KQED This Week: August 27, 2010
Watch us on Comcast channels 29 & 76, Astound channels 29 & 30, and AT&T channel 99.
Wayne E. Campbell on how he came to work with Wayne R. Campbell
Artist Wayne E. Campbell describes his collaboration with Wayne R. Campbell for his SECA Award exhibition, in which instruction-based art took an inventive and somewhat subversive turn.
This is Us Episode 402
Becca and the crew drop the hammer when they visit master blacksmith
KQED Spark - Ken Goldberg
Spark meets Ken Goldberg who conducts whimsical experiments in human behavior to explore the artistic possibilities of the Web. Original air date: March 2004. For more information, go to: http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4536Download the corresponding educator guide for classroom activity ideas and further information about this subject at: http://www.kqed.org/assets/pdf/arts/programs/spark/210.pdf
Mochitsuki! Mochi Pounding Ceremony with Kagami Kai (Excerpts)
Celebrate the Japanese New Year with Kagami Kai. Join this San Francisco institution as they present the colorful and exciting New Year tradition of mochi (delectably sweet rice cakes) pounding. For more information on Kagami Kai visit: http://www.kagamikai.org/
"Indian Avatars by Sanjay Patel" Docent Walkthrough
Qamar Adamjee, Assistant Curator of South Asian Art, gives Asian Art Museum docents a walkthrough of the exhibition, "Deities, Demons, and Dues with 'Staches: Indian Avatars by Sanjay Patel" (on view at the Asian Art Museum from November 11, 2011 - April 12, 2012). For more information: http://www.asianart.org/maharaja/avatars.htm
Jacques Pépin: How to Debone a Quail
Chef Jacques Pépin demonstrates how to debone a quail.
Indian Music and Dance with the Milipitas Indian Community Center
Teachers from the Milpitas Indian Community Center introduce India's cultural festivals, dance traditions, and art activities. Learn to dance bhangra like a Bollywood star, make a traditional drum, or create your own colorful floor art. Themes change every month. This program is offered in partnership with the India Community Center.
Baat Cheet with Monica Desai-Henderson
On December 10, 2011, ten Bay Area taste-makers give five-minute presentations about the impact of Indian culture and art on their creative work. From Bollywood to yoga, street food to poetry and art, South Asia has inspired creativity across the world. Speakers include: Pixar animator Sanjay Patel, poet and psychiatrist Ravi Chandra, artist Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik, LACMA curator Julie Romain, artist Ranu Mukherjee, musician Cory Combs, India West editor Lisa Tsering, contemporary art collector Dipti Mathur, yoga instructor Monica Desai Henderson, and music and dance professor Nalini Ghuman.
Pearl Harbor Part 2
The second of three parts honoring the 70th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor presented by the Emmy Award Winning series, This is Us. The program airs Wednesday, December 7th @ 7pm.
