Be the Spark!

contribute now

Current Broadcast Schedule | Browse season 8 | « Previous Episode · Next Episode »

Painter Betty LaDuke
Betty LaDuke's large, colorful paintings are inspired by her world travels. She has especially sought out scenes from the Third World. She hardly ever sells a painting, preferring to loan her work to museums around the country to spread the word about the lives of people she encountered.
Read More and Watch this story
Bagpipe Maker Murray Huggins
What began as a love for playing the bagpipe eventually led Murray Huggins to become a respected instrument maker, and the only bagpipe maker in Oregon. But first he had to learn how to make the tools to make the bagpipes. Now his hand crafted bagpipes are becoming the choice for players around the world.
Read More and Watch this story
Western Artist Lynda Lanker
Linda Lanker specializes in cowgirls: paintings, drawings and works in other media. She travels the west meeting and sketching real-life working cowgirls, and learns their stories along the way. See her at work in her studio and on a visit to Merlin to sketch a working cowgirl.
Read More and Watch this story
Funding provided by:
Ab_funder_miller Randall Ab_funder_kinsman

Additional Support Provided By:
U.S. Bank
The Jackson Foundation
The Roundhouse Foundation
Fran and John von Schlegell
Artbeat_logo
Watch Full Episodes →
Arts & Life Calendar
More Events →
Follow Us
Atschool_tile
Thanks to our Sponsor:
become a sponsor
Web Analytics