Episode 636: Haller Baggesen and Leenaars

Episode 636: Haller Baggesen and Leenaars


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Join us this week as we welcome Lise Haller Baggesen and Kirsten Leenaars to discuss their artist variety show, Boulevard Dreamers, the next iteration of which will be popping up at the Art Institute this summer. We learn about Leenaars upcoming project at The Haggerty Museum of Art, and Baggesen’s recently launched book, a component of the exhibition Poor & Needy organized by Yvette Brackman and Baggesen at the Poor Farm in 2016. All this and more on Bad at Sports Center!

Episode 635: Mel Chin

Episode 635: Mel Chin


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Live from our Elevator Studio @ Open Engagement: We are honored to be joined by OE Keynote presenter, and the artist behind “All Over the Place” currently on view at the Queens Museum (and elsewhere), Mel Chin! Chin takes us ‘all over the place,’ from his origins in Texas, to behind his fight against lead, and his personal connection to the Queens Museum and The 1964/1965 New York World’s Fair. We laugh, we cry, and we can’t wait for you to hear this interview!

Episode 633: Erika Pettersen of Haiti Cultural Exchange

Episode 633: Erika Pettersen of Haiti Cultural Exchange


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Live from our Elevator Studio @ Open Engagement: We are joined by Erika Pettersen of Haiti Cultural Exchange to learn about Lakou NOU (“Our Yard” in Haitian Creole), a program providing four artists of Haitian descent with the opportunity to create and present new work while connecting their skills and talents to four traditionally underserved Brooklyn neighborhoods.