About Art Movez
Art Movez is a radio show and podcast about art, innovation, and social justice. Hosts Toni Williams and Eli Kuslansky, speak with the leading thinkers and makers in the creative arts, who are exploring emerging ideas, practices, materials, and ways to make the arts more accessible, equitable, and relevant.
Through curated conversations, the show examines how 21st-century art can shape people, ideas, generations, culture, and society while supporting a more diverse and inclusive cultural environment. Art Movez is a co-production of BRIC Arts Media Brooklyn, recorded at BRIC Studio One in Downtown Brooklyn, New York. You can listen to it on WNYE 91.5 FM, Sunday 8:00 PM EST, and on Spotify.
"Find some art that moves you and share it"
Season 5
| Episode | Guests | Episode Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Touré, cultural critic and storyteller | The Power of Storytelling with Touré |
| 2 | Felita Harris, Founder of Raise, | Fashioning Change with Felita Harris |
| 3 | Kimberly Pirtle, Sotheby Auctioneer | Breaking Barriers in the Art World with Kimberly Pirtle |
| 4 | Idris Brewster, Creative technologist | Reimagining History with Idris Brewster |
| 5 | Karen Wong, Chief Brand Officer of the New Museum | Innovating the Museum Experience with Karen Wong |
| 6 | Tanda Francis, Brooklyn sculptor | Sculpting Identity with Tanda Francis |
| 7 | Alexis Posey , Cultural strategist, the Cultural Engagement Lab | Shifting Narratives with Alexis Posey |
| 8 | Mickela Mallozzi, PBS Host | Dancing Across Borders with Mickela Mallozzi |
| 9 | Daniel Cassady, Art News journalist | The Business of Art with Daniel Cassady |
| 10 | Sade Lythcott, CEO of the National Black Theatre, | Building Cultural Legacy with Sade Lythcott |
| 11 | Yoruba Richen, Award Winning Filmmaker | Reclaiming History Through Film with Yoruba Richen |
Season 4
| Episode | Guests | Episode Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Gerber, Renowned filmmaker, Director | War Games, the documentary |
| 2 | Dr. Indira Etwaroo, CEO and Artistic Director of Harlem Stage | What does it mean to thrive in the arts? |
| 3 | Chrissie Iles, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art, | Co-curating the 2022 Whitney Biennial |
| 4 | Kendal Henry, Renowned artist and curator | The transformative power of public |
| 5 | Dr. Sean Decatur, Director, American Museum of Natural History | Science, inclusivity, and innovative at the American Museum of Natural History |
| 6 | Sara Reisman, Chief Curator and Director of National Academician Affairs at the National Academy of Design | The history and future of the National Academy of Design |
| 7 | Denise Rosario Adusei, Executive Director, Bronx Children's Museum and Author | Bronx-centered arts education, immigrant identity, and reimagining children’s museums |
| 8 | Kay Gayner, Artistic Director of the National Dance Institute, Dr. Agnes McConlogue Ferro, co-creator of The DREAM Project. | Joyful learning, and expanding creative opportunity for every child |
| 9 | Coby Kennedy, Multidisciplinary artist | The transformative power of materials, travel, memory, and design. |
| 10 | Stephanie Dinkins, Pioneering artist and educator | Machine bias and justice in the age of algorithms |
| 11 | Baseera Khan, Visual Artist, sculptor | Reframing Diaspora, Memory, and Modernity |
| 12 | Thomas Moore III, Executive Director, the American Friends of the Louvre | Advancing leadership through global arts |
| 13 | Jordan Carlos, Comedian, Commentator | Laughter that leaves an aftershock |
Season 3
| Episode | Guests | Episode Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wes Jackson, President of BRIC Arts Media Brooklyn | A new episode for BRIC Media Arts |
| 2 | Dr. Durell Cooper, Creator And Host of The Web Series Flow And Frequency Podcast | Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of hip-hop, Part 1 |
| 3 | Sherwin Banfield, Artist | Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of hip-hop, Part 2 |
| 4 | Lynn Nottage, 2-time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright | The experiences of black working-class women |
| 5 | Nikki Giovanni, African American poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator | Fireside chat with a living legend |
| 6 | Laurie Cumbo, Former Commissioner of Cultural Affairs, NYC | Investment strategy for the arts in NYC. |
| 7 | Karen Brooks Hopkins, President Emerita, Brooklyn Academy of Music | A portrait in color of a venerable institution |
| 8 | Gina Duncan, President, Brooklyn Academy of Music | The future of the Brooklyn Academy of the Arts |
| 9 | Taneshia Nash Laird, President and CEO, The Greater Roxbury Arts and Culture Center | The Greater Roxbury Arts & Culture Center' |
| 10 | James Sheldon, Playwright | Reparations the Play |
| 11 | Maxwell Anderson, President, Souls Grown Deep, Like the Rivers | Promoting African American artists from the South |
| 12 | Russell Granet, President & CEO of New 42 | Art for Everyone |
| 13 | Dr. David Kirkland, Man with a Mission | Growing up in inner-city Detroit |
| 14 | Edwin Torres, President and CEO of Grantmakers in the Arts | A holistic view of grants for the arts |
| 15 | Robert Ferry and Elizabeth Monoian, Creators and directors of Land Art Generator Initiative | Renewable energy can be beautiful |
| 16 | K.B. Miller and Teressa Tunney, Creators, writers, and producers of Spark Hunter podcast series | Spark Hunter, where Her meets My Dinner with Andre |
Season 2
| Episode | Guests | Episode Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaun Leonardo, Artist | Exploring the relationships between masculinity, sports, and race |
| 2 | Tommy Safian, Managing Director of Opportunity Justice and Prism Reform | No One and Nothing is Discarded |
| 3 | Okwui Opokwasili, multi-disciplinary artist, performer | Inside the mind of a MacArthur-winning performer and artist |
| 4 | Artists Cey Adams, Victor "Marka" Quinonez and Liza Quinonez | Murals for the Movement: Igniting Social Change with Paint |
| 5 | Melody Capote, Executive Diirector, Caribbean Cultural Center of the Diaspora Institute | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in the arts |
| 6 | Traci Lester, Executive Director, The Center for Fiction | Rediscovering the Center for Fiction |
| 7 | Lucy Sexton, Executive Director, NYers for Art & Culture | Bringing power to advocacy for the Arts |
| 8 | Harrison Tyler, Director, Cooper Union ACCE Lab | Reinventing the Future at Cooper Union's Digital Fabrication Lab |
| 9 | Salem Tsegaye, Officer for Srts and Culture, New York Community Trust | Foundations Responding to the Moment |
| 10 | Kemi Sidjuwade-Ukadike, Eyebeam, Head of Artist Initiatives and Inclusion | Eyebeam: At the intersection of Art, Technology and Social Justice |
| 11 | Salome Asega, Director, New Inc | New Inc nurtures New Ideas |
| 12 | Nigel Smith, Artistic Director | Shifting Leadership Paradigms on Stage and behind the Scenes |
| 13 | Toni Williams and Eli Kuslansky co-creators, hosts of Art Movez | Why Art Movez? |
Season 1
| Episode | Guests | Episode Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frances Bronet, President, Pratt Institute | Pratt’s First Woman President Ushers in a New Chapter |
| 2 | Regina Myer, President, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, | Regina Myer on the Reinvention of Downtown Brooklyn |
| 3 | Martha Redbone, musician and performer | Martha Redbone: Healing Through Music and Memory |
| 4 | Charlotte Cohen former Executive Director, Desire Gordon former Director of Program Strategies, Brooklyn Arts Council | How the Brooklyn Arts Council supports Brooklyn Artists |
| 5 | Kemi IIesanmi, Executive Director, the Laundromat Project, | Laundromat Project-Exploring the Intersection between Art and Social Justice |
| 6 | Lisa Gold, Executive Director of the Asian American Artist Alliance | Giving Voice to Asian American Artists |
| 7 | Dr. Raymond Codrington, President and CEO, Weeksville Heritage Center | The Weeksville Heritage Center — Now into the Future |
| 8 | Rasu Jilani, Executive Director, Brooklyn Arts Council | The art of a Social Sculptor and Entrepreneur |
| 9 | Joe MacDonald, President, A&O Urban Design | Pioneering Parametric Design for Sustainable Net-Zero Buildings |
| 10 | Brett Littman, former Director of The Isamu Ngoughi Foundation and Garden Museum | The Isamu Ngoughi Foundation |
| 11 | Donna Walker-Kuhne, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Columbia University Theater of the Arts | Building Audiences, Building Belonging |
| 12 | Kristina Newman-Scott, Vice President for the Arts, Knight Foundation | Leading organizational Transformation |
| 13 | Cey Adams, Artist | Art for a Movement |