Art of the Rural
Podcast Description
The Art of the Rural podcast highlights the work of individuals & organizations across rural America & Indian Country. Join us for conversations expressing visions and futures across the wide field of non-urban art, culture, and community.Founded in 2010, Art of the Rural is a collaborative arts non-profit organization that works to resource artists & culture bearers to build the field, change narratives, and bridge divides. Learn more and support our work at artoftherural.org
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Content Themes
The podcast embraces a wide range of topics focused on rural arts, community development, and cultural narratives, exemplified by episodes such as Faye Dant's exploration of Black history in Hannibal, MO, and discussions on the impact of art in non-urban settings. Themes like cross-cultural understanding, historical preservation, and community empowerment are prevalent throughout the series.
The Art of the Rural podcast highlights the work of individuals & organizations across rural America & Indian Country. Join us for conversations expressing visions and futures across the wide field of non-urban art, culture, and community.
Founded in 2010, Art of the Rural is a collaborative arts non-profit organization that works to resource artists & culture bearers to build the field, change narratives, and bridge divides. Learn more and support our work at artoftherural.org
In this episode, Matthew Fluharty visits writer, curator, & activist Lucy Lippard in Galisteo, New Mexico. Lucy discusses the publication of her local newsletter El Puente de Galisteo, which she began editing & distributing in January 1997, in collaboration with local residents & community organizations.
She reflects on her involvement in the Galisteo community & how the village has changed over the past few decades, which she has also chronicled in Pueblo Chico: Land and Lives in Galisteo since 1814 (Museum of New Mexico Press, 2020). Lucy also discusses the inspirations behind her book The Lure of the Local(The New Press, 1997) and its relationship to the trajectory of non-urban art practice.
Additional Resources
- Episode webpage
- El Puente de Galisteo (1997-present)
- The Lure of the Local(The New Press, 1997)
- Pueblo Chico: Land and Lives in Galisteo since 1814 (Museum of New Mexico Press, 2020)
We are grateful to folks across the country who have made tax-deductible contributions to Art of the Rural to make this conversation possible, and to the Ford Foundation and Good Chaos Foundation for their support of Art of the Rural’s media programs.
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