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>> THIS TIME, ON "BROAD & HIGH" --AN ARTIST INSPIRED BY NATURE AND HUMAN LIFE, LOST TAPES IMMERGE IN A NEW DOCUMENTARY, AND, AN INCLUSIVE SPACE TO COLLABORATE, LEARN, AND CELEBRATE ART.

THIS, AND MORE, RIGHT NOW ON "BROAD & HIGH."

>> WELCOME TO "BROAD & HIGH. "

I'M YOUR HOST, KATE QUICKEL.

DINA ZAMAN, LIKE MANY ARTISTS, IS ALSO A STORY TELLER.

HER WORK IS BASED ON PERSONAL AND SHARED LIFE EXPERIENCES, AND SHE OFTEN USES EMOTION AS HER MUSE.

NEXT, WE FIND OUT HOW SHE TOOK A BREAK FROM ART, BUT NOW, CAN'T IMAGINE LIFE WITHOUT IT.

>> THE PERSON WHO I AM NOW, THAT IS SUCH A BIG JOURNEY.

I WAS A LITTLE GIRL, AND THEN I WAS A TEENAGER, I WAS A SISTER, I WAS A DAUGHTER, AND WIFE, MOTHER, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, FRIEND, TEACHER, AND STUDENT.

SO, I FELT THE WOMEN'S JOURNEY FROM INSIDE, AND ALL THE PROS AND CONS, OR UPS AND DOWNS, I SAW EVERYTHING, SO THOSE ARE MY PAINTINGS.

THAT IS HOW I BECAME AN ARTIST.

I AM FROM THE CAPITAL OF BANGLADESH.

SO, YOU SEE PEOPLE EVERYWHERE, YOU SEE THEM HONK, AND CROWDED, ALL THE TIME, UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

AND THERE WAS NOTHING, AND TO END.

[ LAUGHTER ] SO, IT WAS QUITE A JOURNEY WHEN I CAME HERE.

AND THEN, I STOPPED, BECAUSE ALL THIS ADJUSTMENT DIDN'T -- I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE PAINTING.

AND CREATIVE PEOPLE CANNOT DO ANYTHING WITHOUT A HUNGER FOR IT.

SO, I STOPPED, AND I STOPPED, STOPPED, STOPPED, FOR 20 YEARS.

I WAS RAISING TWO CHILDREN.

I HAVE TWO BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN.

I'M VERY PROUD OF MYSELF.

I RAISED TWO VERY KIND AND NICE, YOUNG ADULTS.

SO, I COULDN'T FOCUS.

I HAD ONE PAINTING, I THINK, ALL 20 YEARS.

MY WORK WAS INITIALLY JUST PAINTING, AND EVENTUALLY, I STARTED EXPERIMENTING WITH DIFFERENT MEDIUMS, LIKE CHARCOAL, AND THIS, AND THAT.

AND NOW, I START ADDING MORE ELEMENTS WITH MY PAINTING, SO IT IS NOT PAINTING ANYMORE.

IT BECAME A SCULPTURE.

IT BECAME A --I CALL MYSELF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST.

IN A WOMAN'S LIFE, WE EXPERIENCE SO MANY ECLECTIC CHARACTERS, THAT WE BEGIN TO DISAPPEAR INTO THAT PERSON.

SO, WHY DON'T I, AS AN ARTIST, IF I WORK EXACTLY AS WHO I AM, THEN MY PAINTING OR MY WORK WILL CONNECT WITH MY AUDIENCE.

MY WORK WILL SPEAK UP.

AND THEN, OTHER WOMEN WHO ARE GOING THROUGH THE JOURNEY, THEY CAN CONNECT WITH MY PAINTINGS.

SO, THIS IS HOW I DO MY PAINTING.

BUT, SOMETIMES, I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT, THEN.

ONE OF MY MOST FAVORITE SERIES I HAVE DONE IN PAINT COLOR, HAS BEEN "BODY SHAMING. "

BODY SHAMING IS A BIG PART OF MY LIFE, TOO.

I HAVE GONE THROUGH THAT, AS WELL.

BUT, I WOULD SAY I WAS MIDSIZED, I WAS BIG, I WAS ALL SIZES IN MY LIFE.

BUT, I DIDN'T FEEL ANY DIFFERENT, INSIDE.

I WAS THE SAME ME INSIDE.

I LOVE MY PEOPLE, I LOVE MY FRIENDS.

SAME WAY WHEN I WAS VERY SKINNY, I COOKED FOR FAMILY, I SMILED.

I HAD THE SAME FEELING, BUT PEOPLE DIDN'T REACT TO ME THE SAME WAY, BECAUSE OF MY SIZE.

AND IT HERDED ME, YOU KNOW?

IT WAS PAINFUL.

I USED TO GO SOMEWHERE, WOMEN USED TO TALK --IN MY MIND, I USED TO PAINT THAT EXPRESSION.

WHEN I USED TO PAINT THAT EXPRESSION, I USED TO USE MY HAND, LIKE THIS.

SO, WHEN I STARTED PAINTING AFTER 20 YEARS, I TOOK THE BRUSH, AND I WAS TRYING TO PAINT WHAT I COULDN'T, BECAUSE NOTHING --I COULDN'T FEEL ANY CONNECTION.

THEN, ONE DAY, I GO WITH MY HANDS.

SO, I JUST DIDN'T TAKE THE BRUSH.

I STARTED USING MY HANDS, AND THEN MY ZERO EXPRESSION STARTED COMING OUT.

SO, THEN, I REALIZED, IN THIS 20 YEARS, WHEN I USED TO PAINT AND PAINT INSIDE MY MIND, THAT HELPED.

FROM BRUSH, TO MY BODY.

SO, I PAINTED MY HAND, AND I FEEL MORE CONNECTED, AND I FEEL, WITH PAINTING WITH MY HAND, PEOPLE FEEL MORE CONNECTED WITH MY PAINTING.

BECAUSE I CAN EXPRESS MORE DEPTH, AND MORE STORIES, WITH THE CONNECTION TO THE PAINTING.

I PAINT FOR PEOPLE.

I DON'T PAINT FOR MYSELF.

WELL, I PAINT FOR MY CRAVING, MY HEART, MY DESIRE, BUT I HAVE GONE THROUGH SO MANY EXPERIENCES --GOOD, BAD, HARDSHIP, PAINFUL.

EVEN, I HAVE SEEN THE WORLD IS NOT HEALED.

SO, I HAS BEEN THROUGH MANY OF THESE THINGS.

BUT, I THINK I BECOME A VERY POWERFUL PERSON FROM THOSE THINGS.

NOT FROM MY HAPPINESS, NOT FROM THE HAPPY MEMORIES, FROM THE PAINFUL MEMORIES, AND HARDSHIPS, I BECAME A VERY STRONG WOMAN.

AND I CAN DO SOMETHING FOR OTHER WOMEN.

BUT, NOT EVERYBODY IS AS STRONG AS ME.

SO, I WANT --I PAINT STORIES WHERE YOU CAN SEE YOUR STORY, MOST OF THE WOMEN HAVE MUSCLES IN THE DRAWINGS.

MAYBE, WEARING A SHELL.

BUT, THEY ARE ABSOLUTE.

SO, I WANT TO REMIND THEM, THAT YOU ARE VERY POWERFUL.

EVEN THOUGH THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT TIME, THIS IS THE DARKEST TIME OF YOUR LIFE, BUT YOU ARE VERY POWERFUL.

DON'T STAY THERE.

DON'T MAKE YOURSELF STAY AND SUFFER.

THE WORLD IS WAY BIGGER, AND YOU ARE WAY MORE POWERFUL THAN YOU THINK.

>> TO SEE MORE OF DINA'S WORK, FIND HER ONLINE AT DINAZAMAN.COM.

>> AT THE 2024 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL, THE DOCUMENTARY "ELIZABETH TAYLOR: THE LOST TAPES" HAD ITS NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE.

THANKS TO THE DISCOVERY OF AUDIO TAPES IN JOURNALIST RICHARD MERYMAN'S ARCHIVE, THE FILM ALLOWS TAYLOR TO NARRATE HER OWN STORY.

UP NEXT, WE MEET NANETTE BURSTEIN, THE DIRECTOR OF THE FILM, AND FIND OUT MORE.

>> I AM VERY INTERESTED IN MAKING FILMS ABOUT WOMEN THAT DEFY CULTURE.

AND E ELIZABETH WAS SOMEBODY THAT DEFINED CULTURE.

>> I WAS SO CONCERNED WITH BEING PRETTY.

I FOUGHT AGAINST THE STUDIO, I HAD TO MAKE MY OWN DEAL.

I WAS QUITE THE BUSINESSWOMAN.

>> SHE WAS THE FIRST MODERN CELEBRITY.

WE HAD THE PAPARAZZI FOLLOWING SOMEONE TO A POINT WHERE THEIR LIFE WAS UNDER A MICROSCOPE, AND SHE WAS THE FIRST.

I MEAN, THE WORD "PAPARAZZI" CAME ABOUT FROM HER EXPERIENCE IN L.A. MAKING "CLEOPATRA."

>> I CAN TAKE THE LEARNING TO THE PUBLIC.

PEOPLE HAVE A SET IMAGE THEY WANT TO BELIEVE.

AND IF YOU CAN'T EXPLAIN, YOU LOSE YOURSELF A LONG WAY.

>> SHE LIVED BIG, AND SHE LIVED HARD, AND SHE DID A LOT OF INCREDIBLE THINGS, AND SHE BROKE BARRIERS.

AND SO, I THINK THAT IS WHAT MAKES PEOPLE SO OBSESSED WITH HER.

WHAT IS VERY SPECIAL ABOUT THIS FILM, YOU HAVE A LEGENDARY STAR BEING MORE CANDID THAN ONE HAS EVER BEEN, BECAUSE SHE WASN'T EXPECTING THESE TAPES TO BE HEARD BY OTHER PEOPLE.

I THINK ONE OF THE SURPRISING THINGS WAS TO LISTEN TO SUCH A FAMOUS PERSON, AND HEAR ABOUT THEIR INSECURITIES.

SHE ADMITS SO MUCH OF HER FLAWS, HER ANXIETIES, HER WORRIES, HER AMBITIONS.

SO, I THINK IT IS A VERY SPECIAL FILM.

YOU KNOW, I DO ONE CONCEPT AT A TIME, AND I DO MY BEST TO FOCUS ON IT.

I AM ABLE TO DO THINGS THAT I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT.

ONE OF THE THINGS I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT IS THE ARC OF WOMEN'S HISTORY, AND HOW WE HAVE EVOLVED, AND HOW WE END UP HAVING POWER IN THE WORLD, AND HOW THAT IMAGE HAS CHANGED OVER TIME.

SO, I THINK, YOU KNOW, HILLARY CLINTON, ELIZABETH TAYLOR, HAVE SHOWN US THAT WE CAN REACH FOR THE STARS.

>> TO GET THE LATEST ON THE 2025 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL, VISIT TRIBECAFILM.

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> >> IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO GRANVILLE, OHIO, YOU KNOW IT'S A SPECIAL PLACE.

IN OUR NEXT SEGMENT, WE HEAD BACK INTO THE KITCHEN, TO LEARN ABOUT A PLACE WHERE ARTISTS, DREAMERS AND CULTURE LOVERS CONVERGE, AND OF COURSE, WE'LL MAKE A TASTY TREAT.

>> JOINING ME IN THE KITCHEN TODAY IS RYAN McGUIRE FROM THE GRANVILLE CENTER OF THE ARTS.

RYAN, THANKS FOR JOINING ME.

>> I'M VERY EXCITED.

I SEE CHOCOLATE!

[ LAUGHTER ] >> THERE IS CHOCOLATE, BUT BEFORE WE GET TO THE CHOCOLATE, TELL US ABOUT THE GRANVILLE CENTER OF THE ARTS?

>> GRANVILLE CENTER OF THE ARTS IS NEW IN OHIO, WE ARE VOLUNTEER RUN.

WE STARTED ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO, APRIL 1st WILL BE TWO YEARS, AND EVERYTHING WE DO IS TO MAKE THE ARTS INCLUSIVE, ACCESSIBLE, AND FREE FOR EVERYBODY TO ENJOY.

SO, IT IS ONE OF THESE RARE PLACES IN THE WORLD WHERE YOU CAN JUST COME AND ENJOY THE ARTS WITH EVERYBODY IN YOUR COMMUNITY, FOR FREE.

>> THAT IS AMAZING.

SO GREAT, SUCH A SPECIAL MISSION, GRANVILLE IS CLOSE TO MY HEART, IT IS WHERE I'M FROM, SO IT IS EXTRA SPECIAL TO ME.

>> I'M EXCITED.

>> SO, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THIS, BUT WE ARE DISTRACTED BY CHOCOLATE.

YOU ARE GOING TO BAKE WITH ME TODAY AND WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SOME SALTED BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHUNK SHORTBREAD?

>> IT IS GOING TO BE GOOD, DINNER AND LUNCH.

>> ANYTIME OF DAY, COFFEE, AND EVEN IF YOU WANT A COOKIE, SO WE WILL GO OVER THE INGREDIENTS.

>> OKAY.

>> THE INGREDIENTS YOU WILL NEED TODAY ARE 18 TABLESPOONS OF SALTED BUTTER, HALF A CUP OF GRANULATED SUGAR, A QUARTER CUP OF LIGHT BROWN SUGAR, ONE TEASPOON VANILLA EXTRACT, 2 1/4 CUP ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR, SIX OUNCES OF SEMI OR BITTERSWEET DARK CHOCOLATE, ONE LARGE EGG, TURBINADO SUGAR, AND FLAKY SEA SALT FOR SPRING GREEN.

OKAY, I AM USING THESE INGREDIENTS, THEY SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.

I CAN'T WAIT TO MAKE THESE COOKIES.

BUT, TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE CAN EXPECT WHEN THEY COME TO GRANVILLE TO EXPERIENCE THE ARTS?

>> I MEAN, IT IS KIND OF A UNIQUE SPACE BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF REGULAR PROGRAMMING, WE HAVE REGULAR MONTHLY ART CLUBS, WORKSHOPS, POETRY READINGS.

BUT, A LOT OF OUR STUFF IS EVOLVING, BECAUSE WHEN SOMEONE COMES TO AN EVENT, THEY END UP HAVING DIFFERENT SKILLS, AND SO WE ARE LIKE THAT ORGANIZATION.

THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS ALWAYS HAPPENING, THERE.

>> I LOVE THAT PHILOSOPHY THE "YES, AND" BECAUSE YOU ARE OPEN TO EVERYTHING.

>> YES, AND -- >> THAT THE GREAT PHILOSOPHY!

WELL, YES, AND, LET'S MAKE SOME COOKIES.

I DON'T THINK I USED THAT RIGHT, BUT IT'S OKAY.

>> IT'S ALL RIGHT.

>> TO GET STARTED, WE WILL CREAM TOGETHER THE BUTTER AND SUGAR, WHICH IS HOW A LOT OF COOKIE RECIPES GET GOING.

SO, WE WILL GO OVER HERE, WITH OUR MIXER.

>> OKAY.

>> ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS COMING TOGETHER.

I AM GOING TO ADD THE VANILLA.

OKAY, I AM GOING TO TURN THIS ON LOW, AND DO YOU WANT TO COME OVER HERE AND JUST START TO SLOWLY ADD THAT FLOUR?

>> SO, LOOK AT THAT CHOCOLATE.

>> DUMPED IT ALL?

>> GET ALL THE LITTLE SHREDS OF GOODNESS.

OKAY.

WE HAVE MIXED TOGETHER THE DOUGH.

I KNOW YOU CAN'T SMELL THINGS ON THE SHOW, BUT IT SMELLS INCREDIBLE, BUTTER, SUGAR, CHOCOLATE.

NOW, THIS STILL HAS TO CHILL.

THE COOKIE DOUGH HAS TO GET BETTER AFTER THAT THEY REST IN THE FRIDGE, IT BRINGS THE FLAVORS TOGETHER.

BUT, THIS ONE, WE WILL ROLL IT INTO A LOG AND CHILL IT AND THEN THIS WILL BECOME A SPICY, BAKED COOKIE.

COULDN'T BE ANY EASIER.

SO, WE WILL EACH GET A HALF PORTION OF DOUGH, THEN IT WILL BE A RACE TO MAKE A LOG.

>> OKAY.

LET'S MAKE IT AN ART PROJECT.

>> THIS IS TOTALLY AN ART FOOD.

>> BAM!

>> BAM!

>> IF THIS WAS MY HOUSE, WE ALREADY HAVE FIVE DIFFERENT COLOR SPECKLES ON THERE.

>> I WOULD BE ON BOARD WITH THAT, AND THERE IS ACTUALLY SOME ROOM FOR CREATIVITY IN THE NEXT STEP, TOO.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> OKAY, SO FLIP UP THE ENDS AND IT GOES IN THE FRINGE.

RYAN, WHILE OUR COOKIE DOUGH IS IN THE FRIDGE, CHILLING, TELL US OTHER WAYS PEOPLE CAN ENGAGE IN ART, AT THE ART CENTER?

>> WE HAVE ABOUT EIGHT UNIQUE CLUBS RIGHT NOW THAT ARE ONGOING AND NEW ONES ARE ALWAYS STARTING AND GOING OFF.

FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE DRAWING CLUBS, WE HAVE WRITING CLUBS, A NEW ONE THAT JUST STARTED IS VISIBLE MENDING CLUB, WHICH IS BASED OFF OF THE JAPANESE TECHNIQUE.

>> OH, OKAY.

>> SPECIAL PATTERNS THAT REINFORCE DIFFERENT ASPECTS.

>> HOW BEAUTIFUL!

>> THIS IS A TEST JACKET I HAVE BEEN USING TO TEACH MYSELF BECAUSE I ACTUALLY HOST THIS CLUB, NOW.

WE HAVE HAD EVERYTHING FROM UKULELE CLUB --YOU NAME IT, WE HAVE DONE IT.

THE MOST UNIQUE THING ABOUT OUR CLUBS IS THAT THEY ARE TAUGHT BY VOLUNTEERS, BUT THEY ARE EXPERTS IN OUR FIELD.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE CREATIVE WRITING CLUB IS TAUGHT BY A PROFESSOR AT KENYON COLLEGE, A CREATIVE WRITING PROFESSOR.

OUR ART CLASS IS AN ART TEACHER, BUT ALSO A FINE ARTIST THAT COMES IN AND TEACHES EVERYBODY.

THE MOST UNIQUE THINGS ABOUT OUR CLUBS IS THEY ARE DROP IN, YOU CAN COME IN WITH ZERO EXPERIENCE, WE SUPPLY ALL THE CANVASSES, SUPPLIES, PAINT, EVERY CLASS EVERY HAS FREE FOOD AND DRINK, IT IS THE MOST WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT.

IF YOU EVER WANT TO COME EXPERIMENT, IT IS USUALLY A BUNCH OF UNIQUE PEOPLE --YOU SIT AT COMMUNAL TABLES, NOT IN A CORNER BY YOURSELF --IT IS ONE OF THE FEW OPPORTUNITIES THAT DIFFERENT GENERATIONS GET TO ACTUALLY WORK TOGETHER AND MAKE DIFFERENT ARE TOGETHER.

WHAT WE ARE ALL LEARNING TOGETHER, USING THE ASSISTANCE OF THE HOST, THAT REALLY MAKES IT A COMMUNAL EFFORT AND REALLY EXCITED TO EXPERIMENT AND EXPLORE ON A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT ART TECHNIQUES.

>> THAT'S INCREDIBLE!

SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED AND FOR EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELD TO GET INVOLVED AND WORK WITH PEOPLE AT DIFFERENT LEVELS.

>> EXACTLY AND IT IS REALLY EXCITING BECAUSE WHEN PEOPLE COME TO A CLUB AND SEE WHAT WE ARE DOING AT THE ART CENTER, A LOT OF TIMES, THESE CLUBS ARE BROUGHT ON BY EXPERTS, THERE IS A WOMAN WHO HAS AN DOCTORATE IN IRISH MUSIC WHO TEACHES IRISH FEDERAL WHO SAYS, I WANT TO SHARE THIS GIFT WITH THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE I LOVE WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND I WANT TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, WITH THE CONNECTING FORCE.

>> THAT IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.

OKAY, RYAN, IT IS SO CLOSE TO COOKIE TIME, UPON US.

WE CHILLED OUR COOKIE DOUGH.

SO, THE NEXT STEP, WE ARE GOING TO BRUSH THE COOKIE DOUGH WITH EGG, AN EGG WASH, AND THEN YOU SPRINKLE IT ALL OVER WITH THIS SUGAR.

IT IS LIKE A RAW, ROUGH SUGAR.

THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN GET FUN AND CREATIVE, YOU CAN DO SPRINKLES.

YOU CAN DO ANY KIND OF THE STANDING SUGAR, OR REALLY, JUST FOR CRUNCH, AND COLOR, AND EXTRA SAND.

>> I'M EXCITED.

>> YOU CAN KIND OF BRANCH OUT.

>> I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

>> YES, WE HAVE FLAKY SEA SALT, AND OUR PRODUCER MADE ESPRESSO INFUSED SEA SALT FLAKES.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A SHOT OF THAT.

>> RIGHT?

SALTY AND ESPRESSO.

ONCE WE EGG WASH AND SUGAR WILL SLICE THE COOKIES AND WE CAN PUT THEM ON A BAKING SHEET AND YOU CAN PUT A LITTLE BIT OF SEA SALT, A LITTLE BIT GOES A LONG WAY.

>> SO, WE ARE SUGAR BEFORE WE GO?

>> YES.

>> IS IT MOSTLY JUST GLUE?

>> IT IS GLUE, SUGAR GLUE.

AND THEN, YOU CAN ROLL IT INTO SUGAR.

>> YEP!

AND THIS IS THE POINT THAT WE CAN SLICE.

>> OKAY.

>> NOW, OUR LAST STEP IS TO PUT A LITTLE SPRINKLING OF SEA SALT.

I'M GOING TO USE THE PLANE SEA SALT, YOU CAN USE THE ESPRESSO.

I LOVE THAT, CHOCOLATE AND COFFEE IS GOING TO BE AMAZING.

>> I'M EXCITED.

>> AGAIN, JUST A LITTLE BIT.

A LITTLE BIT GOES A LONG WAY.

I'M SO EXCITED TO TRY THIS.

SO DIFFERENT.

YOU CAN EXPERIMENT WITH SALT, YOU CAN GET CRAZY.

AND THEN, THESE GO IN OUR 350 DEGREES PREHEATED OVEN, FOR 12 MINUTES, YOU CAN CHECK THEM, THEN GO IN AND FLIP.

>> OKAY.

>> THANK YOU.

HERE WE GO.

THE SPECIAL --ESPRESSO VERSION GOING IN.

OKAY, RYAN, WHILE OUR COOKIES ARE IN THE OVEN, TELL ME WHAT COOKIES CAN EXPECT WHEN WE VISIT THE GALLERY?

>> THE THING ABOUT OUR SPACE, THE GALLERY IS ALSO OUR VENUE SPACE, SO THE ART CENTER IS PRETTY SMALL AND IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH GOING TO GALLERIES, USUALLY THEY ARE MOST POPULAR DURING THE OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS, BUT WE HAVE KIND OF REDEFINED THE APPROACH TO THAT.

MANY PEOPLE NEVER GO TO GALLERIES, THEY GO TO MUSEUMS, MAYBE, AND THEY GO TO ART EVENTS, BUT WHEN YOU GO TO A WORKSHOP, OR CLUB, OR CONCERT, YOU ARE IMMERSED WITH OUR GALLERY ART.

MOSTLY EVERYTHING IS CONTEMPORARY ART BECAUSE I AM A CONTEMPORARY ART FAN AND I AM THE ONE SOURCING ALL THE ARTISTS, BUT RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE A FOUND OBJECT SCULPTURES SHOW IN THE GALLERY.

WE HAVE HAD WATERCOLOR ARTISTS, FINE ARTIST, PHOTOGRAPHY SHOWS.

THEY ARE ALL UNIQUE.

WE HAVE HAD COLLAGE ARTISTS.

THE THING I REALLY LOVE TO DO IS TO TRY TO FIND LOCAL ARTISTS THAT ARE RIGHT ON THE CUSP OF BREAKING OUT OF THE, I GUESS, THE AMATEUR LEVEL, SO WE HAVE GIVEN THEM OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE SOLO SHOWS, WE PROVIDE MENTORSHIP, WE HELP THEM WITH ALL THE LABELING AND PRICING.

WE TRY TO MAKE IT EXTRA SPECIAL FOR THEM.

AN ARTIST COMES TO THEM, THEY ARE RIGHT AT THAT PEAK AND THEN WE GIVE THEM THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND INSPIRATION TO PUSH THEM OVER.

BUT, WE HAVE HAD INTERNATIONAL SHOWS WITH COLLABORATIONS, AND THEN I USUALLY RECYCLE IT, BUT I HAD TO MAIL THE ART FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AND REFRAMED IT FOR THEM TO KIND OF BRING SUSTAINABILITY INTO THE ARTIST ARENA, TOO.

SO, IT'S KIND OF EXCITING TO SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT ARTISTS.

LATER THIS YEAR, WE WILL HAVE A UKRAINE ARTIST WHO WILL BE SHARING HER ART WITH THE COMMUNITY IN GRANDVILLE, BUT ANYTHING SHE SELLS, SHE WILL DONATE THE MONEY TO HELP ALL THE ANIMALS THAT WERE INJURED AND DISPLACED FROM THE UKRAINE WAR.

SO, WE ARE REALLY --EVEN THOUGH WE ARE TINY, WE ARE HITTING INTERNATIONAL MARKET, WHICH IS GREAT.

>> AND YOU ARE VOLUNTEER RUN, ESSENTIALLY?

>> 100%.

I MIGHT BE THE CREATIVE DIRECTOR AND COFOUNDER, BUT I AM ALSO THE MANAGER, WE HAVE A LITTLE FUN WITH THE ART CENTER, BUT REALLY EVERYBODY FROM OUR INSTRUCTORS, TO OUR WORKSHOPS, TO OTHER THEY WERE ALL JUST FROM THE COMMUNITY DONATING THEIR TIME TO MAKE THE RESOURCES FOR THE COMMUNITY AVAILABLE AND I TELL THE COMMUNITY WE ARE MADE BY THE COMMUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY AND WE ARE ONE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT TRULY IS FOR JUST SUPPORTING, AND HELPING, AND INCLUSION IN THE ARTS FOR OUR AREA AND CENTRAL OHIO.

>> RIGHT.

I THINK IT SPEAKS TO WHAT A SIGNIFICANT RESOURCE IT IS, THAT ALL THOSE FOLKS WANT TO BE THERE AND GIVE THEIR TIME.

>> EXACTLY.

AND IT IS SO SPECIAL BECAUSE WE DON'T NEED HUGE DONATIONS, WE ARE NOT GOVERNMENT-FUNDED.

BUT, WHEN WE DO GET DONATIONS, 100% OF THAT GOES INTO SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY.

SO, THERE IS NO OVERHEAD, WHICH IS REALLY EXCITING, BECAUSE THERE IS NO PRESSURE "OH, WE HAVE TO GET THIS MONEY. "

NO, IT IS LIKE, "HEY, WE HAVE THIS MONEY, WE HAVE MORE PROGRAMMING. "

SO, IT IS A LABOR OF LOVE HERE AT THE ARTS CENTER.

>> THAT IS WONDERFUL.

RYAN, LOOK WHAT WE MADE!

>> I'M SO EXCITED.

>> THEY ARE GORGEOUS, THEY SMELLED DELICIOUS, AND SO EASY TO MAKE.

>> A THING I WAS HERE.

>> COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU!

I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOUR STYLE.

IT IS OBVIOUSLY AMAZING, AND TELL ME HOW THIS IS AN ENTRY POINT FOR FOLKS, WHEN THEY COME TO THE GRANVILLE ART CENTER?

>> SOMETHING I HAVE ALWAYS DONE, I HAVE ALWAYS TRIED TO BREAK DOWN NORMS BY BEING SLIGHTLY ECLECTIC, A LITTLE BIT SILLY.

LIKE I WAS SAYING BEFORE, I WORKED BELLINGER, FOR 14 YEARS.

>> MORE TIME FOR THAT.

>> EXACTLY.

BUT, REALLY, THE IDEA IS HOW I AM DRESSED, EVERYTHING WE HAVE DONE AT THE ARTS CENTER, SO THIS PROPELLER HAD, WE HAD A WORKSHOP IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE CAN LEARN HOW TO MAKE PROPELLER HATS.

AS A COMMENDING OF THE CLUB WE ARE AT.

I AM USING MYSELF AS A WALKING BILLBOARD AND THIS IS ALSO HOW I PRACTICE.

SO, I HAVE NEVER DONE THIS, BUT FOR THE LAST CLOSE TO TWO MONTHS NOW, I HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN REALLY ENJOYING THE PROCESS OF LEARNING SO THIS IS IN THE BASEMENT OF MY HOUSE.

SO, ALL OF THE DIFFERENT MEDIUMS, AND THE THINGS YOU ARE SEEING, I REALLY THINK YOU CAN ACTUALLY LEARN AT THE ARTS CENTER.

THAT MAKES IT REALLY EXCITING, AND IT REALLY HELPS FOR PEOPLE TO SEE IT, IT IS A CONVERSATION STARTER.

THE KIND OF GET EXCITED ABOUT, "WOW, YOU JUST LEARNED HOW TO DO THIS A MONTH AGO. "

SO, REALLY, IT IS JUST ME GOING TO A CLUB ONCE A MONTH AT THE ARTS CENTER, LEARNING FROM THE COMMUNITY.

EVERYBODY THAT COMES TO THESE CLUBS, SOME PEOPLE HAVE ZERO EXPERIENCE, SOME PEOPLE MIGHT KNOW HOW TO THREAD A NEEDLE BETTER THAN ME OR YOU, OR DO DIFFERENT EMBROIDERY THAT WE CAN USE TO CREATE REALLY COOL ART THAT IS PHYSICAL AND KIND OF WELCOMING.

>> I LOVE THAT.

AND IT MAKES PEOPLE COMFORTABLE.

>> IT DOES.

>> YOU CAN COME HERE AND EXPERIENCE ART, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO.

>> EXACTLY.

YOU DO SOMETHING SILLY, A LITTLE BIT OF HUMOR, LIKE YOU KNOW, MAKES IT EASIER TO WALK INTO A SPACE.

LIKE, SOMETIMES, ART CAN FEEL STUFFY, AND IT CAN FEEL A LITTLE BIT EXCLUSIVE.

BUT, REALLY, WHEN YOU COME TO THE ARTS CENTER, WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS "HEY, WELCOME, COME ON, WE HAVE FREE FOOD, FREE DRINKS,, TO THE GALLERY. "

AND THE COMMUNAL TABLES REALLY MAKE IT EXCITING.

YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS YOUR WHOLE LIFE.

IF YOU WALK INTO A GIANT ROOM WITH 1 MILLION TABLES, YOU WILL PROBABLY PICK YOUR OWN, BUT THE ARTS CENTER, THEY ARE ALL EIGHT FOOT LONG COMMUNAL TABLES, SO YOU FIND A SEAT WHERE THERE IS AVAILABILITY, AND YOU GET TO MEET PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, MEET PEOPLE EXCITED ABOUT THE ART, AND DO THIS APPROACH TOGETHER, IT REALLY IS FUN.

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>> IT IS REALLY FUN FOR PEOPLE TO HEAR ABOUT THE ARTS CENTER.

>> SUCH SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> LET'S TRY THEM.

ARE YOU GOING TO GO ESPRESSO OR PLAIN SALT?

>> ESPRESSO.

>> ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

>> AN ADDICTION.

>> CHEERS.

>> CHEERS!

>> TO LEARN MORE, FIND THEM ONLINE AT GRANVILLEARTS.

ORG.

> >> WELL, THAT'S OUR SHOW.

REMEMBER, YOU CAN FIND ALL OF OUR STORIES ONLINE AT WOSU.

ORG, AS WELL AS ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

FOR ALL OF US HERE AT WOSU, I'M KATE QUICKEL.

THANKS FOR WATCHING!

>> PRODUCTION OF "BROAD & HIGH" IS FUNDED BY THE GREATER COLUMBUS ARTS COUNCIL, FOSTERING TALENT AND CONNECTING WITH COMMUNITIES AND COLUMBUS ARTISTS, PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITIONS, CONCERTS, PUBLIC ART, AND MORE, AT COLUMBUSMAKESART.COM.

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