMETHING I CAN DO.
IT TAKES A FEW HOURS, GRANTED, BUT I CAN WORK ON IT IN STAGES AND BE CREATIVE AND EXPERIMENT IN A WAY WHERE I UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS AND IT IS NICE TO BE LIKE, I GOT THIS LITTLE THING DONE, I CAN MOVE ON.
START THE PROCESS OVER RELATIVELY QUICKLY.
FOLK ART TO ME, THE REALM IS UNDERAPPRECIATED AND UNDERVALUED.
IT SLIDES INTO THE CRAFT REALM, NOTHING WRONG WITH CRAFTING, BUT OFTEN PEOPLE WHO ARE CRAFTERS DO NOT CONSIDER THEMSELVES ARTISTS FORMALLY WITH A CAPITAL "A."
IT IS AN ART FORM, KIND OF A CRAFT, FOLK ART, HARD FOR PEOPLE TO PLACE.
WHAT USE DOES IT HAVE?
IT IS ART.
IT MAKES YOU FEEL SOMETHING AND HAPPY, MAKE YOU GLAD YOU HAVE IT ON YOUR SHELF.
IT IS ALSO THE HISTORICAL THING THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR CENTURIES.
IN BETWEEN LIKE I AM.
THAT IS WHY I ENJOY IT SO MUCH.
CHECK OUT HER WORK ON INSTAGRAM.
ARTIST JUDY CHICAGO, A MEMORABLE PERFORMANCE THAT COLORS MIAMI, FLORIDA, WITH THE BLUES, PINKS, PURPLES, STAY TUNED FOR A FRONT ROW SEAT AT THE EVENT.
>> I AM REALLY EXCITED FOR MIAMI.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A YEAR.
WE ARE GIVING MIAMI A GIFT WE HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY.
PLEASE, PLEASE ENJOY A PURPLE POEM FOR MIAMI.
[ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> ONE OF MY GOALS IS TO SHOW THE WORLD WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IF WE WERE ALL KINDER AND MORE GENEROUS WITH EACH OTHER.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> FOR MORE OF HER WORK, GO TO JUDYCHICAGO.COM.
IN OUR NEXT SEGMENT WE GO BACK TO LEARN ABOUT A PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATION THAT VALUES NURTURING AUTHENTIC VOICES AND CREATING A CULTURE RICH IN EXPERIENCES.
AND WE WILL HAVE A QUICK BITE.
>> JOINING ME IN THE KITCHEN FROM THE STREETLIGHT GUILT, SCOTT, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
TELL ME ABOUT THE STREETLIGHT GUILD.
>> A NONPROFIT CULTURAL ARTS ORGANIZATION WITH A VENUE ON MAIN STREET AND OUR FOCUS IS ON COLUMBUS CULTURE, WE WANT TO CREATE IT AND WE WANT TO REFINE IT, WE WANT TO PRESERVE IT, AND SHARE IT, THAT IS WHAT WE DO, WORK WITH ARTISTS, THAT IS WHAT WE ARE DECIDE TO DO.
>> SO EXCITED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IT AND MAKE SOMETHING DELICIOUS TODAY >> I AM VERY EXCITED.
>> WE ARE GOING TO MAKE A DELICIOUS MacRAMA, CAN BE GREAT ON THE ROAD, CHICKPEAS, WE WILL PUT THEM IN A PITA WITH HUMMUS.
PRETTY GOOD.
THE INGREDIENTS ARE, TWO 15 OUNCE CANS OF CHICKPEAS, TWO TABLESPOONS OF OLIVE OIL, 18 OF A TEASPOON OF TURMERIC, CINNAMON, QUARTER TEASPOON OF GROUND CUMIN, QUARTER TEASPOON, GROUND CORIANDER SEED, A QUARTER TEASPOON BLACK PEPPER, HALF A TEASPOON OF SMOKE RICA, GARLIC POWDER, HALF A TEASPOON OF OREGANO, HALF A TEASPOON OF SEA SALT, FOR THE SANDWICHES, FOUR PITAS, FOUR CUPS OF HUMMUS, ONE CUP OF TOMATOES, OLIVES, FRESH PARSLEY, HALF A CUP OF FETA CHEESE, RED ONION AND A QUARTER CUP OF TZATZIKI.
WHAT EVIDENCE DO YOU HOST AT THE STREETLIGHT GUILD?
>> IT IS SMALL BUT MIGHTY, WE ARE DOING THINGS THAT HAVE HIGH IMPACT, LIKE, EPIC POETRY READINGS FOR 15 OR 30 DAYS STRAIGHT.
MORE, WE DO THAT ONCE A YEAR, OR, WE PARTNER WITH AN ORGANIZATION, SOMETHING BIGGER THAN OURS, WE HAVE DONE WOSU, SHORT NORTH STAGE, CONCERTS, THAT ARE PRETTY LARGE.
15, 23 PEOPLE CONCERTS WITH ALL ORIGINAL STUFF.
WE ARE TRYING TO BUILD THAT COLUMBUS BODY OF WORK.
THAT IS THE KIND OF THING THAT WE DO.
>> THAT IS INCREDIBLE.
FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THAT, THAT IS UNIQUE AND WONDERFUL.
>> I WANT PEOPLE TO TRAVEL HERE TO SEE WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER.
>> THERE IS SO MUCH TO EXPERIENCE.
WONDERFUL.
WE SHOULD GET STARTED.
PUPPIES CHICKPEAS IN OUR BIG BOWL.
WE HAVE ALREADY DRAINED THEM, RINSE THEM, PATTED THEM DRY.
ADD THE OLIVE OIL.
YOU CAN MIX AND I WILL SPRINKLE IN THE SEASONINGS.
WE WILL GET THESE IN HERE.
YOU JUST WANT TO SPREAD THEM OUT SO THEY ARE IN AN EVEN LAYER.
THE OVEN IS PREHEATED AT 400 DEGREES AND WE WILL KEEP AN EYE ON THEM UNTIL THEY GET CRISPY.
PRETTY SIMPLE.
YOU COULD STOP THERE AND SNACK ON THEM BUT WE WILL GO FURTHER.
PERFECT.
THANKS, SCOTT.
SCOTT WHILE OUR CHICKPEAS ROAST, TELL ME ABOUT THE ART THAT IS CREATED AND DISPLAYED AT THE STREETLIGHT GUILD.
>> WE HAVE A PERMANENT COLLECTION OF ART, ME GOING OUT TO OTHER SHOWS, EXHIBITS, GALLERIES, AND BUYING PHYSICAL ART BY COLUMBUS ARTISTS.
WE HAVE AN ORIGINAL AMINO COME ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
WE HAVE ARTISTS AND RESIDENTS WHO ROTATE IN AND OUT.
WE DO LONG RESIDENCIES WITH OUR ARTISTS SO THEY CAN SETTLE IN AND REALLY WORK ON --WE ARE BIG ON BODIES OF WORK.
WE TRIED TO GIVE THEM ENOUGH TIME TO DO THAT.
WE PUT THAT ON DISPLAY.
WE HAVE A GALLERY.
IN WHICH WE WILL PUT MAYBE ONE TO THREE SHOWS PER YEAR.
BECAUSE WE ARE NOT OPEN AS MANY DAYS AS A LOT OF PEOPLE, WE KEEP OUR EXHIBITS LONGER.
WHILE YOU ARE AT ANY EVENT, OUR GALLERY IS ALWAYS OPEN AND YOU ARE ALWAYS EXPERIENCING THE PERMANENT ART, THE EXHIBITED ART, ALWAYS HAPPENING.
>> HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT FINDING NEW COLUMBUS ARTISTS?
MAYBE NOT EVERYONE IS FAMILIAR WITH?
>> IMPORTANT, AS THE CURATOR, TO GO TO AS MANY OF EVENTS, OPENINGS, GALLERIES, TRY TO SEE WHO IS DOING WHAT.
AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH INSTITUTIONS LIKE THE MUSEUM.
I JUST KEEP MY EAR TO THE GROUND.
THAT IS HOW PEOPLE KNOW TO COME TO ME.
>> THERE IS SO MUCH TALENT IN THE CITY.
>> MORE THAN ANYONE CAN SHOW.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
SCOTT, WE HAVE OUR CHICKPEAS OUT OF THE OVEN.
>> THEY LOOK SO GOOD.
>> THEY SMELL AMAZING.
THEY ARE ALL CRISPED UP, YOU CAN'T LET THEM GET CRISPIER, YOU LET THEM COOL AND KEEP THEM FOR SNACKS, OR HAVE A MEDITERRANEAN PITA SANDWICH.
WE SHOULD DO IT.
PITA, PITA HERE, IF YOU WANT TO OPEN THAT UP, DELICIOUSLY SPICED CHICKPEAS WITH YUMMY TOPPING.
YOU CAN CUSTOMIZE YOUR OWN PITA SNACK.
THERE YOU GO.
FETA, TOMATOES, OLIVES, TZATZIKI.
>> I THINK I WILL HAVE EVERYTHING.
WE WENT THROUGH ALL THIS TROUBLE.
>> RIGHT.
DOING A THE SERVICE IF WE DON'T.
THESE SMELL SO GOOD.
SO FRESH.
I WANT TO DO EXTRA, YOU COULD PICKLE THE ONIONS, THAT WOULD BE A GREAT TREAT.
>> THESE ARE SNACKING TOMATOES, CHERRY, GRAP, GRAPE, -- NOT SURE THE DIFFERENCES.
ARE YOU AN OLIVE PERSON?
>> I AM NOT A BIG OLIVE PERSON, BUT DOING IT TODAY.
>> I RESPECT THAT.
I FEEL LIKE I NEED A LITTLE GREEN ON TOP, GARNISH.
IT IS SO PRETTY.
THESE LOOK AMAZING AND I WANT TO EAT THEM, BUT WHAT IS ONE MORE THING YOU WOULD WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT THE STREETLIGHT GUILD?
>> I THINK OF IT AS A PLACE WERE ARTIST OF ALL TYPES, EVERY DISCIPLINE, CAN COME TO CREATE THE THINGS THAT THEY CANNOT DO OTHER PLACES, TO PERFORM THE SONGS THEY CANNOT PERFORM WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT IF THE BAR WILL MAKE MONEY.
THE EXHIBIT THEY CANNOT PUT ON ANYWHERE ELSE.
WE WILL GO THROUGH GREAT PAINS TO REALIZE THE VISION OF AN ARTIST.
WE WILL RE-CREATE THAT GALLERY INTO YOUR MOTHER'S KITCHEN, INTO AN ESCAPE ROOM, WHATEVER YOUR ART NEEDS TO BE FREE.
WE JUST WANT TO SEE WHAT YOUR ART LOOKS LIKE WHEN THE ARTIST IS MOST FREE.
>> THAT IS INCREDIBLE, YOU DO NOT GET THAT A LOT OF PLACES.
LET'S TAKE A BITE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, SCOTT.
>> THIS HAS BEEN A REAL TREAT.
LAUREN MOORE AT STREETLIGHTGUILD.
ORG.
> >> STEPHEN IS THE FRONT MAN AND CREATIVE MIND BEHIND A GENRE RANGING FROM ELECTRONICS -- POWERFUL IS MENTATION AND DRIVING LYRICS ARE CONSTANT, LISTEN TO HIS RECENT BROAD AND HIGH PRESENTS SESSION.
>> NOW THE ONLY TIME I SEE YOU, THOSE LITTLE DREAMS, IF I CAN JUST DO NOW ALL THE SCREAMING, I CAN ALMOST HEAR -- THAT JENNY HAS LONG BEEN SEALED UP, >> TO HEAR MORE, THAT IS OUR SHOW, YOU CAN FIND ALL OF OUR STORIES ONLINE AT WOSU.
ORG AND OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
FOR ALL OF US HERE, THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.
>> PRODUCTION OF BROAD AND HIGH IS FUNDED BY THE GREATER COLUMBUS ARTS COUNCIL, CELEBRATING EXPRESSION, FOSTERING TALENT, AND CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY TO ARTISTS, PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITIONS, CONCERTS, PUBLIC ART.
FIND MORE AT COLUMBUSMAKESART.COM.
Folk Art & Art Without Limits Preview
Preview: S12 Ep17 | 23s | Ancient practice with deep roots. Performing arts organization nurtures authentic voices. (23s)
The Art of Pysanky Egg Decorating
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Clip: S12 Ep17 | 6m 16s | Chelsea Cellar creates intricate Pysanky eggs with rich symbolism. (6m 16s)
Roasted Chickpeas with Scott Woods of Streetlight Guild
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Clip: S12 Ep17 | 8m 48s | In this segment Kate talks with Scott Woods while making a quick and tasty bite. (8m 48s)
Tzi Ditindi by Hainted - WOSU Broad & High Presents
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Clip: S12 Ep17 | 3m 37s | Columbus band Hainted performs Tzi Ditindi in the WOSU studio. (3m 37s)
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