Speaking of the Arts

Each month the Missouri Arts Council features four artists on its website from a variety of arts genres, and on this week's show Diana Moxon checks in with the June artists: Kansas City mural artist JT Daniels who sees blank walls as an opportunity to communicate; classical guitarist W Mark Akin in St Louis whose musical career started with a birthday guitar he wasn't expecting; Columbia-based printmaker and collage artist Lisa Franko, whose thesis show was inspired by IKEA; and encaustic painter Jodie Sutton in Springfield, whose encaustic journey started with an episode of a TV crafting show. You can see, and hear, the works of this week's guests on their websites: https://www.jtdanielsart.com/; http://www.wmarkguitar.com/; https://www.lisafranko.com/; https://www.jsuttonstudio.com/gallery. Thanks, as always, to guitarist Yasmin Williams (http://www.yasminwilliamsmusic.com/) for the show's opening and closing music entitled, 'Restless Heart'. (pictured artwork by JT Daniels, Lee Summit mural)

What is Speaking of the Arts?

Speaking of the Arts is mid-Missouri's only weekly arts show. The show is hosted by Diana Moxon, who chats with actors, directors, authors, musicians, festival directors, event organizers, arts curators, and artists about the events they are involved in and also about their own works and their influences. Whilst the show focuses mainly on the mid-Missouri arts scene, Diana's guests have included international composers, conductors, authors as well as artists, musicians, and performers from around Missouri.