Learn more about the Occupy Bay Area art exhibition at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Produced by Spark for This Week in Northern California. Original air date: July 2012.

Learn more about Occupy Bay Area at YBCA

Eleanor Coppola

Spark shares how Eleanor Coppola's work helps grieving parents to remember their children. Original air date: July 2004.

Coping with Grief with Eleanor Coppola

Lu Huan

Spark discovers the exquisitely carved sculptures by Chinese American artist Lu Huan. Original air date: June 2005.

Discover the Stone Sculptures by Lu Huan

Cheryl E. Leonard

Spark finds the song inside pine cones, with composer/performer Cheryl E. Leonard. Original air date: May 2005.

Find the Song in Nature with Cheryl E. Leonard

Matt Heckert

Spark checks out the rocking, rolling, reeling sculptures of sound artist Matt Heckert. Original air date: March 2005.

Experience the sculptures of Sound Artist Matt Heckert

Spark visits the recording studio of bouzouki player George Mylordos and his band Kymata. Original air date: June 2004.

Visit the Recording Studio of Kymata

John O'Keefe

Spark talks to John O'Keefe, a San Francisco playwright who's been on the scene for decades. Original air date: June 2004.

Go from First Draft to Final Rehearsals with John O'Keefe

Spark meets the Gospel Travelers, an unlikely assortment of blues and gospel performers. Original air date: May 2004.

Go on a Trip with the Gospel Travelers

Spark hits the San Francisco club scene at one of Porchlight's monthly storytelling revues. Original air date: April 2004.

Check Out Porchlight's Storytelling Revues

Spark joins La Familia Peña-Govea to see how this family bands together. Original air date: April 2007.

Lend an Ear to La Familia Peña-Govea

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.

This is a great way to educate yourself on the Bay Area&#39;s art scene.  Various artists, programs, and movements are covered in sufficient detail.  It just makes you want to go and explore more for yourself, or even create some art.  Inspiring!

I'm definitely lit

I&#39;m a techie with little training in the arts, yet I find that every episode of Spark gives me a deeper appreciation for artists and their works. Good art is like a mental map left by its creator, and Spark helps me follow the map to new mindspaces. Although it focuses on the San Francisco Bay Area, viewers everywhere will enjoy and learn from this show. It&#39;s one of KQED&#39;s best productions, but the short segments currently available on iTunes (as of October 3, 2006) don&#39;t really do it justice; I sure wish we could see the complete episodes!

Illuminating and Inspiring

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 <a href="http://www.kqed.org/spark" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.kqed.org/spark</a>. The Spark Podcast includes segments from the show and is released weekly.

KQED: Spark Art Video Podcast

Marcus Gardley

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.

Spark: Marcus Gardley

Bill Owens

Rediscover photography with Bill Owens, who stopped photographing for almost 2 decades but has started shooting again. Original air date: March 2006.

Spark: Bill Owens

Tracey Snelling

Be a voyeur in sculptor and photographer Tracey Snelling's small-scale world. Original air date: April 2006.

Spark: Tracey Snelling

Spark catches up with globe-trotting choreographer Flemming Flindt at Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley. Original air date: March 2004.

Sneak into a Rehearsal at Ballet San Jose

Olivier Laude

Spark takes a walk on the wild side with photographer Olivier Laude, as he stages his outrageous portraits. Original air date: February 2004.

Watch Photographer Olivier Laude in Action

Pauline Oliveros

Spark makes acquaintance with Pauline Oliveros, the internationally renowned pioneer in electronic and improvisational music. Original air date: February 2004.

Listen to Pauline Oliveros and Her Musical Philosophy

Spark meets the artists known as castaneda/reiman, who live, work, and make art together. Original air date: July 2003.

Meet the Artists Known as Castaneda/Reiman

Andrea Higgins

Spark explores ultimate power dressing with Andrea Higgins's series of works based on the wardrobe of American First Ladies. Original air date: June 2003.

Explore Power Dressing with Andrea Higgins

Amy X Neuburg

Spark listens to vocalist Amy X Neuburg and her Cello Chixtet interpreting the secret language of subways. Original air date: March 2007.

Meet the Avant-Garde Songstress Amy X Neuburg

Ken Goldberg

Spark meets Ken Goldberg who conducts whimsical experiments in human behavior to explore the artistic possibilities of the Web. Original air date: March 2004.

Log on with Internet Artist Ken Goldberg

Spark checks out the growing phenomenon of Muslim spoken word and hip hop with Calligraphy of Thought. Original air date: February 2004.

Check out the Growing phenomenon of Muslim Spoken Word

Carlos Baron

Spark heads to Chile to see how Pablo Neruda influenced the work of playwright Carlos Baron. Original air date: May 2007.

Head to Chile with Playwright Carlos Baron

Nathan Oliveira

Spark remembers Nathan Oliveira and his lifelong fascination with the painted surface. Original air date: February 2005.

Remembering Painter Nathan Oliveira

Jim Campbell

Spark follows the development of Jim Campbell's series of works, which focuses on people with physical disabilities. Original air date: May 2003.

Get Permission to Stare with Jim Campbell's Art

Spark gets an inside look at the private collection of film- and video-based art in the home of the Kramlichs. Original air date: April 2003.

Get a Tour the Kramlich's Private Art Collection

Ballet Afsaneh

Spark experiences the dance traditions of Central Asia come alive when Ballet Afsaneh takes the stage. Original air date: July 2007.

Travel the Silk Road with Ballet Afsaneh

Caleb Duarte

Head to the beach with Caleb Duarte as he gathers materials for a solo show in San Francisco's Jack Fischer Gallery. Original air date: April 2007.

Spark: Caleb Duarte

Kathy Aoki

See how visual artist Kathy Aoki uses teddy bears and lip gloss in her feminist works. Original air date: May 2007.

Spark: Kathy Aoki

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