Artists Up Close

Eco Art For Change with Carrie Ziegler (Event Audio)

How artists can influence environmental change and encourage sustainable practices in policy and community. A conversation with artist Carrie Ziegler.

Sep 13 • 

Beverly Aarons

1:30:17

August 2025

The Artist's Body Remembers: Art Etched In Ancestral Memory

Can art carry ancestral memory? Visual artist Gary Logan explores this possibility through biomorphic forms, mysterious natural worlds, and a deeply…

Aug 15 • 

Beverly Aarons

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July 2025

The Matriarch: A Portrait of Power in Champ Ensminger’s Yai Nin

Independent filmmaker Champ Ensminger's Yai Nin captures a rare portrait of a woman living fully in her power.

Jul 1 • 

Beverly Aarons

May 2025

April 2025

Welcome To Paradise (Event Audio)

Multidisciplinary artist Jo Cosme discusses her multimedia installation, disaster capitalism, and life as a Boricua artist in Seattle.

Apr 30 • 

Beverly Aarons

1

1:06:55

Reclaiming Indigeneity

Boricua multimedia artist Jo Cosme uses virtual reality and lenticular photography to confront the settler gaze and reclaim land, memory, and Indigenous…

Apr 1 • 

Beverly Aarons

February 2025

What Is Joy in a World of Loss? (Event Audio)

Filmmaker Arthur Asriyants is joined by co-producers Ramona Lee and Maurice Reneaux to explore the true meaning of joy, art, freedom, and resistance.

Feb 23 • 

Beverly Aarons

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1:01:26

January 2025

A Sami Descendant’s Protest Art

Artist Meredith Ojala draws on her Sami heritage to interweave the personal and political, exploring environmental justice, cultural resilience, and…

Jan 1 • 

Beverly Aarons

2

November 2024

Event Audio: Rise of Global Artist

Artists Up Close explores the ‘global artist’ phenomenon and its transformative impact on human creativity. Featuring South African artist Mpho…

Nov 26, 2024 • 

Beverly Aarons

1

1:15:41

Control Your Narrative

Don't let anyone control your story. Join us tomorrow, November 19th for the first day of our 3-day workshop "Building Your Media Confidence."

Nov 19, 2024 • 

Beverly Aarons

2

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Art and Legacy

Third-generation visual artist George Jennings explores art, business, and legacy during the pandemic and beyond.

Nov 1, 2024 • 

Beverly Aarons

2

13:02

September 2024

Soul Geometry

Mapping the soul through sacred geometry and cosmic art with mixed-media encaustic artist Nichole DeMent, whose work reveals the unseen patterns…

Sep 30, 2024 • 

Beverly Aarons

15:05