- Richard Mayhew
The Richard Mayhew segment was produced by Spark for This Week in Northern California.
[December 11, 2009]
- Jonathan Moscone
The Jonathan Moscone segment was produced by Spark for This Week in Northern California.
[November 27, 2009]
- 50 Years of The San Francisco Mime Troupe
The San Francisco Mime Troupe segment was produced by Spark for This Week in Northern California.
[November 13, 2009]
- Day of the Dead
The Amalia Mesa-Bains segment was produced by Spark for This Week in Northern California.
[October 30, 2009]
- Sebastiao Salgado
The Sebastião Salgado segment was produced by Spark for This Week in Northern California.
[October 23, 2009]
- Kitka, May, Arts and the Economy
Learn more about Eastern European musical traditions, unique sewing techniques, and the climate of arts in the current economy.
[May 12, 2009]
- FYCO, McCormick, and Guerrero
Meet young musicians collaborating with monks, an environmental artist, and an innovative glass artist.
[May 5, 2009]
- Marshall, Hoyle, and LEVYdance
Meet a renowned painter, a monologist who's a chip off the old block, and choreographer exploring family history.
[April 15, 2009]
- Bhangra, CJM, and Crooked Jades
Check out a heated dance competition, an invitational exhibition, and a band with a mission.
[April 7, 2009]
- Westerhout, Bell, and Blades
Meet a photographer documenting abandoned buildings, a comedian, and a B3 organ player.
[March 31, 2009]
- Nagle, Sano, and Birk
Meet an avid fan of Isadora Duncan, a well-known ceramicist, and an artist dealing with heaven and hell.
[March 24, 2009]
- Thiebaud, Teng, and Garrett
Meet a legendary painter, a software engineer turned singer-songwriter, and a modern choreographer.
[March 17, 2009]
- The Bonesetter's Daughter, Lin, and Los Cazadores del Sur
Meet a best-selling author, a world renowned artist, and local musicians.
[September 14, 2008]
- Cartagena, San Jose Taiko, and Denevan
Meet a political artist, taiko performers, and a sand man.
[July 6, 2008]
- Django Fever, Dorsey, and Laitala
Meet musicians who are Django fans, a transgender and queer choreographer, and an experimental filmmaker.
[June 15, 2008]
- The Ark, Mauleon, and Grisman
Meet a variety of musicians working in many different genres.
[June 8, 2008]
- Yoshi's, Hijos del Sol, Diamano Coura
Meet a local legend, young muralists, and West African dancers.
[May 11, 2008]
- Salimpour, Syjuco, and Yi
Meet a comedic belly dancer, a political crafter, and some amazing acrobats.
[May 4, 2008]
- SF Ballet's New Works Festival
Meet a few choreographers creating work for the San Francisco Ballet's 75th anniversary.
[July 27, 2008]
- Benton, Ramos, and Riley
Meet artists whose work from the 1960s is still influential today.
[July 20, 2008]
- Fiore, A.C.T.'s Blood Knot, and Liu
Meet a cartoonist and painter along with a cast and crew -- all dealing with politics.
[February 6, 2008]
- Lindo, Klezmer, and Kaleid
Meet an actor making his directorial debut, some klezmer musicians and San Jose artists.
[February 25, 2008]
- Hamilton, Chagoya, and Kildall
Meet an artist with perseverance, a quirky media artist, and a political printmaker.
[August 1, 2007]
- Rodriguez, Levy, and Antonioli
Meet political artists, an emerging choreographer, and a traveling vocalist.
[July 25, 2007]
- Ballet Afsaneh, Wessel, and Fabian
Meet a unique dance company, a landscape photographer, and sculptor working with mundane materials.
[July 18, 2007]
- Running Crew, Amiot, and Arai
Meet youth learning theater skills, a fun-loving sculptor, and an innovative stitcher.
[July 11, 2007]
- Cai, Henderson and Schwarcz
Meet a dancer fusing traditions, a musician who paints, and a legend working with enamel.
[July 4, 2007]
- Klezmer, Kaleid, and Oliveros
Meet an experimental muscian, some klezmer musicians and San Jose artists.
[June 27, 2007]
- Alavi, King, and Tippy Canoe
Meet a conceptual artist asking important questions, a jet-setting choreographer, and a ukelele player.
[June 20, 2007]
- Shuch, Aguilar, and Aoki
Meet a choreographer addressing social issues, a conceptual video artist, and a feminist printmaker.
[September 10, 2007]
- Chitresh Das, Jackson, and Midori
Meet a master of an ancient dance form, a playwright that is invigorating the Bay Area theater, and a world-renowned violinist.
[May 21, 2007]
- Baron, Parker, and Taylor
Meet a playwright who knew Pablo Neruda, a Native American basket weaver, and an artist whose drawings are psycho-dramatic.
[September 24, 2007]
- Gotanda, Garrett and Gravity
Meet a well known playwright, a choreographer putting down roots and a dance company exploring disability.
[May 9, 2007]
- Wiley, Akers, and Bamuthi Joseph
Meet a saxophonist exploring spiritual music, a weaver with an intense attention to detail, and a modern day griot.
[April 30, 2007]
- Adam5100, Ledoh and Duarte
Meet a graffiti artist that uses stencils, butoh dancers, and an installation artist preparing for a solo show.
[April 16, 2007]
- Del Sol String Quartet, Hevel and La Familia Peña-Govea
Meet a quartet working with living composers, a quirky sculptor, and musical family.
[April 9, 2007]
- Crown Point Press, Santos and Gomez
Meet printmakers, a Latin jazz group, and one funny lady.
[September 3, 2007]
- Neuburg, Ikeda and Gatti
Meet an avant-garde songstress, a patient ceramicist, and a designer taking floral to a new level.
[October 1, 2007]
- Ferlinghetti, Patel and Guidi
Meet a painting poet, a performance artist from Kenya, and dancer who won't quit.
[August 27, 2007]
- Steppin' Out
Get around town to hear what's going on in the San Francisco Bay Area music scene.
[December 18, 2006]
- A Few Good Stories
Get an insider's look at the intricate process of creation and the discovery of one's voice.
[July 26, 2006]
- West Oakland
Meet a range of artists who call West Oakland their home.
[July 17, 2006]
- Performance Ideas
Check out a few performances that are particularly innovative, unique and provocative.
[July 12, 2006]
- Playing with Technology
Explore the way artists creatively unite art and electronics with vastly different outcomes.
[November 13, 2006]
- Home Sweet Home
Examine the influence of home on art institutions around the Bay Area.
[June 26, 2006]
- The Puppet Show
See how puppet shows aren't just for kids.
[October 30, 2006]
- The Influence of Memory
Get into the heads of artists who are deeply influenced by memories.
[October 23, 2006]
- Musical Instruments
Go on a creative journey with musicians and their chosen instruments.
[October 16, 2006]
- In Respect of Nature
Visit with artists who work in respect of nature.
[October 9, 2006]
- Experimenting
See how artistic boundaries are redefined through experimentation.
[July 13, 2008]
- Out and About
Get out and about with some artists who refuse to be caged in.
[February 5, 2007]
- A Sly View
Laugh with artists who have a great sense of humor.
[April 19, 2006]
- Think Globally
Discover some local artists under global influence.
[September 12, 2006]
- The New American Landscape
Survey the changing landscape with the artistic eyes.
[April 4, 2006]
- What Experience Teaches
Find out what many years teach us about art.
[January 8, 2007]
- New Beginnings
Plug into the energy created when artists and institutions start afresh.
[August 21, 2006]
- Work in Progress
See how the process of creating art is as important as the finished product.
[June 29, 2005]
- Looking East
Travel east with artists and art forms that have taken root in the Bay Area.
[June 15, 2005]
- Kids on Stage
Visit the talented young performers of the Bay Area.
[June 22, 2005]
- Masterworks
Experience the art of the masters in the Bay Area.
[June 15, 2005]
- A Matter of Access
Watch artists prove that they can keep doing what they love despite their disabilities.
[May 25, 2005]
- All Natural
Explore the great outdoors with artists who have made it part of their life's work.
[July 20, 2005]
- History, Retold
Experience history in the first person with these retold and reinterpreted stories from the past.
[May 11, 2005]
- The Family Business
Experience art that runs in the family.
[May 4, 2005]
- Forbidden Territory
See how art explores subjects that we might not always feel comfortable talking about.
[April 27, 2005]
- Street Art
Hit the streets and enjoy some of the most vibrant street art anywhere.
[April 20, 2005]
- American Music
Lend an ear to original American jazz and blues as it is created in the Bay Area.
[July 13, 2005]
- Percussion
Get into the rhythm and follow the beat of a different drum.
[April 6, 2005]
- Artist as Inventor
Hit the hardware store and machine shop to visit with artists who double as inventors.
[March 30, 2005]
- The Long Run
Go backstage with performing arts groups that have been around the block.
[March 23, 2005]
- Artist in Search of a Medium
Meet artists who express themselves and find meaning in unexpected places.
[March 2, 2005]
- Elevating the Everyday
Meet artists who are creating art out of items found around the home.
[February 23, 2005]
- Paint x 3
Explore new forms of expression with a centuries-old medium.
[February 16, 2005]
- Dance Masters
Visit world-renowned dance pioneers, choreographers and teachers.
[February 9, 2005]
- Global Village
Experience world art forms that are brought right to our doorstep.
[February 2, 2005]
- Through the Lens
See how artists are using the camera to reveal hidden realities.
[July 6, 2005]
- Shaken and Stirred
Visit with artists who put viewers in the hot seat.
[July 27, 2005]
- Up from the Street
Discover artists whose work comes from the street.
[November 10, 2004]
- By Hand
Visit with a few extraordinary craftspeople while they work.
[November 3, 2004]
- Art Frees the Soul
See how art can be the force that heals in times of trouble.
[December 22, 2004]
- Backstage Crafts
Experience the magic behind the Bay Area's most ambitious stage productions.
[June 23, 2004]
- Making Their Move
Meet successful local performers trying to take their careers to the next level.
[June 30, 2004]
- The Young and the Restless
Meet gifted teenage artists and watch them strut their stuff.
[June 16, 2004]
- World Premieres
Witness the agony and the ecstasy of presenting new works.
[June 2, 2004]
- The Art of Interpretation
Watch contemporary artists breathe new life into classic performance works.
[October 13, 2004]
- Needlework
Meet artists who are putting aside their brushes for needles.
[May 26, 2004]
- Legacies
Admire the tenacity of individuals who are keeping their ancestral traditions alive through the arts.
[November 24, 2004]
- Ensembles
Delight in the sound of people making music together.
[December 15, 2004]
- Movers and Shakers
Hit the ground running with movers and shakers in the local arts scene.
[December 29, 2004]
- First-Person Narratives
See how Bay Area artists are making the first-person narrative form uniquely theirs.
[August 21, 2004]
- All in the Family
Visit with families that make art together.
[April 14, 2004]
- Making Room for Art
See a few ingenuous ways artists are finding a home and making room for art in the Bay Area.
[October 27, 2004]
- The Jet Set
Ride along with globe-trotting members of the world's artistic elite.
[October 6, 2004]
- Technophiles
Digital gurus reinventing the state of the art
[October 20, 2004]
- Works on Paper
Meet visual artists who work with, on and through paper.
[January 5, 2005]
- Fusion
Meet artists who fuse genres, cultures and modes of expression.
[September 29, 2004]
- From Life
Find inspiration in the human form with these artists.
[March 23, 2005]
- The Grey Eminences
Meet daring and prolific artists still creating art long past retirement age
[September 8, 2004]
- Frontiers of Dance
Explore the frontiers of the dance world with innovative choreographers and performers.
[August 4, 2004]
- The Fine Art of Collecting
Learn how collecting can be an art form unto itself.
[September 15, 2004]
- Telling Stories
Reinventing the traditional art form of storytelling
[September 24, 2004]
- Art in Public Places
Meet artists who bring beauty and meaning into our public spaces.
[August 25, 2004]
- Let's Talk Politics
Meet artists who aren't afraid to talk politics.
[September 3, 2004]
- Community Institutions for the Arts
Go to a few local venues that keep people coming back.
[October 8, 2003]
- The Bleeding Edge
... is this really art? Judge for yourself.
[October 1, 2003]
- Art Goes Back to School
Experience the power that art has over youth.
[September 24, 2003]
- Leaders
Meet the extraordinary individuals at the helm of major Bay Area arts organizations.
[September 17, 2003]
- Remembrance
Meet three artists who explore questions of history, time and memory with their art.
[September 10, 2003]
- The Business of Art
What does it really take to be successful in the art world?
[September 3, 2003]
- Page to Stage
Discover the challenges and the magic behind translating the written word into a theatrical performance.
[August 27, 2003]
- Art Meets Pop Culture
Meet artists who find inspiration in everyday life.
[December 31, 2003]
- Collaborations
Experience the benefits of collaboration with artists working together in all kinds of partnerships.
[July 30, 2003]
- Trailblazers
Break new ground with pioneering Bay Area artists.
[July 23, 2003]
- The Engineering of Art
Watch ambitious artworks fly to new heights with the help of engineering ingenuity.
[July 16, 2003]
- Transplanting a Tradition
Watch immigrant artists replant their cultural traditions in the fertile soil of the Bay Area.
[July 9, 2003]
- A Room of One's Own
Step inside some places where artists can live, work and play together.
[December 24, 2003]
- Threads
See how the tradition of fabric art weaves its influence into contemporary artworks.
[June 25, 2003]
- Preservation
Watch preservationists breathe new life into art works created decades or even centuries ago.
[June 18, 2003]
- The Art of Improvisation
Nothing beats the thrill of performing on stage without a script or a score.
[June 11, 2003]
- Technology Enabled Art
See how advances in digital technology are transforming the contemporary art scene.
[May 28, 2003]
- Solo Acts
It's the high-wire act of the theater world: solo performance.
[May 21, 2003]
- Roots
Exploring ancestral roots with artists who preserve and perpetuate traditional art forms.
[May 14, 2003]
- The Next Generation
Several innovative programs give youth powerful and eloquent ways to express themselves through the arts.
[May 7, 2003]
- Taking Craft to the Limit
See artists exploring the outer limits of their chosen materials.
[April 30, 2003]
- Collectors and Their Collections
Learn what iit takes to become a collector of cutting-edge contemporary artworks.
[April 23, 2003]
- Master Teachers
Behind every truly great performer is a great teacher.
[April 16, 2003]
- Collaborations with Nature
Get back to nature with artists who are using natural materials not only as subject, but medium.
[April 9, 2003]
- Fame
Some artists want fame so badly they can taste it. Some barely think about it.
[April 2, 2003]
- Opening Nights
Go behind-the-scenes at some of the season's biggest Bay Area opening nights.
[March 26, 2003]
