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KQED: SPARK

SPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, SPARK takes the audience inside the ...

SPARK is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show, an educational outreach program and a Web site. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, SPARK takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art.

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    Spark: Shanghai exhibit at the Asian Art Museum

    Visit the Asian Art Museum for their unprecedented Shanghai exhibit ...

    Visit the Asian Art Museum for their unprecedented Shanghai exhibit in 2010. Original air date: February 2010.

    Feb 27, 2010 Read more
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    Spark: Kerry James Marshall

    Visit with Chicago-based artist Kerry James Marshall as he works ...

    Visit with Chicago-based artist Kerry James Marshall as he works with San Francisco's Precita Eyes in creating murals for SFMOMA. Original air date: April 2009.

    Feb 25, 2010 Read more
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    Spark: Steven Oliver

    Take a tour with Steven Oliver, a successful contractor who ...

    Take a tour with Steven Oliver, a successful contractor who puts his passion for contemporary art to work at his Sonoma Valley Ranch. Original air date: January 2004.

    Feb 20, 2010 Read more
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    Spark: John Held Jr.

    Take a walk to the post office with John Held ...

    Take a walk to the post office with John Held Jr. as he picks up his latest delivery, adding to his collection of more than 30,000 pieces of mail art. Original air date: January 2004.

    Feb 18, 2010 Read more
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    Spark: Katherine Westerhout

    Follow photographer Katherine Westerhout inside a forgotten West Oakland landmark: ...

    Follow photographer Katherine Westerhout inside a forgotten West Oakland landmark: the 16th Street Station. Original air date: April 2009.

    Feb 13, 2010 Read more
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    Spark: W. Kamau Bell

    Take a look at the world through W. Kamau Bell's ...

    Take a look at the world through W. Kamau Bell's eyes with skits, conversations about race, and clips from his sold out show. Original air date: April 2009.

    Feb 11, 2010 Read more
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    Spark: Sha Sha Higby

    Visit the studio of the incomparable Sha Sha Higby, as ...

    Visit the studio of the incomparable Sha Sha Higby, as she creates mesmerizing sculptural costumes. Original air date: February 2004.

    Feb 4, 2010 Read more
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    Spark: Dan Hoyle

    Meet Dan Hoyle, son of famed Bay Area performer Geoff ...

    Meet Dan Hoyle, son of famed Bay Area performer Geoff Hoyle, as he works on a new one-man show based on his travels across small-town and rural America, and the people he met along the way. Original air date: April 2009.

    Jan 28, 2010 Read more
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    Spark: Ronn Guidi

    Witness how Oakland Ballet's artistic director Ronn Guidi comes out ...

    Witness how Oakland Ballet's artistic director Ronn Guidi comes out of retirement to save the dance company he loves. Original air date: March 2007.

    Jan 14, 2010 Read more
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    Spark: Lawrence Ferlinghetti

    Meet the Lawrence Ferlinghetti you didn't know -- you might ...

    Meet the Lawrence Ferlinghetti you didn't know -- you might already know him as a poet, but did you also know that he's a painter, too? Original air date: March 2007.

    Jan 7, 2010 Read more
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