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Arts Channel: A Year of Creativity and Inspiration
The Arts Channel is all about celebrating creativity and the human spirit through a mix of music, storytelling, and cultural showcases. Many of this year’s standout programs took place at UC San Diego’s Park & Market, a hub for artistic innovation and community connection. It’s been a big year, filled with performances and stories that […]
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Standing at the Forefront of American Acoustic Music
Fluent in multiple musical genres, Jeremy Kittel composes original music that draws from a wide variety of influences including folk, jazz, Celtic, classical, electronic and more. He believes passionately that music and the arts are central to the human experience. The acclaimed violinist leads the band Kittel & Co., whose debut album skyrocketed up the […]
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Restoring American Animation Icons: Popeye, Betty Boop, and More
He is best known for creating some of the most iconic animated characters to grace the silver screen in the 1920s and 1930s—and no, it’s not Walt Disney. From Betty Boop to Koko the Clown, and everyone’s favorite sailor man, Popeye, Max Fleischer brought these characters to life. As an animator, film director, and producer, […]
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Astronauts Offer Unique Window on Earth
Welcome to Earth orbit, and the glory of music! In partnership with the Association of Space Explorers, UCTV is the proud new home for the Earth Music project, a collection of movies featuring breathtaking views of Earth captured by astronauts aboard the International Space Station, set to music by world-class musicians. The first movie to […]
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Music for Your Ears and… Your Soul
With a voice as powerful as his soulful energy, Earl Thomas is every bit the entertainer and singer-songwriter. Born into a musical family in rural Tennessee, Thomas grew up in a house brimming with melodies. His father was a bluesman, and his mother a gospel singer, so music runs through his veins. Thomas’ music is […]
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My Reality is Different: Understanding Nalini Malani’s Visionary Art
In the realm of contemporary art, few names resonate as profoundly as Nalini Malani, the 2023 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Arts and Philosophy. As a pioneer among India’s first generation of video artists, Malani has continuously broken barriers with her dynamic use of various mediums, including theater videos, mixed media installations, and notably, her digital […]
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Jake Blount: Exploring the Power of Music, Afrofuturism, and Social Change
In a recent presentation that beautifully blended art, history, and activism, musician and scholar Jake Blount unveiled music’s profound capacity to envision a brighter future. With narrative and insight, Blount shared his creative process, underscoring the interplay between tradition and innovation, the transformative power of Afrofuturism, and the art of reimagining music for contemporary issues. […]
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Walking on Poetry
Kahnop is a Kumeyaay word meaning to tell a story. That’s exactly what the Stuart Collection at UC San Diego’s newest public art installation does. The 800-foot-long basalt stone pathway serves as a threshold from the new Blue Line trolley station to the campus. The sea of words beneath your feet is composed of 1,300 […]
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Look Around – Art is Everywhere!
The diverse cultural landscape that is the San Diego region – located on the U.S.-Mexico border and the Pacific Rim – offers residents and visitors alike a rich tapestry of language, history, food, and tradition unlike any place in the world. This richness is also apparent in a diverse art scene that spans large cultural […]
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Indian Classical Music with Zakir Hussain, 2022 Kyoto Prize Winner
Grammy award-winning tabla musician Zakir Hussain is the 2022 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Arts and Philosophy. Dr. Hussain has opened new possibilities beyond the framework of traditional Indian music in collaboration with artists of other diverse genres worldwide. His performance innovations include a unique method of creating melodies on the tabla, originally regarded as a […]