Rebecca Alban Hoffberger's guest appearances

Rebecca Alban Hoffberger

Female Trouble

Soul Force Politics

The Truth In This Art Podcast

Jessica Henkin

Michele Tsucalas

Lane Harlan

Jasmine Norton

Enoch Pratt

Urban Oyster

Kate Wagner

Leana Wen

Rebecca Nagle

Carlos Raba

Chris Van Hollen

Michael Robinson

Aaron Brown

Helen Prejean

David Copperfield

OwlTail

Have you seen “The Great Mystery Show” featured at the American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) until September 2nd of this year?Â  “From psychics to physicists, it artfully peels away the veil of the unknown, playfully exploring mystery as that one secret power behind great art, science, and pursuit of the sacred.”Â  My guest today is Rebecca Alban Hoffberger — the founder, director, and principal curator of AVAM.Â  She is a force to be reckoned with. She exudes genius. Itâ€™s hard to keep up with her rapid-fire thoughts and insights; her quotes and scientific journals; her sheer joy and wonder — but what a delight to try! She opens worlds for us to explore together. For this hour, you will be treated to a discussion between two friends about the mystery of life, the role of the sacred, what is authentic joy, how does art and politics and spirit and community all interrelate? Do you know that the human heart has taste bud receptors? What does that mean? How does that relate to any of this? Oh, you will find out!! We end our conversation with an exploration of the  seven education goals she has used to frame the vision of her work at the museum — an institution that has always been dedicated to the work of freethinking self-taught innovators.

Have you seen “The Great Mystery Show” featured at the American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) until September 2nd of this year?Â  “From psychics to physicists, it artfully peels away the veil of the unknown, playfully exploring mystery as that one secret power behind great art, science, and pursuit of the sacred.”Â  My guest today is Rebecca Alban Hoffberger — the founder, director, and principal curator of AVAM.Â  She is a force to be reckoned with. She exudes genius. Itâ€™s hard to keep up with her rapid-fire thoughts and insights; her quotes and scientific journals; her sheer joy and wonder — but what a delight to try! She opens worlds for us to explore together. For this hour, you will be treated to a discussion between two friends about the mystery of life, the role of the sacred, what is authentic joy, how does art and politics and spirit and community all interrelate? Do you know that the human heart has taste bud receptors? What does that mean? How does that relate to any of this? Oh, you will find out!! We end our conversation with an exploration of the <a href="http://www.avam.org/for-educators-and-educatees/educational-goals.shtml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> seven education goals</a> she has used to frame the vision of her work at the museum — an institution that has always been dedicated to the work of freethinking self-taught innovators.

013 —  Rebecca Alban Hoffberger: Founder, Director, and Principal Curator of the American Visionary Art Museum

Located at the base of Federal Hill, the American Visionary Art Museum showcases works by self-taught artists that empower the singular voice of the individual. At the museum, which features a mosaic exterior crafted by youth at risk, visitors will find pieces like the outdoor Giant WhirliGig, a family of robots and a huge sculpture of Divine. In 1995, inspired by working with hospital patients with chronic mental illness, Rebecca Alban Hoffberger founded the museum, and she still serves as its director and principal curator. Rebecca talked about some of her teenage adventures, social justice as performance art and why she doesn’t like the term outsider art.

Rebecca Alban Hoffberger, American Visionary Art Museum founder (episode 41)