Jack Straw Artist of the Week

2000 Jack Straw Writer – and 2014 Jack Straw Writers Program Curator – Felicia Gonzalez reads two poems at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. The post Felicia Gonzalez at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Ruthie Dornfeld has just released Lay of the Waves, her album of original compositions for the vielle, produced through Jack Straw’s Artist Support Program. The post Ruthie Dornfeld – On the Siskiyou Trail appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Bahar is a selection from a series of five pieces Srivani Jade composed in response to the paintings of Annette Solyst. Art to Art, an installation of Solyst’s paintings and Jade’s music, is being presented in Jack Straw’s New Media Gallery through January 17th. The post Srivani Jade – Bahar appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Sean Osborn‘s album Bits and Pieces, a collection of pieces for solo clarinet by different composers (including Osborn himself), was produced through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. The post Sean Osborn – Rhapsody for Clarinet by Willson Osborne appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Storme Webber recently released the music album Blues Divine, produced at Jack Straw through the Artist Support Program. The post Storme Webber – Ray Charles is Forever Singing appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Steve Peters‘s installation Lessons from the Ancestors is installed in Jack Straw’s New Media Gallery through November 22nd, 2013. In this interview, Peters discusses the piece and its origins and inspirations. The post Jack Straw New Media Gallery Interview : Steve Peters appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

“Wool Teeth” appears on the Special O.P.S. EP Backdoor Draft, recorded as part of the Monktail Creative Music Concern‘s Artist Support Program residency. The post Special O.P.S. – Wool Teeth appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

The women’s vocal ensemble Dunava recently released their new album Bulgaria, produced through Jack Straw’s Artist Support Program. The post Dunava – Oi More Kavale appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Beth Fleenor and Figeater recently released the Sweet Figeater Surprise box set, produced through Jack Straw’s Artist Support Program. The post Figeater – Ichijuku appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

An interview with Jack Straw resident artist Robert Blatt about his installation Elements. The post Jack Straw New Media Gallery Interview : Robert Blatt appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

An interview with the family art collective meadow starts with p about their marble run installation I Love You, But You’re Too Loud! The post Jack Straw New Media Gallery artists : meadow starts with p appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Jack Straw Writers Program alum, WA State Poet Laureate, and Jack Straw Board President Kathleen Flenniken reads three poems in an early-morning appearance at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. The post Kathleen Flenniken at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Longtime Jack Straw artist Susie Kozawa performed an improvisational set at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. The post Susie Kozawa at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

2006 Writers Program Curator JT Stewart reads three poems from her book Promised Lands: Poems From the Sovereign of Dishpan Sonnets at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. The post JT Stewart at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Pianists Gust Burns and Victor Noriega recently released 2 Trios, an album produced through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program of the two pianists playing separately with the rhythm section of Jeff Johnson and Greg Campbell. This piece features Gust Burns on piano. The post Gust Burns – Improvisation no. 5 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Seattle Percussion Collective premiered Dale Speicher‘s Fanfare for the Next 50 Years at Jack Straw at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. The post Seattle Percussion Collective at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

A piece read by Jack Straw Writers Program alumnus Riz Rollins at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. The post Riz Rollins at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

An excerpt from Jack Straw Artist Srivani Jade‘s set at JS 50: Jack Straw’s 25-hour marathon performance on June 15th-16th 2012 in celebration of our 50th anniversary. The post Srivani Jade at JS 50 appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Ruth Marie Tomlinson‘s installation Lost Long: A Landscape is installed in the Jack Straw New Media Gallery through May 20th. In this interview, she discusses the piece and its inspiration and origin. The post Jack Straw New Media Gallery Interview : Ruth Marie Tomlinson appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.

Amber Cortes recently presented Signal to Noise: Imagined Frequencies of Radiophonic Space in the Jack Straw New Media Gallery. In this interview, she discusses the installation and its development and presentation. The post Jack Straw New Media Gallery Interview: Amber Cortes appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center.