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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: Hung Liu

    See the process behind Hung Liu's series of figurative works ...

    See the process behind Hung Liu's series of figurative works that uses images from vintage photographs. Original air date: February 2005.

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    Spark: Ruth Asawa

    See how renowned sculptor Ruth Asawa has passed along her ...

    See how renowned sculptor Ruth Asawa has passed along her love of art to her family. Original air date: May 2005.

    Sep 5, 2009 Read more
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    Spark: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

    Meet the professional conservators at the Fine Arts Museums of ...

    Meet the professional conservators at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco who are entrusted to uncover and restore masterpieces. Original air date: June 2003.

    Aug 29, 2009 Read more
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    Spark: Suhaila Salimpour

    Learn about the ancient art of belly dance from teacher ...

    Learn about the ancient art of belly dance from teacher and performer Suhaila Salimpour and one of her star pupils, comedienne Margaret Cho. Original air date: May 2008.

    Aug 22, 2009 Read more
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    Spark: di Rosa Preserve

    Go gallery hopping with Rene di Rosa to find new ...

    Go gallery hopping with Rene di Rosa to find new works for the di Rosa Preserve. Original air date: April 2003.

    Aug 15, 2009 Read more
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    Spark: Union Square Street Performers

    Put names to the faces of veteran Union Square street ...

    Put names to the faces of veteran Union Square street performers who've become landmarks -- including classically trained opera singers Robert Close and Litz Plummer, as well as the Bay City Luv gospel choir. Original air date: April 2005.

    Aug 8, 2009 Read more
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    Spark: Tracey Snelling

    Be a voyeur in sculptor and photographer Tracey Snelling's small-scale ...

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

    Aug 1, 2009 Read more
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    Spark: John Abduljaami

    Watch as woodcarver John Abduljaami creates a figure from start ...

    Watch as woodcarver John Abduljaami creates a figure from start to finish at his West Oakland lot. Original air date: July 2006.

    Jul 25, 2009 Read more
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    Spark: Bill Owens

    Rediscover photography with Bill Owens, who stopped photographing for almost ...

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

    Jul 18, 2009 Read more
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    Spark: Mike Henderson

    Learn how blues man and painter Mike Henderson integrates his ...

    Learn how blues man and painter Mike Henderson integrates his love for music into his canvases. Original air date: July 2007.

    Jul 11, 2009 Read more
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