Subject: Arts: Art & Artists

Conversations With Series: Artists

6 of 22 programs from the Conversation With... Series that offer personal interviews with an eclectic group of artists who discuss their lives and their art. Produced by the College of Santa Fe. Programs available on 6 individual DVDs, Digital Streaming Files or Videos; also in a 6-Disc Set. (Complete Series available on 22 individual DVDs, Digital Streaming Files or Videos; also in a 22-Disc Set.) Other focus areas in the series include: Authors/Screenwriters and Film/TV Celebrities. For pricing call in US: 800.876.2447/Intl. 603.434.9262 or e-mail

List of Titles

David Dunn

Ever wonder if the sun makes a sound during its sunrise? What about a cactus as it grows - does it make a sound? Who asks questions like this? and who really cares? you might ask, and the answer to each question is, David Dunn, one of America's most-respected composers of "New Music Using Environmental Sounds" Click for more

Glenna Goodacre

"Recommended. A wonderful chance to meet one of America's finest sculptors." -Ed. Media Review
Scuptor Glenna Goodacre is world renowned for her work with bronzes, most notably the Vietnam Women's Memorial and the Irish Memorial; also for designing the Sacagawea dollar coin.In Click for more

Woody Gwyn

America's southwest is so distinct - so inspirational - it is no wonder so many artists have been lured here to capture its unique beauty. One such artist is Woody Gwyn. In this program viewers get to meet this traditional landscape painter who talks about this popular art form; he also discusses what he feels Click for more

Michael Naranjo

"Highly Recommended. Michael Naranjo's story is incredible and emotionally humbling in so many ways. Here in his own words he shares how he overcame his war-inflicted blindness to become a sculptor." -National Media Review
"Blind artist Michael Naranjo's style is relatively simple - he uses his fingernails Click for more

Willa Shalit

Willa Shalit, daughter of the movie critic Gene Shalit, is a remarkable artist in her own right. And her art form is equally remarkable! In this spirited "hands-on" interview, the artist describes and demonstrates her art form, life-casting; it's "a portrait form that's created by applying material directly Click for more

Bob Wade

The expression "Southwest Art is big these days" takes on new meaning when one speaks of Bob Wade's gigantic pop-culture images of America's Southwest. And though his art is important, and sometimes even controversial, Mr. Wade is a living testament to the fact that there are successful artists out there who Click for more