http://www.kqed.org/spark en-us Copyright 2003-2006 KQED SPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark. The SPARK podcast includes segments from the show and is released weekl KQED Spark SPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark. The SPARK podcast includes segments from the show and is released weekly. SPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark. The SPARK Podcast includes segments from the show and is released weekly. http://www.kqed.org/assets/img/video-audio/logo-spark-75x75.gifhttp://www.kqed.org/spark no KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education Copyright 2003-2006 KQEDKQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,educationArts/Performing ArtsArts/Visual ArtsTV & Filmsparkweb@kqed.orgKQED Spark KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=25985 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=25985 Mon, 2 Nov 2009 20:30:00 PST See how Amalia Mesa-Bains's students compile a collective altar, following the traditions an ancient Aztec holiday, by gracing it with flowers, candles, and other offerings. Original air date: October 2009. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4427 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4427 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:30:00 PST Meet international artists developing new work during the residency program at the Headlands Center for the Arts. Original air date: July 2003. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/episode.jsp?epid=226535 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/episode.jsp?epid=226535 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:30:00 PST This Web extra features Ken Light, the director of UCB's Center for Photography, talking in detail about three of Sebastiao Salgados photographs from the "Then and Now" exhibition at the David Brower Center, which runs May 14, 2009 through January 31, 2010. Original release: October 2009. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,photography sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=25868 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=25868 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:30:00 PST Visit the new David Brower Center in Berkeley to see the work of photographer Sebastiao Salgado. Original air date: October 2009. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=24284 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=24284 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:30:00 PST Visit with the multi-talented Ron Nagle, first in his ceramic studio and then in a recording session. Original air date: March 2009. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=24283 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=24283 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:30:00 PST Witness how Mary Sano carries on the spirit and legacy of modern dance pioneer Isadora Duncan. Original air date: March 2009. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=24225 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=24225 Fri, 9 Oct 2009 20:30:00 PST Visit with Wayne Thiebaud in his studio as he prepares for a traveling retrospective of his work from the past 50 years. Original air date: March 2009. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4520 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4520 Fri, 2 Oct 2009 20:30:00 PST Watch Julie Chen stretch the definition of bookmaking with her awe-inspiring paper sculptures. Original air date: March 2004. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=22726 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=22726 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:30:00 PST See how painter Jose Ortiz's afterschool program is getting Salinas youth hooked on art. Original air date: May 2008. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=22452 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=22452 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:30:00 PST Go inside the studio of Mel Ramos as he puts the finishing touches on his new series of portraits. Original air date: March 2008. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=22453 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=22453 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:30:00 PST Visit the de Saisset Museum in Santa Clara with sculptor Fletcher Benton. Original air date: March 2008. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4455 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4455 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:30:00 PST See the process behind Hung Liu's series of figurative works that uses images from vintage photographs. Original air date: February 2005. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4828 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4828 Fri, 4 Sep 2009 20:30:00 PST See how renowned sculptor Ruth Asawa has passed along her love of art to her family. Original air date: May 2005. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4849 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4849 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:30:00 PST Meet the professional conservators at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco who are entrusted to uncover and restore masterpieces. Original air date: June 2003. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=22691 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=22691 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:30:00 PST Learn about the ancient art of belly dance from teacher and performer Suhaila Salimpour and one of her star pupils, comedienne Margaret Cho. Original air date: May 2008. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4359 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4359 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:30:00 PST Go gallery hopping with Rene di Rosa to find new works for the di Rosa Preserve. Original air date: April 2003. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4949 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4949 Fri, 7 Aug 2009 20:30:00 PST Put names to the faces of veteran Union Square street performers who've become landmarks -- including classically trained opera singers Robert Close and Litz Plummer, as well as the Bay City Luv gospel choir. Original air date: April 2005. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=5840 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=5840 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:30:00 PST Be a voyeur in sculptor and photographer Tracey Snelling's small-scale world. Original air date: April 2006. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=8947 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=8947 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:30:00 PST Watch as woodcarver John Abduljaami creates a figure from start to finish at his West Oakland lot. Original air date: July 2006. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=925 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=925 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:30:00 PST Rediscover photography with Bill Owens, who stopped photographing for almost 2 decades but has started shooting again. Original air date: March 2006. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,photography sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=17526 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=17526 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:30:00 PST Learn how blues man and painter Mike Henderson integrates his love for music into his canvases. Original air date: July 2007. tv arts kqed,spark,California,music,art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=22916 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=22916 Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:30:00 PST See how Sean Dorsey carves out new space for transgender and queer artists in modern dance. Original air date: June 2008. tv arts kqed,spark,California,dance sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4898 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4898 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:30:00 PST Enter the playful world constructed by performance artists Jon Brumit and Marc Horowitz, also known as Sliv and Dulet. Original air date: October 2003. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=14782 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=14782 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:30:00 PST Visit the studio of ceramicist and ikebana artist Shuji Ikeda to see his craftsmanship and innovative methods. Original air date: March 2007. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4375 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4375 Fri, 5 Jun 2009 20:30:00 PST Visit the studio of satirist and master printmaker Enrique Chagoya, as he takes on a new subject. Original air date: March 2004. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=7660 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=7660 Wed, 3 Jun 2009 20:30:00 PST Discover how Binh Danh invented his own photographic development process which he's coined "chlorophyll prints." Original air date: May 2006. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=7680 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=7680 Wed, 27 May 2009 20:30:00 PST Find out why Christopher Brown seemingly never wants to finish his paintings. Original air date: May 2006. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=18240 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=18240 Fri, 22 May 2009 20:30:00 PST Listen to Meredith Monk performing at the unveiling of Ann Hamilton's "The Tower" at Steve Oliver's ranch. Original air date: July 2007. tv arts kqed,spark,California,music sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=8964 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=8964 Wed, 20 May 2009 20:30:00 PST Get down with BUMP, where high school students are learning about music production from hip-hop professionals. Original air date: July 2006. tv arts kqed,spark,California,youth,music sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=24544 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=24544 Wed, 13 May 2009 20:30:00 PST Watch as Chris Natrop transforms paper into something beautifully unique. Original air date: July 2004. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=9188 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=9188 Wed, 6 May 2009 20:30:00 PST Turn up the heat with Jaime Guerrero at the Bay Area Glass Institute as he and his team create a feathered serpent -- out of glass. Original air date: July 2006. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=5402 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/episode.jsp?epid=143701 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:30:00 PST Get words of wisdom from modern dancer Anna Halprin, who is in her eighties and still working. Original air date: March 2006. tv arts kqed,spark,California,dance sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=7081 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=7081 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:30:00 PST Go down the river with photographer Roman Loranc who has spent years documenting the Central Valley landscape. Original air date: May 2006. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,photography sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=18089 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=18089 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:30:00 PST Visit with choreographer Benjamin Levy as he prepares his young dance company for a premiere. Original air date: July 2007. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,dance sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=9862 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=9862 Wed, 8 Apr 2009 20:30:00 PST Meet The Crooked Jades, who are part of a new generation of old time music. Original air date: August 2006. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,music sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=7461 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=7461 Wed, 1 Apr 2009 20:30:00 PST Jam with Wil Blades, the hippest organ player in the Bay Area. Original air date: May 2006. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,music sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=8047 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=8047 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:30:00 PST See why Sandow Birk believes that San Francisco is the perfect setting for a journey through heaven and hell. Original air date: June 2006. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=16068 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=16068 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:30:00 PST Visit with choreographer Janice Garrett as she hands down her wealth of dance knowledge. Original air date: May 2007. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,dance sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=8044 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=8044 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:30:00 PST Get personal with Lunatique Fantastique's Liebe Wetzel as she stages "Beauty and the Breast" using found object puppets. Original air date: June 2006. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,puppets sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4336 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4336 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:30:00 PST Meet the South Bay graffiti artist David Choe searching for a new direction and using art to find his way. Original air date: July 2004. tv arts kqed,spark,California,graffiti, art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=5020 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=5020 Fri, 6 Mar 2009 20:30:00 PST Celebrate a lifetime lived on the cutting edge of conceptual art with David Ireland. Original air date: February 2004. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4291 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4291 Wed, 4 Mar 2009 20:30:00 PST Climb a tree with Chris Drury whose installations at the Montalvo Arts Center mimic the underlying patterns of the natural world. Original air date: May 2005. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,nature sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=5824 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=5824 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:30:00 PST See the unseen in the desert with photographer Trevor Paglen. Original air date: April 2006. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,photography sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4530 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4530 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:30:00 PST See how artist and rapper Keith Knight draws on his own life for his comic strip, the K Chronicles. Original air date: August 2003. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,comics sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4115 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4115 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:30:00 PST Free fall with the improv group 3 For All with no script, no format, no preconceptions and no safety net. Original air date: June 2003. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,comedy sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=22864 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=22864 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:30:00 PST Catch up with pianist and bandleader Rebeca Mauleon, a leading lady of Latin jazz. Original air date: June 2008. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,music,jazz sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=24056 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=24056 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:30:00 PST Tag along on a photo shoot with Anna Maltz and her works of hand-knit whimsy. Original air date: May 2004. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,knit sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4606 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4606 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:30:00 PST Take a listening lesson from sound artist Loren Chasse, as he mines the aural riches that surround us. Original air date: October 2003. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,music,soundart sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4717 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4717 Wed, 4 Feb 2009 20:30:00 PST See how glass artist Nikolas Weinstein stretches the aesthetic possibilities of glass in his San Francisco studio. Original air date: April 2003. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,recyle sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4175 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4175 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:30:00 PST Tag along with artist Ann Weber as she dumpster dives for cardboard and transforms it into monumental sculptures. Original air date: April 2003. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,recyle sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4472 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4472 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:30:00 PST Watch as Jim Denevan tranforms the beaches of Northern California into an expansive but ephemeral works of land art. Original air date: May 2005. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,math sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4691 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4691 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:30:00 PST See how Natalie Jeremijenko is using genetically identical trees to reveal the patterns of culture and climate. Original air date: April 2003. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,science sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4707 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4707 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:30:00 PST Find out how sculptor Ned Kahn reveals the complex beauty of wind and water in motion. Original air date: April 2003. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,science sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=23018 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=23018 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:30:00 PST Lend an ear to the unique rhythms of San Jose Taiko. Original air date: July 2008. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,music sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4364 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4364 Wed, 7 Jan 2009 20:30:00 PST Join one of the world's best-known tattoo artists Don Ed Hardy as he reflects on his journey from art studio to tattoo parlor and back again. Original air date: May 2004. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,tattoo sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=6182 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=6182 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:30:00 PST Exchange puns with Filipino American artist Michael Arcega as he comments wryly on history. Original air date: April 2006. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4541 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4541 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:30:00 PST Experiment with filmmaker Kerry Laitala as she creates works of handmade cinematic art, one frame at a time. Original air date: January 2005. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,film sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4634 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4634 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:30:00 PST Travel with choreographer Margaret Jenkins from the streets of San Francisco to the dance studios of China. Original air date: February 2005. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,dance sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4449 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4449 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:30:00 PST Catch the aloha spirit as it spreads across the mainland through the work of groups like Halau 'o Keikiali'i. Original air date: May 2003. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,hula,dancing sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4433 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4433 Wed, 3 Dec 2008 20:30:00 PST Learn how five generations of the Healy family have taught thousands of people at the Healy Irish Dance Studio. Original air date: May 2003. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,irish dancing sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4515 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4515 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:30:00 PST Travel to Yosemite with Julia Parker who is helping revive the art form of Native American basket weaving. Original air date: May 2004. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,basket weaving,Native American sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4127 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4127 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:30:00 PST Learn why more than 10,000 students have beaten a path to the classroom of North Indian musician Ali Akbar Khan. Original air date: April 2003. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,music,instruments sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=8440 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=8440 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:30:00 PST Experiment with Walter Kitundu, who was named a 2008 MacArthur Fellow, as he creates innovative musical instruments that are based on the turntable. Original air date: July 2006. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,music,instruments sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=5402 http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=5402 Fri, 1 Aug 2008 20:30:00 PST This Web extra from Spark is an excerpt from choreographer and performer Anna Halprin's dance piece "Intensive Care." Original release: March 2006. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,performance,dance sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=22810 http://www.kqed.org/arts/places/spark/profile.jsp?id=22810 Wed, 28 May 2008 20:30:00 PST Spark visits San Rafael to listen to 'Til Dawn, a co-ed teen a cappella signing group. Original air date: June 2004. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,performance sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=22677 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=22677 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:30:00 PST Spark visits BrasArte and gets ready for Carnaval with Brazilian dancer/choreographer Conceição Damasceno. Original air date: May 2004. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,performance sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=22497 http://www.kqed.org/arts/places/spark/profile.jsp?id=22497 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:30:00 PST Spark visits the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts to talk with the center's artistic director, Jordan Simmons about their role in the community. Original air date: April 2004. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,performance sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=22325 http://www.kqed.org/arts/places/spark/profile.jsp?id=22325 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:30:00 PST Spark tours the "Bang the Machine" exhibit at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts from January 17 through April 4, 2004. Original air date: March 2004. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,gaming,pong sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=22300 http://www.kqed.org/arts/places/spark/profile.jsp?id=22300 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:30:00 PST The Ames Gallery, primarily exhibits pieces by self-taught or outsider artists, as well as folk art and Americana. Bonnie Grossman gives Spark a tour of her space highlighting some of her favorite pieces. Original air date: January 2004. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,folk,craft sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=22184 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=22184 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:30:00 PST Virginia Harrison began creating what she calls "memory markers" after the death of her young son. Spark visits with Harrison at her foundry. Original air date: September 2003. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,bronze sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=21820 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=21820 Wed, 6 Feb 2008 20:30:00 PST Spark visits with political cartoonist Mark Fiore as he creates a cartoon riffing on Hillary Clinton's emotional moment before the 2008 New Hampshire primary. Original air date: February 2008. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,politics,cartoon sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=7404 http://www.kqed.org/arts/places/spark/profile.jsp?id=7404 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:30:00 PST Spark meets up wth surf legend Herbie Fletcher to check out the "Surf Style" exhibit at 111 Minna Gallery. Original air date: August 2003. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art,surfing,herbie fletcher sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4330 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=4330 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:30:00 PST Spark tags along as David Best and his team transform a 1973 Cadillac into a 40-foot rocket car, their mode of transportation at the 2003 Burning Man Festival. Original air date: August 2003. tv arts kqed,spark,California,art cars,david best sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=21460 http://www.kqed.org/arts/places/spark/profile.jsp?id=21460 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:30:00 PST Spark visits graduate students at the Center for Contemporary Music as they explore the relationship between audience and performer. Original air date: July 2003. tv arts kqed,spark,California,mills,experimental,music sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=21224 http://www.kqed.org/arts/places/spark/profile.jsp?id=21224 Wed, 2 Jan 2008 20:30:00 PST Spark meets up with Project Bandaloop as they introduce a vertical, trampoline-like surface into their routine to explore both vertical and horizontal movement. Original air date: July 2003. tv arts kqed,spark,san francisco,California,art,performance sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=21184 http://www.kqed.org/arts/spark/episode.jsp?id=4307 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:30:00 PST Spark checks in with Artship, an innovative and offbeat organization, as they navigate the Bay Area searching for a new home. Original air date: July 2003. tv arts kqed,spark,san francisco,California,art,performance sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=21200 http://www.kqed.org/arts/spark/episode.jsp?id=4774 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:30:00 PST LEGACY Oral History Project merges with San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum. Spark sees how they take on the challenges of documenting the work of the Bay Area's great choreographers. Original air date: June 2003. tv arts kqed,spark,san francisco,California,art,dance sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=21001 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=21001 Wed, 5 Dec 2007 20:30:00 PST Animator artist James Buckhouse parlays digital technologies over to traditional art forms, in which users can train an animated character on handheld PDAs to tap dance. Spark visits Buckhouse in his studio. Original air date: May 2003. tv arts kqed,spark,san francisco,California,art,tap dance,electronic art sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=21002 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=21002 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:30:00 PST Spark goes backstage with comedian Donald E. Lacy Jr. at the AfroSolo Arts Festival: An Explosion of Comedy. Original air date: May 2003. tv arts kqed,spark,san francisco,California,art,comedy,afrosolo sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=21000 http://www.kqed.org/arts/places/spark/profile.jsp?id=21000 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:30:00 PST Spark goes behind the scenes of Best of Broadway's production of "Hairspray" to meet meet Joy Marcelle, the wigmaster. Original air date: June 2004. tv arts kqed,spark,san francisco,California,art,hairspary,musical sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4743 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=4743 Wed, 7 Nov 2007 20:30:00 PST Pamela Z is a composer, performer, sound artist and vocalist who creates works primarily with and about the voice, using her voice, sampling technology and electronic processing to produce performance events and recordings of layered aural compositions. Spark caught up with Pamela Z creating and performing a layered, multi-media performance called "Voci" ("Voices"). Original air date: May 2003. tv arts kqed,spark,san francisco,California,art,music,vocalist sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=20100 http://www.kqed.org/arts/places/spark/profile.jsp?id=20100 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:30:00 PST Mohawks and pink hair are not the usual hair-dos for classical musicians, but the Punk Rock Orchestra breaks many stereotypes. Spark caught up with them at one of their rare performances. Original air date: February 2004. tv arts kqed,spark,san francisco,California,art,punk,orchestra sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4461 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=4461 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:30:00 PST Jason Mecier's art is certainly one of a kind. It takes somebody with an unusual amount of imagination and humor, not to mention patience, to create a portrait of Martha Stewart entirely out of vegetables and Sigmund Freud from tablets and pills. Spark visits Mecier in the studio and takes a look at his quirky portraits. Original air date: February 2004. tv arts kqed,spark,san francisco,California,art,portraits sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4674 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=4674 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:30:00 PST Since 1970, countless generations of youngsters have donned tights and slippers for a weekly ballet class with San Francisco institution Miss Tilly. Spark visits this veteran teacher at her California Street studios, where she and her daughter Iliza Abbe offer a range of classes in dance, theater, hip-hop and yoga, for preschool-aged students. Original air date: May 2005. tv arts kqed,spark,san francisco,California,ballet,theater,preschool sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=5035 http://www.kqed.org/arts/places/spark/profile.jsp?id=5035 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:30:00 PST Spark follows along with the Sixth Street Photography Workshop in San Francisco's Tenderloin District as they use art to express themselves. Original air date: July 2004. tv arts kqed,spark,san francisco,California,art,photography,homeless sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=19520 http://www.kqed.org/arts/places/spark/profile.jsp?id=19520 Wed, 3 Oct 2007 20:30:00 PST Have you ever wondered how theater companies take an idea and make it into a performance? Spark visits the African-American Shakespeare Company as they update the classic story of "Beauty and the Beast" for a contemporary audience. Original air date: August 2003. tv arts kqed,spark,san francisco,California,theater,Shakespeare,African-American sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=18262 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=18262 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:30:00 PST Living in an age of information overload, Scott Kildall sees a cultural shift moving towards a media information economy. Spark accompanies Kildall as he works on his ongoing video project called "Something to Remind Me." Original air date: July 2007. tv arts kqed,spark,san francisco,California,video art, new media sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=18200 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=18200 Wed, 1 Aug 2007 20:30:00 PST Cultures collide in the work of Julio Cesar Morales, an artist offering hisinterpretation of a post-apocalyptic city based on his experiences growingup on the border of California and Mexico. Spark catches up with Morales to chat about his installation "There's Gonna Be Sorrow"" at Galeria de la Raza. Original air date: July 2007. tv arts kqed,spark,san francisco,California,installation,identity sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=17964 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=17964 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:30:00 PST Although playwright Marcus Gardley lives in New York, he continues to work on projects about the Bay Area community. Spark catches up with him as he works on "Love Song for the Night in Gail." Original air date: July 2007. tv arts kqed,spark,Berkeley,California,theater sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=17783 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=17783 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:30:00 PST After 25 years of running Berkeley Ballet Theater, there is no sign of Sally Streets slowing down. Spark catches up with Streets while she prepares the Berkeley Ballet Theater for their annual spring performance. Original air date: July 2007. tv arts kqed,spark,California,Berkeley Ballet Theater sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=17140 http://www.kqed.org/arts/places/spark/profile.jsp?id=17140 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:30:00 PST Tippy Canoe is the ukulele playing frontswoman for the Paddlemen. Spark catches one of their gigs at Alameda's Speisekammer. Original air date: June 2007. tv arts kqed,spark,Alameda,California,ukulele,music sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=16751 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=16751 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:30:00 PST Despite his sudden rise to international fame M dot Strange, advocates that life is simply better with ice cream. Spark visits the San Jose filmmaker and his cast of characters. Original air date: May 2007. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=16340 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=16340 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:30:00 PST San Francisco artist Josephine Taylor makes large-scale drawings in pencil and ink. Her work is narrative and is related to being in the dream state and recalling childhood memories. Spark visits Taylor in her studio to see the process behind her imagery. Original air date: May 2007. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=16160 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=16160 Wed, 30 May 2007 20:30:00 PST Spark visits with Jess Curtis/Gravity as they premiere a work called "Under the Radar" at San Francisco's counterPULSE. "Under the Radar" is a cabaret piece focusing on the issues of visibility, ability and disability and features an international cast of disabled and non-disabled performers. Original air date: May 2007. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=15520 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=15520 Wed, 23 May 2007 20:30:00 PST British-born, San Francisco artist Susannah Bettag often adapts symbols from other cultures and time periods to create her own vernacular. Spark visits Bettag as she prepares for her debut solo show, "Vanitas Baby," at the Frey Norris Gallery. Original air date: April 2007. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=15104 http://www.kqed.org/arts/places/spark/profile.jsp?id=15104 Wed, 16 May 2007 20:30:00 PST Spark visits with dancer Manuelito Biag, who is the artistic director of SHIFT>>> Physical Theater, as they work on "The Shape of Poison," which was inspired by the Tibetan Buddhist teachings of Klesha, the emotional obstacles to enlightenment. Original air date: April 2007. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=14880 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=14880 Wed, 9 May 2007 20:30:00 PST Event designer Stanlee Gatti is known to throw some of the biggest parties in San Francisco featuring some of his amazing floral arrangements. Spark visited with Gatti as he explained his intent behind "ONE: An Earth Installation at the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco. Original air date: March 2007. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=14701 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=14701 Wed, 2 May 2007 20:30:00 PST Rene Garcia Jr. has been re-imagining popular art in many different ways, but it's his large format sculptural glitter paintings that have gotten the most attention recently. Spark visits him in his dazzling studio that any grade school class would envy. Original air date: March 2007. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=15544 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=15544 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:30:00 PST Ruth Zaporah's improvisational acting technique is known as "Action Theater," and it encourages freedom of movement, language and mind in improvisation. Spark drops in on one of her classes to see Zaporah and her students at work. Original air date: June 2003. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=15283 http://www.kqed.org/arts/places/spark/profile.jsp?id=15283 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:30:00 PST The Mexican Heritage Plaza's Mariachi Youth Program has been passing along mariachi music and rich history to South Bay students since 1992. Spark listens in on one of their classes. Original air date: May 2003. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=15140 http://www.kqed.org/arts/places/spark/profile.jsp?id=15140 Wed, 4 Apr 2007 20:30:00 PST In 2001 SFJAZZ started the Jazz in the Middle program, which brings music into the language arts classroom exposing students to the teachings of professional jazz artists and the San Francisco poet laureate. Spark goes into the classrooms to meet students participating in the program. Original air date: September 2003. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=14840 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=14840 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:30:00 PST Master ceramicist David Kuraoka throws enormous pots weighing 100 pounds and more, a process that requires an extraordinary level of skill, patience and strength. Spark watches him at work in his studio at San Francisco State University, where he is a professor of art and head of the ceramics department. Original air date: April 2003. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4585 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=4585 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 20:30:00 PST Growing up in Monterey, the singer/songwriter/guitarist/poet Lauren Shera took an interest in poetry at a young age and soon began winning awards for her work. Spark catches up with this young prodigy as she records her first album at Rancho Armadillo studios in Santa Cruz. Original air date: June 2005. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4944 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=4944 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:30:00 PST Native San Franciscan Tommy Guerrero is a legend in the skateboarding world. Though he still skates and designs skateboards, lately Guerrero has been following his musical passions. Spark checks in on one of San Francisco's most versatile performers. Original air date: July 2004. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=9082 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=9082 Wed, 7 Mar 2007 20:30:00 PST Spark hits the streets with tag artist crude, whose mark is recognizable as an African mask, which was influenced by his research into outsider art as well as American folk art. Original air date: July 2006. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=14185 http://www.kqed.org/arts/places/spark/profile.jsp?id=14185 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:30:00 PST Spark learns that being part of a handbell ensemble is more challenging and fun than anyone might expect when they drop in to see Sonos Handbell Ensemble in Walnut Creek. Original air date: May 2004. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=7082 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=7082 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 20:30:00 PST On any given day and in all types of weather conditions, nature artist Bill Dan can be seen balancing rocks at Fisherman's Wharf, Crissy Field or on the waterfront of Sausalito. Spark catches up with Dan and witnesses that his work is both public and performance art. Original air date: April 2003. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=9680 http://www.kqed.org/arts/places/spark/profile.jsp?id=9680 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:30:00 PST Spark takes a sideline seat at the Southern Exposure Monster Drawing Rally in which more than a hundred artists take up pencils, pens and other unlikely drawing tools to create on-the-spot masterpieces. Original air date: March 2004. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4803 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=4803 Wed, 7 Feb 2007 20:30:00 PST Richard Serra is perhaps the most recognized site-specific artist in the world. Spark catches up with Serra as he installs an enormous public work for the University of California, San Francisco's new campus at Mission Bay. Original air date: June 2005. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=13880 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=13880 Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:30:00 PST Smart Mobs are sweeping the world -- is it a passing fad or a major technological trend? Judge for yourself when Spark catches up with them. Original air date: October 2003. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4849 http://www.kqed.org/arts/places/spark/profile.jsp?id=4849 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:30:00 PST Spark meets Diane Mott, the curator of textiles at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, where she gives us a peek at their collection of Borneo textiles. These weavings produced by the Iban women, whose dyeing and weaving skills were the ultimate achievement, were the path to power in their tribes. Original air date: June 2003. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=5800 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=5800 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 20:30:00 PST Paul Madonna's work captures the subtle and intricate tones, spaces and moods of San Francisco neighborhoods. Madonna draws "All Over Coffee," a lyrical and often enigmatic comic strip published in the San Francisco Chronicle. Spark catches up with the artist as he begins work on a Mission District scene for his strip. Original air date: April 2006. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=13140 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=13140 Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:30:00 PST Bella Feldman creates what she calls "anxious objects" -- ranging from large-scale, imposing pieces to smaller more intimate pieces. Spark visits with Feldman as she creates metal and blown-glass sculptures inspired by the Gulf War and the current conflicts in the Middle East. Original air date: February 2004. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=13004 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=13004 Wed, 3 Jan 2007 20:30:00 PST Belva Stone teaches poi, the ancient Maori art of dancing with balls on ropes. However, she takes this performance art to the next level by adding fire to the mix and dancing while swinging flaming wicks around her body. Spark follows Stone's class from rehearsal to performance at The Crucible. Original air date: February 2004. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4133 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=4133 Wed, 27 Dec 2006 20:30:00 PST When noted photographer and sculptor Alice Wingwall began losing her sight, she became determined to continue making visual art. Now almost completely blind, Wingwall remains a vital visual artist. Spark checks in on Wingwall as she works on a new series of architectural photographs. Original air date: May 2005. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=9843 http://www.kqed.org/arts/places/spark/profile.jsp?id=9843 Wed, 20 Dec 2006 20:30:00 PST Spark drops in at the Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society, a non-profit organization presenting live concerts of principally jazz, classical and world music. All performances are held at the Douglas Beach House on Miramar Beach, Half Moon Bay on Friday and Saturday nights in addition to Sunday afternoons. Original air date: August 2006. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=9283 http://www.kqed.org/arts/places/spark/profile.jsp?id=9283 Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:30:00 PST Rebar members Matthew Passmore and John Bela wanted to preserve the cultural integrity of the 32-year-old Southern Exposure gallery; not through photographs or a painting, but by drilling out a chunk of the gallery's wall and canning it. Yes, canning it. Luckily, Spark made it just in time to visit the "encannery" process. Original air date: July 2006. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=12460 http://www.kqed.org/arts/places/spark/profile.jsp?id=12460 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:30:00 PST Spark goes behind the scenes at the company's production of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play, "Proof." Written by David Auburn, "Proof" opened the 2003-2004 TheatreWorks season and deals with the relationship between a mathematician and her mathematical genius of a father. Original air date: September 2003. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=12300 http://www.kqed.org/arts/places/spark/profile.jsp?id=12300 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:30:00 PST Spark talks with teens in programs at the Destiny Arts Center. The center, which offers a range of classes including martial arts, modern dance, theater and leadership training, has been building self-esteem and confidence in youth since 1988. Original air date: May 2003. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=12240 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=12240 Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:30:00 PST Nationally touring comedienne and actress Marga Gomez writes and performs solo shows based primarily on biographical material. Spark goes backstage with Gomez at The Marsh as she discusses her transitions between the worlds of stage comedy and Hollywood and workshops "Los Big Names," which is about her experience growing up in a show-business family. Original air date: April 2004. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=8563 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=8563 Wed, 15 Nov 2006 20:30:00 PST Spark checked out "Listening Post" on view at the San Jose Museum of Art from June 3 through November 26, 2006. Created by media artist Ben Rubin along with statistician Mark Hansen, "Listening Post" takes chat and messages from bulletin boards -- thousands and thousands of messages in real time -- and displays them on a suspended arc of 231 small text screens. Original air date: July 2006. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4228 http://www.kqed.org/arts/places/spark/profile.jsp?id=4228 Wed, 8 Nov 2006 20:30:00 PST Kathy Foley's scholarly pursuit of Southeast Asian puppetry has taken her through most of that region. She is currently writing a book on mask and puppet performance in Southeast Asia. Spark visits with Foley at the Asian Art Museum to get an expert look at their collection of Wayang Golek puppets from the Sundanese highlands. Original air date: June 2006. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=8680 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=8680 Wed, 1 Nov 2006 20:30:00 PST Kathy Foley's scholarly pursuit of Southeast Asian puppetry has taken her through most of that region. She is currently writing a book on mask and puppet performance in Southeast Asia. Spark visits with Foley at the Asian Art Museum to get an expert look at their collection of Wayang Golek puppets from the Sundanese highlands. Original air date: June 2006. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=7763 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=7763 Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:30:00 PST Spark features Deborah Slater in her element working in collaboration with multi-disciplinary performing artists who are known for their dancing, singing, and trapeze work. "Hotel of Memory - More Furniture Dances," was inspired by Erik Satie's "furniture music," which was meant to be nothing more than ambient sound. Original air date: May 2006. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=7540 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=7540 Wed, 18 Oct 2006 20:30:00 PST Composer and musician Stephen Kent has been playing the didgeridoo, a traditional aboriginal instrument, for more than 25 years. Spark takes a listen to his unique, contemporary style of execution influenced more by his travels than by a desire to continue within the Australian aboriginal musical tradition. Original air date: May 2006. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=7146 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=7146 Wed, 11 Oct 2006 20:30:00 PST Gregory Gavin is a visual artist with a social cause. His site specific project called "Riveropolis," was born out of his interest in bringing inner-city people together in a man-made environment reminiscent of nature. Spark visits Gavin and "Riveropolis" while in progress at the de Young Museum. Original air date: May 2006. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=7023 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=7023 Wed, 4 Oct 2006 20:30:00 PST Ala Ebtekar is a visual artist whose large-scale line drawings explore the contrasts and similarities between contemporary hip-hop culture and traditional Iranian culture. Spark caught up with Ebtekar as he created work for "Emergence" at the Richmond Art Center during the spring of 2006. Original air date: May 2006. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=6760 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=6760 Wed, 27 Sep 2006 20:30:00 PST If Felipe Dulzaides has his way, his art will make people question their everyday environments. Spark talks to him about his public art piece, "Double Take: A Billboard Project," a collaboration with New Langton Arts consisting of eight billboards that were installed throughout San Francisco over the course of a year from December 1, 2004 to December 31, 2005. Original air date: April 2006. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=6543 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=6543 Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:30:00 PST If fond memories of your childhood include a brightly colored xylophone, plastic saxophone or Fraggle Rock drum kit, then you'd probably enjoy Toychestra. The group began as a one-off performance in 1996 for a women's music festival at Hotel Utah, when they decided to abandon their regular instruments and play only toys. Spark takes a listen. Original air date: April 2006. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=6347 http://www.kqed.org/arts/places/spark/profile.jsp?id=6347 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 20:30:00 PST The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) is the newest addition to the collection of museums in the Yerba Buena arts district, surrounded by SFMOMA, the Cartoon Art Museum, the Museum of Craft and Folk Art, and the future sites of the Jewish and Mexican museums. Spark checks out MoAD and talks to Lizzetta Lefalle-Collins. Original air date: April 2006. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=5983 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=5983 Wed, 6 Sep 2006 20:30:00 PST Artists have long been concerned with capturing the spirit of the cities they live in. Liz Hickok is no exception. In her "San Francisco in Jell-O" sculpture series, she has crafted jiggling and jewel-colored landscapes out of one of America's favorite desserts. Spark caught up with her working on her creations. Original air date: April 2006. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=5503 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=5503 Wed, 30 Aug 2006 20:30:00 PST As the host for the Dancer/Musician Improv Extravaganza at the Margaret Jenkins Dance Lab in San Francisco, Kara Davis creates an atmosphere where dancers and musicians can share their talents with each other and the audience. Spark visited Davis at the Dance Lab to see the outcome of her experiment. Original air date: March 2006. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=5140 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=5140 Wed, 23 Aug 2006 20:30:00 PST In the career of a dancer, taking new steps as an artist can also mean changing your life. That's what Aesha Ash has done over and over, moving from the New York City Ballet to Switzerland's Béjart Ballet Lausanne and then to Alonzo King's LINES Ballet in 2005. Spark visited Ash during a rehearsal, where she discussed her adjustment to the third dance company change of her career. Original air date: March 2006. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4553 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=4553 Tue, 18 Apr 2006 13:00:00 PST Kid Beyond (aka Andrew Chaikin) is a one-person band -- using his mouth as his only musical instrument. He can produce the sounds of instruments, hip-hop loops, techno beats, turntable scratches, and synthesizers. Spark gets into the rhythm with him at The Vowel Movement: A Beatbox Showcase. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4888 http://www.kqed.org/arts/places/spark/profile.jsp?id=4888 Tue, 18 Apr 2006 13:00:00 PST Persistence has finally paid off for the East Bay's Shotgun Players. After over a decade of being nomads, the theater ensemble finally has a more permanent home with a 35-year lease on their space on Berkeley's busy Ashby Avenue. Spark checks in on this grassroots troupe as they rehearse for a production of Albert Camus's 1949 play, "Les Justes." tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4145 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=4145 Thu, 18 Aug 2005 13:00:00 PST Amy Franceschini is a pioneer in the burgeoning field of net art, an art form that is created, circulated and experienced through the internet. She is the founder of Futurefarmers, an art and design collaborative dedicated to expressing environmental and community interests through digital media. Spark checks out her "Fingerprint Maze" at Pond gallery. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4813 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=4813 Thu, 18 Aug 2005 13:00:00 PST For more than forty years Robert Bechtle has been widely recognized as one of the founders of American Photorealism, a style of painting that rivals the detail and objectivity of the photograph. Spark watches Bechtle at work rendering one of his favorite subjects -- his Potrero Hill neighborhood -- and talking about his motivations and images as he prepares for a retrospective exhibit of his work at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (February 12 through June 5, 2005). tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=5420 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=5420 Thu, 18 Aug 2005 13:00:00 PST For nearly 15 years, artist Laurel True has been making mosaics, a practice that has taken her around the world. But True's latest mural decorates a building much closer to home -- the rough industrial space that sits right across the street from her Oakland studio. Spark visits True on site while she creates public art. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4286 http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=4286 Thu, 18 Aug 2005 13:00:00 PST Installation artist Chris Cobb's "There Is Nothing Wrong in This Whole Wide World" involved reclassifying the books at the Mission District's Adobe Books -- by color. The installation remained up from November 12, 2004 until January 20, 2005. Spark checked in on Cobb and his team as they transformed an everyday space into a stunning work of art. tv arts sparkweb@kqed.org (KQED Spark)noSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark.Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Spark's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on visual and performing arts. Spark brings the Bay Area arts community into classrooms, to the Web and onto TV on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on KQED-TV 9 and on Saturdays at 4pm on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25. For more information on the series and access to RSS feeds, artist profiles, photos and maps, educator guides, and much more.go to http://www.kqed.org/spark. If you are subscriber, please review out podcast and let us know what you think! KQED Public Broadcasting of Northern California operates KQED Public Television one of the nation's most-watched public television stations during prime-time, and KQED's digital television channels, which include KQED HD, KQED World, KQED Life and KQED Kids; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); and KQED.org, one of the most visited station sites in Public Broadcasting. KQED,Spark,arts,artists,San,Francisco,Bay,Area,visual,arts,performing,arts,music,dance,theater,arts,education KQED SparknonadultSPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark. The SPARK podcast includes segments from the show and is released weekl