Artist Collective Spotlight: Michelle Lee
Recently, I had the opportunity to chat with Artist Collective member Michelle Lee about her involvement with the Collective and her work. A dynamic group of artists from across the country comprise the ArtsQuest’s Artist Collective, a resource of creative, networking, professional development, and career opportunities for visual artists. A talented artist, Lee resides in…
Artist Collective Spotlight: Katie Hovencamp
A dynamic group of artists from across the country comprise the ArtsQuest’s Artist Collective, a resource of creative, networking, professional development, and career opportunities for visual artists. Katie Hovencamp is one of these multi-talented artists. An internationally recognized artist, Hovencamp explores the deconstruction of gender roles and interrogates social expectations of femininity through sculpture and…
A Tribute to Stan Rogers
The relatively small room was filling up quickly as myself and two friends arrived for the Stan Rogers Tribute show at…
The Problem of the Coma in “The Big Sick”
As a cinema host and as a fan of the romantic comedy genre, I’d been looking forward to The Big Sick…
Artist Spotlight: David Sommers
David Sommers, a resident artist at the Banana Factory Arts Center, has known Bethlehem for many years. As an artist, Sommers…
Community Voices Spotlight: Stephanie Smith
For Banana Factory Arts Center resident artist Stephanie Smith, Bethlehem ties run deep. Both sides of Smith’s family are from South…
New for 2017: Musikfest’s Spark Orthodontics Familienplatz
Think Musikfest only offers live music? Think again! See a different side of Musikfest this year. New for 2017, the Spark…
Say the Word: Deconstructing Rubber Soul
On the nights of June 11 and 13, crowds of Beatles fans attended the limited showing of Scott Freiman’s film Deconstructing…
Critical Empathy in Nacho Vigalondo’s Colossal
NOTE: The discussion of Colossal below contains some plot spoilers. Literature and film have always been, for me and for so many…
Artist Spotlight: Kim Hogan
The Banana Factory Arts Center has been Kim Hogan’s home for ten years now. Years ago, she took over the summer…