Today on Art Beat we speak with local artist Julia Kopperud who recently had an exhibition at No Name Bar and has completed a mural at Two Fathoms Brewing here in Winona. Julia is a visual artist specializing in acrylics and mosaics, but her creative energies don’t stop there. Julia also dabbles in many other mediums, and I’m not talkin’ fortune telling here.. or am I? Oh well, I’ll let her tell ya all about that herself. I’m Lucy Severson, here with local artist Julia Kopperud, today on Art Beat.

Original air date: 09/09/24
Art Beat is written and produced by KQAL on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Today on Art Beat we go the Blue Heron Coffee house, and indulge ourselves in the poetry by acclaimed Minnesota Artist and Poet Dougie Padilla.

Dougie who identifies as half Norwegian, half Mexican, and half cowboy spends most of his time creating expressive art and writing poetry in his studio in Pepin Wisconsin.

He has also done everything from hitchhiking across the country and living with a guru in India to co-founding nonprofit organizations helping keep the art alive in the Twin Cities.

He might be 76 years old but don’t let that fool, this man is still just as colorful and creative as his poems and having just released his 6th book of poetry in ten years, he doesn’t seem to be slowing down any time soon.

I’m Abby Hawkey, telling you to put down your Inner thoughts and get ready to get in front of that open mic as we bring you Dougie Padilla today on Art Beat

Original air date: 09/09/24
Art Beat is written and produced by KQAL on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Today on Art Beat we share with you an in-depth look at the marvelousness of the theatre! The globe theatre if you will. As we take you back to the 16th century to talk with the artists and creatives behind the 2024 Great River Shakespeare Festival. Todays guest, scenic designer Leah Ramillano shares with us her process of designing a set, how she got involved in the Great River Shakespeare Festival, and how being a scenic designer has changed the way she sees the world. If your interested in scenic design as a career or just want to relive your glory days as a high school theater tech kid, this ones built for you.

I’m Abby Hawkey, telling you to grab your tool belt and sketch books as we talk with scenic designer extraordinaire Leah Ramillano today on Art Beat

Original air date: 08/06/24
Art Beat is written and produced by KQAL on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Today on Art Beat we take you back to the 2024 International Digital Media and Arts Association Conference and Exhibition, on the campus of Winona State University. The International Digital Media and Arts Association, or IDMAa, is dedicated to showcasing new ideas and innovative developments within digital arts and digital media. This year’s conference and exhibition focuses on the theme of Wild Media.
This week on Art Beat we sit down with key note speaker Talan Memmott and John C.S. Keston about their talk and performance at this year’s iDMAa conference. Talan Memmott is a professor in the Mass Communications Department and is the founder of the Creative Digital Media program at Winona State University. John C.S. Keston is a composer, musician and professor of Digital Media Arts at the Universuty of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
I'm Abby Hawkey inviting you to join me as we talk with Talan Memmott and John C.S.Keston on Art Beat.
Original air date: 07/23/24
Art Beat is produced on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Today on Art Beat we take you back to the 2024 International Digital Media and Arts Association Conference and Exhibition, on the campus of Winona State University. The International Digital Media and Arts Association, or IDMAa, is dedicated to showcasing new ideas and innovative developments within digital arts and digital media. This year’s conference and exhibition focuses on the theme of Wild Media.
This week on Art Beat we sit down with Laura Shackelford and Patrich Lichty about their workshops at this year’s iDMAa conference. Laura Shackelford is a professor for the department of English and the Director for the Center for Endangered Storycraft at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester New York. Patrick Lichty is a professor in the Mass Communications Department here at Winona State University.
I'm Abby Hawkey inviting you to join me as we talk with Laura Shackelford and Patrick Lichty on Art Beat.
Original air date: 07/23/24
Art Beat is produced on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Today on Art Beat we take you back to the 2024 International Digital Media and Arts Association Conference and Exhibition which ran from June 27th to June 30th 2024, on the campus of Winona State University. International Digital Media and Arts Association, or IDMAa, is dedicated to showcasing new ideas and innovative developments within digital arts and digital media. This year’s conference and exhibition focuses on the theme of Wild Media.
This week on Art Beat we sit down with Jon Malis to discuss his workshop, “Photoshop’s Hallucinations and Other Digital Ghost Stories”. We also speak with Rob Wittig about his workshop titled, “Netprov Playshop: Going Wild with Visible Language in Netprov”. Jon Malis is an artist and Associate Professor of Visual Arts and the Production Director for Photography at Loyola (Lay-o-la) University in Baltimore Maryland. Rob Wittig is a professor in the Departments of Art and Design and Writing studies at the University of Minnesota, Duluth.
I'm Abby Hawkey inviting you to join me as we talk with Jon Malis and Rob Wittig on Art Beat.
Original air date: 07/14/24
Art Beat is produced on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Today on Art Beat we take you back to the 2024 iDMAa Conference and Exhibition which ran from June 27th to June 30th 2024, on the campus of Winona State University. IDMAa or the International Digital Media and Arts Association was founded in 2004 by a collection of 15 universities, under the goal of talking about and communicating new ideas and developments on various types of digital arts, digital media, and creative academias. The confrenece and exhibition is a chance for the members of this organization to showcase to each other and the public their work, what they've been researching, and new developments in digital media and digital arts. This years conference and exhibiton focuses on the therme of Wild Media.
This week on Art Beat we sit down with Davin Heckman a Professor in the Mass Communications department at Winona State university about his topic "Taming the Wilderness of Human Expression: From Media Ecology to Media Economy
I'm Abby Hawkey inviting you to join me as we talk with Davin Heckman on Art Beat.
Original air date: 07/09/24
Art Beat is produced on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

We take you to the Minnesota Marine Art Museum to hear Greg Brown talk about his new book, "Ring Around The Moon: A Songbook."
Original airdate: 05/14/24

Art Beat is written and produced by KQAL FM on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.