The Heart of Art
by KAMU Studios
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The Heart of Art: Tim Vanya – Painter of Cowboys & Pretty Women
Aug 11, 2026
Unknown duration
The Heart of Art: Katie Brokaw – Director of Shakespeare at Winedale
Aug 11, 2026
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The Heart of Art: Luis Faya – Ceramic Artist
Jul 11, 2026
29m 00s
The Heart of Art: Robyn Glass – Art Teacher/Multimedia Artist
Jun 13, 2026
29m 40s
The Heart of Art: Rodney Bettis – Musical Theatre
Jun 9, 2026
29m 20s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 8/11/26 | The Heart of Art: Tim Vanya – Painter of Cowboys & Pretty Women | This week on The Heart of Art I interview Tim "Pops" Vanya, Western style painter with a focus on "cowboys and pretty women". We have a great conversation about how having an artistic family influenced his art career, the Western films that flooded the television and his dreams, as well as the underlying meanings in his paintings. | — | ||||||
| 8/11/26 | The Heart of Art: Katie Brokaw – Director of Shakespeare at Winedale | This week on The Heart of Art I interview the Director of Shakespeare at Winedale, Katie Brokaw. We have an interesting conversation about why Shakespeare is important to the modern world, what attributed to Shakespeare's success, and why performing Shakespeare's play allows for a much clearer understanding of the works. | — | ||||||
| 7/11/26 | ceramicsartistic process+3 | Luis Faya | KAMU Studios | — | ceramic artistLuis Faya+3 | — | 29m 00s | ||
| 6/13/26 | multimedia artart education+3 | Robyn Glass | IOLA ISD | — | multimedia artistart teacher+3 | — | 29m 40s | ||
| 6/9/26 | musical theatreacting+3 | Rodney Bettis | The Theatre Company of Bryan-College StationShrek the Musical | — | Rodney BettisShrek the Musical+3 | — | 29m 20s | ||
| 3/21/26 | multimedia artartist success+3 | Jeremy Biggers | NetflixNBA+1 | DallasJ. Wayne Stark Gallery | Jeremy Biggersmultimedia artist+5 | — | 29m 10s | ||
| 3/7/26 | fiber artsmultidisciplinary art+3 | Lisa Urban | — | — | fiber artsBrazos Valley Fiber Festival+3 | — | 29m 40s | ||
| 1/24/26 | musicperformance+4 | Brandon JamesJames Clark | CelloVoci | Rudder Theatre | CelloVociBrandon James+5 | — | 29m 10s | ||
| 1/17/26 | multimedia artequestrian life+3 | Jacqui Miller | KAMU Studios | — | multimedia artistJacqui Miller+3 | — | 30m 30s | ||
| 12/20/25 | AmericanaFolk Music+3 | Peyton Jones | — | — | AmericanaFolk Singer+4 | — | 30m 20s | ||
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| 10/18/25 | operamariachi music+3 | Priscilla Salisbury | Catholic Music Awards | — | Priscilla SalisburyBest Female Singer+5 | — | 30m 11s | ||
| 10/11/25 | Downtown BryanFirst Friday+4 | — | — | — | First FridayDowntown Bryan+6 | — | 30m 00s | ||
| 9/27/25 | musiccommunity+3 | Jennifer Morehead | Friends of Chamber Music | — | Friends of Chamber MusicJennifer Morehead+3 | — | 30m 10s | ||
| 8/30/25 | multimedia artveteran experiences+3 | Corby Maupin | TAMU | Army | Corby Maupinmultimedia artist+5 | — | 30m 36s | ||
| 8/9/25 | children's literatureyoung adult literature+3 | Kathi Appelt | KAMU Studios | — | Kathi Appeltchildren's books+4 | — | 28m 56s | ||
| 7/12/25 | The Heart of Art: Stephen Brueggerhoff – Musician & Host of Garden Success | This week on THOA we have the crossover episode that everyone has been waiting for! Hector sits with the host of Garden Success, Stephen Brueggerhoff. Apart from being a AgriLife Extension Horticulturalist, he is also a musician having 45 years of experience playing the bass guitar. We have a great conversation about his love for music and how it affects his gardening, as well as his new passion, mastering the Mbira, a traditional instrument from Zimbabwe. | — | ||||||
| 6/21/25 | The Heart of Art: Leann Hale – Purple Turtle Art Studio | This week on The Heart of Art we speak to Leann Hale, artist & art educator as well as founder & owner of Purple Turtle Art Studio. Leann specializes in teaching children with a variety of needs and we analyze how she has tailored her teaching for each individual child, how teaching elementary school students gave her the necessary skills to open her own art studio, and how exactly children are empowered through art education. | — | ||||||
| 6/7/25 | The Heart of Art: Martha Wells – Author of “The Murderbot Diaries” | This week on The Heart of Art we speak to Martha Wells '86, author of "The Murderbot Diaries" that recently was adapted for screen and streaming on Apple TV+. We speak about how her background in IT helped her receive the knowledge that would later contribute to creating Murderbot's world, the implications of artificial intelligence getting smarter, and what the process was for adapting the novella into a film series. | — | ||||||
| 5/17/25 | The Heart of Art: Scott Petty – Pastel Painter | This week on The Heart of Art we speak to Scott Petty, a pastel painter with a background in construction and special education. We analyze why he uses such vibrant colors in his paintings, how he decides what colors to use, and how his background in construction has influenced his painting. | — | ||||||
| 5/3/25 | The Heart of Art: Michael Gayk – Metal Worker & Computational Designer | This week on The Heart of Art, we speak to Michael Gayk, an Instructional Associate Professor at the School of Performance Visualization & Fine Arts. We have a great conversation about how his metal work led to many opportunities such as brand character design for General Motors as well as creating 3D models to help people in the medical industry. | — | ||||||
| 4/5/25 | The Heart of Art: The World Shakuhachi Festival – Dr. Martin Regan & David Wheeler | This week on The Heart of Art, we will be speaking to the organizers of The World Shakuhachi Festival, which has not been hosted in the U.S. in 20 years but will be coming to College Station, April 17-20, 2025. Dr. Martin Regan, Professor of Music in the school of Performance Visualization & Fine Arts, along with David Wheeler, one of the founders of the festival, talk to us about what it takes to organize such a massive event. We also discuss how versatile the shakuhachi instrument is with much success in television and video games due to its mesmerizing sound. | — | ||||||
| 3/22/25 | The Heart of Art: Dr. David Wilborn – Composer, Conductor, & Trombonist | This week on The Heart of Art, we speak to Dr. David Wilborn, conductor, composer, trombonist, and Associate Professor at Texas A&M College of Performance, Visualization, & Fine Arts. We have a great conversation about where his love for music and low brass began, his method of composing music, and the creation of the new music performance degree that TAMU now offers. | — | ||||||
| 3/8/25 | The Heart of Art: John Spriggins – Director of the Texas A&M University Art Galleries | This week on The Heart of Art, we speak to the newly appointed Director of the Texas A&M's University Art Galleries (UART). He shares how his experience in the South Dallas Cultural Center and being a curator for galleries and museums with a focus on community engagement will be an advantage for the UART and the surrounding community. | — | ||||||
| 2/15/25 | The Heart of Art: Dustin Kemp ’07 – Vocalist & Performer | This week on The Heart of Art we speak to Dustin Kempf '07, program coordinator for the Capstones and Honors Programs at Texas A&M, as well as vocalist and performer. His previous band, J. Greene & The Steady, was featured on hit shows such as "Nashville" & "The Fosters." We have a great conversation about music, why he performs, and we learn from his own mistakes balancing his passion for music and academia. | — | ||||||
| 2/8/25 | The Heart of Art: Aggie Con ’54 | This week on The Heart of Art we speak to attendees of the 54th annual Aggie Con, a weekend long convention that celebrated all things anime, comic books, and video games. First, we speak to the Director and Assistant Director about how the convention is ran and why this event is so important for the area. We then speak to some award winners of the cosplay competition and analyze why they enjoy this art and what it takes to become a cosplayer. | — | ||||||
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