Toast to The Arts & Parks

Comedian Ben Miller in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park

This episode of Big Blend Radio's 1st Friday "Toast To The Arts & Parks" Show with the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF) features scientist turned comedian Ben Miller who discusses his career and month-long NPAF residency in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. Learn more about Ben at https://www.benmillercomedy.com/Learn more about the National Parks Arts Foundation and their unique artist residenty programs at https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

National Parks Arts Foundation Artists-in-Residence Reunion -Part 2

This special Big Blend Radio “NPAF Artists Reunion Show” celebrates over 7 years of hosting the 1st Friday “Toast to The Arts & Parks” Show with the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF). Featured NPAF Park Artists-in-Residence:- Astro-photographer Stan Honda - https://www.stanhonda.com/- Master Featherworker Rick San Nicolas - https://www.hawaiianfeathers.com/- Multi-media Artist Mary Babcock - https://www.marybabcock.com/- Multi-media artist Anna Glynn - https://annaglynn.com/From Hawaii’s volcanoes and the ancient Puebloan city complexes of Chaco Canyon to remote Loggerhead Key in Dry Tortugas National Park and the southwest crossroads of historic Fort Union, the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF) partners with a wide range of parks and monuments to offer residency programs in places that are known for their unique qualities that inspire out-of-the-ordinary thinking and creativity in artists. Artists selected for NPAF programs range from nationally renowned artists at the height of their careers to those just starting or at the midpoint and looking for an experience to take them to the next step. More: https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

National Parks Arts Foundation Artists-in-Residents Reunion - Part 1

Airing live from Peachtree City, Georgia with mother-daughter hosts Nancy J. Reid & Lisa D. Smith, this special Big Blend Radio “NPAF Artists Reunion Show” celebrates over 7 years of hosting the 1st Friday “Toast to The Arts & Parks” Show with the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF). Featured NPAF Park Artists-in-Residence: - Painter Alice Leese – https://www.aliceleese.com/ - Composer and musician Glenn McClure – https://artforbrains.com/- Composer and musician Andy Jarema – https://www.andyjarema.com/ - Environmental artist Patricia Cummins – http://patcummins.com- Fiber Artist Nancy Hershberger – https://www.nancyhershberger.com/From Hawaii’s volcanoes and the ancient Puebloan city complexes of Chaco Canyon to remote Loggerhead Key in Dry Tortugas National Park and the southwest crossroads of historic Fort Union, the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF) partners with a wide range of parks and monuments to offer residency programs in places that are known for their unique qualities that inspire out-of-the-ordinary thinking and creativity in artists. Artists selected for NPAF programs range from nationally renowned artists at the height of their careers to those just starting or at the midpoint and looking for an experience to take them to the next step. More: https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tanya Ortega - National Parks Arts Foundation Artist Residencies

This episode of Big Blend Radio's 1st Friday "Toast to The Parks & Arts" Show features Tanya Ortega, photographer and founder of the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF), who talks about the organization's unique month-long artist residencies in locations like Chaco Canyon in New Mexico, and Dry Tortugas and Hawai'i Volcano National Parks.NPAF is a non-profit offering unique Artist-in-Residence Programs, Museum In-Loan Programs, and Workshops inspired by our National Parks, National Monuments, and World Heritage Sites. NPAF has supported over 300 programs, over 120 artists, and been the conduit for over a million dollars in artwork donations. Learn more: https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Painter Alice Leese Back in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park

Acclaimed painter and rancher Alice Leese is back on Big Blend Radio's "Toast To The Arts & Parks" Show to discuss her recent and second National Parks Arts Foundation artist residency in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. Alice has also been a NPAF artist-in-residence in Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida, and at Fort Union National Monument in New Mexico.More about Alice Leese: https://www.aliceleese.com/Learn more about the National Parks Arts Foundation: https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Artist Mary Babcock in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park

Multi-Media Visual and Performing Artist Mary Babcock is the featured guest on this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Toast To The Arts & Parks" Show. Hear about her art, meditative art walks in nature, and current experience of being the Late Summer 2022 National Parks Arts Foundation artist-in-residence in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. Keep up with Mary and view her work at https://www.marybabcock.com/Learn more about the National Parks Arts Foundation: https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/Music featured on this episode is "Forest Walk" from the album "A Hawai'i Interlude" by Makana. More: https://www.makanamusic.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Composer Ben Cosgrove in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Ben Cosgrove is a traveling essayist, composer-performer whose music explores themes of landscape, place, and environment. He has performed in almost every U.S. state and collaborated with artists ranging from rock bands to string ensembles.Ben joins us on this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Toast To The Arts & Parks" Show to talk about his music and writing, and to share his experience of being the Summer 2022 National Parks Arts Foundation artist-in-residence in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. Music featured on this episode is from his fourth studio album, "The Trouble With Wilderness."Keep up with Ben Cosgrove: https://www.bencosgrove.com/Learn more about the National Parks Arts Foundation: https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Artists in Dry Tortugas National Park on Big Blend Radio

This episode of Big Blend Radio’s Toast to The Arts & Parks Show features a reunion conversation with artists who spent a month off-grid on Loggerhead Key in Dry Tortugas National Park, through the National Parks Arts Foundation’s unique artist residency program.Featured guests:- Tanya Ortega - Founder of the National Parks Arts Foundation- Anna Glynn - Award-winning contemporary, multi-media Australian artist- Carter McCormick & Paula Sprenger - Filmmakers and founders of Habitat Productions- Matthew & Julie Chase-Daniel - Santa Fe based husband-wife visual and literary artist team- Denesa Chan - Filmmaker and photographer; and Gavin Mulvay - Wind flight engineer - Shannon Torrence - Florida based painter, the Flyting Tortuga Brothers duoFeatured music is “Underwater, Above Water” from the album “A Hawai’i Interlude” by slack key guitarist Makana. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.